The latest addition to the extensive and award winning range of BAUMER Ultrasonic sensors is the UF200, a fast, ultra-flat and highly adaptive ultrasonic sensor. The design of this new sensor is another example of how Baumer continues to move the boundaries in terms of what is feasible in object detection and distance measurement. With merely 20.5 mm, the UF200 is the flattest ultrasonic sensor for front mounting with a very short blind range. With up to 2000 mm detection range, the UF200 is ideal for applications that previously failed due to insufficient installation space.
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The key features and benefits of this sensor have been acknowledged following a recent AutomationsBest award and another addition to Baumer’s impressive ultrasonic toolbox range which utilize NexSonic® technology. To optimize engineering freedom Baumer rethought the ultrasonic concept and fully exploited what is feasible in terms of electronic layout and programed algorithms.
The result of utilizing NexSonic® technology is an innovative sensor design with specialized ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) and dynamic signal evaluation that takes ultrasonic technology to the next performance level. This ensures the shortest blind range down to 10 mm and the fastest response times up to 10 ms, helping to ensure best-in-class performance. Add the smart filter functions via IO-Link and the choice of variable sonic cones (narrow, medium or wide) and you have a sensor which can be easily adapted for a wide range of ultrasonic sensing applications.
In point level detection applications, the intelligent disruption filter ensures that agitators or other interfering objects will not impair the measurement result. This means a single sensor will reliably fulfil several application requirements and reduce the number of variants.