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Keeping Conditions under Control in Automated Assembly via Inductive Sensors

During manufacturing consumer items reliable automation and machine control are used to minimize assembly errors and enhance efficiency. Sensors are consequently needed to detect the presence and status of equipment or components at every stage to ensure that components are successfully aligned and ready for the following operation.

Inductive sensors are a versatile, affordable and quite dependable solution.

Manufactured in V4A/AISI 316L stainless-steel and rated to IP68/IP69K, those completely embeddable miniature inductive sensors provide a quite vigorous solution for the most hostile working environment. Furthermore, IO-Link is enabled at no extra cost, presenting the advantages of digital communication with no need for special cabling.

In stack feeders, a single inductive sensor checks the status of cassettes. These sensors, presenting one-piece stainless-steel construction, are vigorous and quite dependable. A 7mm sensing distance provides adequate operating clearance, minimizing the risk of mechanical collision.

Keeping Conditions under Control in Automated Assembly via Inductive Sensors

Furthermore, sensors placed at accurate intervals around the tables' periphery detect these tables' exact angular status, stopping them when components are successfully placed for the following operation. The inductive sensor is able of high detection speeds, ensuring maximum manufacturing throughput.

The presence of these sensors is critical in verifying the stable closure of custom-designed grippers earlier than fragile, valuable parts are lifted in assembly stations.

Those sensors additionally may be boarded immediately above the conveyors and discover the units when they pass below.

In automated assembly factories, several sensors are boarded at intervals around the periphery of access hatches and warrant that suitable caution signals are triggered each time the opening is not completely secured.

Those inductive sensors can communicate remotely with a plant-wide control system, due to implementation of the IO-Link protocol on PNP typically open tools.

Making integration easy, IO-Link sensors are well matched with all IO-Link master versions, providing set-up and diagnostics to be done centrally. Interrogating a tool lets in structures integrators to determine remotely that the proper sensor is in the right location.