Balluff BMF 235 cylinder sensors

Balluff has announced the availability of teachable cylinder sensors for C and T slots.

For cylinders, grippers and valves a teachable magnetic sensor with two switch points can replace two standard sensors. For longer cylinders the additional switch point can be used for other purposes, such as for reducing the air pressure before the end-of-stroke position of the cylinder. IO-Link offers up to eight switch points along with individual hysteresis settings.

With a detection area of 60 mm, the BMF 235 sensor is best located in the middle of the cylinder offering the closest possible switch points. The teachable magnetic sensor for C-slots offers 10 mm more detection area than previously. In addition to eight switch points via IO-Link, the sensor features two teachable outputs.

Multiple connection options include PNP/NPN NO/NC and IO-Link PNP NO, with a 2 m pigtail cable with either an M8 or M12 connection.