Vision Sensor features IP68-rated camera.
Press Release Summary:
Including remote camera with separate DIN-mountable controller, PresencePLUS® Pro vision sensor features 20-pin removable terminal block, PresencePLUS software with 3-step point-and-click setup, and 14 configurable discrete I/O. Unit also offers direct connectivity to EtherNet/IP and ModbusTCP industrial networks, ActiveX utilities for exporting inspections, images, and results, and complete selection of lenses, lighting, brackets, and accessories.
Original Press Release:
Banner Sealed Vision Sensors Deliver the Functionality of Advanced Vision into Harsh IP68 Environments
MINNEAPOLIS, MN-April 10, 2007-Banner Engineering Corp. announces that the PresencePLUS® Pro vision sensor now features a compact, metal, IP68-rated camera, with the option of an integrated light or lens cover. The sealed, IP68-rated Pro accurately and reliably performs advanced machine vision inspections in challenging industrial and washdown environments. A sealed camera with a full-featured controller is priced as low as $2580.
"Our IP68-rated vision cameras allow them to be located anywhere that water, dust and other contaminants might normally be a problem for general vision products," said Dan Holste, director for Banner vision sensors. "Pair the camera with one of our powerful controllers featuring a comprehensive suite of inspection tools and you have an easy-to-apply, vision inspection solution of extraordinary sophistication for significantly less than comparable systems."
Applications
The rugged camera is designed for use in dirty industrial environments including automotive, assembly, printing, food handling and packaging. Examples include the following:
360° geometric fixture-free inspection
Error proofing
Assembly verification
Fast pattern presence/absence recognition
Flaw detection
Orientation confirmation
Sealed cap and flap verification
Fill level detection
2D and 1D bar code reading
Color verification and matching
The PresencePLUS Pro incorporates a remote camera with a controller. All controllers include the powerful suite of gray scale tools-including Locate, Pattern Find and Count, Geometric Find and Count, Edge, Object, Blob and Average Gray Scale-that deliver extraordinary precision and versatility, for the most demanding inspections. Color models also offer the Color Match tool to inspect for a specific color or color range taught to the sensor. Several features of the Pro make it particularly easy to set up and operate:
Compact camera with separate DIN-mountable controller
Convenient 20-pin removable terminal block
Universal PresencePLUS software with three-step point-and-click setup
Ethernet, serial and flexible discrete I/O in the same full-featured sensor
Direct connectivity to EtherNet/IP and ModbusTCP industrial networks
ActiveX utilities for exporting inspections, images and results
Live video without a PC
Remote TEACH
Fourteen configurable discrete I/O (NPN/PNP)
A complete selection of lenses, lighting, brackets and accessories
10 to 30V dc operation
A family of affordable vision sensors. Banner's PresencePLUS Pro and PresencePLUS P4 OMNI vision sensors deliver affordable full-featured image-based inspection capabilities-at an unprecedented price. The P4 AREA, P4 GEO, P4 EDGE and P4 BCR dedicated-function sensors offer specific tools for solving the most common inspection challenges. One reason Banner's PresencePLUS vision sensor products are so successful is because they share a user interface that many consider the easiest to use on the market today. It is available in nine languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. With the PresencePLUS's intuitive interface, even operators with only basic computer skills can easily set up an inspection.
About Banner Banner Engineering is the world's leading manufacturer of vision sensors, ultrasonic and photoelectric sensors, electronic machine guarding systems, fiber optic assemblies and precision measurement systems.
For further information, contact Banner Engineering Corp., 9714 Tenth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55441. PH: 888.373.6767 (Toll-free North America), or 001.763.544.3164 (International). FAX: 763.544.3213. Email: sensors@bannerengineering.com. E-commerce: www.buybanneronline.com Web: www.bannerengineering.com
To get answers to common questions about IP ratings, visit Q&A: IP Rating for Sensors. Download the Banner Vision Sensors and Lighting brochure, request a printed copy or call 1.888.373.6767.
For the entire selection of Banner sensing products, 2006-2007 Sensor Products catalogs are available free of charge. Download or request a catelog online at www.bannerengineering.com or call 1.888.373.6767.
