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.

Marshall Wolf Automation, your industrial automation distributor, is your source for maintenance turnaround automation products.

As your one-stop shop for your maintenance turnaround automation products, Marshall Wolf Automation can supply your requirements for motors, variable frquency drives, all  types of sensors, industrial light towers, power supplies, gearboxes, and contactors.

Marshall Wolf Automation, is an authorized distributor for many automation manufacturers such as, Lenze AC Tech, Teco, Weg, Leuze, Baumer, Pepperl & Fuchs, Carlo Gavazzi, Patlite, Werma, and Bonfiglioli USA, just to name a few.

Sourcing maintenance turnaround products can be time consuming, costly and confusing.  Let Marshall Wolf Automation ease you through the process and save you money!

In addition to the huge product offering noted above, Marshall Wolf Automation offers a large variety of specialty automation products.  Please visit our user-friendly website at www.wolfautomation.com and consolidate your purchasing.

Please email any inquiries to sales@wolfautomation.com.

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.

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 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?

Nothing gets past these forks!  We're not talking eating here . . . we're talking about compact forked photoelectric sensors from Leuze Electronics. 

Precise and fast detection – even at high web speeds – and the reliable detection of a wide range of material combinations and surfaces. These are the criteria professional sensors must meet for labeling applications. And Marshall Wolf Automation, with Leuze sensors offer the right solution for every application with a wide line of different designs and operating principles, from light to ultrasonics.

The GS/61 series is designed for the detection of non-transparent labels.  It offers an accurate and reliable solution that allows for many characteristic variations.  This sensor is also the world’s smallest forked photoelectric sensor in industrial quality.  Read another interesting blog on safety and Leuze sensors!

With technical support on staff, a systems integration department and extended hours to serve you better - we strive to be the best in customer satisfaction - we want to be your go-to industrial automation distributor!  Call us today at 800-325-9653!

BASIC FEATURES:

• Fixed & Modular Units (programmable)
• 20 Safe Inputs (up to SIL3/IEC 62061)
• 4 OSSD Outputs (Cat 4 EN954/EN 13849-1)
• 4 Message Outputs
• 2 Clock & 2 Ground-Switching Outputs
• Data Stick for Config Storage
• MSIsafesoft Included
• Up to 10 Safe Expansion Modules

NEW in 2011

• Electronic adjustment via teach in and IO-Link
• Adjustment directly from system control
• Advanced detection of glossy or extremely dark objects
• More evaluation signals available
• 2 individual scanning ranges
• 2 switching outputs

The Leuze HRTR can help you in your application! Our in-house technical support can help you find the best model.