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Inductive and Photoelectronic Sensors

Robust, self-contained inductive and photoelectric sensors with an integrated IO-link, offer compact housings, a large sensing range and patented UV technology, making them ideal for limited-space applications and challenging environments

Product Highlights


Sensing Distance:Target Material:
1.00 to 40.00mm
(Inductive sensors)
1.00 to 50,000.00mm (Photoelectric Sensors)
Metal (Inductive)
Any light reflecting material (Photoelectric)

Features and Benefits


Inductive Sensor
One-piece factor-1 steel and aluminum housing:
• Provides rugged mechanical and chemical protection from extreme conditions

IP67 and 69K rated enclosure:
• Enables use in outdoor, washdown areas and for sea-water applications

Vibration and shock resistance:
• Makes these sensors withstand harsh environments

ASIC technology:
• Ensures proper operating distance
• Enables quick installation due to minimal variation between sensors
• Provides excellent temperature compensation (can withstand up to 230°C)
• Offers longer sensor life

Long operating distance – 40.00mm:
• Provides up to four times the operating distance than standard applications
• Reduces the risk of sensor damage

Smallest self-contained miniature inductive sensors with IO-link:
Provides space savings

Smart communication system:
• Contains integrated IO-link
• Continuously monitors process data
• Continuously diagnoses sensor status
• Offers advanced parameter settings

Photoelectric Sensor
Excellent color and contrast recognition:
• Provides improved object detection

IP67 rated, Ecolab approved enclosure:
• Enables use in outdoor applications

Smart communication system
• Contains integrated IO-link:
• Continuously monitors process data
• Continuously diagnoses sensor status
• Offers advanced parameter settings and sensitivity adjustment
• Makes check of sensor ID easy to ensure sensor position

ASIC technology:
• Offers first-class sensing ranges, trimmed in production
• Regulates emitting current

Diffuse sensor with background suppression:
• Has a 300.00mm sensing range on white and gray; 250.00mm on black background
• Uses a dual output with stability alarm
• Provides mutual interference immunity
• Features pinpoint LED

UV light technology for transparent object detection:
• Extends sensing range up to 1200.00mm on special reflectors
• Enables safe detection of thinnest transparent materials
• With its auto-collimated, polarized UV light beam eliminates the blind zone, allowing detection of targets close to sensor
• Makes adjustments by teach button or IO-link easy
• Provides mutual interference immunity

Smallest opto sensor with fully integrated electronics:
• Detects objects in narrow spaces, using the D4 and M5 versions

Overview


End-product size in the industrial market is becoming smaller while, at the same time, more components are required for new functions. Product designers face design issues due to space constraints. Contrinex Inductive and Photoelectric Sensors are one of the smallest self-contained miniature sensors on the market.

Rugged automobile and industrial applications can be subject to shock, vibration or rough handling that can cause signal interference. Contrinex Inductive and Photoelectric Sensors use single-piece metal housing, which makes them practically indestructible. Additionally, these sensors are compliant to IP67, 68, 69K and Ecolab, which makes them suitable for challenging environments.

Detecting clear or transparent objects (e.g., glass, transparent film, liquid, etc.) is extremely challenging. Contrinex Photoelectric Sensors (Ecolab approved) use patented UV technology to detect transparent objects. These sensors ensure transparent object detection up to 1200.00mm range.

Automotive and Industrial Automation OEMs require sensors that are resistant to shock, vibration and chemicals. Contrinex Inductive Sensors have a one-piece stainless steel construction. Rated to IP68 and IP69K and sized from M8 to M30, the sensors allow sensing distances up to 40.00mm.

Applications


Assembly lines
Filling and bottling equipment
Food and beverage production lines
Logistics
Machine tools
Material handling
Mobile equipment
Packaging equipment
Paint shops
Textiles
Welding machines

This is not a definitive list of applications for this product. It represents some of the more common uses.

This is not a definitive list of applications for this product. It represents some of the more common uses.

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