Proximity Sensor

Safety light curtains play a very vital role in the industrial automation industry for protecting  workers from injury. In today’s article, we will explain from 5 aspects: what a safety light curtain is, how to choose a suitable safety curtain for your applications, advantages and disadvantages, types, and compliance and standards. 200mm Protection Height Safety […]

Capacitive and inductive sensors are two common sensors that we use extensively in the industrial automation industry. Understanding their differences can help us choose more appropriate products for different applications. This article will explain what capacitive and inductive sensors are and their 5 differences. Table of Contents What is a capacitive proximity sensor? A capacitive

If you have knowledge of electronics, it is easy for us to know that the inductive sensors are designed to detect metallic targets,  but can inductive sensors detect aluminum? The answer is yes. Why? we will provide a full explanation how it works with aluminum. Table of Contents What is an inductive sensor? Inductive sensor

Both PNP and NPN proximity sensors are widely used in industrial automation, for example, to detect the position of moving objects, replace contact limit switches, detect the speed of rotating objects, count the object’s numbers, etc.  But do you know the difference between them, their wiring diagrams, and how to choose? This article will provide

With the continuous progress and development of technology, sensor technology plays a crucial role in modern society. As an important type of sensor, inductive sensors detect the properties or states of target objects by measuring the changes in inductive elements. Based on the characteristics of inductance, inductive sensors offer advantages such as high sensitivity, wide

The latest list of 13 proximity sensor manufacturers in 2023 has been released. Let’s take a look at the brand data of the list released this time. The list includes: 5 German proximity sensor manufacturers, 3 Japanese proximity sensor manufacturers, 3 Chinese proximity sensor manufacturers, 1 Korean proximity sensor manufacturer and 1 Swiss proximity sensor

In this article, we will introduce how to detect a proximity sensor. Proximity switch includes inductive proximity switches, capacitive proximity switches, photoelectric switches, safety gratings, and hall proximity switches. Their working principle is basically the same, that is, when the measured object is within its detection range, the circuit will be turned on or off.

There are 3 differences between a shielded proximity sensor(also know as flush sensor) and unshielded proximity sensor(also called non flush proximity sensor), so what are they? Let’s have a look them in following parts in this article. Table of Contents PBT sensor head length difference A proximity sensor head material is PBT(Polybutylene terephthalate). PBT material

Contents Overview Inductive proximity sensors are indispensable tools in various industries, such as automation, automotive, and manufacturing, due to their ability to detect the presence of metallic objects without physical contact. Among the different types of these sensors, two-wire inductive proximity sensors are particularly popular for their simplicity and ease of installation. This article delves

As one of the three different types of photoelectric sensors, the diffuse photoelectric sensor plays a very important role in object detection. Compared with other retro-reflective and through-beam photoelectric sensors, diffuse photoelectric sensors combine the transmitter and receiver into one, which is compact, space-saving and easy to use. In the next section, we will provide