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  3. Object detection
  4. Photoelectric sensors
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Subminiature sensors – Subminiaturized sensors

Subminiature sensors

  • Sized 4 mm and up
  • Smallest adjustable optical sensor
  • All- integrated electronics
  • Sensing range up to 80 mm
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Photoelectric sensors with IO-Link

  • Additional process data, e.g. device temperature and counter function
  • Acquisition and evaluation of additional diagnostic data
  • Individual and application-specific parameterization
  • Simple and safe operability
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Miniature sensors

  • Sized 10 mm and up
  • All-integrated electronics
  • Extensive sensing range up to 10 m
  • 0.1 mm laser spot for tiny objects
  • Large selection of variants
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Light barriers without reflector – SmartReflect

Miniature sensors O200
  • Housing size 8 mm
  • Background suppression up to 120 mm
  • SmartReflect up to 180 mm
  • Through-beam and retro-reflective sensors up to 6 meters
  • Extremely high ambient light immunity
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IO-Link – Photoelectric sensors O300/O500 with IO-Link

Standard sensors with extra power O300/O500
  • Powerful microcontroller
  • 7 sensor principles, 4 light sources, line or point beam shapes
  • Easy to install and operate
  • IO-Link – Industry 4.0 and IoT-ready
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Cylindrical M18 sensors – Cylindrical M18 light barriers and sensors – Demo BannerTitle3 – Demo BeschreibungTitle

Cylindrical M18 sensors
  • Sensors in M18 housing with excellent price-performance ratio
  • 6 sensor principles to choose from
  • Plastic, brass or stainless steel housing
  • Extensive sensing range up to 55 meters
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Standard sensors

  • Large selection of product variants
  • Designs from 12.9 to 25 mm
  • White light, red light and laser sensors
  • Sensing range up to 25 m
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Laser sensors

  • PinPoint positioning with 0.01 mm accuracy
  • 0.1 mm laser beam to detect even tiny objects
  • Laser line for seamless object detection
  • Short response times of < 0.1 ms
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Light barriers without reflector – SmartReflect
  • Safe and easy referencing on machine parts
  • Short response times of < 0.25 ms
  • Sensing range up to 1.9 m
  • Insensitive to dirt
  • Extremely easy setup
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Transparency detection

Transparency detection
  • For bowls, PET bottles, foils
  • Plastic or stainless steel housing
  • Short response times of < 0.25 ms
  • Up to 1 m with SmartReflect
  • Up to 7 m with retro-reflective light barrier
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Robust washdown design

  • Robust stainless steel housing
  • Long-term sealing thanks to proTect+
  • IP 69K and Ecolab tested
  • Different sizes and sensor principles
  • Benefits by SmartReflect light barrier without reflector
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Hygienic design

  • EHEDG certified, FDA-compliant, Ecolab tested
  • Long-term sealing thanks to proTect+
  • IP 69K
  • Different sizes and sensor principles
  • Benefits through SmartReflect light barrier without reflector
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Fork and angle sensors – Fork sensors – Laser fork barriers for smallest objects

Fork and angle sensors
  • Through-beam sensor in one device
  • No adjustment of transmitter nor receiver required
  • No misalignment caused by machine vibration
  • Laser versions for very small components and positioning operations in the 1/100 mm range
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Laser differential sensors – Differential, contrast and color sensors

Differential, contrast and color sensors

  • Differential sensors to monitor position tolerances
  • Fast print mark detection
  • Detection of very weak contrasts or color shades
  • Small-sized designs 10 mm and up
  • Laser product variants for precision tasks
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Your benefits
  • Increased system performance with Smart & Small optoelectronics
    • Top performance in a compact design from 4 mm with integrated evaluation electronics
    • Miniature sensors with long ranges up to 8 m
    • Numerous laser sensors with up to 0.1 mm fine laser beams
  • Reliable function in harsh environments
    • Microprocessors with power reserves
    • Large selection of sensors in hygiene or washdown design
    • The first light barrier without a reflector and thus reduced service costs
  • Your application is optimally solved
    • The most suitable sensor variant can be selected: seven sensor principles and four light sources in different designs and ranges
    • Reliable detection of transparent objects
  • Easy and cost-effective to implement
    • Simple and reliable qTeach teach-in procedure
    • Easy to install, standardized designs
    • qTarget aligned optical axis to reduce construction cost
Applications

Extremely versatile photoelectric sensors for object detection:

  • Presence check in the process in any object position
  • Extremely fast and accurate position detection even of the smallest objects
  • For use in robotics and with electronics components
  • Automatically configured object detection, e.g. in the case of format adjustment
  • Reliable object detection even over a large distance
  • Reliable object counting even with slightest gaps
  • Highly accurate referencing  of movements
  • Detection of different object materials, colors and contrasts
  • Detection of even transparent objects and uneven, pitted or rough surface
  • Monitoring of gradual changes in the production process and automated testing
  • Detection of objects into very small openings
Technology

 

 

Diffuse sensors with background suppression – Triangulation

Diffuse sensors with background suppression
  • Based on the triangulation principle
  • Transmitter and receiver in one device
  • Evaluation of the angle of incidence of the light
  • Detection regardless of the object color, surface or background
The light barrier without a reflector - SmartReflect

The light barrier without a reflector - SmartReflect
  • Beam interruption between sensor and e.g. machine part
  • Very reliable object detection regardless of form, color and surface
  • Maximum operating safety, no standstill caused by dirty or defective reflector
Diffuse sensors with intensity difference

Diffuse sensors with intensity difference
  • Light re-emitted from the target object triggers the sensor
  • Transmitter and receiver in one device
  • Dependent on object color, surface and degree of gloss
Time of flight – Retro-reflective sensor – Optical sensor principles

Retro-reflective sensor
  • Beam interruption between the sensor and the reflector
  • Transmitter and receiver in one device
  • Detection regardless of the object color or surface
  • Detection of glossy and reflective objects thanks to polarization filter
Through-beam sensor

Through-beam sensor
  • Beam interruption between the transmitter and the receiver
  • Transmitter and receiver located opposite each other in separate housings
  • Detection of objects over long distances
  • Highest excess gain
Transparent detection without reflector

Transparent detection without reflector
  • SmartReflect Transparent – the light barriers without reflector
  • Specially optimized sensor principle to reliably detect transparent bowls, foils and bottles
  • Maintenance-prone reflector is not required
Transparent detection with reflector

Transparent detection with reflector
  • Retro-reflective sensors with reflector
  • Specially optimized sensor principle to reliably detect transparent bowls, foils and bottles
4 light sources

4 light sources

  • Standard LED: Diffuse light spot for object recognition
  • Baumer PinPoint LED: Small, homogeneous light spot with sharp edges
  • Infrared LED: Invisible light beam
  • Laser: Focused, easily visible light beam
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