Product category:
Proximity Sensors
News Release from: IFM Electronic | Subject: M8 connector sensors
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 November 2002
Sensors shrink with compact connectors
Sensor users no longer have to choose between the space savings offered by precabled sensors and the convenience of using sensors with plug-in connections.
A new and extensive range of sensors from IFM Electronic, featuring diminutive M8 plug-in connectors, means that sensor users no longer have to choose between the space savings offered by precabled sensors and the convenience of using sensors with plug-in connections The new M8 connectors are less than two-thirds of the size of the conventional M12 types, making them an ideal complement for the latest high-performance miniature sensors
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 26 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The space savings offered by miniature sensors incorporating M8 connectors are of particular significance in the design of modern production plant, where there is constant pressure to reduce the overall size of the equipment without in any way compromising performance, reliability or ease of maintenance.
Among the IFM Electronic products which can be supplied with the versatile M8 connector are inductive and capacitive proximity sensors; magnetic sensors for use on pneumatic cylinders; photosensors, including laser types; splitter boxes and AS-i interface modules.
All of these products are available with integral connectors, and many are also available in pigtail versions, with a short length of cable and an in-line M8 connector.
Though substantially smaller than their M12 counterparts, the M8 connectors used in IFM Electronic products offer the same high levels of reliability and performance.
The connectors feature up to four electrical connectors fabricated with durable, corrosion-resistant mating surfaces, and all have threaded retainers to guard against accidental disconnection.
High ingress protection ratings - typically IP68 - are also universally offered. Request a free brochure from IFM Electronic ...
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