SICK Through Beam Photoelectric Sensor, Block Sensor

Overview

At a glance

• Sensor with background suppression and without any significant black/white shift
• PinPoint 2.0 LED with extended sensing distances and high operating reserves
• A variety of application possibilities thanks to clearly-defined laser-like or line-shaped light spots
• Detection of highly-transparent and reflective objects using sensors with V-optics
• Photoelectric retro-reflective sensor with autocollimation and a clearly visible light spot

Your Benefit

• Machine design flexibility: the ultra-compact sensors offer above-average sensing distances and provide space-saving installation
• Remote setup: sensors installed in confined spaces can be set and monitored remotely via IO-Link.
• High operational reliability: ultrablack objects are detected with a degree of reflection of 1%
• Maximum reliability during object detection and option of a space-saving machine design without reflectors or through-beam systems
• Quick and easy commissioning: the photoelectric retro-reflective sensor with autocollimation provides a clearly visible light spot for high process reliability
• Universal application options: wide range of models enclosed in a rugged housing
• Proven mounting and housing design
• Detection with miniature sensor
• Detection of very small objects
• Edge detection on glass substrates or thinfilm solar modules

Developing lighter, more compact, and more intelligent machines. The incredibly small latest generation W2S-2 miniature photoelectric sensor offers completely new machine design possibilities. Intelligent features: the sensors feature background suppression that enables detection of black objects with a degree of reflection of 1%.Whether it is used in machines in the pharmaceutical industry, in logistics handling applications or in automatic assembly equipment, the ultra-compact W2S-2 offers optimal performance and high reliability in industrial environments. Industry 4.0 is already on board: Both the sensing distance as well as continuous monitoring are set via the controller. The W2S-2 reduces the load on the machine control by using a counter, timestamp and false tripping suppression functions.
Programmable sensors, adjustable via a 3-turn potentiometer, and sensors with fixed sensing distances of 15 mm, 30 mm, 45 mm and 60 mm are also available.

Applications

• Detection of transparent ampules and vials in the pharmaceutical industry
• Detection of solar cells
• Detection of modules in smartphone production
• Detection of small parts such as pins, screws and rings in mounting technology
• Detection of parts in grippers
• Conveyor speed measurement and presence monitoring on a rotary indexing table
• Checking presence and level monitoring in a vibratory bowl feeder
• Checking presence and monitoring accumulation on singulation conveyors
• Monitoring part picking
• Checking presence in the robot gripper
• Checking presence at the dispenser
• Detection of the presence of the assembly in the gripper
• Reliable detection of PCBs
• Inspection and positioning solutions in chip bond machines
• Detection and positioning solutions in wire bond machines
• Accurate alignment of trays with intelligent detection attachment
• Detection of solar wafers using miniature proximity sensor
• Consistent detection of all types of solar cells, even on the sunny-side surface