Now available with stroke, angle, speed and position sensors
Ideally suited for industrial applications, also as a replacement for costly sensors with metal housing
At Automatica 2014 from 3rd to 6th June in Munich in Hall B5 on Stand 208B CHERRY Industrial Solutions will present its modular sensor system. In addition to the successful modular speed sensors for electric drives and industrial automation applications, the company will show new modular stroke and angle sensors. The modular system uses proven single-chip sensor devices with a standard and fully-integrated magnetic circuit from the automotive sector of the parent company which are tailored for industrial applications. The results are well-engineered sensor products with a simple design that deliver a very high performance at a cost-effective price.
The idea stems from the discount store model: The customer can choose from several predefined configurations, which can be manufactured quickly. Arno Erzberger, Product Manager at CHERRY explains “Predefined samples for testing are available at short notice”. Thanks to standard elements and interfaces the sensors allow a variety of customized solutions.
The modular speed sensors have been available for some time and have shown how you can make successful products through a combination of flexibility of customer interfaces, high performance but simple design plus short-term availability with low investment costs for the customer.
The modular system has now been extended with stroke and angle sensors to meet the risen demand for actuators. Those actuators are mostly based on an electric, hydraulic and pneumatic concept and are used in automation, drive, vehicle steering and actuator applications.
To achieve a better performance with actuators, a conventional open-loop controller isn’t sufficient anymore as normally a closed-loop control is created which requires the use of a sensor.
The stroke and angle sensors benefit from small package sizes, so they can be used in very small spaces. The operating temperature range is -40 up to +150 degrees Celsius and meets minimum IP67. Angle sensors are freely programmable from 0 – 360°. The freely programmable measuring range for the displacement sensors ranges from 5 mm up to 45 mm. A special version with a measuring range of 25 mm for electric and hydraulic drives is immediately available.
With sensors from Cherry safety-critical systems can be engineered in compliance with SIL. The new displacement and angle sensors are designed and built, so that the required parameters for SIL-applications are available. For example reliability values have been optimized and are on hand. Also, the system can have the required diagnosis capabilities. Furthermore, all sensors are available fully redundant.
The electrical interfaces are available for simple protocols like 4-20 mA, 0-10 V, 2-10 V, 0,5 V – 4,5 V and PWM, for classic data protocols such as RS485 and SPI, as well as for demanding bus protocols like Open-CAN, Profibus, automotive CAN, PSI5 and SENT.
About CHERRY
CHERRY is a registered brand of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Under the CHERRY product brand, the Electronic Systems business unit develops and produces components for industrial and household applications, as well as computer input devices.
ZF is a global leader in driveline and chassis technology with 122 production companies in 26 countries. In 2013, the Group achieved a sales figure of about €16.8 billion with approximately 72,600 employees. In order to continue to be successful with innovative products, ZF annually invests about 5 % of its sales (2013: €836 million) in research and development. ZF is one of the ten largest automotive suppliers worldwide.
