SICK has announced an upgrade to its colour sensor portfolio, with the launch of the CSS and CSX high resolution and high-speed devices.
The company claimed its CSS colour sensor boasts ‘best-in-class’ colour resolution and the ability to distinguish even the slightest nuances in shade. SICK explained the capability to identify subtle differences in surface structures and textures opens up ‘wide-ranging applications’ on packaging lines.
The SICK CSS Colour Sensor detects colours, regardless of the distance from the object, at lengths of up to 500mm.
With a switching frequency of 13.8kHz, the SICK CSX High Speed sensor is said to work at double the pace of its predecessor device, while still offering the option of full mounting compatibility for direct replacement. As well as typical applications such as the detection of colour marks, labels and splices, the CSX now ‘masters’ new high-speed production tasks such as rapid sorting of objects according to colour.
“SICK’s colour sensor portfolio has undergone a major overhaul, culminating in some of the best colour sensing capability currently available,” said David Hannaby, SICK’s market development manager for presence detection.
“These two devices now offer best-in-class performance, as well as combining unmatched colour recognition with ease of set-up and the ability to adjust the colour sensitivity precisely. The sensors are therefore ideal for wide-ranging colour sensing applications, such as colour verification for quality control, sorting and separation, as well as object and print mark positioning.
“The automatic sensing distance regulation enables the CSS to detect colours reliably, despite the difference that changing distances have on the perceived colour; it can handle differences in distance between 50mm and 500mm with ease.”
