Photoelectric Sensors / Laser Sensors
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Panasonic offers some of the smallest Photoelectric Sensors in the world and include sensors with or without a built-in amplifier. With advanced features such as background/foreground suppression to protect against unwanted detection and the choice of built-in amplifiers that provide the same high-speed response and built-in features that can be found in high-end Fiber Optic Amplifiers, Panasonic can ensure the highest quality sensing available to meet any application requirement.
- Industrial Sensors
- Photoelectric Sensors / Laser Sensors
- Sensor Options
- Wire-Saving Systems
- Micro Photoelectric Sensors
- Pressure Sensors / Flow Sensors
- Particular Use Sensors
- Fiber Sensors
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Amplifier Built-in Ultra-compact Laser Sensor
EX-L200
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The EX-L200, the one of the world’s smallest Laser Sensors with a built-in amplifier, is designed to detect minute objects with utmost accuracy. Despite its miniature size, the Thru-Beam Type (EX-L211) can detect minute objects with a diameter of just 0.3mm, and the Spot Reflective Type (EX-L221) can even detect gold wire whose diameter is a mere 0.01mm. To facilitate solving application tasks, these sensors come equipped with a Potentiometer and two indicator LEDs. For the Thru-Beam Type, reflective material on the receiver allows users to visualize the laser beam, easing beam-axis alignment.
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CMOS Type Micro Laser Distance Sensor
HG-C
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Housed in a lightweight but strong die-cast aluminum case, the compact HG-C Series pairs a highly precise CMOS Image Sensor with a newly designed optical system to achieve a smaller Sensor depth, as well as, highly accurate measurements in the order of 1/100 mm (0.0003 In.).
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CMOS Type Micro Laser Distance Sensor
HG-C1000L
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The IO-Link technology makes it possible to continuously collect and process data and to control the HG-C1000L. This allows users to implement predictive maintenance and to monitor the operation in machines and assembly lines. Processing the multitude of data requires users to invest know-how and time. To reduce the workload for the customers, Panasonic has developed a self-diagnosis function specifically for this sensor. This function sends sensor data via IO-Link to a higher-level fieldbus, thus informing about the state of the sensor directly. This way, the amount of production data and the work needed to analyze the data is reduced.
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Amplifier-separated Type Digital Laser Sensor
LS-500
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The LS-500 Series Amplifier-Separated Type Digital Laser Sensor offers high-class Laser Sensors able to detect very small objects with a processing speed of down to 60µs. The new full stainless steel M6 housing is robust and optimally suited for applications in harsh environments. The unique controller can handle Thru-Beam, Diffuse Reflection and Retroreflection Laser Sensor heads. All Sensors are equipped with two digital outputs, and cable-type Sensors offer an additional analog output, opening new dimensions in the detection of small objects.
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Digital Laser Sensor
LS-400
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The LS Series Digital Laser Sensor combines a highly focused, concentrated laser beam with a coaxial optical lens system to detect extremely small objects from long distances. This Series is particularly suitable for monitoring or detecting extremely small objects on a conveyor belt, for monitoring the sizes of objects and for monitoring edge positions in industrial production.
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Ultra-minute Photoelectric Sensor
EX-Z
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
At a thickness of 3mm, the EX-Z Series is one of the world's thinnest Photoelectric Sensors with a built-in amplifier which was achieved by utilizing a new Semiconductor packaging technology that does not use wire bonding. The compact design now makes it possible to install the sensors in narrow spaces that, in the past, could fit only a conventional fiber sensor head.
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Compact Photoelectric Sensor
CX-400 Ver.2
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
For the CX-400 Series, the user has a large selection of ultra compact Photoelectric Sensors at his disposal. The Series includes three thru-beam, five retro-reflective, four diffuse reflective and four trigonometric types with foreground/background suppression. With its new ASIC (application specific integrated circuit), the Sensors require up to 60% less energy than before.
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Amplifier Built-in Ultra-slim Photoelectric Sensor
EX-10S
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Like the EX-10 Series, with the dimensions of only 14.5 x 3.5 x 10mm, the EX-10S Series Amplifier Built-In Ultra-Slim Photoelectric Sensors are among the smallest and narrowest Sensors worldwide. This "S" version with a thinner beam allows the detection of small objects within a very narrow detection zone.
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Ultra-slim Photoelectric Sensor
EX-10
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
With dimensions of only 14.5 x 3.5 x 10mm, the EX-10 Series Ultra-Slim Photoelectric Sensors are among the smallest and narrowest Sensors worldwide. Despite their ultra miniaturized design, the maximum range of the Thru-Beam version is 1000mm yielding an exceptionally high performance. The EX-10 Series is available in two different basic designs, with a front sensing or side sensing light source, which additionally extends the mounting options in narrow spaces.
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Ultra-compact Photoelectric Sensor
EX-20 Ver.2
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Using a single chip optical IC, Panasonic created the powerful EX-20 Ultra-Compact Photoelectric Sensors, which are among the smallest Photoelectric Sensors worldwide and in spite of their miniature size, the Sensors incorporate a sensitivity adjuster. Since a red LED dot light source is used, alignment and confirmation of the sensing position is easy, even if very tiny objects have to be detected.
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Threaded Miniature Photoelectric Sensor
EX-30 Ver.2
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
With an M4 Thru-Beam Type and an M6 Reflective Type Sensor, the user has a series of Miniature Photoelectric Sensors at their disposal from Panasonic. In addition to being quick and easy to install, the EX-30 Series Sensors' integrated signal amplifier, stable mechanical properties, and robust, zinc housing make them attractive alternatives to Photoelectric Sensors with fiber cables.
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Convergent Reflective Photoelectric Sensor
EX-40
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The Convergent Reflective Photoelectric Sensor EX-40 offers reliable object detection in a limited area. Due to convergent distance sensing, the color or material of the object has almost no effect. Further, the background also has very little effect, enabling stable sensing.
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Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor
EQ-30
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The compact EQ-30 Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor is only 68 x 20 x 40mm but delivers amazing performance. Normal Reflective Type Sensors operate by sensing the variation in the amount of incident beam. However, the Adjustable Range Reflective Sensing Type Sensors, incorporate a 2-segment photodiode to sense variation in the incident beam angle. Thus, the output is activated according to the distance of the object from the Sensor. This system helps the EQ-30 Series to be unaffected by object color or a background, enabling stable sensing. The robust housing offers IP67 protection allowing the EQ-30 Sensor to be used in the most demanding industrial environments.
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Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor
EQ-500
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The EQ-500 Series Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor is a multi-voltage compact Reflective Photoelectric Sensor that can function with 24 to 240 V.AC and 12 to 240 V.DC, to operate with any power supply around the world. Background and foreground suppression (DC Types) and a long sensing range of up to 2.5m is a key characteristic of the EQ-500 Sensor. With an IP67 rating, the EQ-500 can be used in harsh environments prone to water or dust making stable sensing possible.
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Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensor
CY-100 SERIES
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
CY-100 Series Sensors are available as Thru-Beam, Retroreflective (with and without polarization filters) and Diffuse Reflective Types. Standard (Axial) and Side-View (Radial) Types are available, providing flexibility when mounting the Sensors. Moreover, all Sensors can be ordered as a cable type or with an M12 plug-in Connector.
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Robust Photoelectric Sensor
RX
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Sturdy Photoelectric Sensor made of die-cast zinc alloy.
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Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor
RX-LS200
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Panasonic's Die-cast Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor. The Sensor does not detect the background beyond the set point and the color or size of the object does not affect its sensing performance.
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Compact Multi-voltage Photoelectric Sensor
NX5
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The NX5 Series Compact Multi-Voltage Photoelectric Sensor can operate at 24-240VAC or 12-240VDC, which is suitable for supply voltages around the world. The long sensing range is most suitable for conveyor lines and parking loT applications.
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Slim Body Automatic Sensitivity Setting Photoelectric Sensor
SU-7/SH
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Slim Body Automatic Sensitivity Setting Photoelectric Sensor
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Wafer Mapping Sensor
M-DW1
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
To provide better safety and improved sensing accuracy, Panasonic studied the requirements for future Wafer Mapping Sensors to ultimately develop the LED Beam Reflective Type Wafer Mapping Sensor, M-DW1. This Sensor uses LEDs as a light source for safe operation and a 2-segment receiving element for higher accuracy in wafer detection.
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LED Type Wafer Alignment Sensor Controller
HD-T1
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The HD-T1 Series is a new Wafer Alignment Sensor that uses a safe red LED light beam, with a resolution of 30µm, to achieve the same high level performance as Laser Sensors. The HD-T1 Sensor is best suited to detect wafer eccentricity, notches and orientation flats. Using linear image Sensor methodology and high-speed sampling technology, a wide variety of objects can now be stably measured with great precision at ultra-high speeds. This CCD style Sensor is developed for use in almost all fields of industry, e.g. tire manufacturing or Semiconductor production (Wafer Printed Circuit Boards).
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Pipe-mountable Liquid Level Detection Sensor
EX-F1
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The EX-F1 Pipe-Mountable Liquid Level Detection Sensor can not only be easily mounted onto a pipe with just tying bands, but it requires minimal mounting space thanks to its' built-in amplifier and compact size. Positioning can also be easily changed with the release lever even after mounting.
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Water Detection Sensor
EZ-10
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The EX-10 is a special Thru-Beam Sensor that was designed for two purposes; to check fluid levels and to detect the level of liquids containing water. The emitter on the EX-10 Sensor uses a particularly strong IR beam to not only penetrate transparent, but also semitransparent or colored containers such as PFA packages or shampoo bottles. Also, the sensitivity of the Sensor is adjustable to allow it to focus on a target, such as distinguishing foam from liquid in drinks, as an example.
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Long Range & Wide Area Photoelectric Sensor
PX-2
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The advanced optical system of the PX-2 Series reduces the null zones in front of an automatic guided vehicle (AGV). The null zones on the sides are further minimized if auxiliary Sensors, which can be easily mounted with a Connector, are used.
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Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor
EQ-500
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The EQ-500 Series Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor is a multi-voltage compact Reflective Photoelectric Sensor that can function with 24 to 240 V.AC and 12 to 240 V.DC, to operate with any power supply around the world. Background and foreground suppression (DC Types) and a long sensing range of up to 2.5m is a key characteristic of the EQ-500 Sensor. With an IP67 rating, the EQ-500 can be used in harsh environments prone to water or dust making stable sensing possible.
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Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor
EQ-30
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The compact EQ-30 Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor is only 68 x 20 x 40mm but delivers amazing performance. Normal Reflective Type Sensors operate by sensing the variation in the amount of incident beam. However, the Adjustable Range Reflective Sensing Type Sensors, incorporate a 2-segment photodiode to sense variation in the incident beam angle. Thus, the output is activated according to the distance of the object from the Sensor. This system helps the EQ-30 Series to be unaffected by object color or a background, enabling stable sensing. The robust housing offers IP67 protection allowing the EQ-30 Sensor to be used in the most demanding industrial environments.
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Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor
RX-LS200
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Panasonic's Die-cast Adjustable Range Reflective Photoelectric Sensor. The Sensor does not detect the background beyond the set point and the color or size of the object does not affect its sensing performance.
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Amplifier Built-in Ultra-compact Laser Sensor
EX-L200
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The EX-L200, the one of the world’s smallest Laser Sensors with a built-in amplifier, is designed to detect minute objects with utmost accuracy. Despite its miniature size, the Thru-Beam Type (EX-L211) can detect minute objects with a diameter of just 0.3mm, and the Spot Reflective Type (EX-L221) can even detect gold wire whose diameter is a mere 0.01mm. To facilitate solving application tasks, these sensors come equipped with a Potentiometer and two indicator LEDs. For the Thru-Beam Type, reflective material on the receiver allows users to visualize the laser beam, easing beam-axis alignment.
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Amplifier-separated Type Digital Laser Sensor
LS-500
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The LS-500 Series Amplifier-Separated Type Digital Laser Sensor offers high-class Laser Sensors able to detect very small objects with a processing speed of down to 60µs. The new full stainless steel M6 housing is robust and optimally suited for applications in harsh environments. The unique controller can handle Thru-Beam, Diffuse Reflection and Retroreflection Laser Sensor heads. All Sensors are equipped with two digital outputs, and cable-type Sensors offer an additional analog output, opening new dimensions in the detection of small objects.
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CMOS Type Micro Laser Distance Sensor
HG-C1000L
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The IO-Link technology makes it possible to continuously collect and process data and to control the HG-C1000L. This allows users to implement predictive maintenance and to monitor the operation in machines and assembly lines. Processing the multitude of data requires users to invest know-how and time. To reduce the workload for the customers, Panasonic has developed a self-diagnosis function specifically for this sensor. This function sends sensor data via IO-Link to a higher-level fieldbus, thus informing about the state of the sensor directly. This way, the amount of production data and the work needed to analyze the data is reduced.
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CMOS Type Micro Laser Distance Sensor
HG-C
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Housed in a lightweight but strong die-cast aluminum case, the compact HG-C Series pairs a highly precise CMOS Image Sensor with a newly designed optical system to achieve a smaller Sensor depth, as well as, highly accurate measurements in the order of 1/100 mm (0.0003 In.).
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Compact Multi-voltage Photoelectric Sensor
NX5
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The NX5 Series Compact Multi-Voltage Photoelectric Sensor can operate at 24-240VAC or 12-240VDC, which is suitable for supply voltages around the world. The long sensing range is most suitable for conveyor lines and parking loT applications.
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Compact Photoelectric Sensor
CX-400 Ver.2
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
For the CX-400 Series, the user has a large selection of ultra compact Photoelectric Sensors at his disposal. The Series includes three thru-beam, five retro-reflective, four diffuse reflective and four trigonometric types with foreground/background suppression. With its new ASIC (application specific integrated circuit), the Sensors require up to 60% less energy than before.
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Convergent Reflective Photoelectric Sensor
EX-40
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The Convergent Reflective Photoelectric Sensor EX-40 offers reliable object detection in a limited area. Due to convergent distance sensing, the color or material of the object has almost no effect. Further, the background also has very little effect, enabling stable sensing.
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Cylindrical Photoelectric Sensor
CY-100 SERIES
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
CY-100 Series Sensors are available as Thru-Beam, Retroreflective (with and without polarization filters) and Diffuse Reflective Types. Standard (Axial) and Side-View (Radial) Types are available, providing flexibility when mounting the Sensors. Moreover, all Sensors can be ordered as a cable type or with an M12 plug-in Connector.
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Digital Laser Sensor
LS-400
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The LS Series Digital Laser Sensor combines a highly focused, concentrated laser beam with a coaxial optical lens system to detect extremely small objects from long distances. This Series is particularly suitable for monitoring or detecting extremely small objects on a conveyor belt, for monitoring the sizes of objects and for monitoring edge positions in industrial production.
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LED Type Wafer Alignment Sensor Controller
HD-T1
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The HD-T1 Series is a new Wafer Alignment Sensor that uses a safe red LED light beam, with a resolution of 30µm, to achieve the same high level performance as Laser Sensors. The HD-T1 Sensor is best suited to detect wafer eccentricity, notches and orientation flats. Using linear image Sensor methodology and high-speed sampling technology, a wide variety of objects can now be stably measured with great precision at ultra-high speeds. This CCD style Sensor is developed for use in almost all fields of industry, e.g. tire manufacturing or Semiconductor production (Wafer Printed Circuit Boards).
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Long Range & Wide Area Photoelectric Sensor
PX-2
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The advanced optical system of the PX-2 Series reduces the null zones in front of an automatic guided vehicle (AGV). The null zones on the sides are further minimized if auxiliary Sensors, which can be easily mounted with a Connector, are used.
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Pipe-mountable Liquid Level Detection Sensor
EX-F1
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The EX-F1 Pipe-Mountable Liquid Level Detection Sensor can not only be easily mounted onto a pipe with just tying bands, but it requires minimal mounting space thanks to its' built-in amplifier and compact size. Positioning can also be easily changed with the release lever even after mounting.
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Robust Photoelectric Sensor
RX
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Sturdy Photoelectric Sensor made of die-cast zinc alloy.
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Slim Body Automatic Sensitivity Setting Photoelectric Sensor
SU-7/SH
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Slim Body Automatic Sensitivity Setting Photoelectric Sensor
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Threaded Miniature Photoelectric Sensor
EX-30 Ver.2
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
With an M4 Thru-Beam Type and an M6 Reflective Type Sensor, the user has a series of Miniature Photoelectric Sensors at their disposal from Panasonic. In addition to being quick and easy to install, the EX-30 Series Sensors' integrated signal amplifier, stable mechanical properties, and robust, zinc housing make them attractive alternatives to Photoelectric Sensors with fiber cables.
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Ultra-compact Photoelectric Sensor
EX-20 Ver.2
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Using a single chip optical IC, Panasonic created the powerful EX-20 Ultra-Compact Photoelectric Sensors, which are among the smallest Photoelectric Sensors worldwide and in spite of their miniature size, the Sensors incorporate a sensitivity adjuster. Since a red LED dot light source is used, alignment and confirmation of the sensing position is easy, even if very tiny objects have to be detected.
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Ultra-minute Photoelectric Sensor
EX-Z
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
At a thickness of 3mm, the EX-Z Series is one of the world's thinnest Photoelectric Sensors with a built-in amplifier which was achieved by utilizing a new Semiconductor packaging technology that does not use wire bonding. The compact design now makes it possible to install the sensors in narrow spaces that, in the past, could fit only a conventional fiber sensor head.
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Ultra-slim Photoelectric Sensor
EX-10
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
With dimensions of only 14.5 x 3.5 x 10mm, the EX-10 Series Ultra-Slim Photoelectric Sensors are among the smallest and narrowest Sensors worldwide. Despite their ultra miniaturized design, the maximum range of the Thru-Beam version is 1000mm yielding an exceptionally high performance. The EX-10 Series is available in two different basic designs, with a front sensing or side sensing light source, which additionally extends the mounting options in narrow spaces.
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Wafer Mapping Sensor
M-DW1
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
To provide better safety and improved sensing accuracy, Panasonic studied the requirements for future Wafer Mapping Sensors to ultimately develop the LED Beam Reflective Type Wafer Mapping Sensor, M-DW1. This Sensor uses LEDs as a light source for safe operation and a 2-segment receiving element for higher accuracy in wafer detection.
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Water Detection Sensor
EZ-10
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
The EX-10 is a special Thru-Beam Sensor that was designed for two purposes; to check fluid levels and to detect the level of liquids containing water. The emitter on the EX-10 Sensor uses a particularly strong IR beam to not only penetrate transparent, but also semitransparent or colored containers such as PFA packages or shampoo bottles. Also, the sensitivity of the Sensor is adjustable to allow it to focus on a target, such as distinguishing foam from liquid in drinks, as an example.
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Industrial Sensors
Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America
Panasonic offers a wide variety of Industrial Sensors including, Area, Color Mark, Laser, Safety Light Curtains, Photoelectric and more.
