Sensores de lata corta

• The original 200 series short can sensors are still available and are the obvious choice for replacing existing sensors where no problems have been encountered.
• The 387 series sensors are designed to cope with a wide range of punch materials, including ceramics and nickel based carbides.
• The 487 series is our latest range of short can sensor that includes the advantage of diagnostic software for ease of installation, running confidence and fault diagosis. Easy upgrade from 287 series sensors.

MAXIMUM RELIABILITY, MINIMUM DOWN-TIME

Sencon Metal Discriminating Sensors are fully encapsulated in non-hygroscopic materials and are designed to be highly resistant to shock, vibration, coolant oils and humidity. They also employ custom-fabricated titanium sensing face protection plates to withstand hydraulic abrasion and provide maximum durability in the demanding bodymaker tool environment. With no need for adjustment or monitoring, Sencon Short Can Sensors keep machine downtime and maintenance needs to a minimum and so help to promote optimum productivity.

EXTENSIVE TESTING

Sencon has extensively tested and evaluated carbide wall-ironing punches. These punches use various binder materials—most commonly nickel and cobalt, as well as other elements such as chromium and iron — to obtain the desired mechanical properties for the punch. The mixtures and compositions of these materials impart differing magnetic properties to the finished punch tooling.

An increasingly diverse range of punch types is now available, and material compositions often display subtle variations which may affect short can detection capability. The 487 short can sensor can be optimized to a specific punch via a simple push button or PC interface.

• Simple cable connection, can be wired directly to the press control system – no control module needed
• Standard sensor case design similar to 287 series sensors makes upgrades easy
• Optional client software allows the sensor to be interrogated and set up via PC
• The Punch Discrimination Packs (PDP) can be selected via a push button connected to the sensor cable

PUNCH OPTIMIZATION

487 series sensors can be optimized to a specific punch in the bodymaker via push button or client software, this optimizes the sensor to the specific punch’s magnetic properties and mounting distance. Instead of having a specific sensor which is calibrated during manufacture to a generic target material, the 487 can be optimized to the unique set of circumstances for each bodymaker.

DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE

The optional client software allows easy set-up and fault diagnosis. The interface displays punch signal information which enables ease of installation, running confidence, and fault diagnosis.

FIELD UPDATES

The 487 can be field updated with “Punch Discrimination Packs” (PDPs); software packs that enable the sensor to work with different punch materials. This offers canmakers the opportunity to buy once and remain flexible to tooling changes in the future.

These sensors are used with a Bodymaker Control Module which communicates with the press control system to discriminate between aluminum can stock and a range of punch materials, including ceramics and nickel based carbides.

• Copes with a wide range of carbide punch materials
• Sensor calibrates to the punch material when a new punch is fitted

OVERCOMING DIFFICULT PUNCH MATERIALS

Aluminum can stock is extremely difficult to detect on nickel carbide punches because the electromagnetic signatures are very similar. The 387SCT 'smart' sensor is ideal for this situation because it has a built in microprocessor that reads and stores the signal profile of each new punch fitted to the bodymaker.