Ultraflat Reflective Beam Sensor RLF24

Difficult operating conditions require extraordinary solutions. This applies especially for photoelectric sensors. With as little as 1,7mm thickness RLF24 is the world’s flattest reflective beam optical sensor.

MICROmote® - STM’s micro optical sensors with separate amplifiers have unrivalled optical performance in conjunction with the smallest possible body volume. With the latest ultraflat model RLF24 STM now offers yet another extraordinary sensor design from this product family for optical detection under difficult mounting conditions. With only 1,7mm body thickness (!) and side-looking configuration this sensor fits into the smallest gaps.

Its development was not only focused on saving installation space. This remarkable opto sensor has been uncompromisingly designed for precise optical detection. The RLF24 is unique in a number of technical characteristics from other optical sensors:

• The stainless steel body is mechanically robust and allows the sensor to perform under chemically difficult conditions.
• The special high flex sensor cables are able to withstand even extreme flexural fatigue stress and are therefore optimally qualified for the integration in moving machine parts such as robot grippers or motion systems. The low weight of the sensor means high acceleration forces won’t be a problem.
• Resulting from the high quality materials used the RLF24 is suitable for applications under Ultra High Vacuum or Ultra Clean Conditions.
• With direct reflection off a mirrored finish the signal stays largely independent of the object’s orientation.
• Also highly transparent objects generate a reliable reflection signal.
• There is no optical dead range. The operating range starts at 0mm.

RLF24 can be combined with all amplifiers from the STM MICROmote® family. Operation with customer’s electronic circuitry is also possible.

The RLF24 illustrates a feature that is true of an optical sensor designed by STM: Specific adaptations to individual applications can be implemented quickly and at very reasonable cost. Regardless of the adaption whether it is a variation of mechanical dimensions or a modification of optical characteristics, we can do it with ease.