BOS Q08M – First miniature through-beam sensor with pin-point LED

Homogenous light spot, long range

Balluff series BOS Q08M miniature photoelectric sensors in the rugged, block-style metal housing stand out with their compact form factor and high precision. They are used wherever components of light weight, small footprint and the greatest switching precision are required, such as on robot gripper arms and miniature grippers.

New in this mini-photoelectric family is a performance-enhanced through-beam sensor with pin-point LED. The sensor, which replaces the previous red light version, provides an absolutely homogenous light spot and a .2 meter extended range with generous performance reserves. The visible red light opens up new applications to the user which used to require laser sensors: Detection of especially small components as well as demanding positioning tasks. The BOS Q08M sensor features resolution of down to 0.4mm and switches at the precise same location every time even with laterally approaching targets.

It is available with NPN or PNP output, light-on or dark-on switching as well as cable or pigtail versions. A 3-pin M8 connector is used.

Complementing these new sensors is a new, patented clamp holder for fast, flush positioning of 8 x 8 sensors in aluminum extrusions. The holder, which fits both Item and Bosch profiles, is simply place directly in the slot from above and fixed flush in place with the turn of a screwdriver. Thanks to its bombproof mount, the miniature throughbeam sensor is now capable of applications which used to require fork sensors, especially where suitable intermediate sizes were unavailable.