{"id":5684,"date":"2025-11-26T09:06:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automation-inside.com\/?p=5684"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:19:20","slug":"retro-reflex-sensor-with-teach-free-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/en-us\/retro-reflex-sensor-with-teach-free-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro-reflex sensor with teach-free technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5684\" class=\"elementor elementor-5684 elementor-2485\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9bb731 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9bb731\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6438a4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6438a4a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bea727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7334 elementor-global-10 elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"9bea727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7119e78 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/en-us\/tag\/basic-knowledge\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Basic knowledge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/en-us\/tag\/retro-reflex-sensor\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Retro-reflex sensor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/en-us\/tag\/teach-free\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">teach-free<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e658e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7254 elementor-global-34 elementor-widget-theme-post-title\" data-id=\"3e658e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retro-reflex sensor with teach-free technology<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97112a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97112a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover the teach-free retro-reflex sensors from wenglor. Automatic object detection without teach-in, reliable for transparent, shiny and reflective materials &#8211; ideal for packaging, logistics and the beverage industry. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc879f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bc879f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Posting_P1KKxxx.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14679\" alt=\"Die P1KK-Sensoren sind besonders vorteilhaft beim Transport von kleinen und gro\u00dfen Objekten auf F\u00f6rderb\u00e4ndern mit unterschiedlichem Abstand zwischen Sender und Reflektor.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Posting_P1KKxxx.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Posting_P1KKxxx-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Posting_P1KKxxx-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Posting_P1KKxxx-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Posting_P1KKxxx-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a5eb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84a5eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>What is a retro-reflex sensor?<\/strong><\/h2><h4><strong>Basic principle of retro-reflex<\/strong><\/h4><p>A retro-reflex sensor combines an emitter and receiver in one housing. The light is emitted, hits a reflector and returns to the receiver. If the light beam is interrupted or attenuated by an object, the sensor recognizes this as a switching signal.  <\/p><p>With classic retro-reflex sensors, a teach-in is necessary: the sensor is calibrated to the object situation to be detected (e.g. brightness, position).<\/p><h4><strong>Teach-free technology: automatic adjustment<\/strong><\/h4><p>With Teach-Free, this manual teach-in step is no longer necessary. The sensor adjusts itself automatically: <\/p><ul><li>The switching point (threshold value) is automatically adjusted dynamically &#8211; even in the event of contamination, ageing or temperature fluctuations.<\/li><li>The sensor uses its internal Logic and ongoing signal changes to reliably detect without the user having to readjust.<\/li><\/ul><p>This makes the application easier and more robust in everyday use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4823ddf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7753 elementor-global-337 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4823ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f7b6c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f7b6c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-5684-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TeachFree_2.0_v005.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TeachFree_2.0_v005.mp4\">https:\/\/we.automation-inside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TeachFree_2.0_v005.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p><p>Ready for immediate use without readjustment &#8211; in the video, Michael and Mike explain the benefits of teach-free technology for SLR sensors. They demonstrate how to achieve reliable object detection without manual teach-in &#8211; especially with low-reflection or transparent objects. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5b2e9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1e5b2e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wenglor.com\/s\/Produkthighlights+Spiegelreflexschranke+mit+Teach+Free+Technologie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about the retro-reflex sensor with teach-free technology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62cee9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7753 elementor-global-337 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d62cee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2655ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2655ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Step-by-step: How to use a retro-reflex sensor with teach-free technology<\/strong><\/h3><h4><strong>Here is a typical procedure for initial start-up and use:<\/strong><\/h4><ol><li>Positioning: Position the sensor so that it is directed towards the reflector &#8211; if possible without disturbing light reflections or shadows.<\/li><li>Reflector mounting: Use the appropriate reflector (e.g. RQ or RE types from wenglor). The sensor &#8220;sees&#8221; via this reflector. <\/li><li>Switching on &amp; automatic calibration: When the sensor is powered up, the teach-free adjustment starts automatically: the sensor analyzes light conditions and sets the switching point internally.<\/li><li>Insert test object: A transparent or low-reflection object passes through the light beam. The sensor uses the signal change to assess whether a switching event has occurred. <\/li><li>Fine adjustment (optional, via IO-Link): If necessary, parameters such as sensitivity, hysteresis or delays can be adjusted via IO-Link.<\/li><li>Continuous operation with adaptation: During operation, the sensor adapts its switching thresholds to changing conditions (e.g. ageing, slight contamination) without manual intervention.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03dda48 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7753 elementor-global-337 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"03dda48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8136055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8136055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Reliable object detection and application options<\/strong><\/h3><h4><strong>Advantages over classic teach-in sensors<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li>No manual calibration required \u2192 simpler installation<\/li><li>Automatic adaptation to environmental changes<\/li><li>Robust against contamination or ageing<\/li><li>Less risk of failure due to incorrectly set switching thresholds<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9aa91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac9aa91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Example applications<\/strong><\/h4><p>The teach-free sensors from wenglor are particularly suitable for difficult materials and changing products:<\/p><ul><li>Packaging industry: detection of films, PET bottles and transparent packaging<\/li><li>Beverage industry: Reliable detection of bottles, cans and reusable containers<\/li><li>Logistics &amp; conveyor technology: Precise recording of parcels, cartons and objects<\/li><li>Plastic and film processing: monitoring transparent components and film webs<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8492918 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7753 elementor-global-337 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8492918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78dd59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d78dd59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3><p>With its teach-free technology, wenglor is setting new standards in photoelectronic sensors. The automatic adjustment of the switching point completely eliminates the need for manual teach-in &#8211; with maximum reliability and precision. 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