Electronics & sensors
Short cycle times, high gripping dynamics and maximum reliability: the demands placed on gripper systems in automation are increasing, which means that monitoring of the grippers is becoming increasingly important.
Electronics & sensors - Keep an eye on your components!
So that your processes run stably and safely, sensors and accessories make it easier, for example, to inspect a piece or sprue during injection mold removal. For maximum safety when it comes to, for example, monitoring active gripper components, such as pneumatic cylinders, guide blocks or grippers. The additional flexibility is provided by various magnetic field and proximity sensors, which we provide with either a PNP or NPN switching output. FIPA miniature light sensors use the reflection principle for reliable optical part detection. It does not matter how and where it’s mounted or whether it’s light or dark switching. Regardless of which material you detect: an LED always indicates the switching status. If you are looking for a solution that combines sensor signals with other signals via an AND/OR logic function, inverts signals or converts them from PNP to NPN, then our range of signal transmitters solves these problems directly on the gripper to save space. The range is covered by two to twelve-sensor signal inputs. More inputs can be realized by cascading multiple FIPA sensor relay switch boxes.
Sensors by FIPA
Monitoring active gripper components, such as for example, pneumatic cylinders, guide blocks or grippers: FIPA offers a diverse range of magnetic field and proximity sensors with PNP or NPN switching output. Perfectly adapted to the FIPA construction kit system, sensors for gripper components ease the control of parts and sprues, for example, for grippers used in injection molding.
Cables & plugs by FIPA
Weather- and oil-resistant FIPA PUR connection cables for linking vacuum switches, sensors or ejectors with M8 or M12 jacks or plugs with different pole numbers.
Reflective sensors by FIPA
Any mounting position, light or dark switching: FIPA miniature light sensors use the reflection principle to safely detect parts optically. Reflective sensors of the LT19 series also detect transparent plastic workpieces. All models have an LED for displaying the switching status. A broad range of fittings makes integration with FIPA grippers simple.
Signal transmitters by FIPA
Bundle sensor signals, link with other signals using the AND/OR logic function, invert signals or implement from PNP to NPN – FIPA signal transmitter models execute such tasks directly on the gripper while saving space. The series offers a range of two to twelve sensor signal inputs. More inputs are possible by cascading multiple FIPA sensor relay switch boxes.
