Measuring Instruments

A build up of static electricity during the manufacturing process often results in poor final production quality and substantially lower output. To help detect and monitor this naturally occurring phenomenon engineers from SMC, the world's leading automation experts, have now provided the solution with the launch of their new IZD10 and IZE11 Electrostatic Sensor and Electrostatic Sensor Monitor.Originally developed to work alongside SMC's IZS31 Ioniser, the new electrostatic sensor and sensor monitor can accurately measure the potential levels of static before the introduction of any countermeasures and importantly confirm the effective performance of any countermeasures which have been introduced. The IZD10 sensor is currently available in two options depending on the magnitude of the charged object - ±0.4 kV at 25 mm, ±20 kV at 50 mm - with a detection distance between 10 to 50 mm and 25 to 75 mm respectively.Readings from the sensor are converted into a 1 – 5 V output which can be viewed on the extremely compact 30 mm square, IZE11 digital sensor monitor or other instrumentation for downstream analysis.With its red and green colour digital display, the sensor monitor can be adjusted to one of four different display patterns and it can be ordered with either NPN or PNP switch outputs and either 1 – 5 V or 4 – 20 mA analogue output specifications.