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• All New Digital Fiber Optic Sensor

  DF Series AN ALL INCLUSIVE FIBER OPTIC SENSOR Optimized specifically for plastic optical fibers Digital OLED display to precisely monitor applications Simple AUTOSET or application-specific teach adjustment Manual fine tuning Intuitive on-screen menu Available with visible red or infrared sensing beam

• X-treme High Speed Registration Sensor

  The SMARTEYE® X-MARK™ is the fastest, most accurate registration mark sensor available on the market. The X-MARK™ was designed to target the printing, packaging, and converting markets. By creating a specific sensor to exceed the current capability of the market leaders, and at a price that removes all barriers to change, the X-MARK™ is sure … Continue reading X-treme High Speed Registration Sensor →

• Miniature photoelectric sensor detects fill level during secondary packaging operations

  Industry: Packaging machines Filling machines Food and Beverage Sensor task: Presence control Business unit: Photoelectric Sensors Range name: Photoelectric Cubic Miniature Products used: LHR-C23PA-PMS-60C LHR-C23PA-TM#-### Summary During secondary packaging of bags of confectionery, manufacturers arrange bags in overlapping layers. Multi-axis pick-and-place packing robots align and pack layers of bags in preformed cardboard cartons. The filled … Continue reading Miniature photoelectric sensor detects fill level during secondary packaging operations →

• High-frequency RFID read/write modules: Now available with IO-Link!

  Thanks to the new high frequency RFID read/write modules (HF RWMs) with IO-Link interface V 1.1, it has never been easier to plug and play. Contrinex designed them specifically for easy, cost-effective integration into existing control systems. The new HF RWMs with IO-Link are a logical extension of the Contrinex HF system entirely in the … Continue reading High-frequency RFID read/write modules: Now available with IO-Link! →

• Safety Relay: High-speed safety relay allows shorter overall safety distances

  Swiss safety-systems specialist Contrinex launches a new high-speed Safety Relay suitable for use with its Safetinex Type 2 and Type 4 light curtains. With a faster re-sponse time of just 10ms, the new Safety Relay allows engineers to specify shorter overall safety distances when designing safety systems in accordance with ANSI B11.19 or EN ISO … Continue reading Safety Relay: High-speed safety relay allows shorter overall safety distances →