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Idec Corp. is expanding its photoelectric (PE) sensor portfolio with the new SA1N series of space-saving subminiature PE sensors. The SA1N series provides high accuracy and performance, and<\/u><\/a> it is available in compact barrel and block form factors. For industrial equipment, the intersecting trends of increasing automation and reduced installation space mean that designers need compact and high-performance technologies for discrete sensing applications. General-purpose sensors simply don\u2019t fit, and other technologies such as fiber optic devices are more costly and require separate amplifiers which complicate installation requirements. Even as acceptable form factors shrink, there remains an escalating need for better accuracy, detection distances, and response times. Both versions are all-in-one devices with built-in amplifiers and sensitivity adjustment control. The barrel-mount version has a 3 to 50mm sensing range, while the block-type can detect over a 5 to 30mm sensing range. Both models are available in NPN or PNP light-on configurations, and both provide a rapid 0.5msec maximum response time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Idec Corp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/us.idec.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edited by Mark T. Hoske, editor-in-chief, Control Engineering, <\/em>WTWH Media,<\/em> mhoske@wtwhmedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1494,"featured_media":130769,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":""},"categories":[104040],"tags":[109340,110151,110155,110153,110152,110154],"class_list":{"2":"type-products"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSubminiature photoelectric sensors, high-accuracy, compact barrel or block style - Control Engineering<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.controleng.com\/products\/subminiature-photoelectric-sensors-high-accuracy-compact-barrel-or-block-style\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Subminiature photoelectric sensors, high-accuracy, compact barrel or block style - Control Engineering\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Idec Corp. is expanding its photoelectric (PE) sensor portfolio with the new SA1N series of space-saving subminiature PE sensors. 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