{"id":4468,"date":"2018-02-07T11:44:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T11:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=4468"},"modified":"2018-02-07T11:47:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T11:47:47","slug":"miniature-draw-wire-sensor-offers-8eight-times-longer-service-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/miniature-draw-wire-sensor-offers-8eight-times-longer-service-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Miniature draw wire sensor offers eight times longer service life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Precision sensor manufacturer <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.micro-epsilon.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro-Epsilon<\/a><\/span> has launched a new miniature draw wire position sensor (string pot, cable transducer) with non-contact potentiometer that offers a significantly longer service life compared to a draw wire sensor with conventional analogue hybrid potentiometer.<\/p>\n<p>The new wireSENSOR WPS-MK88 U45R miniature draw-wire sensor is specially designed for high volume, mobile applications such as mobile cranes and elevating work platforms.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe combination of its size, robustness and price makes the MK88 series unique, offering new potentials in design and cost optimisation.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the WPS-MK-88 U45R offers a distinct advantage in terms of service life due to its non-contact potentiometer. Its service life is approximately eight times longer than sensors equipped with conventional analogue hybrid potentiometers.<\/p>\n<p>The smallest design in its class, the WPS-MK88 U45R replaces the conventional, analogue hybrid potentiometer with a non-contact potentiometer.<\/p>\n<p>With common potentiometers, a sliding contact (wiper) moves along a resistive element. Consequently, the wiper quickly wears.<\/p>\n<p>However, the new, non-contact potentiometer is based on magnetic field sensors that significantly increase its service life. To date, encoders could extend the service life of a draw wire sensor, but these are much more expensive.<\/p>\n<p>The WPS-MK88 U45R offers maximum service life with approximately 2 million working cycles. The sensor measures displacement and position of components and machine parts.<\/p>\n<p>Due to its compact design and low acquisition costs, the sensor is ideal for OEM applications and customer-optimised designs. It offers an unrivalled combination of price and performance, robustness, compact design and long service life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>High speed machining<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another field of application for the new draw wire sensor is machine tools, where material must be machined at high cycle rates.<\/p>\n<p>For example, in CNC milling machines, a raw part is moved for further processing to a defined position that is measured by a draw-wire sensor. If the draw-wire sensor operates at 4 cycles per minute, this equates to 240 cycles per hour, 1920 cycles per working day and 384,000 cycles per year.<\/p>\n<p>With a conventional potentiometer, the draw-wire sensor would have been worn after just eight months.<\/p>\n<p>However, the new draw-wire sensor from <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/thermal-imaging-cameras-from-micro-epsilon-measure-temperature-profile-of-lontra-air-compressor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro-Epsilon<\/a><\/span> operates reliably for more than five years due to a non-contact potentiometer.<\/p>\n<p>The measuring range of the wireSENSOR WPS-MK88 U45R is up to 2000mm. Linearity is \u00b1 0.3% FSO. Protection class is to IP65 and the sensors operate in temperatures from -40\u00b0C to +85\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>The sensor&#8217;s compactness also enables it to be retrofitted easily to existing installations or mounted to small design envelopes where available space is tight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has launched a new miniature draw wire position sensor (string pot, cable transducer) with non-contact potentiometer that offers a significantly longer service life compared to a draw wire sensor with conventional analogue hybrid potentiometer. 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