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PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS
A Photoelectric sensor is a device used to
detect the distance, absence or presence of
an object, as well as to distinguish different
items on the basis of their light absorption
and reflection properties.
A photoelectric sensor consists of an
emitter and receiver unit, coupled by either a
modulated LED or LASER light beam.
Photoelectric sensors are available in three
different functional types depending the
environment and the detection objects
physical properties: through beam,
retro-reflective, and proximity.
These sensors are ideal for generic industrial
applications such as counting, presence
control, or automatic positioning.
In addition, Datalogic offers solutions in
a variety of applications such as contrast
reading, distance and area measuring, as well
as luminescence and color detection.
