Micromax Sensors & Automation World-Beam QS30 range

Micromax Sensors & Automation has added two mid-range adjustable-field sensors to Banner Engineering’s World-Beam QS30 family.

The QS30AFF400 foreground suppression sensor and the QS30AF600 background suppression sensor use linear imager technology to provide sensing for many industrial applications, including part-in-place detection, feeder bowl control and package detection on conveyors.

The QS30AFF400 offers foreground suppression to deliver detection of target objects varying in colour or shape when a fixed background is present. The QS30AF600 sensor provides detection of objects when the background condition is neither controlled nor fixed and it ignores objects beyond the sensing field cut-off.

The range for all models can be adjusted with a screwdriver potentiometer or via the remote teach wire input. Additionally, the sensors’ visible red LED sensing beam ensures easy sensor alignment.

The devices are available in a waterproof, epoxy encapsulated IP67-rated housing, making them suitable for use in harsh industrial environments.

The QS40AFF400 has an adjustable cut-off range of 50-400 mm, with a maximum sensing range of 400 mm for all sensor colours.

The QS30AF600 model delivers an adjustable cut-off range of 50-600 mm, with a maximum sensing range of 400 mm for the 6% black card sensor and 600 mm for the 90% white card sensor. The 6% black card sensor also offers a minimum sensing range - also known as the dead zone - of 30 mm.