READY FOR ANY
APPLICATION
W16 AND W26 PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS
SICK’s W16 and W26 product families represent
a new generation of photoelectric sensors. The
company has streamlined its portfolio of object
detection sensors and improved the performance
of the individual products by introducing new
technologies. During the process of upgrading
the product families, SICK has focused primarily
THE HIGHFLIER IN OBJECT DETECTION.
14 MARCH 2018
SICK’s W16 and W26 product families represent
a new generation of photoelectric sensors.
In challenging situations, flexibility is what counts. The new W16 and W26 photoelectric sensors from SICK now offer everything you
need to make your job easier and your machine more reliable – each and every time. The “Blue Pilot” user feedback display combined
with a buffet style feature portfolio makes short work of all kinds of applications. What’s more, new groundbreaking optical performance
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makes detection of shiny, uneven, perforated, and transparent objects more reliable than ever before. Maximum performance
while keeping you in the pilot seat. For anything that comes your way. We think that’s intelligent. For more information please visit
www.sick.com/highflier or call 0800 222 278 (Tollfree).
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on improving usability and on developing a
completely new operating concept known as
BluePilot.
This new operating and display concept is an
assistance system that enables the sensors to be
set up easily, accurately and quickly. Depending
on the type of sensor, BluePilot sends a message
confirming the sensing distance that has been
selected and the reception signal. It also allows
different operating modes to be chosen.
A Highflier in Object Detection
As a result of SICK’s newly developed technologies,
the W16 and W26 sensors are application specialists
and can resolve almost any problem…however
complex. The patented TwinEye technology provides
the highest level of operational safety in the
case of high-gloss, contrasting and uneven surfaces,
using one sender and two receivers.
LineSpot technology ensures that perforated,
textured and – in particular - uneven objects can be
reliably detected. The light spot, which has been
extended to form a line, allows optical information
to be provided about irregularities, such as gaps or
rough surfaces.
In the case of transparent objects, ClearSens
technology gives the best perspective. If dirt produced
during the production process reduces the
amount of light emitted by the reflector, AutoAdapt
technology compensates for this by adjusting the
switching thresholds. This allows cleaning intervals
to be extended and the availability of the sensors to
be increased.
However, the new sensors are not only application
specialists. They also provide the input required by
every process chain on the route toward Industry
4.0. They are all equipped as standard with IO-Link
and, as smart sensors, they can play an active role in
end-to-end automation networks.
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