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News Release from: Contrinex UK | Subject: Contrinex series 700
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 10 January 2008
M12 format provides new sensing options
Condet sensor technology produces a sensing distance three times that of conventional sensors of a similar size that is stable over its full temperature range from -25C to +70C.
The Contrinex series 700 range of stainless-steel, inductive sensors, now includes versions with an M8 sensor plus M12 connector, allowing system designers to use compact high-performance sensors while standardising on M12 connector format The complete assembly of the sensing face, main housing and connector of the series 700 sensors are machined from a single piece of stainless steel
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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As a result these sealed sensors can withstand extreme impact, high shock levels and are resistant to almost any chemical stress.
Condet sensor technology produces a sensing distance three times that of conventional sensors of a similar size that is stable over its full temperature range from -25C to +70C.
The M8 nonflush sensor has a sensing distance of 6mm while with the flush mountable version it is 3mm.
Rated to IP68, the ruggedness and sensitivity of the series 700 makes it suitable for aggressive manufacturing environments found in the automotive, food and marine industries and environments where sensor failure is a regular occurrence.
Function-replacement for conventional sensors upgrades can be carried out with no tooling changes.
The series 700 sensors operate on ferrous magnetic metals as well as nonferrous metals that have a good level of conductivity and detect all these metals at roughly the same distance.
This means that they will sense aluminium at the same position as steel and thus resolve a long standing issue encountered in the automotive and manufacturing industry of part-detection when handling alloy products.
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