Panasonic Industrial Automation FD Reflective Type Fiber Optic Sensors
Panasonic Industrial Automation FD Reflective Type Fiber Optic Sensors offer reduced risk of breaking and bending during installation and tough, high-quality fiber in a reflective package type. The FD series features uniform beams at the fiber aperture for stable sensing. The stainless steel fittings used for fiber heads provide improved mounting strength and conform to RoHS. The comprehensive range of product types includes threaded, square head, cylindrical, sleeve, flat, small spot, narrow or wide beam, convergent reflective, liquid leak / liquid detection, and resistance to oil, chemicals, heat, and vacuums. Panasonic Industrial Automation FD Reflective Type Fiber Optic Sensors can be bent with precision and used on moving parts, all while offering high quality for applications.
Features
- Reflective type
- Tough, high-quality fiber
- Reduced risk of breaking and bending during installation
- Beams at the fiber aperture are uniform for stable sensing
- Stainless steel fittings used for fiber heads
- Conforms to RoHS
- Can be used for secondary batteries
- Improved mounting strength
Products Available
- Threaded
- Standard fiber, mounted using nuts
- With lens installable type, long-distance sensing and microscopic object sensing are possible by installing lens
- Protective tube and sturdy stainless jacket prevent disconnection
- Ideal for detecting presence of a workpiece
- Improved centering accuracy (FD-31/41/62/61/R60) - beam axis deviation kept within ±3° and beam axis centering accuracy kept within ±150μm
- Improved specularity (FD-31/41/62/61/R60) - high-precision polishing technique increases light intensity, enabling stable sensing
- High-precision positioning for coaxial type (FD-xGx)
- Square Head
- Compact, space-saving design brings clean installation on the side of a conveyor belt
- Reduces risk of tools and other objects catching fiber cable during installation
- Fiber can be installed at minimum pitch of 6.5mm (M3) or 8.5mm (M4) using needle-nose pliers
- Stainless steel (SUS303) body prevents damage due to over-tightening
- Standard lens outer diameter of ø4.3mm
- Cylindrical
- Slender shape can be mounted in narrow locations using set screws
- Line-up includes ultra-thin fibers with ø0.25mm in tips
- Tough fiber with built-in lens (FD-S34G)
- Sleeve
- Suitable for sensing in narrow locations and sensing minute objects because fiber tip is a thin sleeve
- 40mm sleeve type can be bent in any direction
- Detection of tiny chips - fiber can be installed with only the ø0.25mm in sleeve close to minute section
- Detection of fine-pitch connector pins - ultra-small diameter fiber with ø0.125mm in beam axis can detect insertion or bending of fine-pitch connector pins
- Flat Type
- Thin, rectangular shape can be installed in narrow locations
- Fiber offers good workability
- Can be mounted directly with screws
- Supplied with boss that allows for a single-mount point
- Fiber guide for additional space savings (FD-ZxHBW)
- Small Spot
- Sensing of minute objects can be performed by combining the fiber and spot lens
- Spot diameter can be changed
- Narrow Beam
- Not easily affected by surrounding obstacles, even in long distances, due to narrow beam
- Wide Beam
- Senses workpiece with indefinite shape or position in wide beam without missing
- Can be used to discriminate shape
- Convergent Reflective Type
- Fiber in which sensing distance is limited to specific range and is not easily affected by backgrounds
- Effective when a workpiece is accumulated or when the background is near
- Oil Resistant
- Fiber core will not harden or break, even in environments where oil is present
- Resistant to oil by using fluorine resin
- Cable protection with IP67 rating (FD-R61Y)
- Chemical Resistant
- Metal-free design
- With case and fiber sheath made of PFA, fiber can be used with various types of chemical liquids
- Full protection with IP68G rating (FD-S60Y)
- Heat Resistant
- Can be used under environments of -60°C to +350°C
- Joint type for wider workability available
- Vacuum Resistant
- Usable in high-temperatures of +300°C vacuum
- Highly resistant to repeated bending
- Liquid Leak / Liquid Detection
- Detects liquid levels in tanks or detects leaks in semiconductor device manufacturing
Accessories
Reduced Variation in Detection
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Published: 2023-08-31
| Updated: 2023-09-27