Springer develops a new flexible inductive guide
The latest generation of the SK-IDS series is focused on the essentials and offers a high degree of flexibility for various applications
Stuhr, 29.01.2021 - Springer has further developed and perfected the SK-IDS series with the new inductive pointing device. Springer's innovation is easy to handle, cost-saving and environmentally friendly. The extensive standardization and the modular principle reduce the effort and thus the costs already during the design phase. The disruptive geometry, designed to a minimum, results in a high degree of design freedom in tool and mold making. This is made possible, among other things, by the fact that the guide housing is free of mechanical components. The sensor cassettes are available in two versions and are screwed to the guide housings depending on the height. This flexibility enables simple, unmixed and therefore environmentally friendly separation.
The new series of rejectors with integrated sensor cassettes is extremely robust and is suitable for contactless detection of steel, stainless steel and aluminum. The safe switching distance from the edge of the guide is 10 millimetres. The teach-in process for the sensors can be carried out in a very short time using an easy-to-use teach function.
The IO-Link communication capability as a modern interface technology for factory automation allows process data to be read out and a diagnostic function for temperature, operating hours counter and switching cycles. This results in new design options with regard to predictive maintenance and thus the reduction of machine downtimes.
"With the pioneering generation of the SK-IDS series in a modular and compact design, the inductive sensor control units are focused on the essentials. This allows for an extremely high degree of flexibility in the various applications," says Uwe Springer, Managing Director of Springer GmbH.
The sensor surface can also be protected with a wear-resistant high-performance ceramic. Thanks to the anti-adhesion against welding spatter and the magnetic field resistance, the guide can also be used in fixture construction.
About Springer
The Springer Group, based in Stuhr near Bremen, is a technology leader and one of the leading manufacturers and developers of components and systems for press shop automation and car body construction. Founded in 2001, the company employs around 200 people at its Stuhr site and generated annual sales of 23 million euros in 2019. Springer holds more than 40 industrial property rights and is known in the market for its innovative solutions, particularly for the automotive industry.
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