The latest addition to Leuze's electronic ultrasonic forked sensor range offers high processing speed and reliability, coupled with outstanding handling simplicity. The response time is just 100µs enabling operation at belt speeds of up to 240m/min, while the material-dependent repeat accuracy is as high as ±0.2 mm, even at a high dispensing rate.
The new sensor easily copes with standard and non-standard label types, making the IGUS 14B suitable for virtually any packaging/labeling application and every conceivable material combination of paper, film, metalized film labels or thin metal film on all kinds of different backing materials. The 'I' prefix for the new series indicates its integrated self-monitoring facility. The device is capable of indicating errors during teach-in and during operations (such as dirt accumulation or a changed signal threshold). This permits timely intervention or maintenance to be carried out, and so increases process reliability.
Another key benefit of the IGUS 14B is the Easy Teach function that very much simplifies the commissioning process, requiring only the single push of a button. This function allows the new ultrasonic forked sensor to independently recognise the signal level with which it is able to work. Also setting new levels of sophistication is the new auto level control (ALC) function which provides for maximum performance reserves through independent online optimization of the switching threshold. It is offered as an optional function by Leuze and is recommended particularly if minor material differences are anticipated in otherwise identical label types. In this case, slight changes in the signal level are recognized and automatically assimilated.