Sensors, fixings and accessories can be the ‘weakest link’ in hygienic food and beverage processing. As a result, SICK has extended its range with new Inox and Hygienic sensors and mountings that deliver seamless protection against contamination in the most demanding environments.
The W4S-3H photoelectric sensor, for example, offers ‘best-in-class’ detection performance combined with a compact and rugged IP69K housing that withstands the harshest hygienic washdown, cleaning and disinfection regimes. It also meets the highest European and FDA standards and resistance to chlorine-based disinfectants, detergents and foam cleaners.
Hygienic variants of the company’s Industrial Instrument range of LFP-guided radar level probes, LFV tuning forks for level detection, PHT/PBS pressure and THT temperature transmitters are also launched to provide reliability and accuracy combined with compliance with the toughest hygiene, cleaning and washdown cycles.
‘Investing in high-quality stainless steel equipment is pointless if the entire sensing and mounting systems do not meet the same impeccable hygiene standards,’ said Phil Dyas, SICK’s UK Sensors and Sensing Systems Product Manager. ‘Microbacterial build-up on a fixing or mounting that’s not compatible can compromise the hygiene of the entire environment.’
The company offers compatible stainless steel mountings, reflectors, tubes and flanges made to stringent standards without compromising performance or ease-of-use.
The Inox range of sensors, systems and instruments are made from the toughest materials to provide durable, waterproof and chemical resistant products.
The hygienic products are designed with smooth external housings and no edges, corners or ridges that could attract bacterial build-up. They also enable liquids to run off slowly, allowing maximum contact with cleaning agents but leaving no liquid residue.
