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The integrity of weld seams in pipes used to transport oil or gas across land or sea is ensured using x-ray testing. The x-ray test systems used for this require precision control of the distance between the x-ray source and the surface of the pipe because this is critical for …

To ensure that sealed cardboard cartons have the required number of tinned food cans inside them, a packaging company trusts Contrinex’s analogue inductive sensors. Using an analogue sensor enables this final pre-shipment quality check to process different sizes of can as well as manage with different material grades of can. …

Cotton spinning machines use a robotic vacuum cleaning system to prevent lint build-up on machinery and product. To ensure the vacuum cleaning robot does not collide with the spinning machine, a Contrinex Background Suppression photoelectric sensor detects their presence. Customer Application Lint is generated from the process of spinning cotton …

Clear plastic thermoformed tray bases are increasingly commonly used in the packaging of a wide variety of products. However, they pose a challenge for the high-speed automated packaging leading Contrinex to develop a unique family. of sensors. Contrinex’s small C23PA transparent-object sensors with their patented UV technology easily detect each …

Automated presence and position checking of tools reduces the setup times for hydraulic presses, improving machine availability and utilisation. Customer application The automotive industry uses automation extensively and an automobile manufacturer wanted to automate the presence and position checking of tools within their hydraulic presses. The conventional downward-acting hydraulic presses …

An electronic equipment manufacturer needed to improve the reliability of the detection system fitted to their Printed Circuit Board reflow oven. Long-distance inductive sensors from Contrinex provided a simple solution that reliably detected PCB’s leaving a reflow oven to trigger transfer equipment that moves the board automatically to the next …

Modern tractors are complex, very flexible and capable machines which are constantly being developed over the century since they replaced the traction engine. Contrinex’s rugged inductive sensors, available from PLUS Automation, are utilised by a family of tractors that offer their drivers the choice between all-wheel steering for example on …

A manufacturer of automated laboratory equipment for in-vitro diagnostics trusts the long operating distance and high resolution of Contrinex’s reflex photoelectric sensors, available from PLUS Automation, to detect which end a cap is fitted on a blood testing vial which is a small glass test tube. Customer application To automate …

Contrinex Smart Sensors, available from PLUS Automation, offer a low-cost single sensor solution for condition-based monitoring of critical rotating machinery. They are able to monitor multiple parameters in real-time, including unexpected levels of vibration, increased bearing temperature or irregular radial deflections of a shaft. These highly versatile sensors provide a …

Wind turbines contributed 24% of the UK’s energy in 2020, with 13% of the UK’s energy use being supplied from turbines sited offshore. This success relies upon the performance and reliability of the wind turbines being able to operate in remote and highly demanding environments. Turbine rotation velocity is a …