Photoelectronic Sensors
Photoelectronic Sensors in Hygienic Housing
- Hygienic design without corners and edges for easy cleaning and optimal dirt and cleaning agent drainage
- Food-safe materials with FDA compliance
- Resistant to high-pressure cleaning with IP69K degree of protection
- Hermetically sealed stainless steel 316L housing with touch teach-in for absolute leak-tightness
- Laser-welded housing with captive optics
- Gap-free installation option for the highest hygiene requirements
Photoelectronic sensors can detect or count objects contactlessly using light. The high-quality hygienic housing in stainless steel 316L (1.4404/V4A) is characterized by its special round shape without dirt edges and hermetic seal. The hygiene series is available as an energetic reflex sensor, reflex sensor with background suppression, through-beam sensor and retro-reflex sensor for transparent objects. Different types of light, such as red light, infrared light or red laser light are available depending on the intended use.
Hygienically Designed Sensors in Use – Clean Outside, Intelligent Inside
Yogurt Pot Presence Check
In the production of yogurt, it is important to ensure that there is a pot in each recess of the indexing belt before applying the lids. After each production, the indexing belts are cleaned via high-pressure jets and CIP cleaning. The FDA-compliant sensors meet these hygiene requirements – thanks to their special stainless steel 316L design, all water drops run off and the lenses do not fog up.
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Food Tray Detection
When portioning meat, trays must be reliably detected on conveyors with a width of just 150 mm. The belts are cleaned at regular intervals with high-pressure jets and CIP cleaning. The FDA-compliant sensors are waterproof (IP68/IP69K) and resistant to cleaning agents, so they can withstand the high hygiene requirements.
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System Components
Hygienic Protective Housings for Sensor and Image Processing Solutions
- Hygienic design for easy cleaning and safe drainage of dirt and cleaning agents
- Food-safe materials with FDA compliance
- Resistant to high-pressure cleaning with IP69K degree of protection
- Corrosion-free stainless steel 316L
- Captive optics
- Hygienic design for mounting different types of sensors
The protective housings in stainless steel 316L enable hygienically designed integration of a wide range of sensors and image processing products in cleaning-intensive environments. The integrated sensors in M or P format, vision sensors,Smart Cameras and 1D/2D and barcode scanners are optimally protected against cleaning agents and high-pressure cleaning in a protective housing with IP69K degree of protection. Variants with PMMA optics for the food industry or glass optics for the pharmaceutical industry are available depending on the field of application.
The protective housing is supplemented by extensive system components for hygienically designed mounting.
Round and Robust – Hygienic Protective Housing in Use
Color Check of Baked Goods
When producing baked goods with chocolate coating, the color of the objects must be checked for quality control. Vision sensors in hygienically designed stainless steel 316L housing, which meet the high hygiene requirements of the food industry, are mounted above the conveyor line.
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