Food and beverage washdown
Cleaning with caustic and acid solutions occurs multiple times per day and traditional proximity sensors fail due to ingress and corrosion, resulting in unplanned downtime and reduced productivity.
The stainless steel housing and sensing face of ifm’s full-metal sensors are corrosion resistant, impervious to wide temperature fluctuations, and provide IP69K zero-leak design.
Machining
Cleaning with caustic and acid solutions occurs multiple times per day and traditional proximity sensors fail due to ingress and corrosion, resulting in unplanned downtime and reduced productivity.
The stainless steel housing and sensing face of ifm’s full-metal sensors are corrosion resistant, impervious to wide temperature fluctuations, and provide IP69K zero-leak design.
Welding and stamping
Impact and abrasion are main causes of sensor failure in the part loading process of resistance welding, shearing, and stamping applications. Weld slag buildup causes switching errors and reduces the life of traditional sensors.
The stainless steel housing of ifm’s full-metal proximity switches increases life-in-application by a factor of 15 versus plastic and PTFE-coated switches. The metal face, in particular provides high resistance to physical impact. Use of these products increases the maintenance and replacement interval and reduces corresponding costs.