Balluff

Position feedback on hydraulic cylinders and presence detection on machines are two everyday jobs for Balluff sensors. Founded in 1921 and based in Neuhausen auf den Fildern, Germany, the company makes industrial sensors and automation components. Seven Star LLC sources and supplies Balluff sensors and linear position transducers for maintenance teams and machine builders in Oman and the GCC.

Balluff products listed

The BTL5 Micropulse is a magnetostrictive linear position sensor. A magnet travels along the sensing rod or profile and the electronics report its position without contact, which is why the type is common in hydraulic cylinders. The BES008L is an inductive proximity sensor in an M18 threaded housing with an 8 mm range, a PNP normally open output and an M12 plug.

Ordering Balluff sensors: what we need

Balluff uses two identifiers: a short order code such as BES008L, and a long type code that spells out the design, here BES M18MI-PSC80B-S04G. Send both from the label. For a BTL transducer the long code is essential, because it contains the output signal, the nominal stroke length in millimeters, the housing style and the connector. State if the position magnet is needed too, along with the mating cable. For proximity sensors add the required cable or connector type.