Applications

Steel and Me­tall­ur­gi­cal In­dus­try

Our high-per­for­mance op­ti­cal sen­sors and pho­to­electric sen­sors enable re­lia­ble de­tec­tion and mo­ni­to­ring of ma­te­ri­als and equip­ment con­di­ti­ons in the steel and me­tall­ur­gi­cal in­dus­try. They pro­vi­de pre­cise swit­ching si­gnals for a wide ran­ge of in­dus­tri­al ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons – even un­der de­man­ding en­vi­ron­men­tal con­di­ti­ons such as heat, dust and dirt.

Ty­pi­cal ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons in­clu­de:

• Pre­sence de­tec­tion of sl­abs, bil­lets, pipes, bars and pla­tes
• on con­veyor and trans­port sys­tems
• in­si­de an­nea­ling fur­naces
• for hot and cold ma­te­ri­als
• Po­si­tio­n­ing sup­port through op­ti­cal de­tec­tion si­gnals
• Ma­te­ri­al flow mo­ni­to­ring using op­ti­cal sen­sors
• De­tec­tion of ho­le-mar­ked weld seams
• Pin­ho­le de­tec­tion (de­tec­tion of small ho­les in ma­te­ri­als)
• Cra­ne col­li­si­on avo­idance and dis­tan­ce mo­ni­to­ring
• Po­si­tio­n­ing sup­port for coke oven ma­chi­nes
• Mo­ni­to­ring of gas val­ve po­si­ti­ons at coke oven bat­te­ries
• Height, le­vel and pro­fi­le mo­ni­to­ring, in­clu­ding:
• De­tec­tion of ex­ces­si­ve heights
• De­tec­tion of lo­wer po­si­ti­on li­mits
• Over­hang de­tec­tion
• Height and width mo­ni­to­ring
• A ver­sa­ti­le ran­ge of ro­bust moun­ting and pro­tec­tive ac­cess­ories for in­dus­tri­al ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons

Pa­per In­dus­try and Pa­per Ma­chi­nes

Our op­ti­cal sen­sors and pho­to­electric sen­sors enable re­lia­ble de­tec­tion of pa­per web breaks in pa­per ma­chi­nes. They pro­vi­de cor­re­spon­ding swit­ching si­gnals and are sui­ta­ble for a va­rie­ty of ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons – in­clu­ding high-tem­pe­ra­tu­re en­vi­ron­ments wi­t­hin the dry­er sec­tion.

Ty­pi­cal ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons and so­lu­ti­ons in­clu­de:

• Pa­per web break de­tec­tion
• on free-run­ning pa­per webs
• on pa­per webs sup­por­ted by for­ming fa­brics
• in­si­de and outs­ide the dry­er sec­tion
• Use of dif­fe­rent sen­sor tech­no­lo­gies:
• Through-beam pho­to­electric sen­sors
• Re­tro-re­flec­tive pho­to­electric sen­sors and re­mo­te op­ti­cal heads, in­clu­ding con­fi­gu­ra­ti­ons with par­ti­cu­lar­ly heat-re­sis­tant re­flec­tors
• Dif­fu­se-re­flec­tive pho­to­electric sen­sors and re­mo­te op­ti­cal heads

Cra­ne Tech­no­lo­gy

Our op­ti­cal sen­sors and pho­to­electric sen­sors sup­port re­lia­ble obst­a­cle de­tec­tion, dis­tan­ce mo­ni­to­ring and po­si­ti­on de­tec­tion in cra­ne sys­tems. De­pen­ding on the ap­p­li­ca­ti­on, they pro­vi­de swit­ching si­gnals or mea­su­re­ment in­for­ma­ti­on that can be pro­ces­sed by hig­her-le­vel sys­tems.

Ty­pi­cal ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons and so­lu­ti­ons in­clu­de:

• Cra­ne col­li­si­on avo­idance and dis­tan­ce mo­ni­to­ring
• ba­sed on the tri­an­gu­la­ti­on me­thod
• for func­tio­nal ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons
• with con­ti­nuous self-mo­ni­to­ring
• Sup­port for cra­ne po­si­tio­n­ing through di­rect dis­tan­ce mea­su­re­ment
• Op­ti­cal da­ta trans­mis­si­on
• Ear­ly obst­a­cle de­tec­tion

Sto­r­a­ge and Con­veyor Tech­no­lo­gy

Our op­ti­cal sen­sors and pho­to­electric sen­sors enable re­lia­ble de­tec­tion and mo­ni­to­ring of ob­jects and ma­te­ri­al mo­ve­ments in sto­r­a­ge and con­veyor sys­tems. They pro­vi­de pre­cise swit­ching si­gnals for a wide ran­ge of ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons, sup­porting re­lia­ble and smooth ma­te­ri­al flow.

Ty­pi­cal ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons and so­lu­ti­ons in­clu­de:

• Pro­fi­le and over­hang mo­ni­to­ring
• Op­ti­cal area mo­ni­to­ring
• Ma­te­ri­al flow mo­ni­to­ring
• Pre­sence de­tec­tion of va­rious ob­jects on con­veyor belts and trans­port equip­ment
• De­tec­tion of trans­pa­rent ob­jects
• Op­ti­cal da­ta trans­mis­si­on
• Col­li­si­on avo­idance and dis­tan­ce mo­ni­to­ring for cra­nes and rail-gui­ded ve­hi­cles

Sto­r­a­ge and Con­veyor Tech­no­lo­gy

Our op­ti­cal sen­sors and pho­to­electric sen­sors enable re­lia­ble de­tec­tion and mo­ni­to­ring of ob­jects and ma­te­ri­al mo­ve­ments in sto­r­a­ge and con­veyor sys­tems. They pro­vi­de pre­cise swit­ching si­gnals for a wide ran­ge of ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons, sup­porting re­lia­ble and smooth ma­te­ri­al flow.

Ty­pi­cal ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons and so­lu­ti­ons in­clu­de:

• Pro­fi­le and over­hang mo­ni­to­ring
• Op­ti­cal area mo­ni­to­ring
• Ma­te­ri­al flow mo­ni­to­ring
• Pre­sence de­tec­tion of va­rious ob­jects on con­veyor belts and trans­port equip­ment
• De­tec­tion of trans­pa­rent ob­jects
• Op­ti­cal da­ta trans­mis­si­on
• Col­li­si­on avo­idance and dis­tan­ce mo­ni­to­ring for cra­nes and rail-gui­ded ve­hi­cles

Equip­ment and Area Mo­ni­to­ring

Our op­ti­cal sen­sors and pho­to­electric sen­sors sup­port obst­a­cle de­tec­tion and the mo­ni­to­ring of de­fi­ned are­as in in­dus­tri­al fa­ci­li­ties. They pro­vi­de swit­ching si­gnals that can be eva­lua­ted by hig­her-le­vel sys­tems. De­pen­ding on the mo­del, our sen­sors fea­ture con­ti­nuous self-mo­ni­to­ring and can be con­nec­ted in cas­ca­ded con­fi­gu­ra­ti­ons.

Ty­pi­cal ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons and so­lu­ti­ons in­clu­de:

• Op­ti­cal area mo­ni­to­ring with self-mo­ni­to­ring, cas­ca­de-ca­pa­ble pho­to­electric sen­sors
• Cra­ne col­li­si­on avo­idance and dis­tan­ce mo­ni­to­ring with self-mo­ni­to­ring sen­sors
• Mo­ni­to­ring of ma­chi­ne are­as and equip­ment con­di­ti­ons