SENSORS FOR INDUSTRIAL

AUTOMATION
Make Your Operation More Intelligent

If the ability to collect, analyze, communicate,

and respond to real-time data and information is
the foundation of Industry 4.0, then automation
sensors are the concrete that holds the
foundation together.

Sensors play a crucial role in enabling intelligent

production and automated processes. They allow
industrial manufacturers to measure, monitor,
analyze, and process changes on machines that
range from security, location, and motion to
temperature and pressure.

WHAT’S DRIVING THE SENSOR MARKET?

As sensors Cloud
become more connectivity
powerful,
manufacturers
can use them for
decentralized
control, similar
to switching Advances
Miniaturization relays. in edge
of sensors makes it computing are
easier for machine made possible
builders to integrate by field-level
the devices. sensors, giving
manufacturers
Predictive access to
more insights.

New developments
maintenance
in technologies To minimize downtime, sensors
are used to gauge equipment Machine
like 3D vision, RADAR,
LIDAR, etc., are performance and alert vision
extending the use case manufacturers to maintenance
for sensors. needs before there is a problem.

To improve
the quality
Technological advances of products
in digitalization coming off the
and machine learning/ assembly line,
Sensors have become more artificial intelligence have operators rely
integrated into industrial increased the sensor on sensors to
Ethernet networks count per machine. find defects and
to support advanced communicate in
connectivity features. real time.

FOUR TYPES OF SENSORS

USED IN INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS
POSITION SENSORS
What they do: Detect the movement of an object or
an object’s position and convert this data into signals
suitable for processing, transmission, or control

How they are used: To control equipment in automated

processes and production lines

SAFETY SENSORS
What they do: Check the status or position of an
object or a human, then use that information to stop
the machinery to prevent accidental contact with
other machines or humans

How they are used: To quickly disconnect machines

in automated processes and production lines

MACHINE VISION
What it does: Uses sensors and processing hardware and
software algorithms to automate complex or mundane
visual inspection tasks and precisely guide handling
equipment during product assembly

How it is used: Positioning, identification, measurement,

and flaw detection in manufacturing facilities

PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION
What they do: Incorporated into measuring instruments
used for indicating, measuring, and recording physical
quantities

How they are used: On instrumentation that controls the

parameters of industrial production processes

THE INNER WORKINGS OF

AUTOMATION SENSORS

ANALYZE COMMUNICATE REACT

Sensors review the Sensors communicate Sensors signal a response
information/data. data signals to the system. or reaction for the
machine to perform.

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COMMUNICATION COMPUTING &

(PCB) INTERCONNECT & I/O CONNECTIVITY SWITCHING DEVICES
KEY COMPONENTS: KEY COMPONENTS: KEY COMPONENTS:

PCB interconnect Signal I/O connectors Switching/relays

Enables complex and More reliable and easy-to- Enable more reliable relay
compact PCB setups use connectivity between outputs of switching devices
inside the sensor sensing device and controller  afe switching/
S
force-guided relays
Identification Ethernet connectivity Enable safer switching

Apply durable Enabling rugged standard  ignal connectors/

S
data connectivity
identification and terminals
product information Enable more reliable signal
Cord set connectivity for each use case
More reliable connection
Precision resistors Ethernet connectors
of sensors
Enabling rugged standard
Enabling high-precision
data connectivity
electronics Field-installable
connectors Power connectors
Compact and more reliable
Switching/relays Improved wiring flexibility power distribution for field I/Os
Support several Ampere and easier installation
of output current PCB interconnect
 able glands/
C Enable compact and modular
terminal blocks setups in harsh environments
Switches/buttons Enable individual wiring with Precision resistors
Enable simple sensor essentially no connectors Enabling high-precision
setup and programming electronics
Special applications Switches/buttons
Adapt sensors to special Enable simple sensor setup
customer requests and programming

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YOUR PARTNER FOR

AUTOMATION SENSORS
Our deep application expertise allows us to consult
with top manufacturers and suppliers to bring
Top Automation
excellent solutions to market.
Sensor Components
TE Connectivity will support you with:

 ompact and cost-efficient Ethernet

C M8/M12 connectors
connectivity to the sensor level — and cordsets
including Single Pair
Ethernet (SPE) Force-guided relays

 ensor application expertise with

S Signal and power relays
engineering support in design
and customization Board-to-board
 ighly engineered connectivity
H connectivity
solutions that support virtually
uninterrupted operations for Industrial M12 X-coded
power, signal, and data Field Installable

 mall pitch board connectors

S RJ45 connectors
that reduce sensor size
Single Pair Ethernet
Integrated solutions that (SPE)
help simplify complex
manufacturing processes Precision resistors
 ore reliable high-speed connectivity
M
of 1 Gbit/s and beyond for data-intensive
applications (e.g., vision)

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