Miniature, Lightweight Sensors
Q2X Series Adds Two New Sensing Modes
Ideal for installation in precise machinery and tight industrial spaces, Banner's compact Q2X Series features two new sensing modes: Laser Measurement and Fixed-Field.
Laser Measurement
- Solve more applications with a full-featured, compact sensor that offers best-in-class 3-meter range
- Sense challenging targets like dark or shiny poly bags with a powerful infrared laser with superior excess gain
Fixed-Field
- Accurately detect targets with a single unit while ignoring objects beyond a fixed cutoff distance
- Fastest commissioning with no configuration or setup required
Choose Your Q2X Miniature Sensor
The Q2X Series offers unparalleled versatility and performance, boasting a wide range of sensing modes in a compact housing, ensuring it fits even in space-constrained locations. Small objects can easily be detected with short range models and large areas can be monitored with long range models. The Q2X series excels at detecting the most challenging targets, making it ideal for a wide range of applications.
Space-saving photoelectric sensor with short- and long-range models
- Install in small or constrained spaces, due to the sensor's compact housing design
- Precisely detect small objects using short-range models
- Sense across a larger area or mount the sensor up to 3.3 m away from the target using long-range models
- Solve challenging problems in many applications by consolidating to one sensor family with an array of sensing modes available
A Q2X fixed-field sensor can be fitted onto a labeling machine’s tamp head to sense targets at a fixed distance, regardless of the product’s color. The sharp 15 mm cutoff distance allows the tamp arm to lower to a consistent distance away from the target, even with products of differing heights. Once the tamp head is close enough to the product, it slows until it makes contact. It applies the appropriate amount of pressure to adhere the label, then rises to repeat the process.
The high excess gain of the adjustable-field Q2X allows it to reliably detect dark wafers. The tight minimum object separation can trigger the machine to move the next wafer into position as soon as the previous one is out of the way. And the small form factor easily fits into the machine without getting in the way.
The Q2X Laser Measurement sensor with adjustable background suppression can be taught to have a cutoff distance slightly away from the back wall allowing temporarily stuck packages to be ignored without disabling the entire chute. The built-in delay timing (available over IO-Link) can be implemented to wait until there is a real jam before shutting down the machine.
The Q2X polarized retroreflective sensor is small enough to fit inside many types of machines that cannot accommodate larger sensors. In addition to its reduced size, the sensor offers a fast response time of 600 μs, which ensures accurate positioning relative to the known speed of conveyors. By using retroreflective sensing, the Q2X can detect microwell plates of any color, shade, or reflectivity.
The miniature housing of the opposed-mode Q2X can be fit into most assembly machines. Once the Q2X is installed, its 4.3 mm effective beam can accurately sense whether the top cap of the strut is present; deciding if it can advance to the next stage of assembly.
Application Notes
- Accurate Positioning in Medical & Scientific Laboratories
- Dark Wafer Presence Detection
- Streamline Labeling Process with a Fixed-Field Sensor
- Reduce False Jam Detection
