Visitors to Micro-Epsilon’s stand will see a demonstration of the award-winning optoNCDT 1320 and optoNCDT 1420 laser displacement sensors. The speed, size, performance and ease of integration of these sensors is unrivalled in the market today. The sensors are suitable for a variety of medium-to-high volume applications in automation, machine building and systems integration. The sensors were recently recognised with the Red Dot Award Industrial Design 2016.
The scanCONTROL 2910-25 BL is a new high performance laser profile sensor with a sharp focused 10mm blue laser line. The sensor is suitable for applications where absolute precision is required on small or difficult-to-measure surfaces such as transparent plastic film, glass, red-hot glowing metals and organic materials. This compact sensor with integrated electronics measures at a rate of 1280 points per profile with a 10mm field of view for both Z- and X-axes, with an X-axis resolution of 7.8µm and a Z-axis reference resolution from 1µm.
The eddyNCDT 3100 represents a world first in eddy current displacement measurement. With its Smart Sensor Auto Calibration system, visitors can see how easily and quickly the sensor connects to the 3100 controller. All calibration data is then automatically uploaded from the sensor to the controller, with no need for lengthy calibration. All calibration data required for both ferrous and non-ferrous target materials is stored in the sensor before it is shipped.
The capabilities of the high precision, integrated capacitive displacement measuring system – the capaNCDT 6200 – will also be demonstrated on the stand by measuring the deflection of granite stone to nanometre accuracy. The capaNCDT 6200 comprises a control unit, demodulator and Ethernet interface that supports fast and easy configuration through a web browser.
For those with a need to measure colour, the stand will also feature the new colorCONTROL ACS7000, an inline high speed colour measurement system that measures the actual colour of the target by identifying their coordinates in the colour space. The system can be set up to continually monitor a production process and output the colour measurement via Ethernet, EtherCAT or RS422 and can also be taught pass fail/limits and then output out-of-tolerance alarms using digital I/O. Existing applications include automotive paint inspection, colour measurement of car interiors, coloured glass, transparent film and sheet production, printing, packaging, medical technology, food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and in the processing of plastics, food, wood, paper, veneer and textiles.
