Training on Proximity Sensor

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What questions must ask a customer?

Voltage required - 24v DC, 220v AC
Nominal sensing distance - how many mm
Material will you sense - type of metal
Type of casing - metal, stainless steel
or plastic
Type of switch - NO or NC
Cylindrical or Square - sensing distance
Temperature in area -25 to 70 degrees
Connections -Cable or plug in

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 IP Ratings 1st digit 2nd digit

● The European
standard EN 60529
defines a coding
system (IP code) for
indicating the degree of
protection provided by
electrical equipment
enclosures against the
ingress of solid foreign
objects or water.

● The IP code comprises

2 characteristic
numerals (e.g. IP 55)

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 3 rd digit
IP Ratings

● The European standard EN

50102 defines a coding
system (IK code) for
indicating the degree of
protection provided by
electrical equipment
enclosures against external
mechanical impact.

● The IK code comprises 2

characteristic numerals
(e.g. IK 05)

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What is a proximity sensor?
Inductive Proximity Sensors are used solely for the
detection of metallic objects. – Metal Detector

Where do you use a proximity switch?

On any machine or electrical installation to detect
metal and send a signal back to the control circuit
or PLC

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What material must pass in front to switch?
Metal – sensing distances given are worked on
mild steel Magnetic fields from coil
Target (mild steel)

Operating principals?
As the metal object approaches the proximity
sensor the magnetic field length is shortened
through the target
Then it switches

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Why are there different front surfaces sizes?
The bigger the front surface the longer the sensing
distance on mild steel

What material are the bodies made of?

Many different material – chromed brass, plastic
and stainless steel

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Why are their different proximity casings?

Metal Mechanical strength
Plastic Mechanical strength not needed
Stainless Steel Food and beverage industry

What different voltages do you get in proxis?

Many different voltages 10 to 36v DC, 10 to 56v
DC, 24 to 240v AC/DC, 24v PNP, 24v NPN

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What type of connections do you get?

Fixed wired units

Plug in Units

Can you get proximity sensors with built in

LED’s?
Output state indicator

Output state indicator and power on

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What different sizes do you get?

Diameter 4.5, 5, 6,3, 8, 12, 18 and 30mm
Square 8x32,15x32, 26x26, 40x40 and 80x80mm

Check Catalogue for

sensing distances

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What is meant by a flush proximity?

The outer casing of the proxy is metal to the front
surface and can be put flush or level into a metal
plate or guards

What is meant by a non-flush proximity?

The back part of the proximity is metal or plastic but
the front sides are plastic

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What type of switching contacts do you get?
Normally Open (NO) Corresponds to a sensor
whose output changes to the closed state when an
object is present in the operating zone.
Normally Closed (NC) Corresponds to a sensor
whose output changes to the open state when an
object is present in the operating zone.
Complementary Outputs (NO + NC)
Corresponds to a sensor with a normally closed
output and a normally open output.

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What is meant by a PNP sensor? (24v DC)
Positive switching
Wire Colour
BN Brown Wire
BU Blue Wire
BK Black Wire

What is meant by a NPN Sensor? (24v DC)

Negative switching
Wire Colour
BN Brown Wire
BU Blue Wire
BK Black Wire

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What is meant by a PNP 4 wire sensor? (24v
DC) Wire Colour Positive switching
BN Brown Wire
BU Blue Wire
BK (NO) Black Wire
WH (NC) White Wire

What is meant by a NPN 4 wire sensor? (24v

DC) Wire Colour Negative switching
BN Brown Wire
BU Blue Wire
BK (NO) Black Wire
WH (NC) White Wire

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The standard IEC 60947-5-2 defines various sensing

distances, such as:
Nominal Sensing Distance (Sn)
Real Sensing Distance (Sr)
Usable Sensing Distance (Su)
Assured Sensing Distance (Sa)
Differential Travel (H)

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How does the sensing distance change with other

metals?
For the calculation of the assured operating distance for
different operating conditions, one must take into account
the correction coefficients that influence it.

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Does thickness of material make a difference?

Yes

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What temperature rating is a proxi?

- 25 to + 70 degrees celsuis

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Is the switching frequency on the sensing

important?
Only when the object passing in front of the sensor
is at high speed

Is overload and short circuit protection on 24v

DC important?
Yes you should advise customers it is available.

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What advantages do you have using 24 volt DC?

Shorter length -no rectifier from 220 AC to 24v DC
Safety voltage - below 19,2 volts
Lower cost
Safety

Protection against supply reverse polarity (+/-)

Protection against overload. (100mA)

Protection against short circuit

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What other devices do you get in the offer?

Flat Mounting brackets

Cylindrical bracket

Plug in leads

Angle brackets
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Range (Check Catalogue for details)
Plastic Cylindrical Diameter
8, 12, 18 & 30mm
Flush or Non Flush
(Check sensing distance and voltage)

Form E- 26x26, Form C- 40x40, Form D- 80x80

(Check sensing distance and voltage)

Metal Cylindrical Diameter

5, 6.3, 8, 12, 18, 30mm
Flush or Non Flush
(Check self teach)

Universal Classic – Block Type

(Check 5 position head)

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Range (Check Schneider Office)
Non Ferrous Offer

Stainless Steel Offer for Food & Beverage Market

Weld Immune Offer – Auto Industry

Self Teach Offer

Analogue Output Offer

(0 – 20 mA, 4 – 20 mA)

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What other different proximity switches do we
do?
Rotation control sensors - Under speed detectors
(Electrical device to protect mechanical structures)
Installed on mechanical side of:
Conical Crushers,
Conveyors,
fans V belts
abattoir chains
busses

Wired in a control circuit like a stop

button

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What other different proximity switches do we

do?
Weld immune proximity’s
Used on automotive production lines
Installed next to a welder
weld immune proximity not
affected by welding
magnetic field

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What other different proximity switches do we

do?
Analogue out proximity’s
(0- 20mA, 4-20mA or 0 – 10 volt output
Speed of roll
used on speed control changes as proxi
feeds back size to
VSD

NAMUR proximity’s
Low voltage (7 volt) proximity used in heating
applications where fires can occur

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What other different proximity switches do we

do?
Ferrous or non-ferrous proximities

Positioning proximity sensors

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What other different proximity switches do we

do?
Self teach proximity sensors

Positioning proximity sensors

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