ASG offers spring-loaded LVIT linear position sensor

May 18, 2017

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Moorestown, NJ. H.G. Schaevitz LLC Alliance Sensors Group has introduced its first spring-loaded LVIT (linear variable inductive transducer) device. The LRS-18 Series sensors are contactless devices designed for dimension or position measuring applications in factory automation and in various industrial and commercial applications such as automotive testing, MIL/aero test stands, robotic arms, and packaging equipment, where the sensing element cannot be attached to the object being measured. The company says existing technologies with similar electrical specifications are 9 in. long to measure 1 in.; the equivalent LRS-18 is only 4 in. long.

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Features include contactless operation that prevents internal wearout from dithering or rapid cycling and an M18 x 1 threaded aluminum or stainless steel body with mounting nuts. Ranges extend from 12.5 to 100 mm (0.5 to 4.0 inches). Maximum tip force on the item being measured is 1 pound.

LRS-18 sensors have a 19-mm (0.75-inch) diameter aluminum or stainless steel body with an M18 x 1 thread and come with two hex jam nuts for easy installation in place of an 18-mm analog proximity sensor. These sensors use a 0.25-inch diameter probe equipped with an AGD No. 9 contact tip, and are offered with either an axial cable or a connector. Operating from a variety of DC voltages, the sensors are available with a choice of four analog outputs, and they all include ASG’s proprietary SenSet field calibration feature.

http://alliancesensors.com/lvit-linear-position-sensor-spring-loaded-lrs-18-series

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