Contrinex introduces stainless-steel M18 photoelectric sensors

Contrinex’s new stainless-steel-bodied M18 photoelectric sensors from Plus Automation are said to offer best-in-class sensing distances, with exclusive Contrinex ASIC technology, IO-Link connectivity and competitive price is carried across from the plastic-bodied range.

The plastic sensors have quickly become popular, being both robust and compact at only 37mm long. The stainless-steel versions are also only 37mm from their shatterproof PMMA optics to the end of the M12 connector.

All versions of the Ecolab-approved sensors, resist washdown and process fluids and offer industry-leading sensing distances across sensing technologies: reflex 7m, diffuse 1.2m, background-suppression 250mm and through-beam 30m.

The stainless-steel bodied versions provide enhanced robustness for environments where mechanical shock and excessive vibration are encountered for only a +6% price premium over the plastic-bodied sensor’s highly competitive price.

Further expanding Contrinex’s extensive range of sensors with IO-Link, the digital communication protocol is provided free of charge to enable real-time access to process data and functions such as user-configurable outputs, sensitivity adjustment, event flags, dual-channel operation and sensor temperature measurement.