MZT8 Cylinder Sensors

SICK's MZT8 cylinder sensor is a flexible solution for detecting the piston position in pneumatic actuators. The sensor can be inserted into cylinders very easily, and with the screw-and-washer assembly, tightened with just a quarter-turn of a slotted screwdriver or hex key. Patented GMR technology and the SICK ASIC ensure that the sensor only needs one attempt to deliver precise switching. Multiple switching operations are suppressed, which results in increased machine performance. The MZT8 is available in a range of variants up to an enclosure rating of IP 69K and with a temperature resistance of up to +100°C. This ensures the sensor has a long service life and reduces maintenance costs.

Features

• Can be used in all standard cylinders, linear slides, and grippers using the T-slot, and with the help of adapters in round rod, tie-rod, and profile cylinders, and cylinders with a dovetail groove
• Insertion of the sensor into the slot from above makes mounting quick and easy
• Combined fixing screw (hexagon socket screw and slotted screw)
• High-temperature variants: temperature-resistant up to +100°C
• Very short sensor housing for use in short-stroke cylinders
• Enclosure ratings: IP 67, IP 68, IP 69K

Applications

• Electronics and automotive: end position detection in pneumatic cylinders
• Machines and motion: detection of gripper state, checking the presence and position of trays, position determination and monitoring on transfer systems, position monitoring at an indexing station, and monitoring of cylinder end
• Position and press travel, position monitoring for the tilting device, monitoring the cylinder final positions, and monitoring of the end positions of a press cylinder