Product Application Book Encoders WE‘D LIKE TO SHARE OUR SUCCESS WITH YOU Encoders Product Application Book Encoders . TYPICAL APPLICATIONS . Subject to change without notice Typical applicatioNS TYPICAL APPLICATIONS This chapter describes typical ap- our varied product portfolio. The encoder application, other encoders can also plications for photoelectric sensors. types suggested have already been used present a better option. Should you need Arranged according to industry, you will in the application, however they are to be additional assistance with selecting one find application examples with a brief understood first and foremost as exam- of our products, our encoder special- description of the typical application as ples. Depending on the control concept ists around the world will be glad to well as a product recommendation from and the mechanical requirements of the advise you. 2 PRODUCT APPLICATION BOOK ENCODERS | SICK 8013466/2015-07-06 Subject to change without notice Typical applicatioNS Selection guide ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 4 Automotive and part supplier. .10 Warehouses and distribution centers . .24 Material transport vehicles, factory and Electrical data . .12 logistics automation. .25 Printing industry. .13 Food and beverage industry . .27 Electronics and solar industry . .14 Tire industry �����������������������������������������������������������������28 Port and crane industry. .16 Traffic systems. .29 Wood industry . .17 Packaging industry . .30 Plastics and rubber industry ��������������������������������������19 Machine tools industry �����������������������������������������������32 CEP (courier, express, parcel and postal services) �����20 Wind power . .35 Storage and conveyor systems �����������������������������������21 Cement industry. .36 8013466/2015-07-06 PRODUCT APPLICATION BOOK ENCODERS | SICK 3 Subject to change without notice Typical applicatioNS APPLICATIONS OVERVIEW Linear encoders with Incremental encoders Absolute encoders Wire draw encoders material measure or Page magnetic tape ore ore ore Pro C C C S ine ine L 34/ 35 40 36 50 60 60 60 70 L 60 36 36 S S 60 V60 S S S S S S M36 M60 S B B B F F G G FV60 M60 M90 H53 H53A ompact RS CS C C T T Eco C High K K TTK D D DKS D D D D D DK D A AF AH A A3M60 A A AFM60 AHM36 A A Automotive and parts supplier industries Speed measurement of belt for detecting circuit boards - 10 Height positioning of electrical overhead conveyor - 10 Speed measurement of electrical overhead conveyor - 10 Height positioning of scissor lift table - 10 Measurement of vehicle speed AGS - 11 Measurement of lift height AGS-fork - 11 Electrical data Speed measurement of asynchronous motors - 12 Printing industry Controlling the print head on ink jet printers - 13 Speed measurement for synchronization of machine processes - 13 Height positioning AGS fork for storage bay assignment - 13 Detection of steering angle - 13 Electronics and solar industry Height positioning of gripper for load-port feeding - 14 Monitoring the positions of wafer carriers - 14 Positioning of semiconductor chips in a bonding machine - 14 Collision awareness for automatically guided vehicle systems (AGS) - 14 Positioning a wire bonder - 15 Positioning of circuit boards under screen printing stencils - 15 Detection and identification of objects - 15 Monitoring and control of the saw-wire - 15 Port and crane industry Positioning of the traveling crane on a crane - 16 Monitoring of the crane winch - 16 Speed measurement on the crane drive - 16 4 PRODUCT APPLICATION BOOK ENCODERS | SICK 8013466/2015-07-06 Subject to change without notice Typical applicatioNS Linear encoders with Incremental encoders Absolute encoders Wire draw encoders material measure or Page magnetic tape ore ore ore Pro C C C S ine ine L 34/ 35 40 36 50 60 60 60 70 L 60 36 36 S S 60 V60 S S S S S S M36 M60 S B B B F F G G FV60 M60 M90 H53 H53A ompact RS CS C C T T Eco C High K K TTK D D DKS D D D D D DK D A AF AH A A3M60 A A AFM60 AHM36 A A Automotive and parts supplier industries Speed measurement of belt for detecting circuit boards - 10 Height positioning of electrical overhead conveyor - 10 Speed measurement of electrical overhead conveyor - 10 Height positioning of scissor lift table - 10 Measurement of vehicle speed AGS - 11 Measurement of lift height AGS-fork - 11 Electrical data Speed measurement of asynchronous motors - 12 Printing industry Controlling the print head on ink jet printers - 13 Speed measurement for synchronization of machine processes - 13 Height positioning AGS fork for storage bay assignment - 13 Detection of steering angle - 13 Electronics and solar industry Height positioning of gripper for load-port feeding - 14 Monitoring the positions of wafer carriers - 14 Positioning of semiconductor chips in a bonding machine - 14 Collision awareness for automatically guided vehicle systems (AGS) - 14 Positioning a wire bonder - 15 Positioning of circuit boards under screen printing stencils - 15 Detection and identification of objects - 15 Monitoring and control of the saw-wire - 15 Port and crane industry Positioning of the traveling crane on a crane - 16 Monitoring of the crane winch - 16 Speed measurement on the crane drive - 16 8013466/2015-07-06 PRODUCT APPLICATION BOOK ENCODERS | SICK 5 Subject to change without notice Typical applicatioNS APPLICATIONS OVERVIEW Linear encoders with Incremental encoders Absolute encoders Wire draw encoders material measure or Page magnetic tape ore ore ore Pro C C C S ine ine L 34/ 35 40 36 50 60 60 60 70 L 60 36 36 S S 60 V60 S S S S S S M36 M60 S B B B F F G G FV60 M60 M90 H53 H53A ompact RS CS C C T T Eco C High K K TTK D D DKS D D D D D DK D A AF AH A A3M60 A A AFM60 AHM36 A A Wood industry Height positioning of crane gripper - 17 Crane positioning - 17 Height positioning of hold-down arm for round wood sorting - 17 Saw-wire positioning - 17 Length measurement of the veneer material - 18 Plastics and rubber industry Speed measurement of film - 19 Speed measurement of roller conveyor - 19 CEP (courier, express, parcel and postal services) Speed measurement on the belt for ensuring equal object distances in a postal sorting system - 20 Speed measurement on the belt for speed control of the system - 20 Storage and conveyor systems Speed measurement and positioning at the transfer car - 21 Speed measurement and positioning of a storage and retrieval system - 21 Height positioning of a storage and retrieval system - 21 Speed measurement and positioning of the x axis on a tote shuttle - 21 Positioning a pallet shuttle - 22 Height positioning of the scissor lift table - 22 Positioning of roller conveyor in the contour measurement of the pallet loading - 22 Positioning of the lifting unit of a storage and retrieval system - 22 Speed measurement of the positioning unit on a storage and retrieval system - 23 Measuring the conveying speed of a roller conveyor - 23 Warehouses and distribution centers Positioning of storage and retrieval system and transfer cars - 24 Material transport vehicles, factory and logistics automation Height positioning of a storage and retrieval system - 25 Speed measurement of an automated guided system for switching the characteristic diagram of - 25 a safety laser scanner Height positioning of the forks of an automated guided system - 25 Safe speed measurement of an automated guided system - 26 Detection of the steering angle of an automated guided system - 26 Height positioning of the forks of a narrow aisle truck - 26 6 PRODUCT APPLICATION BOOK ENCODERS | SICK 8013466/2015-07-06 Subject to change without notice Typical applicatioNS Linear encoders with Incremental encoders Absolute encoders Wire draw encoders material measure or Page magnetic tape ore ore ore Pro C C C S ine ine L 34/ 35 40 36 50 60 60 60 70 L 60 36 36 S S 60 V60 S S S S S S M36 M60 S B B B F F G G FV60 M60 M90 H53 H53A ompact RS CS C C T T Eco C High K K TTK D D DKS D D D D D DK D A AF AH A A3M60 A A AFM60 AHM36 A A Wood industry Height positioning of crane gripper - 17 Crane positioning - 17 Height positioning of hold-down arm for round wood sorting - 17 Saw-wire positioning - 17 Length measurement of the veneer material - 18 Plastics and rubber industry Speed measurement of film - 19 Speed measurement of roller conveyor - 19 CEP (courier, express, parcel and postal services) Speed measurement on the belt for ensuring equal object distances in a postal sorting system - 20 Speed measurement on the belt for speed control of the system - 20 Storage and conveyor systems Speed measurement and positioning at the transfer car - 21 Speed measurement and positioning of a storage and retrieval system - 21 Height positioning of a storage and retrieval system - 21 Speed measurement and positioning of the x axis on a tote shuttle - 21 Positioning a pallet shuttle - 22 Height positioning of the scissor lift table - 22 Positioning of roller conveyor in the contour measurement of the pallet loading - 22 Positioning of the lifting unit of a storage and retrieval system - 22 Speed measurement of the positioning unit on a storage and retrieval system - 23 Measuring the conveying speed of a roller conveyor - 23 Warehouses and distribution centers Positioning of storage and retrieval system and transfer cars - 24 Material transport vehicles, factory and logistics automation Height positioning of a storage and retrieval system - 25 Speed measurement of an automated