Capacitive sensors for specific applications
There are applications where the standard versions of capacitive sensors and controllers reach their limits. For these special tasks, we modify your measuring system according to your individual requirements. Common requested modifications include modified designs, target calibration, mounting options, individual cable lengths, modified measuring ranges or sensors with integrated electronics.
Possible modifications
- Modified measuring ranges and cable lengths
- Special sensor designs: cleanroom-compatible, for cryogenic temperatures (4K), material option (Invar or titanium), with thread
- Sensors with integrated electronics
- Specially adapted to your measuring object
- Output options
Your partner for OEM and series-specific sensor development
With a broad technology and product portfolio, in-depth application knowledge and a high level of development and production depth within the Micro-Epsilon Group, we implement requirements quickly and in series production for a reliable long-term solution.
Capacitive displacement sensors with Embedded Capa Technology (ECT)
Capacitive sensors with Embedded Capa Technology are designed after an innovative manufacturing process and achieve significantly higher long-term stability. By embedding the electrode in a particularly stable carrier material, significantly better temperature stability is achieved compared to conventional sensor designs. The innovative technology allows different sensor designs to be realized for temperatures from -270 °C to +200 °C.
Capacitive sensors for magnetic fields, very low temperatures (cryogenics) and vacuum
Miniature sensor system for full integration close to the measuring point
- Miniature electronics with a small footprint 50 x 27 x 8.5 mm
- Targeted position control < 0.5 µm using a switch signal
- Quick teach-in of the switching position using the upper and lower limit buttons
- Control range (measuring range) 500 µm
- Application: This system is fully integrated into, e.g., surgical microscopes and is used to stabilize the stands
Thin flex sensor with flex conductor and ccx cable
- Optimized for minimum sensor thickness <0.3 mm
- Mounting wings are directly integrated
- Flex conductor connection for positioning
- Max. total length of sensor incl. flex conductor up to the sensor cable transition point: 400 mm
- Application: Monitoring the gap distances in powerful electric motors
Sensors with desired geometry for simple, targeted integration
- High-precision 500 µm sensor with customized geometry
- Geometry: flange for easy and ideal positioning in relation to the measuring surface
- Application: Optical elements (lens systems) are aligned in a vacuum / cleanroom using these sensors
Quantity-optimized CSR sensors
- Individual form factor adapted to the space available in the system
Rectangular electrode instead of round electrode
Design in flat metal housing - Price-optimized quantity
- Operating temperature 160 °C
- Focus on maximum repeatability for the best possible process control
- Applications: machine / system levelling, alignment of platforms, parallelism control of platforms