Does your application require accurate line measurement and detection? This sensor is ideal wherever sizes and positions of stationary or moving objects are to be measured.

Our Leuze Electronics LPS series are available in standard or high resolution and offer you a great, low price!

Do you need a height profile? An additional encoder port supports calibrated 3D data! Robot guidance, volume measuring... there are a number of possibilities.

Marshall Wolf Automation is your authorized industrial automation distributor for the complete line of Leuze Electronics.

Learn more about the Leuze LPS line profile scanner.

Check out the Leuze Electronics CML 700 series! The fastest scan time in the industry means faster product speeds and higher efficiency for you.

Other features of this series of measuring light curtains include:

• Dead zone less than 1" total!
• Bar graph display for fast alignment
• Configuration of interfaces & outputs
• Status display of the beam states inputs, outputs
• Diagnostics
• Featured functions include: beam stream, blanking, web function, cascading, hole recognition, smoothing, beam functions, grouping and hold function.

Marshall Wolf Automation is your authorized industrial automation distributor for the complete line of Leuze Electronics!

Designed for efficiency, the product enhancements for the Leuze Electronics MLD Series  now has easy integrated laser alignment and flexible mounting.

OSSD Output indication gives a new multi-colored status indicator ring that is a practical aid for daily operation, displaying the OSSD state as well as the muting state that can be seen over long distances which is a clear advantage for smooth operation.   The combination of both these features, with the OSSD message output, direct and simple diagnosis is made possible both visually as well as via the downstream PLC.

Range reduction means the the user can switch the operating range and reduce it from 50m range to 20m.  This function is important if there is a potential of optical cross talk between adjacent protective fields, i.e. the transmitter of one system influences the receiver of an adjacent system.

Leuze USA has developed a reputation for providing high-technology value added products and outstanding customer support as a solution provider for a wide range of industries. Main applications are industrial automation, material handling, packaging, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and printing industries.

To learn more about how Leuze Sensors can your meet your sensor and automation needs, check out our website at www.wolfautomation.com, or call 800-325-9653 (WOLF). 

I often get questions regarding the different photoelectric sensing methods. This blog will discuss diffuse sensors.

Diffuse sensors use the target itself as the reflector. Detection occurs with the reflection of light off the object back to the receiver. This differs from through-beams and retro-reflective because those methods detect based on the interruption of the beam.

In a diffused situation the emitter sends out a beam of light, generally infrared, visible red or laser beam, which is reflected by the target when it enters the detectable area. The beam is diffused off of the target in all directions and part of that beam will return back to the receiver, which is inside of the same housing as the emitter.

A great example of diffuse sensors is bathroom sinks - your hands act as the target/reflector. When the sensor detects your hands it will turn the water on.

Diffuse photoelectric sensors have some limitations, due to using the target as the reflector. Non-reflective targets, such as matte-black paper, will have a significantly reduced sensing range compared to a bright white target.

Marshall Wolf Automation has a complete product offering of diffuse photoelectric sensors! We are authorized industrial automation distributors for:

• Autonics
• Baumer Electric
• Carlo Gavazzi
• Datasensor
• IDEC
• Leuze Electronic
• Pepperl+Fuchs
• Takex

It's easy to think of a manufacturer and instantly think of just one of their products. If you say AC Tech Lenze, I think variable frequency drives. If you say Leuze Electronics, I think sensors. If you say Schmersal, I think safety switches.

Of course, each of these manufacturers has a number of other products they sell.

In this blog I'm going to highlight Schmersal and their complete line of matching safeguarding solutions.

• Safety switches
• Speed control
• Emergency cable-pull switches
• Non-contact safety sensors
• Pulse-echo based non-contact safety sensors
• Hinged safety interlock switches
• Safety rated limit switches
• ASi Technology
• Fail-to-safe safety edges
• Safety pressure mats
• Safety light curtains and beams
• Safety controllers

Marshall Wolf Automation is your authorized industrial automation distributor for the complete line of Schmersal machine safeguarding products. We have in-house engineers to help you find the best products for your application!

The ROD 4 (plus) is designed specifically for measurement applications.

With high-speed measured data transmission, it is very effective for the measuring of 3D profiles. 3D measurement works reliably within a measurement range of up to 65 m, making it ideally suited for scanning heights of 200 – 3000 mm which are common in picking applications.

The greater the disparity in terms of shape and stability between different items for order picking, the more difficult it is to create automated solutions. The crucial issue is always whether the packing patterns generated using the robot or handling system is in agreement with what actually ends up on the pallet.

This is a question that can be answered by laser distance sensors ROD 4 plus.

Surface area distance sensors ROD 4 from Leuze electronic are ideally suited for a wide range of different applications in the field of warehousing and conveying technology. The ROD 4plus is a variant of this device designed specifically for measurement assignments. By ensuring high-speed measured data transmission, it is particularly suited for the measurement of 3D profiles which can be generated by relative pivoting or linear feed movements of the measured object or laser scanner. 3D measurement works reliably within a measurement range of up to 65 m, making it ideally suited for the scanning heights of 200 – 3000 mm which typically occur in order picking applications. The achievable degree of accuracy is ±15 mm in the X and Z position.

The measurement principle used is that of pulse propagation time, which transmits individual light pulses at short intervals. The time difference can be calculated between transmitting and receiving a light pulse to and from the object. Evaluation is largely independent of the reflectance factor of the scanned object. This allows products with optically problematical surfaces such as dark or shrink-wrapped objects to be reliably detected during order picking. Another characteristic feature of the ROD 4plus is its high degree of immunity to ambient light sources.

ROD 4plus distance sensors from Leuze electronic permit continuous monitoring of mechanically collated packing patterns to safeguard automatic order picking processes.

Call Marshall Wolf Automation today at 847-658-8130 or visit us on the web at www.wolfautomation.com.

The Leuze Electronics SLC 440 series of safety light curtains are ideal for hazardous point protection.

• Low space requirements
• Undisturbed access to the process
• Highest safety level - SIL 3/ PL e
• Safe detection of fingers, hands or limbs
• Shortest safety distances, very fast response time
• Large status indication
• Safe evaluation with output cyclic test

The Leuze Electronics SLC 440 series of safety light curtains also offer a new feature, double reset. How does double reset work?

As soon as a person enters a hazardous area the hazardous movement is stopped by interrupting the light curtain. To restart the machine the operator must first actuate the command device S2, located inside the hazardous are; then when he has left the are the operator actuates the command device S1.

Marshall Wolf Automation is your authorized industrial automation distributor for the complete line of Leuze Electronic safety products!

Leuze Electronics offers the ideal solution for bottle cap monitoring!

The Leuze HRTR 55 is a diffuse reflection light scanner. It can detect bottle caps with various structures and colors.

In addition, the Leuze Electronics HRTR offers:

• High chemical resistance
• Washdown rated design
• V4A stainless steel housing
• Compact housing
• Optimized background suppression

Marshall Wolf Automation is your authorized industrial automation distributor for a complete line of sensors and scanners!

The new benchmark in speed!

The innovative, new CML 700 family from Leuze is engineered with capabilities and performance far exceeding standard measuring light curtain products. Features like rear-side connection option, 2-line OLED display, and screaming fast 10µs per beam response time put the CML 700 in a class by itself. The rear side connection option reduces the measurement dead zone to an industry best 23mm when connecting segments together.

Combine this with the fast response time and gapless object tracking on conveyor systems is now possible.

The CML 700 is available with beam spacing of 5/10/20/40mm, measurement field lengths up to 3 meters, and operating ranges up to 6 meters. Beam analysis can be parallel, diagonal, or cross-beam. Available interfaces include analog, IO-Link , CANopen and Profibus.  Set up and operational control has never been easier, with the large and easy-to-read OLED display directly on the device. This 2 line display provides feedback on device alignment, configuration (including blanking zones), and device status.

A completely new generation of light curtains is now here; with all these groundbreaking functions and advantages included in the new CML 720 device.  Check out all of our light curtain products here!  Contact us at sales@wolfautomation.com to find out more about this innovative product from Leuze Electronics!

The double-sheet monitoring systems from Leuze electronic reliably prevent the infeed of multiple-ply sheets. This helps reliably prevent damage and the creation of scrap in paper and cardboard pile processing machines. The systems operate on the basis of different physical principles and cover practically the entire range of applications.

• Double sheet detection of
  • Paper sheets
  • Cardboard sheets
  • Films

Physical principles:

• Optical
• Capacitative
• Ultrasound

Working range:

• From 20 g/m² to 1200 g/m² (cardboard thickness 2 mm)
• Detection of 1/2 or 2/3 plies
• Outputs for single or double sheets
• Parameterization facility

Leuze Electronics and Marshall Wolf Automation - double the chance to get what you need, at a price that makes you happy with delivery times you'll smile about!  Call us today at 800-325-9653 (WOLF) - we're your do-it-all industrial distribution distributor!  Want more blogs about sensors?