Wire Rope Sensor SX300 – Application Video Lock Gate

The extremely robust wire rope sensor SX300 by WayCon was developed specifically for measuring travel in hydraulic and telescopic cylinders. Using the SX300 when measuring the travel of hydraulic cylinders in embankment dam lock gates is now demonstrated in an application video.

Hydraulic cylinders open and close the lock gates and must sustain substantial water pressure in the process. The wire rope sensor is used to control and monitor the movem
ent speed and acceleration of the cylinders. The pressure-tight housing allows the sensor to be flange-mounted directly to the cylinder and the stainless steel measuring rope is simply secured to the piston. The sensor element, an absolute rotary encoder in the pressure-free range, provides precise information about the piston position with pinpoint accuracy and resolution.

Link to the video: https://youtu.be/NWjraXXY_Ng

Link to the product videos:
http://www.waycon.biz/products/product-videos/

Capacitive Sensors KS – contactless, precise, robust

WayCon Positionsmesstechnik is extending its product portfolio with a product series of KS capacitive sensors. These are used for contactless measurement using the capacitive principle. The sensor and the object to be measured form the “plates” of an electrical capacitator. The change in capacitance is measured and the electronics give 0…10 V analogue signals, which are proportional to the change in capacitance of the stroke. The measuring range of the KS sensors ranges from 0 to 10 mm, providing the highest degree of accuracy under a variety of operating conditions. The low carrier frequency enables measurements of materials from a microohm level to kiloohm level (μOhm cm bis > 1000 Ohm cm), without the need for specific recalibration.

The KS sensors are particularly useful in measurements of case hardened shafts in the engineering industry, as their fluctuations do not affect microstructural composition. It is virtually impossible to measure shaft displacement in the oil of a plain bearing using another method.

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Robust, simple, precise – the Draw Wire Sensor SX 300

With the SX 300, WayCon offers cylinder manufacturers a low-cost and easy-to-install way to measure the piston stroke of large cylinders

With the SX 300, WayCon Positionsmesstechnik has developed an extremely robust draw wire sensor especially for stroke measurement in hydraulic and telescopic cylinders. With a measurement range of up to 15 metres, the SX 300 is ideal for use in “large applications”, for example dams, sluice gates, drawbridges, cranes or when constructing wind turbines.

Thanks to its pressure-proof casing, the SX 300 can be mounted directly on the face of the cylinder. The stainless-steel measuring rope is simply attached to the piston and held tightly by a spring in the sensor. The sensor element, a digital encoder, is located outside of the pressure area and provides data about the position of the piston with the utmost precision and resolution. The output signals can be freely selected from SSI, Profibus, CANopen, Profinet or EtherCAT and therefore offer maximum flexibility in the selection of control concepts.

The dynamic and robust sensors also allow for fast cylinder movements, are designed for operating pressures of up to 300 bar and are suitable for ambient temperatures of -20°C to +70°C. As a consequence, and thanks to their reliability, they can be used in all industrial sectors. Traditional applications include, for example, stroke measurement of hydraulic weir gates or synchronisation monitoring of parallel cylinder arrangements.

Technical specifications of the SX 300 can be found here. For more Informations about Draw Wire Sensors follow the Link.

Flexible, precise, compact – LAS laser sensors

 

WayCon offers the correct laser sensor for all application areas and industries with its LAS sensors

With its LAS sensor series, WayCon Positionsmesstechnik GmbH offers sensors which can meet any specific requirement: whether extremely compact or specifically for black surfaces, for long range in small design, or to be universal and of good value. Thanks to the robust and compact design, measurements are possible even in the tightest spaces. The laser sensors are ideally suited for thickness measurements, quality control and process supervision in machine construction, automation, in chemical industry or medical technology.

Amongst other features of the series are the excellent measurement characteristics: dark objects are measurable, as are objects behind a transparent sheet, and highly accurate distance measurements are feasible on various surfaces. As the series includes point lasers as well as line lasers, measurements on uneven surfaces do not present any difficulty at all.

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