Heinxs Laser Displacement Sensor Application Case | How to Distinguish Workpieces of Different Sizes at One Station

Product Application Overview

Laser displacement sensors are applied in assembly line equipment for automotive parts production.

Process

An automatic assembly (pressing) machine is an industrial automation device that efficiently assembles raw materials or parts into more complex assemblies. To ensure stable operation of the assembly equipment and improve production efficiency, careful consideration must be given to sensor selection during equipment design and development.

Application Case

Some steps in automotive parts assembly equipment require manual handling (contacting, sorting, gripping, moving, placing, etc.) of parts for loading and assembly. Smooth, highly reflective metal objects, dark target objects, and product fixtures of different sizes and shapes pose even greater challenges. So how to quickly detect and prevent errors? How to distinguish product fixtures of different sizes and shapes at the same station? How to improve detection stability and production efficiency?

Here, the customer chose the Heinxs HL-S series CMOS laser displacement sensor, which reliably detects dark and highly reflective target objects; provides analog output to accurately distinguish multiple product fixtures of different sizes; and offers high detection accuracy, improving production efficiency and reducing commissioning costs.

Product Advantages

1. High-power laser sensor, Class 2 laser, capable of solving difficult detection and measurement applications;

2. Sensitive buttons, simple and convenient operation;

3. Dual output: switch output and analog output simultaneously;

4. Detection accuracy up to 0.01 mm;

5. Triangulation measurement principle, detection distance from 25 mm to 600 mm;

6. Fast response: response time selectable from 2 ms to 5 ms.