Roemheld wireless electronic pressure sensor supports 5-axis clamping

Roemheld has developed a wireless electronic pressure sensor to support 5-axis clamping and which fits within the Industry 4.0, Smart Factory landscape.

Roemheld's sensor offers stationary and mobile measurement of rotating or hard-to-reach sections of hydraulic clamping fixtures. Designed for use with automatic manufacturing systems, transfer lines, assembly lines and rotary indexing fixtures and tables, up to 16 pressure sensors can be individually configured and monitored from a single receiver.

Said to be ideal for applications where wired connections are impractical or too expensive, the wireless electronic pressure sensor uses radio transmission with a free-field indoor range of up to 300 m and an outdoor range of 60 m. The wireless electronic pressure sensor enables the pressure of single or multiple points to be checked simultaneously during start-up and maintenance with minimum installation costs.

Scanning frequency is 0.5-20 sec, so pressure drops in hydraulic clamping fixtures are identified in real time, helping to avoid tool breakage and resulting machine damage. Easy-to-install modules of battery-operated electronic pressure sensors have a radio transmission and a receiver unit. This enables pressures of up to 250 and 500 bars to be transmitted to machines and monitored at a distance of 300 m from up to 16 fixtures.