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Banner Engineering Corp.: Photoelectric sensors

Banner Engineering (Minneapolis, MN) has announced new Mini-Beam® and Q45 Universal Voltage photoelectric sensors. Operating at 24 to 250V ac, 50/60 Hz or 12 to 250V dc, these sensors are designed for applications such as palletizers, conveyors, packaging machines, feeder bowls and material hoppers.

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The Q45 series is well-suited for sensing in contaminated areas and for long-range sensing. The Mini-Beam's sensing modes include: retroflective, proximity, wide-angle diffuse and convergent beam.

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