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Magnetic Field Sensor for Pneumatic Cylinders Ensures Reliable Monitoring. Magnetic field sensors for monitoring the position of pistons in pneumatic cylinders are standard in industrial automation. They are purchased, installed and then mostly forgotten. |
This technology seems too straightforward for many users for it to be looked into longer than necessary. However, woe betide the user if a sensor is incorrectly set or is detached from its clamp. If this happens, the machine is at a standstill – and often the entire production process with it. TURCK's new BIM-UNT model provides help here.
In practice it is the supposedly easy to handle sensors in particular which often cause problems if they are shaken loose or poorly adjusted. These types of errors frequently lead to problems during operation and even cause machine downtimes. TURCK's new BIM-UNT sensor series for monitoring pneumatic cylinders exclude the possibility of these error sources once and for all. According to Turck, the new development will impress designers as well as purchasers, system builders, operators and service engineers.
Nowadays, fully electronic sensors are being used increasingly for monitoring pneumatic cylinders, since they have clear advantages over Reed switches such as bounce-free and wear-free design, the absence of moving parts, no sticking of contacts, no increase of transition resistances, no multiple switching points etc. Electronic switches function according to various operating principles for example, the Hall effect, the magnetoresistive effect or core saturation. Their design means that the electronic cylinder switches can operate reliably in all applications over a long period...
Author:
Oliver Marks, Product Management
Position and Proximity Sensors
Hans TURCK GmbH & Co. KG
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