OPTEK DEVELOPS WIDE-GAP EMITTER-SENSOR PAIR FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

“This device is designed for ease-of-use in industrial applications,” said Roland Chapa, OPTEK Technology’s Assemblies Business Unit Director. “The emitter and sensor housings are color-coded and the components are easily panel mounted with standard connector fittings, making this emitter-sensor pair ideal for applications such as assembly line and machine automation.”additional applications for the wide gap optical sensor include non-contact interruptive object sensing, equipment security and machine safety.The wide gap optical sensor components are mounted in threaded color-coded housings; the LED (white housing) and phototransistor (black housing) are designed for easy panel mount through a 12mm (0.473”) hole, with a corresponding nut included for each housing. The emitter-sensor pair is designed to electrically mate with a Molex 03-06-2023 connector with either male (for the LED) or female (for the Sensor) pins. The emitter uses an LED with a 935nm peak wavelength, matched to a silicon phototransistor (sensor).