Laser senses targets up to 10m away

Laser retroreflective sensors deliver a high power and small beam size for a wide range of applications in pharmaceutical, semiconductor, material handling and packaging.

The new World-Beam QS18LD Laser Diffuse and QS18LLP Laser Retroreflective sensors from Banner Engineering Corp deliver high-performance sensing with visible Class 1 lasers, tightly collimated sensing beams and extended sensing ranges.

Both models use the company's popular, compact World-Beam QS18 standard housing for the greatest mounting and application flexibility.

The QS18LD senses targets up to 300mm away, and pricing starts at $99.

The QS18LLP delivers reliable retroreflective sensing up to 10m, and pricing starts at $114.

"As the smallest, most cost-effective models in Banner's extensive laser sensor product offering, the QS18LD and QS18LLP offer tremendous application flexibility when laser sensing power and accuracy are required in a confined location," said Chris Dales, Research and Development Product Planning manager for Banner Engineering.

"Their visible Class 1 lasers deliver an extremely small effective beam for excellent optical performance throughout the entire sensing range - even long distances.

Applications.

The World-Beam QS18LD and QS18LLP are an excellent fit when high power and small beam size are important.

They are ideal for a wide range of applications in pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, semiconductor, material handling and packaging industries.

Examples include the following: * Detecting small transitions in a position control application.

* Verifying the presence and location of small holes in a drilling or stamping application.

* Sensing small parts in a conveyance application.

* Detecting features in an inspection application.

Several features of the World-Beam QS18 laser sensors make them particularly easy to install and use: * Retroreflective models polarize emitted light and filter out any unwanted reflections when detecting shiny objects.

* Crosstalk rejection algorithm protects against optical disturbance from adjacent sensors.

* Single-turn potentiometer on the back of sensor models allows user adjustment.

* Bright green and amber status LEDs are visible from 360 deg.

* Compact housing has popular 18mm threaded barrel and two side-mount holes.

* An extensive offering of versatile mounting brackets is available.

* Six connector options are available: 2m or 9m integral cable; 4-pin Euro-style or integral pigtail QD; and 4-pin Pico-style or integral pigtail QD.

Specifications.

World-Beam QS18 laser sensors feature 10 to 30V DC operation and complementary solid-state outputs: output is current sourcing (PNP) or current sinking (NPN) depending on model.

A family of easy-to-use sensors.

World-Beam Series sensors from Banner deliver a universal solution for sensor users who demand a wide range of available sensing modes.

They are easy-to-apply, easy-to-use sensors that resist environmental contamination from moisture, dirt, EMI/RFI and crosstalk.

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To request a comprehensive 24-page color brochure of the entire World-Beam family, please contact a local sales person or visit www.bannerengineering.com.

* About Banner - Banner Engineering is the world's leading manufacturer of photoelectric and ultrasonic sensors, vision sensors, fiber optic assemblies, electronic machine guarding systems and precision measurement systems.

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