Always on track with smart bks+ web edge sensors

By updating its bks+ ultrasonic web edge sensors, microsonic packs maximum performance into a compact, rugged housing.

Dortmund, December 2024 – The new bks+ web edge sensors are equipped with the latest IO-Link version 1.1.3. This enables seamless integration into modern production environments and further optimises monitoring of the material position. The web edge sensors offer a wide working range of 12 mm or 40 mm.

The web edge sensors enable non-contact web guiding of highly transparent films, paper and other sound-impermeable materials such as corrugated cardboard, textiles or rubber. When used in dusty and dirty environments, the robust sensors are clearly superior to optical solutions. The position of the web edge is crucial for the web guide control and for ensuring that the material web always stays ‘on track’. The ultrasonic web edge sensors monitor the material position with the highest precision, enabling real-time adjustments, e.g. for battery films.

The IO-Link interface enables the seamless exchange of process and service data between the system control and the bks+. Commissioning, operation and maintenance of the machine or system are simplified; performance and availability are increased. The ultrasonic web edge sensors are preset and ready for immediate use.

Further information: www.microsonic.de/en/bks+

About microsonic: microsonic is a globally recognised specialist in ultrasonic sensors for applications in industrial automation technology and industrial vehicles. A large number of patent applications and a constantly growing assortment of products are witness to the power of innovation at microsonic.

Examples are ultrasonic double-sheet control systems that work with no calibration at all, label sensors that use special teach-in methods to be able to detect even critical labels and splices at high transport speeds, and ultrasonic proximity switches with switching frequencies of up to 250 Hz.