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Retroreflective sensors
Photoelectric sensors
Available in:
16 Series
Whatever your application, Balluff offers you a wide range of retroreflective sensors. These enable you to reliably detect objects regardless of surface, color, and material. If you use a polarizing filter, our retroreflective sensors even enable you to detect shiny objects.
The transmitter and receiver are housed together in a single unit so that you can easily mount this light barrier and align it quickly with its generous mounting tolerances.
You select the most suitable light type based on your requirements. Depending on the model, our retroreflective sensors work with highly visible red light, invisible infrared light, or very precise laser light that is ideally suited for detecting small parts.
The special features of our retroreflective sensors
- Simple alignment thanks to generous mounting tolerances
- Large reflectors for high ranges
- Reliable detection – regardless of surface, color, and material
- Also with a pole filter suitable for detecting shiny objects
- Mounting includes only one electrical device plus reflector
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16 Series
| Series | Style Housing | Range max. | Interface | Light type | Connection type | Connector 01, style | Cable jacket, material | Switching function | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cubic retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with different types of lightS-BOS 21M R |
block style | 20000 mm | IO-Link, PNP/NPN/push-pull, PNP | Red light | Connector | M12x1 | normally open (NO), NO/NC | ||
Cubic retro-reflective sensors with different light types for washdownS-BOS 23K R |
block style | 14000 mm | IO-Link, PNP/NPN, PNP | Red light | Connector | M12x1 | normally open (NO), NO/NC | ||
Cubic throughbeam photoelectric sensors with different types of light up to 25 m rangeS-BOS 26K R |
block style | 25000 mm | PNP | Red light | Connector | M12x1 | normally open (NO) | ||
Cubic retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with different types of light up to 60 m rangeS-BOS 50K R |
block style | 18000 mm | PNP | Red light | Connector | M12x1 | normally open (NO) | ||
Inexpensive and small entry-level version of our cubic retro-reflective photoelectric sensorsS-BOS 5K R |
block style | 10000 mm | NPN, PNP | Red light | Cable, Connector | M8x1 | PVC | NO/NC | |
Cubic retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with different types of light and relaysS-BOS 64K R |
block style | 10000 mm | Relay | Red light | Screw terminals | NO/NC | |||
Cubic retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with different types of light up to 18 m rangeS-BOS 6K R |
block style | 13000 mm | PNP/NPN/IO-Link, PNP/NPN | Red light | Cable, Connector | M8x1 | PVC | NO/NC | |
Square retro-reflective photocells with different types of lightS-BOS Q08M R |
block style | 1000 mm | PNP | Red light | Cable, Cable with connector, Connector | M8x1 | PUR | normally closed (NC), normally open (NO) | |
Vertical retro-reflective sensors with different light types for washdownS-BOS R01E R |
block style | NPN, PNP | Red light | Cable, Cable with connector | M8x1 | PUR | normally closed (NC), normally open (NO) | ||
High-edge retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with different light types up to 3 m rangeS-BOS R020K R |
block style | 3000 mm | NPN, PNP | Red light | Cable, Cable with connector | M8x1 | PVC | normally closed (NC), normally open (NO) | |
High-edge retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with different light types for washdownS-BOS R254 R |
block style | 8000 mm | IO-Link, Pin 2: PNP/NPN/push-pull, Pin 4: Push-pull, Analog, current | Red light | Connector | M12x1 | NO/NC | ||
High-edge retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with different types of light for hole mountingS-BOS R81K R |
block style | 3000 mm | NPN, PNP | Red light | Cable, Connector | M12x1 | PVC | normally open (NO) | |
High-edge retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with different types of light up to 20 m rangeS-BOS R090K R |
block style | 5000 mm | NPN, PNP | Red light | Cable, Connector | M8x1 | PVC | NO/NC | |
Cylindrical retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with M12 thread and different types of lightS-BOS M12 R |
Ø 12 mm | 3000 mm | PNP | Red light | Cable, Connector | M12x1 | PVC | normally closed (NC), normally open (NO) | |
Cylindrical retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with M18 thread and different types of lightS-BOS M18 R |
Ø 18 mm | 16000 mm | IO-Link, NPN, PNP | Infrared, Red light | Cable, Connector | M12x1 | PVC | normally closed (NC), normally open (NO), NO/NC | |
Cylindrical retro-reflective photoelectric sensors with M8 thread and different types of lightS-BOS M8 R |
Ø 8 mm | 1000 mm | NPN, PNP | Red light | Cable, Cable with connector, Connector | M8x1 | PUR | normally closed (NC), normally open (NO) |
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