End-of-travel monitoring on hydraulic cylinders

High pressure rated M8 and M5 sensors with small footprint

Balluff has expanded their proven product line of high pressure rated inductive sensors in M12 and M18 housings to include miniaturized form factors. Ideal applications for these 350 bar rated miniature sensors in M8 and M5 housings include industrial and mobile hydraulics as well as valve technology.

The new, miniaturized sensors, which are currently offered only by Balluff, open up a variety of new application possibilities for the user. Their compact size is ideal in miniaturized power units and valves as well as hydraulic block cylinders as used for example to actuate slides on injection molding machines.

The IP68 rated housing of these flush-mountable sensors is made of stainless steel, with a ceramic sensing surface. The sealing design is the same as for their tried-and-true M12 and M18 bigger brothers: here also a clever O-ring and support ring combination ensures high pressure resistance.

The new sensors, which offer a maximum switching frequency of 4000 Hz, are available in four versions, as PNP normally open/normally closed and NPN normally open/normally closed. Cable versions are also available on request. The sensors include an integrated LED function indicator and can be precisely set and positioned using the thread pitch.