All about Proximity Sensors & their advantages in the Manufacturing Sector
With enhanced automation of complex production systems, components that are able to acquire and transmit information in regards to the production process become necessary. Proximity sensors are the most basic data acquisition devices in automation that fulfill these requirements by offering information in the form of individual process variables to controllers. They evaluate such variables as length, force, pressure and temperature and identify proximity of an object without any physical contact. They come in several types, each with its exclusive advantages.
Inductive Proximity Sensors
Proximity switch inductive sensors comprise an oscillator, coil, detector and output circuit and can be used to identify metallic targets. In their operation, the coil produces a high frequency magn...