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News Release from: Banner Engineering | Subject: World-Beam QS18U Series
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 30 May 2005
Competitive pricing for ultrasonic
sensor
At just $99.00, the World-Beam QS18U is claimed to be the most competitively priced ultrasonic sensor for its size and capabilities.
Banner Engineering has introduced the new World-Beam QS18U Series ultrasonic sensors The latest addition to Banner's extensive offering of ultrasonic sensing products, the QS18U is the first to feature their convenient World-Beam standard housing for the greatest mounting and application flexibility
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 29 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Also, at just $99.00, the World-Beam QS18U is the most competitively priced ultrasonic sensor for its size and capabilities.
"Ultrasonic sensing has never been more flexible or affordable; by using the industry's most widely accepted 18mm threaded nose and side mounting formats, installation is greatly simplified and there are literally hundreds of available bracket styles to choose from", said Chris Dales, Special Applications Manager for Banner Engineering.
"And at just under a hundred dollars, ultrasonic sensing is now a cost-effective option for a much wider range of applications".
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They also deliver high accuracy in wet or dirty environments and provide reliable background suppression proximity sensing.
Applications.
With its compact size, 50 to 500mm sensing window and pushbutton teach programming, the World-Beam QS18U Series ultrasonic sensors are ideal for a wide variety of applications in the packaging, materials handling, pulp and paper, semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries including: detecting clear web materials in confined areas, mounted directly on or inside conveyors and automated machinery; clear or shiny bottle detecting on a filling line from within a confined location; detecting highly reflective silicon wafers that could fool a traditional photoelectric sensor; and liquid or media level detecting from inside small or cramped locations.
Teach setup uses an onboard pushbutton or remote wire.
Bright green and amber status LEDs are visible from 360 degrees.
Cable options include 2 or 9m integral cable, 4-pin Euro- or Pico-style integral quick-disconnects, or 4-pin Euro- or Pico-style 150mm threaded pigtail quick-disconnects.
The compact World-Beam QS18U Series ultrasonic sensors feature solid-state bipolar outputs; one current sourcing (PNP) and one current sinking (NPN); and a sensing range of 50 to 500mm with a 15ms response time.
Models are available in both IP67 and IP69K for applications in the broadest range of environmental conditions.
World-Beam Series sensors from Banner deliver a universal solution for sensor users who demand a wide range of available sensing modes.
They are easy-to-apply, easy-to-use sensors that resist environmental contamination from moisture, dirt, EMI/RFI and crosstalk.
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