The ME-7 Series LVIT (Linear Variable Inductance Transducer) Position Sensors from Alliance Sensors Group has been designed as an alternative to magnetostrictive sensors and has more robust construction and a lower cost of ownership. The unit can be embedded into the end cap of industrial or mobile hydraulic cylinders and pneumatic actuators.
These ME-7 Series sensors are based on a proprietary contactless inductive sensing technology that employs a 7 mm diameter probe with a shorter stroke-to-length ratio than most other technologies, and uses a gun drilled hole in the cylinder rod for sensing the rod position rather than requiring a ring magnet assembly.
An ME-7 has a 1.89 inch (48 mm) diameter sensor head with an o-ring and back up ring in a groove, so it can be mounted in the same cavity in the cylinder cap and locked in with radial set screws just like a magnetostrictive sensor. Because they are contactless, ME-7 Series sensors do not wear out and have no output signal deterioration over the life of the sensors, and because it uses an inductive coil, an ME-7 sensor can withstand much greater shock and vibrations than other technologies. A very useful element of the ME-7 sensors is ASG’s proprietary SenSet feature whereby a sensor’s analog output can be adjusted in the field after installation to match the range of motion of the cylinder rod. For more information see the technical data sheet below.
Series | Output | Probe Diameter | Range (mm) | Body Diameter | Termination | Output | Housing Material | Bore Size | Bore Material |
ME | X- | XX- | XXX- | XX- | XX- | XX- | X- | XX- | XX |
E- voltage | 7- 7 mm | 025 | 48- 48 mm | 00- 1 m cable | 05- 0.5-4.5 VDC | A- Aluminum | 08 - 8 mm (20-100 ranges) | AL- Aluminum | |
I- current | 050 | 01- 1 foot cable | 06- 4.5-0.5 VDC | S- 300 Series SS | 95 - 9.5 mm (125-200 ranges) | AS- Alloy Steel | |||
075 | 10- 0-10 VDC | 11 - 11 mm (225-600) | CS- Carbon Steel | ||||||
100 | 11- 10-0 VDC | SS- Stainless Steel | |||||||
125 | 20- 4-20 mA | ||||||||
150 | 21- 20-4 mA | ||||||||
175 | 50- 0-5 VDC | ||||||||
200 | 51- 5-0 VDC | ||||||||
225 | |||||||||
250 | |||||||||
300 | |||||||||
350 | |||||||||
400 | |||||||||
450 | |||||||||
500 | |||||||||
600 |
File | Date | Size | |
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LVIT ME-7 Series datasheet (English) | 13/06/2018 | 768KB | |
LVIT ME-7 Series outline drawing (English) | 13/06/2018 | 453KB | |
Quick start guide - Installation of embeddable in-cylinder position sensors (English) | 13/06/2018 | 370KB |