At SPS 2024 in Nuremburg, Germany, Contrinex its innovative non-contact solution for double-sheet detection, a persistent challenge for manufacturers of formed metal parts in the automotive and related sectors. With a dedicated app that ensures rapid no-code set-up, Smart-Measurement Sensors distinguish with exceptional accuracy between single- and double-sheet conditions, in real time and without compromising the production process.
In the automotive metal-forming sector, with an increasing variety of steel- and aluminum-sheet thicknesses, double-sheet errors become more difficult to detect. This heightens the risk of tool damage if a heavy sheet-metal press attempts to form two or more sheets together. Specialist Smart-Measurement Sensors from Contrinex, not only sense the presence of a sheet of material in real time, but also detect a double-sheet condition, where two sheets adhere to one another.
Initial configuration of Smart-Measurement Sensors is straightforward and requires no coding. After installing a sensor, the technician simply connects it directly to the innovative hand-held PocketCodr configurator and uses the companion app installed on a mobile device to configure the material and thickness in use. After setting the switching points and verifying the configuration, connecting the sensor to the machine control system is simple, using industry-standard SIO or IO-Link communication protocols, without an external amplifier.
In many situations, installing and configuring new or replacement sensors leads to unwanted downtime and avoidable process inefficiencies. PocketCodr accelerates sensor-installation routines, minimizing lost time and maintaining optimal productivity. Coupled with the exceptional accuracy of Double-Sheet Smart-Measurement Sensors, it’s a winning combination that offers ultimate peace of mind in a highly cost-effective fashion.
About Contrinex:
Contrinex is a global technology leader for Smart Sensors for complex automation and smart factory applications.
With 50 years of experience in the field of intelligent sensing and identification solutions, our products are at home in the most demanding applications, and the tightest space constraints. Using real-time sensor data for IIoT and remote asset management is helping our customers to make faster and better decisions.
Since its foundation in 1972 by Peter Heimlicher, Dipl Ing ETH, Contrinex has grown from a one-man operation to a multinational group with over 500 employees worldwide. More than 12 subsidiaries cover the core markets in Europe, Asia, North and South America. n
Advantages at a glance
- Double-Sheet Smart-Measurement Sensors ensure contactless detection of unwanted double-sheet conditions, preventing costly press-tool damage.
- Non-contact operation extends sensor life by eliminating the risk of sensor degradation caused by repeated impacts with the workpiece,
- Full-Inox smart Sensors with one-piece V2A (AISI 304) stainless-steel housings are ideal for exceptionally harsh environments
- Innovative PocketCodr configurator, compatible with any IO-Link-enabled device, simplifies Smart Sensor configuration and commissioning
- Smart-Measurement Sensors are ready for challenging, complex industrial applications with minimal time needed for installation and configuration
- Multi-channel monitoring circuitry allows users to define multiple customized output thresholds
- Multi-functionality in a single sensor minimizes spares inventory, reduces variety and optimizes operational costs