Leuze’s Sensor People are introducing two new sensor series in stainless-steel housings: the strong wash-down Series 35C and the sanitary Series 33C. They work well in production and packing processes that require a high level of hygiene. Production and packaging processes that are sensitive to hygiene have high demands on sensor technologies.
Devices must be robust, reliable and approved for direct food contact. With two new sensor series from Leuze in stainless-steel housings, manufacturers can play it safe: thanks to its smooth housing with no mounting holes,
- Series 33C is particularly suitable for applications in the food, beverage or pharmaceutical industry – even in production areas with unpackaged products.
- The 35C series is designed for robustness. It is ideal for high mechanical loads and intensive cleaning processes. The 35C series sensors are versatile can be used in the food industry as well as the automotive industry or machine tools.
Solutions for packaging processes
The two series each include diffuse, through-beam and retro-reflective photoelectric sensors. The 33C and 35C series range also includes special solutions for packaging processes. These include retro-reflective photoelectric sensors for glass and PET detection, sensors with background suppression for detecting small objects, dynamic reference sensors, and powerful through-beam photoelectric sensors for penetrating through plastic films. The new 33C and 35C series’ small housing size complements the 53C and 55C series’ stainless-steel miniature sensors.
Quickly up and running with Power PinPoint LED
The new 33C and 35C series from Leuze offer sensors with Power PinPoint LED for the first time. This light technology means the sensors can be aligned and set up quickly and easily. This is achieved thanks to a bright, round and homogeneous light spot. The size, shape and homogeneity of the light spot remain constant throughout the entire working range. Laser or infrared devices can also be used as an alternative to the Power PinPoint LED.
Completely sealed
In harsh environments it is often necessary to protect plastic bodied sensors with complex, specially manufactured and costly stainless-steel protective covers. Only then can they withstand the high-pressure cleaning regimes. This is not necessary with the 33C and 35C series’ stainless-steel sensors hence this reduces the system’s complexity, lowers installation time and thus reduces costs. The devices are designed for reliable operation in wet areas and during intensive cleaning processes and have Protection Classes such as IP67, IP68 and IP69K as well as ECOLAB, CleanProof+ and Diversey certifications
Smart communication
Another advantage: both series are equipped with IO-Link interface. This enables quick and easy configuration of the devices as well as diagnostic data that can be used to plan predictive maintenance.
