Colour sensor speeds sorting
July 1st 2008

Thorite has introduced an advanced electronic colour sensor from Sensopart.

The FT 50 C is designed to simplify and speed up a range of sorting and control tasks within automated working processes – from the distinction of degrees of cookie browning in the food industry, to the positioning of register marks on pharmaceuticals packaging, or any other colourrelated detection requirement.

An LED emits visible white light which detects objects by their colour, rather than their shape, over a large distance range.

Precise colour identity is memorised by a simple teach-in function. The sensor then compares the target object with the stored colour reference and, if the two match, one of three available switching outputs is activated.

Five adjustable tolerance levels enable the sensor to be optimally aligned to the target colour, while being able to scan whole colour ranges.

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