OPTEX FA offers the suitable FA sensors as well as LED lighting for the automotive industry.
Detecting passing (sensing)

Detecting engine block on the conveyer

  • Stainless steel housing sensor Z-M series works well in the environment that oils are splashed. In particular, the cable of the connector type model has oil-resistant PUR sheath.

Products
  • Stainless Steel Housing Type
    Z-M Series Excellent water and oil resistance! Ideal for automobile part processing lines and machine tools. ・30 m (through-beam type) sensing distance—the longest in class!
    ・Employs a low deterioration 4 element red LED for the light source
    ・Degree of protection: IP69K (cable type),
        Equivalent to IP67g (connector type)

Detecting existence of workpiece in the cell production line

  • Long range laser BGS sensor TOF-L series can detect objects at 4.5 meter long distance from the sensor head. It can be installed at the space over an operator’s head and won't bother an operator.

Products
  • Long-Distance BGS Laser Type
    TOF-L Series Long Sensing Distance BGS Sensor in Small Housing ・Sensing distance 4.5m Max.
    ・The world's smallest TOF sensor
    ・Stable detection at long distance

Inspection and Measuring (lighting)

Inspection of gears using backlight

  • Detecting chamfered surface at the edge of the gears utilizing backlight and machine vision.
    Narrow directivity angle type OPF series can provide clear edged picture without glare.

Products
  • Sensing LED Backlight
    OPF Series Selectable directivity angle with vivid contour extraction ・New 50 × 15 mm narrow directivity angle type
    ・Increased brightness compared with conventional models
        (narrow directivity angle type: 4×, diffuse type: 2.5×)
    ・Built-in “FALUX sensing” for long-term brightness stability

Inspection and Measuring (sensing)

Measuring length of the protruding pipe and height of the bolt

  • Measuring length of the protruding pipe and height of the bolt by LS series. Measurement at multiple point of the pipe protruding from the surface and height of four bolts can be done by one LS sensor because it can measure 2 dimension, height and width.

Measuring deviation of 2 belts pasted

  • Measuring deviation of 2 belts pasted together by LS series. You don't have to stop the production line when measure the deviation of 2 belts pasted together even if the belts vibrate in the measurement area of LS series.

Products
  • 2D Displacement Sensor
    LS Series High Resolution and High Speed 2D Displacement Sensor for Height and Width Measurement ・Linearity ±0.1% of F.S.
    ・Sampling period 0.5 ms (Max. speed)
    ・Superbly affordable 2D measurement sensor

Measuring position of the metal plate

  • Measuring position of the metal plate by CD22.
    By utilizing CDA (CD22 controller) and UC1 series (CC-Link communication unit), you can connect sensor to Mitsubishi MELSEC-Q/L series and setup, backup and measurement can be done easily and remotely.

Products
  • Compact Laser Displacement Sensor
    CD22 Series Smallest-in-class displacement sensor suitable for installation on robots ・Smallest-in-class 18 × 31 × 44 mm (W×D×H) body ideal for robot mounting
    ・High-precision measurement with repeat accuracy of 1 μm (CD22-15□M12)

  • Amplifier for Displacement Sensor
    CDA Series CC-Link communication and easy calculation ・Features a clear organic EL display
    ・Up to two displacement sensors can be connected
    ・Amplifier unit that can perform calculations and CC-Link communication

  • CC-Link Communication Unit
    UC1 Series Management and control of sensors over a network ・Compliant with Mitsubishi iQSS (iQ Sensor Solution)
    ・Remote controlling of fiber sensor and displacement sensor is possible
    ・Space saving installation reducing wires

Robot control

Robot handling and appearance inspection at assembly line

  • By installing area camera and ring lighting on assembly robot, robot vision and appearance inspection can be done at one time.
    Ring lighting OPR-SF series is 2.5 times brighter than conventional model without using strobe overdrive power supply.
    Generally, strobe overdrive lighting will be in short period like 1msec though, OPR-SF can be lit for 10msec up to 100msec so adjusting timing with camera shutter is done very easily.

Products
  • Sensing Ring Lighting
    OPR-SF Series Ultra-high-brightness ring lighting with no strobe power source required ・2.5 times the brightness of conventional products
    ・Easy camera and lighting synchronization adjustment with illumination
        control
    ・Temperature protection circuit for automatic shutoff with increased
        temperature

Positioning of robot arm

  • When you have to keep the robot arm in parallel with the surface of the objet, you can utilize 3 displacement sensor to measure the distance of 3 points (triangle) and keep the plane that the robot arm exit at parallel with the object surface.
    CD22 is small and light weight so it doesn't bother installing at robot arm.

Products
  • Compact Laser Displacement Sensor
    CD22 Series Smallest-in-class displacement sensor suitable for installation on robots ・Smallest-in-class 18 × 31 × 44 mm (W×D×H) body ideal for robot mounting
    ・High-precision measurement with repeat accuracy of 1 μm (CD22-15□M12)