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News Release from: Balluff UK | Subject: TA12
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 February 2006
Explosion proof linear position
transducer
Balluff introduces explosion proof linear position transducer with field replaceable electronics - new design allows rapid repair without removing probe from hydraulic cylinder
Balluff introduces explosion proof linear position transducer with field replaceable electronics - new design allows rapid repair without removing probe from hydraulic cylinder Balluff has introduced its new Micropulse TA12, a non-contact linear position sensor with a compact, explosion proof housing
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 22 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Non-contact, wear-free magnetostrictive technology ensures long life and MTBF for maximum production uptime.
In the rare instance where the unit does require service, the TA12 incorporates its electronics and sensing hardware in a Rapid Replacement Module (RRM) that allows fast field repairs by the customer.
With the RRM, there is no need to break the hydraulic seal.
This eliminates fluid spillage and the need to bleed air from the hydraulic system after repair.
The Balluff Rapid Replacement Module allows a user to get production up and running quickly in the unlikely event repair is ever necessary.
The internal wiring space in the unit has been substantially increased so that the replacement module can be disconnected and removed without having to pull the power and signal cabling out of the transducer.
This saves significant repair time by eliminating the need to disassemble the rigid or flexible conduit connections to pull back the wiring.
The TA12 maintains the circular six-bolt mounting pattern and overall housing dimensions of the previous generation product from Balluff, ensuring easy backward compatibility with existing installations.
Additionally, the new Micropulse TA12 offers a greatly expanded array of control signal interface options, including analogue voltage and current, start/stop pulse digital, synchronous serial digital, digital quadrature, and digital field buses such as Profibus and CANbus.
On all analogue voltage and current versions, the linear stroke range and the location of the zero and span points can be user-adjusted in the field using a simple, two-button, removable programming tool.
This feature allows the unit, once installed, to be quickly fine-tuned to the exact requirements of the application without the need for delicate screwdriver-adjusted zero and span potentiometers.
Balluff are the UK subsidiary of Balluff and Co, Neuhausen, Germany, and are a leading manufacturer of a wide range of inductive, photoelectric, capacitive, magnetic field sensors as well as multiple limit switches, linear position transducers and RFID identification systems.
Balluff products for OEM and factory floor solutions are used to control, regulate, automate, assemble, position and monitor manufacturing, assembly and packaging sequences for a wide range of industries including automotive, material handling, packaging, food and fluid power.
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