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, by Steve Coulter Can you sense THROUGH metal?
A unique sensing function of the WSI-IP30 is the ability to project THROUGH various thicknesses of stainless plate to detect a variety of metal targets...
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, by Jim Ryan Nut Detection, Part 2
Today we have through-substrate detection. Part 1 is here. In this case we have a 5 mm prox operating as a probe, poking through a...
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, by Jim Ryan Nut Detection Challenge Pt. 1
Sensing a nut with an inductive prox is a challenge when the nut is fastened or clamped behind a metal sheet. How can I sense...
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, by Jim Ryan Eliminate Your Weld Cell Downtime
Since you clicked on this post, you probably have downtime headaches in your weld cells. Like all of our customers, you are extremely skeptical and...
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, by Steve Coulter Long Distance Edge Detection - in a harsh environment)
See this customer pic of the CUBE 40 in a heavy slag environment - it replaced a 40mm plastic cube sensor that was failing...
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, by Steve Coulter Why is SENSOR TRAINING important?
Why does your team need training on sensors? What kind of training? Sensor Training that Works! Often, maintenance techs learn about sensors on-the-job (or rather...
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, by Jim Ryan Why Use Metal-Faced Sensors that Fail? Use the Ones that Don't!
What is that picture above? Its the Weld Dynamix WSI stainless-faced inductive proximity sensor - half coated with ACTIVSTONE - an extreme-duty coating protecting it...
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, by Steve Coulter We copper-plated an inductive prox - guess what happened...
Years ago, someone (who shall remain nameless) told me that copper plating would solve a huge problem in the industry - preventing weld slag and...
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, by Jim Ryan Need to Use an Unshielded Prox for Long Range Detection? We Have Your Mount!
We also have your sensor. But let's focus on the mount. You need long-range detection, so you've selected a 30 mm unshielded prox. You want...
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, by Jim Ryan How Inductive Proximity Sensors Work - Part 2
Part 1 is here. It was a long post on the concepts. Today we take a look at one other thing about proxes: hysteresis. Hysteresis...
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, by Jim Ryan How Inductive Proximity Sensors Work - Part 1
Proxes detect metals. They ignore non-metals. How? Let's get into it. This will be a short series of posts. This first post presents the basic...
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, by Jim Ryan Customer Uses Our Mount and Sensor Cleverly
What do you do when you are replacing a proximity sensor and mount that just kept failing but the location is one where the better...
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, by Jim Ryan In Weld Cells Today - Our Flat Pack Takes Abuse
As I mentioned, we are on tour of several factories this week, talking with several teams about their weld cells. Here are a couple of...
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, by Jim Ryan Training at FABTECH 2023
FABTECH is coming soon. Please stop by our booth: B20099. Right there at our FABTECH booth we will offer training on inductive proximity sensors. It's...
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, by Jim Ryan Colorful Plastic Proxes
They do look pretty, and I even wonder - do they taste sweet like candy? But why use plastic components in a weld cell? Won't...
