Precision sensor supplier Micro-Epsilon has introduced a new vacuum feedthrough for its eddyNCDT series of non-contact inductive displacement sensors. The new eddy/fB0/fB0/triax feedthrough allows the sensors to be used inside closed chambers for vacuum operation as wall providing a suitable conduit as a wall duct to place the sensor inside a vessel. A pluggable version is available for all common eddyNCDT sensors.
“The introduction of this new feedthrough, specifically for our Eddy Current sensors, opens up new possibilities for their use in vacuum applications and provides a much simpler way of getting the sensor signal through a chamber wall to the controller outside,” says Glenn Wedgbrow, Business Development Manager at Micro-Epsilon UK.
Non-contact, inductive displacement sensors from Micro-Epsilon operate using the eddy current measuring principle. Unlike conventional inductive displacement sensors, eddyNCDT sensors measure on ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic materials, providing high accuracy, frequency response and temperature stability. Due to their immunity to oil, dirt, pressure and temperature, the sensors are primarily used for integration in machines and OEM system applications.