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Magnetic sensors are used for the detection of positions without contact or wear and tear. They are used where very long sensing ranges are required. Since magnetic fields penetrate all non-magnetisable materials, the sensors can detect magnets through walls made of stainless steel, aluminium, plastic or wood.

In automation technology visions sensors are an integral part of assembly and manufacturing tasks as well as quality control. In a robust, industrially compatible housing, they combine lighting, lens, camera chip, evaluation and process connections for the integration in the higher-level controller. The O2D object recognition sensor with orientation-independent contour verification solves tasks like presence and position monitoring, quality control and sorting and counting tasks. It is ideal in applications where the object’s shape is repeatable and defined. The O2V object inspection sensor is used for presence and completeness checks, position, size and quality control, and sorting tasks. It is ideal for applications where the objects vary in shape, size or shade. Application areas of the O2I multicode reader range from product tracking and product control to product identification. The sensor can read 1D and 2D codes regardless of their position.

Horizontal alignment is an important requirement for reliable operation of plants and machinery. Inclination sensors are designed for angular position detection or levelling of mobile machinery as they measure the angle of the respective object in relation to gravity. For installation, no complicated, complex mechanical connections are required, so that sensor integration into the respective application is extremely simple. ifm provides inclination sensors in different versions and with different measuring ranges and accuracy grades depending on the requirements. Furthermore, the devices are available with different output options, e.g. CANopen, J1939 and IO-Link.