Digital Measuring Probes – Pneumatic Push (DP/P)

Pneumatic transducers are ideal for use in automatic gauging applications or for accessing details that would be difficult or impossible to reach with spring push transducers. The standard range of Pneumatic Probes comes with IP65 sealing to ensure a long working life in wet or oily environments.

Solartron Metrology contact digital gauging probes or displacement sensors provide the gauge builder with the most cost-effective solution for a range of dimensional precision measurement and positioning applications.

A pneumatic displacement sensor (gauge probe) allows the number of parts in the fixture to be reduced resulting in improved reliability and reduced fixture cost. It also allows for fast automatic loading of the part into the gauge as the displacement probe tip can be in the fully ‘retract position’ when this is occurring.

The benefit of using a pneumatic push displacement sensor (gauge probe) compared to a spring push probe is that there is less need to design mechanisms to bring the contact sensor tip onto the part being measured thus simplifying the overall gauge design.

The pneumatic digital gauge probe combines the strong features of a conventional linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) with enhanced accuracy. The accuracy specified for the digital sensor is total accuracy, unlike conventional LVDT, is which specifies linearity. Another benefit of the digital displacement sensor (Gauge probe) is the probe requires no setup or adjustment with conditioning electronics like a traditional LVDT because the digital displacement sensor provides a precision measurement straight out of the box. Combining multiple sensors using the Orbit Digital Measurement network is easy and data can be read using a Solartron readout or the Gauge Computer Software making system integration simple.

Solartron Metrology offers a large range of displacement sensors to suit multiple applications with different cable outlets (radial or axial), multiple measuring ranges, different cable types like steel braided which provides additional protection for displacement sensors that are being used in harsh environments.

DP/P – Pneumatic Push Actuation

• 2, 5, 10, 20 and 30 mm displacement transducer measuring ranges
• Accuracy better than 0.1 µm
• Repeatability precision better than 0.05 µm
• Resolution better than 0.01 µm
• Range of contact sensor tips available
• Pneumatic actuation
• Standard contact sensor tip force of 0.7N (other options available)
• IP65 sealing (fully sealed options available)
• Superior performance compared to traditional Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) displacement sensors
• High resistance to external magnetic fields which can interfere with measurements from typical LVDT

Digital Gauge Probe | Pneumatic Piston Push (Jet) DP/P

• 2, 5, 10, 20 and 30 mm displacement transducer measuring ranges
• Accuracy better than 0.1 µm
• Repeatability precision better than 0.05 µm
• Resolution better than 0.01 µm
• Range of contact sensor tips available
• Pneumatic actuation using internal piston – gaiter independent.
• Standard contact sensor tip force of 0.7N (other options available)
• IP50 sealing (fully sealed options available)
• Superior performance compared to traditional Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) displacement sensors
• High resistance to external magnetic fields which can interfere with measurements from typical LVDTs