Albert van Wyk has been appointed Vice President Contrinex Global Sales with effect from 1st August 2018. Based at the Group’s Swiss headquarters, he now leads the worldwide Contrinex sales channel with overall responsibility for Contrinex labelled distributors and the direct sales force. The Directors of Sales and Key Account Management and the Head of…
DetailsDuring high-speed production of retail items, a confectionery manufacturer conveys individual bags of candy to a pick-and-place packing robot for secondary packaging. A highly reliable diffuse-mode photoelectric sensor, mounted beside the conveyor, detects the presence of bags as they approach the packing station and inhibits the pick-and-place sequence if no bags are queued for packing.…
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Many of today’s industries and applications rely on photoelectric sensor technology. Contactless operation and long sensing ranges are ideal for numerous automation tasks, including in the packaging industry. With an integral IO-Link interface, Contrinex sensors bridge the gap between production machines and the digital world for the future industrial Internet of Things (IoT). Small, flexible…
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Swiss sensor specialist Contrinex has equipped its C44 inductive sensors with an IO-Link interface. These cubic devices with a rotatable head and IP68/IP69K protection rating offer extraordinary flexibility, long sensor life and IoT compatibility for a variety of applications. The rotatable head of C44 inductive sensors allows them to be turned in five directions, providing…
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Contrinex has published a new General Catalog 2018-2019 presenting not only the expanded sensor ranges, but also all current safety and RFID products in one volume. Many new products have been added, including the following highlights: INDUCTIVE SENSORS • Full Inox Chip-Immune • Full Inox Maritime DNV-GL Approved PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS • TRU-C23 UV Transparent •…
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The new function block library from Contrinex simplifies the integration of IO-Link read/write modules in RFID projects and thus reduces engineering time and costs. This library covers all the necessary functions for communication with a Simatic S7-1200/S7-1500 or equivalent PLC. The user can drag and drop the required IO-Link function block into the corresponding network…
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