Optical Sensors
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Optical Sensors include a broad range of devices that use the electronic and optical element as the detection component. Such detection boasts high precision, fast response, and contactless advantages for detection, counting or positioning of parts. By converting light or a change in light into an electronic signal, they enable your manufacturing and material handling automation in almost all areas of industrial automation.
Top-quality Optical Sensors for ultimate detection
Optical sensors feature simple structure, flexibility, and diversity. Therefore, they are widely used in the field of control and testing. From our extensive portfolio you will be able to choose the ones that perfectly fit the needs of your application.
The top-quality sensors are manufactured by world’s leading companies:
Choose from a great variety of optical sensors
With optical sensors you can detect or count objects without contact, measure distances, and detect colors, gloss or luminescence using light. If special fiber-optic cables are added, you can use them in extreme conditions such as cold, heat or limited space.
There are two main groups of sensors available, Switching Optical Sensors and Measuring Optical Sensors. They include many different types of sensors for a great variety of purposes.
Reliably detect presence/absence of objects
Switching optical sensors detect whether an object is present or not present. Their usually simple technology means low cost, easy start up and normally no media contact. You can choose among:
Provide a variety of measurements
Measuring optical sensors provide a variety of measurements in addition to detection of presence or absence of an object.
The spatial coherence of laser light provides superior optical properties (low divergence) when it comes to measuring specific points; ideal in long-distance range-finding applications. LEDs offer the widest range of key performance indicators (KPIs) when it comes to indoor distance measurement tasks and applications. They are eye-safe and have a light form factor, making them practical and easy-to-use sensing solutions.
You can choose:
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Photoelectric sensor (photocell) 46C for demanding applications
Photocell from the 46C series with 80% increased functional reserve, offers you greater reliability and less downtime in industrial applications.
Leuze retro-reflective sensor (photocell) that detects everything – even a hole
The RK 46C VarOS is an unpolarized photoelectric sensor that significantly increases the flexibility in detecting irregularly shaped objects.
Inductive sensors Uprox3 Turck
The Uprox3 inductive sensors use the latest chip set and manufacturing technologies, which enable you the installation in compact housings.
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