Metal-bodied photoelectric sensors

Available in a choice of sensing technologies and reported to offer best-in-class sensing distances at highly competitive prices, they offer diffuse sensing (up to 1.2m range); reflex (up to 7m); through-beam (up to 30m); and high-performance background-suppression sensing (up to 250mm distance).

The M18 sensors will also be joined by smaller M12 metal-bodied sensors, the M12M family, which will utilise the same technology in diffuse, reflex and through-beam sensing options.

Sharing Ecolab approval (pending on the M12M and M18M photosensors) with the plastic-bodied M18PA photoelectric sensors will enable the use across a wide range of applications in the food and beverage sector.

The additional resistance to mechanical shock and excessive vibration provided by the rugged chrome-plated brass (M12M) and stainless-steel (M18M) sensor housings can be utilised where required, and work seamlessly alongside the plastic-bodied versions installed in less-demanding environments, for example secondary-packaging.

Shatter-resistant PMMA optics not only enable use in food and beverage and harsh environments but also focus the optical sensing beam and are key to the sensor’s high performance.

IO-Link is also offered as a no-cost option on the M12M and M18M sensors. The feature-rich IO-Link functionality provides real-time access to process data as well as user-configurable outputs, sensitivity adjustment, event flags, dual-channel operation and sensor-temperature measurement.

Designed with the needs of OEMs and system integrators in mind, these new M12M and M18M metal-bodied photoelectric sensors offer cost-effective, yet highly capable solutions across multiple industry sectors, together with ease of use and high reliability.

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