AS2100 Accurate Distance Sensor

The AS2100 Accurate Distance Sensor is an improved replacement product for the now-retired AR2000.

A highly accurate laser distance sensor, the AS2100 is designed to work well outdoors, in bright lights, and even on difficult hot or dark surfaces. It provides superior accuracy at long range, can measure natural targets up to 100 m away, and reflective targets up to 500 m away with an accuracy of +/- 1 mm.

The AS2100 has a Class 2, red, visible laser diode for simple aiming and setup. The spot size starts at 0.15 in. and grows to only about 2 in. at distances of 100 m. Larger targets may be necessary at longer distances.

With a maximum measurement frequency of 250Hz, these sensors excel in distance measurement applications with bright, dark, hot, and textured surfaces.

The laser works well for a wide variety of applications and industries, including:

• Metal production applications, for example controlling fill level for steel and iron, cut to length applications for steel and aluminum, and dimensional measurements of hot materials.  
• Transportation industry applications, for example, positional measurements during materials handling processes; crane positioning; trolleys and vertical lifts positioning; and flood gate position measurements in dam operations.
• Process control applications, such as cut to length measurements (steel & lumber industries), diameter and width measurements of rolls (paper & steel), length/width positioning measurements for sorting applications, and more.
• Fill level measurement applications, such as silo level measurements & controlling the filling and pouring of steel and iron.