
Learning sensors
Contrinex has announced an extension to the sensitivity adjustment function for its C23 series of optical sensors with background suppression. The PNP-switching versions of the C23 sensors are equipped with an IO-Link interface.

Contrinex has announced an extension to the sensitivity adjustment function for its C23 series of optical sensors with background suppression. The PNP-switching versions of the C23 sensors are equipped with an IO-Link interface.

Smartray has presented its new Ecco 95.040 3D laser sensor. As a single sensor, it can also detect larger components in great detail - something that was previously only possible by using multiple sensors.

Computar has developed the MPW2-R lens series, a ruggedized version of its MPW2 series for machine vision sensors with five megapixels. The new ruggedized lens series is available from Framos and is suitable for industrial applications.

The Kidaq data acquisition system comes from Kistler. With the new system, the Swiss company offers measurement engineers all the components of a measurement task from a single source for the first time.
To mark its 50th anniversary, Wenzel from Wiesthal is setting a new course. Dr. Heike Wenzel is now the sole managing partner of the Wenzel Group, Frank Wenzel has left the company. The company also intends to further expand its market position in the field of measurement technology.

Image-based, fully automated inspection. To ensure that only cavity-free aluminum die-cast parts are delivered, Gruber & Kaja uses a multi-camera system developed by Autoforce Vision Systems to detect cavities.

The new Contrinex short series photoelectric sensors are compact, flexible and easy to integrate into different machine environments.

With Motor Scan, WEG has developed a solution for remote monitoring of electric motors. The Motor Scan enables real-time monitoring of WEG electric motors via an intelligent device app, which is available for Android and iOS.

Sensors for industrial automation
The new KNS capacitive standard sensors from di-soric detect solid, liquid, powdery, electrically conductive and non-conductive objects and substances alike - even through non-conductive container walls, barriers and packaging.

Siko has developed the ultra-compact LEC100, LEC200 sensor duo to transmit the speed or position of a drive to a higher-level control system in real time.