Manufacturers love established assembly line technologies not only because they produce expected results. But, also because they occasionally provide an unexpected benefit.
Whether fully automatic, semiautomatic or manual, almost every assembly system has some type of sensor for inspection, error-proofing or production monitoring. Thanks to new technologies, sensors are becoming smaller, more robust, more accurate and easier to integrate.
Assembly machines are dumb. They can only do what they’re told, over and over again. Without a sense of sight or touch, they can’t know if parts or pallets are where they’re supposed to be.
FLORENCE, KY—Balluff has just released its new object-detection sensor catalog. With more than 1,000 pages and new products, this new catalog contains Balluff’s complete sensor line, including photoelectric, inductive, capacitive, and magnetic cylinder sensors, along with accessories and cables.