Product category:
Proximity Sensors
News Release from: IFM Electronic | Subject: Efector M
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 10 September 2003
Smooth-bodied proximity sensors keep it
clean
The task of maintaining the high standards of hygiene essential in food and pharmaceutical applications is greatly simplified using Efector M smooth-bodied cylindrical proximity sensors.
The task of maintaining the high standards of hygiene essential in food and pharmaceutical applications is greatly simplified using new Efector M smooth-bodied cylindrical proximity sensors With no external threads to act as dirt traps, the new sensors, which are available in M12 and M18 versions, are much easier to clean than their threaded counterparts
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 7 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition, they've been designed to withstand the most rigorous cleaning regimes.
Their exceptional resistance to cleaning agents is confirmed by a Henkel certificate and, according to the model, the new sensors have an IP68 or IP69K ingress protection rating.
They offer an operating temperature range of 0 to 100C, and their ability to withstand thermal shock, which is commonly encountered with CIP systems, has been proven by immersing sample sensors alternately in boiling water for 60min and then in ice water for 10min.
After 50 such test cycles, none of the sensors tested showed even the slightest performance degradation.
The mounting of IFM's new sensors is aided by a special clip, fabricated from high-grade stainless steel.
This makes the units even easier to fit than threaded types, as it requires no tools, and once the sensors are installed, it allows their position to be adjusted easily and accurately so that optimum performance is achieved.
Smooth-bodied sensors from IFM Electronic use food-grade housing materials, with 316L stainless-steel bodies, and Peek sensing faces.
They have nominal (nonflush) ranges of 7mm for 12mm-diameter versions and 12mm for 18mm-diameter versions.
All types incorporate an innovative output stage that allows the sensor to be used as either a three- or two-wire device, thereby eliminating the need to stock different models for different applications. Request a free brochure from IFM Electronic ...
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