All-steel sensors

Featuring all round high grade stainless steel construction, ifm electronic has launched a new range of inductive sensors aimed at the food industry. The threaded body and the sensing face form a seamless single piece of stainless steel resulting in, says the company, the best possible seal and ruggedness.

Significantly for food applications, these sensors will also detect stainless steel targets at long ranges, with no reduction compared to mild steel. This means, for example, that the M30 with a nominal 25mm range will achieve that full range on stainless steel. Ranges attainable with the other sizes are 12mm for the M18 and 6mm for the M12.