Cognex, on March 2013,
released its DS1100 laser-displacement sensor that would define object’s proper
shape. Since it is effective in providing accurate height, length and width of
a particular object, laser-displacement sensor becomes perfect to be used in
food and beverage industries.
“For example, it can provide
the volumes of products such as cookies and donuts on the line,” says Bob
Tremblay, former applications engineer and current manager of product marketing
for Cognex.
“Since the sensor also can
describe object shape, it’s used on bottling lines to check the seating of the
caps.” “Present/absence of height change makes it much simpler to determine
that,” Tremblay says.
“In the past, with
optical-character recognition, [this application] was a lighting nightmare,”
Tremblay says.
Keyence would use this IL
Series laser displacement sensors for palletizer, packaging and stacker
machinery. “The IL Series can provide
stacking device counts and identify stacking disturbances through the
non-contact detection, providing reliable detection regardless of color changes
in the targets,” according to a spokesman.
Hence, to conclude,
displacement sensor technology is garnering significance in various industry
verticals. This emerging technology would prove to be immensely beneficial in
certain sectors such as food & beverages. Also, a latest report by AMR
provides a detailed information Global Proximity and Displacement SensorsMarket and helps to understand its scope and growth trends.
