Sensors

AutomationDirect: NITRA CPS9E Series Dovetail Cylinder Position Switches
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AutomationDirect: NITRA CPS9E Series Dovetail Cylinder Position Switches

AutomationDirect has added NITRA CPS9E series cylinder position switches which are compact general-purpose switches designed to detect the position of a pneumatic cylinder’s magnetic piston. This feedback can be used by a control system to determine cylinder position, cycle count, and to confirm operation. These switches are manufactured specifically to fit into extruded or machined 1/4-inch 60-degree dovetail slots. They are superior to reed switches since they utilize solid-state technology with no moving parts for a longer life.

RS PRO Control Panel Products Improve Automation Efficiency
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RS PRO Control Panel Products Improve Automation Efficiency

RS offers an extensive selection of RS PRO brand control panel products ideally suited for improving automation efficiency and overcoming common challenges in applications extending throughout the industrial market. Companies in the energy, utilities, and process manufacturing industries are under immense pressure to improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability and deliver value in the face of market challenges ranging from supply chain disruptions, rising energy costs, and inflation to skilled labor shortages, unplanned downtime, and the persistent need to continually enhance customer and employee experiences to better retain both.

RS PRO Industrial Control and Communication Products Provide an Unparalleled Combination of Quality, Choice, and Value
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RS PRO Industrial Control and Communication Products Provide an Unparalleled Combination of Quality, Choice, and Value

RS offers an extensive selection of RS PRO brand industrial control and communication products engineered to deliver an optimal combination of quality, choice, and value and proven in a wide range of industrial environments. Industrial control and communication solutions — including wire and cable, power management products, test and measurement devices, proximity sensors, axial fans, and Ethernet switches — are essential for achieving the reliable and resilient power delivery and data communication that industrial automation systems require.

How the OS33C Safety Scanner is Making Workplaces Safer and More Efficient
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How the OS33C Safety Scanner is Making Workplaces Safer and More Efficient

In today’s fast-paced and demanding industrial environments, ensuring workplace safety and operational efficiency is paramount. However, customers often face a range of challenges that hinder their productivity and increase costs. Enter the OS33C Safety Scanner, a reportedly revolutionary solution that addresses these issues head-on, making workplaces safer and more efficient than ever before. This article will discuss the main challenges faced by customers in mobile and fixed applications, and how the OS33C Safety Scanner effectively solves these challenges, making workplaces safer and more efficient.

Banner Engineering: K50Z Multipoint Sensor – Comprehensive Area Detection with One Device
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Banner Engineering: K50Z Multipoint Sensor – Comprehensive Area Detection with One Device

The K50Z Multipoint Sensor delivers reliable measurement across a wide area, ensuring detection of irregularly-shaped objects like mesh carts or pallets with holes. It can also measure inconsistently placed items like large automotive parts on a conveyor or boxes filling a cart, useful for overfill and underfill prevention. Instead of employing multiple single-point sensors, the K50Z uses 3D time-of-flight technology and a wide beam angle to detect objects up to 2 meters away using 64 measurement points. It can be configured to measure two separate areas, effectively doing the work of two sensors in one convenient device.

Wieland Electric: Latest Generation of Safety Light Grids & Curtains
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Wieland Electric: Latest Generation of Safety Light Grids & Curtains

The more complex machines and systems in modern manufacturing and logistics environments become, the more important the issue of occupational safety becomes. Against this background, Wieland Electric presents its latest generation of safety light curtains and safety light grids, which complement the existing portfolio of optoelectronic protective devices and are characterized by a high degree of safety, flexibility and user-friendliness.

Pilz: PSENradar Safe Radar Sensor
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Pilz: PSENradar Safe Radar Sensor

Safe radar sensors are used where optoelectronic sensors reach their limits: rugged environments, such as outdoors or in material processing for example, can be monitored safely using PSENradar. That’s because radar technology (FMCW: frequency modulated continuous wave) ensures high availability even where there are external influences such as dust, dirt, rain, light, sparks or vibrations. The underlying volumetric monitoring with a frequency of 24 – 24.25 GHz can be used up to SIL 2, PL d and Category 3, which is often a requirement in robot applications. The complete solution also has additional interfaces such as Ethernet, Profisafe and FSoE, so making it easy to use the safety radar sensor in retrofit applications.

RS Offers Banner Engineering’s Extensive Portfolio of Sensor Products for Industrial Applications
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RS Offers Banner Engineering’s Extensive Portfolio of Sensor Products for Industrial Applications

RS offers Banner Engineering’s extensive portfolio of sensor products, which spans a wide variety of sensor technologies — including photoelectric, laser, and radar — and can satisfy the needs of almost any industrial automation application.

AutomationDirect: New Endress+Hauser Ceraphant Series Digital Pressure Sensors
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AutomationDirect: New Endress+Hauser Ceraphant Series Digital Pressure Sensors

AutomationDirect has added Endress+Hauser Ceraphant series digital pressure transmitters featuring a compact stainless steel construction, a 4-digit LCD display, and IO-Link compatibility for easy setup, integration, and on-the-fly configuration changes. Ceraphant PTP31B series digital pressure transmitters offer dual 1/2” NPT male / 1/4” NPT female process connections and are available in measuring ranges up to 6000 psig. The Ceraphant PTP33B series is available in measuring ranges up to 600 psig and features a 1-1/2in sanitary tri-clamp process connection for Food and Beverage applications.

Omron: New E3X-ZV and E3X-MZV Series Fiber Optic Amplifiers & Sensors
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Omron: New E3X-ZV and E3X-MZV Series Fiber Optic Amplifiers & Sensors

Introducing the E3X-ZV and E3X-MZV Series – In today’s fast-paced industrial landscape, efficiency and reliability are paramount. Manufacturers are constantly seeking innovative solutions to optimize their processes and minimize downtime. OMRON has recently unveiled its latest Fiber Optic Amplifier which addresses critical market problems, and improves the way industrial sensing is approached. This article will delve into the big picture impact of this product release, focusing on the solutions it offers and the effects it can have on various industries.

Banner Engineering: S4B Series Heavy-Duty Type 4 Safety Light Curtain – Optimize Personnel Protection with Simple Setup and Two Resolution Options
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Banner Engineering: S4B Series Heavy-Duty Type 4 Safety Light Curtain – Optimize Personnel Protection with Simple Setup and Two Resolution Options

The S4B Series Heavy-Duty Type 4 Safety Light Curtains add cascading functionality, simplifying installation by reducing wiring while the auto cascade feature automatically recognizes connected curtains. Specially designed color-coded cordsets minimize the risk of installation errors and allow easy replacement if a component is damaged. Two resolution options, 14-millimeter and 30-millimeter, along with fast response times, deliver greater protection against safety hazards.

Banner Engineering: EG24 Precision Edge Sensor – High-Precision Wide-Beam Measurement Improves Quality and Yield
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Banner Engineering: EG24 Precision Edge Sensor – High-Precision Wide-Beam Measurement Improves Quality and Yield

The EG24 is a retroreflective edge measurement sensor designed for fast measurement. Its resolution of less than 10 microns precisely detects the position of materials while the 2 kHz measurement frequency rapidly measures those positions. Together, this combination of high precision and quick response maximizes process control, improves downstream yield, and minimizes waste.

Banner Engineering: Q2X Miniature Photoelectric Sensor
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Banner Engineering: Q2X Miniature Photoelectric Sensor

Banner announces two new modes to the Q2X series of miniature photoelectric sensors: Laser Measurement and the Fixed-Field. The Q2X Laser Measurement sensor’s powerful beam can measure farther with the industry’s longest sensing range for a sensor in a compact housing, while the Q2X Fixed-Field sensor simplifies installation with no configurations or setup required.

Teledyne FLIR: Neutrino LC OGI Camera Module for Optical-Gas-Imaging Camera Developers
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Teledyne FLIR: Neutrino LC OGI Camera Module for Optical-Gas-Imaging Camera Developers

Teledyne FLIR has recently announced the Neutrino LC OGI optical gas imaging camera module, a made-in-the-USA, ITAR-free, mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imager for products designed to detect, measure, and visualize harmful gas emissions. The Neutrino LC OGI provides best-in-class performance within a small, lightweight, and low-power module for integration into unmanned aerial vehicles, small gimbals, handheld devices, and fixed-mounted gas leak detection systems.

Pilz: PSENslock / PSENslock 2 Safety Locking Device
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Pilz: PSENslock / PSENslock 2 Safety Locking Device

Need safety gate monitoring with process guarding for your movable guard? With the electromechanical safety locking device PSENslock / PSENslock 2, you can safeguard both swing gates and sliding gates, as well as covers and flaps efficiently, up to the highest category PL e, Cat. 4 of EN ISO 13849. Manipulation protection on the RFID safety switch offers reliable process protection for maximum productivity.

Pepperl+Fuchs Extends Portfolio of Safe Absolute Linear Positioning Systems up to SIL 3 and PL e
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Pepperl+Fuchs Extends Portfolio of Safe Absolute Linear Positioning Systems up to SIL 3 and PL e

Pepperl+Fuchs combines a new safe evaluation unit with the advantages of the proven safePXV and WCS absolute positioning systems, expanding the portfolio for safe absolute positioning. The new system consisting of the safe evaluation unit (Position Unit Safe, PUS) and one safePXV/PUS or two safeWCS/PUS read heads enables safe position and speed detection up to SIL 3 and PL e. The evaluation unit processes and evaluates the redundant signals from the sensors and transmits them to a safe controller.