With the introduction of the GSX, the world's first combined fork sensor, Leuze is continuing its decades-long tradition as an innovator. Leuze invented not only the first optical label fork sensor with the GS05, but also developed the first ultrasonic fork sensor with the GSU14. With the company's latest innovation, the GSX, Leuze is completing its fork sensor product range by adding a combined model with both technologies.
Two in one: world's first GSX14E
The GSX fork sensor reliably, quickly, and precisely detects a wide range of labels, regardless of their material and surface characteristics. This increases the machine throughput and avoids downtime. Even labels made of inhomogeneous cavitated BOPP material can be reliably detected. The fork sensor is especially well suited for applications in which various types of labels need to be detected. Until now, this often required several different fork sensors. The user saves not only space, but also additional time and costs of installation. The new fork sensor can be quickly and easily set up via the teach button in order to teach the label-carrier combination.
IO-Link for easy configuration and recipe management
The new GSX fork sensor features an IO-Link interface.This serves to easily, quickly, and economically configure the sensor using remote teaching, or to lock the buttons. In addition, recipe management allows easy format changeovers, this means that re-teaching, of the sensor, is not necessary when changing reels to a different label format. The format is changed quickly by selecting the appropriate parameter set for the corresponding label. This parameter selection is directly carried out on the labeling machine via the HMI. It saves not only setup time, but it also increases the production volume and makes the system more economical.
