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From the tech­no­logy of in­duc­ti­ve sen­sors to the ope­ra­tion of laser dis­tan­ce sen­sors and the de­sign of ma­chi­ne vi­sion ca­me­ras: The know­led­ge co­llec­tion of tech­no­logy and pro­ducts of­fers know-​how from many years of ex­pe­rien­ce in sen­sor tech­no­logy and ma­chi­ne vi­sion. The con­tents are ex­plai­ned simply so that even com­plex to­pics are easy to un­ders­tand. 

Tech­no­logy for the Sen­sors Pro­duct Area

Laser Sen­sors for Dis­tan­ce Mea­su­re­ment

Laser dis­tan­ce sen­sors mea­su­re po­si­tions and dis­tan­ces con­tactlessly with laser light. They are pre­ci­se and can be used over long dis­tan­ces, as well as in close range. 

Re­flex Light Ba­rriers

Re­flex light ba­rriers enable object-​independent de­tec­tion by de­ter­mi­ning the dis­tan­ce and in­ten­sity of the re­flec­ted light against any back­ground.

Fiber-​Optic Sen­sors

Fiber-​optic sen­sors de­tect ob­jects and con­di­tions by di­rec­ting light to a test ob­ject and eva­lua­ting the in­ten­sity chan­ge of the re­tur­ning light.

Con­trast Sen­sors

Con­trast sen­sors de­tect con­trast and color dif­fe­ren­ces on a wide range of ma­te­rials and sur­fa­ces. They can ac­cu­ra­tely de­tect the po­si­tion of con­trast mar­kings even at high ma­chi­ne speeds.

Lu­mi­nes­cen­ce Sen­sors

Materials without natural luminophores
Lu­mi­nes­cen­ce sen­sors de­tect lu­mi­nes­cent mar­kings by shi­ning UV light on an ob­ject – re­gard­less of pat­terns, co­lors or sur­fa­ce fi­nish.

In­duc­ti­ve Sen­sors

In­duc­ti­ve sen­sors are ideal for con­tactless de­tec­tion and po­si­tion mo­ni­to­ring of me­ta­llic ob­jects. They de­tect me­ta­llic parts des­pi­te con­ta­mi­na­tion such as dust and mois­tu­re and are in­sen­si­ti­ve to vi­bra­tions.

Ul­tra­so­nic Sen­sors

Ul­tra­so­nic sen­sors mea­su­re dis­tan­ces in a con­tactless man­ner by using ul­tra­so­nic wave re­flec­tion. They de­tect trans­pa­rent, dark, glossy or com­plex ob­jects as well as li­quids.

In­dus­trial RFID

In­dus­trial RFID readers enable con­tactless data ex­chan­ge with trans­pon­ders using elec­tro­mag­ne­tic waves. 

Tech­no­logy for the Ma­chi­ne Vi­sion Pro­duct Area

Ma­chi­ne Vi­sion Con­tro­llers

Ma­chi­ne vi­sion con­tro­llers are eva­lua­tion units for data pro­ces­sing and re­sult out­put. Due to their ro­bust and fan­less hou­sing, they can be used in va­rious in­dus­trial en­vi­ron­ments. 

Ma­chi­ne Vi­sion Ca­me­ras

Ma­chi­ne vi­sion ca­me­ras play a cru­cial role in vi­sion ap­pli­ca­tions. In com­bi­na­tion with ma­chi­ne vi­sion con­tro­llers and 2D image pro­ces­sing soft­wa­re, the high-​resolution image data is analy­zed and errors as well as irre­gu­la­ri­ties in pro­duc­tion pro­ces­ses are iden­ti­fied.

3D Sen­sors

The three-​dimensional de­tec­tion of ob­jects plays a cen­tral role in au­to­ma­tion, as the sub­se­quent pro­ces­sing step must know the po­si­tion, size and shape. The path to a 3D point cloud is a multi-​step pro­cess that can be ca­rried out using dif­fe­rent mea­su­re­ment tech­ni­ques.

Smart Ca­me­ras and Vi­sion Sen­sors

Smart ca­me­ras and vi­sion sen­sors enable easy setup of an image pro­ces­sing ap­pli­ca­tion as a com­ple­te image pro­ces­sing sys­tem in sen­sor for­mat. A wide range of tasks in in­dus­trial image pro­ces­sing are achie­ved with in­tui­ti­ve ope­ra­tion and ma­xi­mum fun­ctio­na­lity.

Illu­mi­na­tion Tech­no­logy

Illu­mi­na­tion is es­sen­tial for in­dus­trial image pro­ces­sing. The type, color and in­ten­sity of the illu­mi­na­tion crea­te the con­trast that de­ter­mi­nes what is vi­si­ble in the cap­tu­red image. 

Tech­no­logy for the Con­nec­tion and Net­work Tech­no­logy Pro­duct Area

Net­work and Field­bus Com­po­nents

Net­work and field­bus com­po­nents enable smooth com­mu­ni­ca­tion bet­ween de­vi­ces and en­su­re ef­fi­cient data ex­chan­ge and con­trol in the net­work. These in­clu­de IO-​Link mas­ters, jun­ction boxes, swit­ches and ga­te­ways that re­liably trans­mit data via In­dus­trial Ether­net or IO-​Link.

Tech­no­logy for the Ac­ces­so­ries Pro­duct Area

Re­flec­tors and Re­flec­tor Foils

Re­flec­tors and re­flec­tor foils are re­qui­red for the use of retro-​reflex sen­sors and time-​of-flight sen­sors. They re­flect light back to the light sour­ce due to their micro or macro struc­tu­re.
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