{"id":1047,"date":"2019-01-21T03:56:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T21:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alliedelec.wpengine.com\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2021-12-01T08:45:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T14:45:39","slug":"inductive-proximity-sensors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.rs-online.com\/expert\/inductive-proximity-sensors\/","title":{"rendered":"About Inductive Proximity Sensors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_2,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Applications<\/h2>\n<p>In general,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliedelec.com\/proximity-sensors\/inductive-proximity-sensors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inductive proximity sensors<\/a>\u00a0are used any time you want to detect the presence of a metal in a particular location. The most common application for inductive proximity sensors is machine position verification. Another application would include detecting the presence of a part in a manufacturing process. This could include a bolt, nut, metal panel or any other ferrous item that is present in a larger device. Alternatively, these sensors could also be used to positively identify the lack of metal in a manufactured item, such as a portion of the metal that has been punched, stamped or machined out. A third potential application would be part position verification. In this scenario, the inductive proximity sensor would be used to verify that a metal subcomponent is in place before a particular assembly process begins. 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