ifm shock test
The purpose of the test is to expose the sensors to extreme shocks and vibration like the ones you can often find on machines.
The sensors are stressed as if a hammer were hitting an anvil. The ifm full metal sensors are screwed into a fixture repeatedly hitting a solid object. The load on the sensors is approx. 1,000 g. For this test the sensors are mounted horizontally and vertically.
Result:
The ifm full metal housing sensors withstand a test lasting 1,000,000 cycles. This result qualifies them for applications requiring high impact and vibration resistance.
Flash video – ifm shock test (duration approx. 0:11 minutes, size 1,255 KB)
Temperature shock test
This test simulates the temperature shocks that occur during cleaning processes in the food industry. The purpose was to find out about the effect of this stress on the life of the sensors.
The sensors are immersed alternately in water at 100°C and 0°C. The hold time is half an hour each so that the temperature penetrates the whole sensor and each component is exposed to this change of temperature.
Result:
Even after more than 50 cycles there were no sensor failures.
Flash video – ifm temperature shock test (duration approx. 0:10 minutes, size 1,162 KB)
