Panasonic Electric Works is offering a range of M18 style photoelectric sensors that uses visible Laser light as its light source. The highly visible laser light (class 1) allows the sensor to be easily aligned, while the small beam size is able to detect objects accurately. Housed in the industry standard M18 package the sensors are available in two formats, axial and radial. The radial versions allow the sensor to be mounted at 90º to the sensing plane.
Plastic and Metal versions are available with either a 2m cable or M12 connector and the following sensing types are available
Thru-beam Range Radial: 50m Axial: 60m
Retroreflective Range Radial: 9m Axial: 16m
Reflective Range Radial: 250mm Axial: 350mm
The supply voltage range is 10-30Vdc and both PNP and NPN outputs are available, with a switching capacity of 100mA. Environmental protection is to IP67 with an operating temperature range of -10º to 50ºC.