A customer request has reached wenglor, in which a very compact, reliable sensor is needed to detect brass waves. The challenge: The shafts have diameters of 4 mm to 32 mm and must be detected from a scanning range of at least 50 mm – and all this in a maximum installation space of 60 × 60 mm.
In addition, brass, as a highly reflective material, places special demands on the stability of detection.
wenglor offers three suitable sensor concepts for this purpose, which are based on the technology of reflex sensors with background suppression . All models work according to the angle measurement principle and detect objects regardless of color, shape or surface – ideal for brass, shiny round materials or components with varying surfaces.
In the case of very shiny or highly reflective metal surfaces, the choice of light colour plays a decisive role. The P1KH019 relies on blue light, which, due to its shorter wavelength, penetrates less deeply into shiny surfaces and thus provides more stable signals.
Advantages of the P1KH019:
This sensor thus meets the customer’s requirements exactly: compact, precise and reliable – even with difficult material characteristics.
When components are very small or particularly fine detection is required, the precise laser point of the P1KH041 shows its strengths.
With its fine laser beam, the sensor reliably detects even small, rotationally symmetrical objects.
Particularly suitable for:
Here, too, the setting is done via IO-Link. The sensor remains robust against changing backgrounds – important for tightly installed mechanics.
The P1KH002 works with red light and is suitable for applications where differences in height or different contours have to be distinguished. It reliably detects brass shafts and provides stable switching points.
Typical advantages:
This variant is particularly suitable when surfaces vary or a simple, cost-efficient solution is required.
All three sensors meet the specifications in terms of sensing range and installation space, have integrated background suppression and can be flexibly configured via IO-Link .
For the compact and reliable detection of brass shafts between 4 and 32 mm in diameter, wenglor offers several sensor concepts that are precisely tailored to different surface conditions and accuracy requirements. Especially with highly reflective brass, the P1KH019 with blue light is the optimal choice – compact, precise and perfect for the given mechanical boundary conditions.
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