NewTek Sensor Solutions has launched a signal-conditioning unit designed to bring digital capabilities to decades-old position-measurement sensors widely used in industrial and infrastructure systems.
The NTC-6000 “Qwik-Cal” LVDT Signal Conditioner enables legacy LVDTs, RVDTs, and LVRT half-bridge sensors to feed data directly into modern digital control systems and IIoT platforms without mechanical replacement. The device is aimed at operators seeking to modernise automation networks while avoiding the downtime, cost, and engineering work associated with removing and requalifying existing sensors.
Many older analogue sensors provide only limited output formats, creating compatibility problems with current PLCs, SCADA systems, and remote-monitoring networks. The NTC-6000 converts raw signals into a range of standard outputs, including 4–20 mA loops, 0–5 V and 0–10 V outputs, ±5 V and ±10 V ranges, and digital RS-485 communications.
NewTek said the unit supports multi-drop networking for as many as 16 devices and offers simultaneous analogue and digital outputs. It incorporates low-noise electronics, stable excitation, and repeatable measurements, as well as built-in diagnostics for detecting sensor faults, wiring issues, and short circuits. Cybersecurity features include lockout functions and tamper detection.
A key selling point is its simplified calibration. Traditional LVDT conditioners often require manual trimming and expert adjustment. The NTC-6000 adds front-panel null indicators and pushbutton controls for setting zero and full-scale positions, a change the company says reduces the risk of error and shortens commissioning times.
NewTek argues that the device provides a low-risk upgrade path for sectors such as factory automation, materials testing, turbine control, dimensional gaging, and other environments where legacy LVDTs remain mechanically sound but digitally outdated.
NewTek Sensor Solutions, founded in 2016 in Pennsauken, New Jersey, produces standard and custom LVDT-based linear position sensors for industries including power generation, aerospace, oil and gas, subsea drilling, chemical processing, and automotive testing. The company emphasises its US manufacturing base and its engineering team’s cumulative two centuries of LVDT design experience.
