Types: M8 to M30
Large sensing ranges: 2 mm to 40 mm
Enclosure rating: IP68, IP69K
Temperature range: –25 °C to +85 °C
Option of rugged housing or housing suitable for the food industry made completely out of stainless steel
IO-Link and visual adjustment indicator
Resistant against oils, cooling lubricants and cleaning products

Very long service life due to closed stainless-steel housing, resistance to oils, cooling lubricants and cleaning products
Large sensing ranges and IO-Link for stable processes and high plant availability
Quick and easy installation thanks to visual adjustment indicator and self-locking nuts
Flexible and cost-optimized implementation of application solutions.thanks to large product portfolio
Easy implementation of special customer-specific variants

In contrast to conventional proximity sensors, whose sensing face consists of plastic, the IMI inductive proximity sensors have a closed housing made completely of stainless steel. This feature makes the IMI ideal for use in challenging applications with mechanical and chemical loads, for instance shocks, quick temperature changes, daily cleaning with aggressive media, the effect of cooling lubricants. In addition, the IMI offers large sensing ranges and IO-Link communication. This ensure process stability and high plant availability as well as flexible and cost-optimized implementation of application solutions.

Dual determination of the valve position
Query of coupling bend position
Speed measurement
Monitoring the material transportation
Measuring forklift heights for productive product handling with process reliability
Door leaf detection on elevator doors
Zone detection in elevator shafts
Position determination on a revolving door
Door leaf detection on automatic sliding doors
Speed monitoring in escalators with inductive proximity sensors
Detection and positioning tasks in balers
Monitoring rotary valve operation during material discharge
Monitoring belt tension on the conveyor belt
Movement and position control of a lance
Movement and position control of internal machine parts
Exhaust hood position (up, down) at a basic oxygen furnace

Monitoring of tilting position on basic oxygen furnace
Detection of correct lever positioning during dust extraction
Rotary valve operation at dust conveying system in the off-gas system
Conveyor belt operation on dust conveying system
Fan operation (RPM) at impeller axis in the off-gas system
Inlet and outlet damper position at main fans
Determining the position of actuator on shear during the rolling process
Monitoring belt operation in carbon and sinter supply
Monitoring the operation of the sinter conveyor in the sinter plant
Movement and position of temperature and sample lances
Movement and position control of oxygen and carbon lances
Position of ladle furnace roof during second metallurgy process
Position of electrode arms and electrodes at ladle furnace
Roof position detection at vacuum degasser during secondary metallurgy
Reactor vessel position detection at Ruhrstahl-Heraeus degasser

Product details cover the whole product family. For details on the specifications for this individual product, please refer to the datasheet.