LCM4520 150mm Displacement Transducer

We received an email enquiry from a customer looking to replace some displacement transducers they had purchased some years ago. These displacement transducers were being used to detect any linear movement in accelerators installed in the accelerator complex at CERNs underground laboratory on the French/Swiss border near Geneva (ariel view of complex shown below). These accelerators include the renowned Hadron Collider, which all work together to push particles to nearly the speed of light for scientific research. The displacement transducers are fixed into position over a weld or joint in various strategic points along the pipework, and if the joint/weld starts to pull apart, the extension rod moves in proportion to the level of displacement. Fractions of a mm can be detected, giving warning of any movement well in advance of any failure. In a laboratory the scale of the accelerator complex, any equipment breakdown could be catastrophic, so monitoring of structural integrity vital to the continued success of the project.