PRODUCT REVIEWS Quality control sensor
SICK has launched its next-generation OD2000 distance sensor to deliver a versatile ‘ all-rounder ’ for multiple applications in metalworking production . The stand-alone , compact SICK OD2000 has been developed to provide a universal product family with minimal variants , while making configuration and parameterisation ‘ plug and play ’. With IO-Link as standard , the SICK OD2000 offers versatile machine integration possibilities as well as diagnostics / condition monitoring .
With a large measuring range of up to 1,200mm , as well as a measuring frequency of up to 7.5kHz , the OD2000 has been developed for wide-ranging positioning and quality control tasks in automated production and assembly , including robotics . Using its triangulation measurement principle , the OD2000 is designed to achieve high repeatability and linearity . It can detect small differences in height ( even in the micrometre range ).
SICK OD2000 distance sensor .
“ With five different measuring ranges of between 25 and 1,200mm , the OD2000 is ready to master any task including demanding , high-speed measurement regardless of surface , diameter , thickness or width . It is can also solve challenging background suppression applications where precise distance differentiation or small hysteresis settings are required ,” said SICK .
“ The price / performance advantages of the new SICK OD2000 family are expected to be especially welcomed by production teams , system integrators and machine builders , for example to provide level information on spools , coils and winding machines or for double layer detection in sheet-metal processes ,” it added .
The SICK OD2000 is ready to use outof-the-box with widely useable default settings . The on-sensor OLED display is designed to make parameterisation and adjustment quick and easy . Alternatively , set up via SICK ’ s SOPAS software has been enhanced with a new graphical user interface and a QUICK SET menu . Together with direct parameterisation via IO-Link , said the company , this is especially useful when mounting in hard-to-reach locations . Using IO-Link to access existing data also makes it easy to replace a sensor , should this be necessary , reducing machine downtime and preventing incorrect settings .
The OD2000 can send both adjustable analogue output ( mA / V ) and digital output signals . Smart point-to-point communication for Industry 4.0 integrations is enabled via the IO-Link interface , which also means the signal transmission and power supply can use a single cable . With IO-Link , the OD2000 can output process and diagnostic data for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance .
“ The universal concept will help to minimise inventories and ensure efficient ordering and delivery . The OD2000 is mounted in an instant and set-up is completed in next to no time . Machine builders will particularly welcome the OD2000 ’ s integration flexibility and communications versatility ,” concluded David Hannaby , SICK ’ s UK product manager for presence detection . Founded in 1946 , the company ’ s headquarters are at Waldkirch im Breisgau near Freiburg ( Germany ). n
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‘ Beyond manufacturing ’
EuroBLECH ( 25-28 October 2022 ) is Salvagnini has gradually eliminated routine the world ’ s largest sheet metalworking and repetitive tasks / activities with low added technology exhibition , featuring a clear focus value and increased the importance of on technological excellence . Salvagnini will operators to roles where they manage and present its latest innovations and a new control the machines and systems . The market , concept , oriented towards the future , at the which is increasingly oriented towards a maketo-order and just-in-time strategy against the event in Hanover , Germany .
“ Digitalisation , technological evolution backdrop of the recent pandemic , is continuing and the fourth industrial revolution have to push the Italian group in this direction . led to cultural and industrial changes . The
“ The technologies that we offer allow parameters have changed : we are more operators to produce only what is needed , interested in ideas than things , the mind more when it is needed , making the most of the than material , bytes more than atoms . We functionality of the machines which react have embraced this change : the concept of to everything happening around them , both ‘ Beyond manufacturing ’ represents exactly upstream and downstream , within the this synthesis between production and the production cycle . As sustainability is one of future . ‘ Beyond manufacturing ’ is a vision that the main Salvagnini keystones , all the systems goes beyond : beyond the image of the industry have been further evolved to run with the and mechanical processes , open to ideas , minimum consumption possible , reducing any thoughts , changes , challenges , mankind . It is kind of waste – whether it is of raw materials , a vision of the future consistent with the past supplies , quality , time or efficiency – and that merges with design , dialogue and active allowing operators to work with total safety consulting in the sheet metalworking industry . and ergonomics ,” said Salvagnini . It is a vision that is not just directed towards The company also pays close attention to sheet metal , but goes beyond it ,” it explained . consulting , sharing ideas and experience ,
and offering tailored solutions and services to meet all customers ’ needs . Its ‘ Beyond manufacturing ’ concept includes not only products but also pre- and post-sales services , designed to support customers in their path towards innovation , sustainability and continuous growth .
Salvagnini ’ s complete range of products will be exhibited at its booth in Hall 11 at EuroBLECH . Two panel benders , the P2 and P-Robot ( a new application that combines a P1 panel bender with a robot to autonomously produce both batches and single parts ) will be on display . The L5 laser system ; the B3 pressbrake and a flexible manufacturing system ( featuring an S1 punch-laser combi machine and a P4 panel bender ) will also be showcased . A wide range of handling devices and storage towers , as well as software ( modular and automated ) will be on the booth . Salvagnini will also present solutions beyond the 4.0 paradigm , with a variety of services exploiting advanced technologies for manufacturing optimisation and maintenance . n