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Position transmitter
07 November 2013
New from Festo, the programmable SDAT-MHS range of pneumatic cylinder position transmitters is economic and easy to set up, providing accurate position feedback over stroke lengths up to 160mm, enabling engineers and machine builders to gain position feedback and conduct simple object measurement or identification.
There are five transmitters available with 50, 80, 100, 125 and 160mm sensing ranges. They offer excellent repeatability, measuring absolute values such as lengths, thicknesses and heights, and are therefore suited to process monitoring and object detection.
Typically two cylinder switches are used in basic pneumatic ‘end-to-end ‘movement applications, but for multiple positions or intermediate positions multiple switches and PLC inputs are required to detect and interpret the position. With the new SDAT-MHS, engineers and machine builders need only one transmitter, which enables them to save significant installation time.
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