Position monitoring of a crane boom

Robust K100 draw-wire displacement sensors monitor the position and boom length of cranes in order to detect critical situations at an early stage. The sensors have a compact design, allowing them to be mounted in the crane boom. Their long service life, high repeatability, and ideal price-performance ratio for series applications are particular highlights.

Micro-Epsilon wireSENSOR WPS-K100 sensors are ideal for monitoring safety-relevant parameters such as the length of a crane boom in order to calculate the load torque and the boom position for the prevention of collisions. This is made possible due to their robust sensor design with glass-fiber reinforced plastic and the separate spring and drum chamber, which ensure a long service life even in harsh ambient conditions. The OEM-compatible sensors can be adapted to the relevant measurement task with various modifications. This model also offers an optimum price-performance ratio for series applications. Further advantages for integration in industrial applications are easy handling, the compact design, and the wide temperature range from -40 °C to +85 °C. The sensor can be combined with a customer-supplied encoder for signal evaluation. Depending on the variant and on customer requirements, the signal output can be analog via potentiometer, current, or voltage or digital via CANopen.