Wenglor

Wenglor Sensoric GmbH, is an innovative German company specializing in intelligent sensors and image processing technologies. Founded in 1983 by Dieter Baur in Tettnang, near Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, the company has grown into a global participant in the field of sensors and machine vision solutions. Today, the Wenglor Sensoric Group employs approximately 1,100 people and sells its sensors, image processing, and software products in 42 countries/regions worldwide. In Europe, Wenglor has seven bases for the research, development, and production of industrial hardware and software solutions.

Wenglor's products are the sensory organs of Industry 4.0 automation systems and essential components of intelligent machines. The company's product portfolio is diverse and includes the following categories:

Sensor Products

Wenglor's sensors operate based on nearly 200 different working principles, creating a safe and efficient industrial environment for various automation processes. The sensor products include:

Photoelectric Sensors: These sensors detect objects non-contactly, count them, measure distances, and identify colors, glossiness, or fluorescence using light. The der wintec series photoelectric sensors use anti-interference technology and dynamic sensitivity technology based on light transmission time measurement, suitable for targets of different colors, materials, and glossiness. Products include laser ranging sensors, diffuse reflection sensors, specular reflection sensors, through-beam sensors, slot sensors, fiber-optic sensors, light curtains, laser beam specular reflection sensors, conveyor roller system sensors, contrast sensors, color mark sensors, color sensors, luminous sensors, gloss sensors, and non-contact temperature measurement sensors.

Ultrasonic Sensors: Suitable for detecting transparent, dark, shiny, reflective, or porous surfaces. These sensors can identify objects or liquids even in the presence of dirt, dust, fog, or external light. Measurement values are determined by sending and receiving ultrasonic waves and are output via voltage, current, or IO-Link interfaces. Products include ultrasonic ranging sensors and fork sensors for tag recognition.

Proximity Switches: These switches detect metal objects through electromagnetic induction. With various structural forms and housing materials, as well as long operating distances, they ensure a wide range of applications. Products include standard proximity switches, proximity switches with increased switching distances, proximity switches with IO-Link functionality, all-metal housing proximity switches, analog output proximity switches, welding-resistant inductive proximity switches with correction factor 1, selective proximity switches, extreme temperature proximity switches, and inductive ring proximity switches.

Fluid Sensors: These sensors detect parameters such as pressure, flow rate, temperature, or liquid level of liquid or gaseous media. The product series includes models with one or two detection functions, built-in analysis units or displays, stainless steel or plastic housings, and IO-Link or dual analog outputs. Products include pressure sensors, flow sensors, temperature sensors, and level sensors.

Machine Vision Products

Wenglor's machine vision products meet the needs of industrial image processing. From Smart Cameras, vision sensors, and machine vision cameras to 1D/2D barcode readers, 2D/3D contour sensors, and high-precision 3D sensors, as well as modular machine vision software solutions, Wenglor provides appropriate solutions for various factory automation needs. Products include:

Machine Vision Cameras: These cameras provide high-quality images in compact housings. With various image chips featuring global shutters or rolling shutters, high-resolution shooting is achieved.

2D/3D Contour Sensors: The weCat3D series of 2D/3D contour sensors use laser triangulation to create 2D height contours and 3D point clouds, allowing for omnidirectional measurement of objects, capturing, and transmitting 3D measurement tasks, thereby controlling the position of robots.

3D Sensors: These sensors can be used to inspect 3D integrity, dimensional accuracy, and surfaces. They can also be used to control robots, such as for picking and placing or automatically identifying parts. 3D sensors project structured light patterns, which are captured as 3D point clouds by cameras and digitally processed.

Smart Cameras and Vision Sensors: These can solve various industrial image processing tasks in real-time. The highly modular hardware platform combined with powerful machine vision software can meet a wide range of machine vision applications.

Smart Cameras and Vision Sensors: These can solve various industrial image processing tasks in real-time. The highly modular hardware platform combined with powerful machine vision software can meet a wide range of machine vision applications.

Machine Vision Controllers: These are high-performance analysis units used for centralized processing of processes, outputting the results of various machine vision devices. Machine vision controllers can connect multiple instruments simultaneously and display their results.

Lighting Technology

In image processing applications, lighting technology is a key component for generating well-lit and high-contrast images. Wenglor's lighting product series includes combinations of various LED technologies, optical elements, housing shapes, and diffusers. Due to their different structural forms, sizes, and light types, they can solve various application problems in different environmental conditions.

1D/2D and Barcode Scanners

Wenglor's scanners read all 1D and 2D codes of different light source types. Light projected onto the code and reflected light are reflected back to special receiver elements with different intensities and are electronically decoded and analyzed.

Software and Connectivity

The uniVision software image processing software provides a simple and intuitive solution for 2D/3D contour sensors. By combining sensors and control units to record and analyze contours, uniVision integrated software provides overall system solutions for various application conditions. Connectivity, networking, and fieldbus components, as well as analysis technology, enable Wenglor products to be integrated into automation processes, communicate with products, and analyze results in real-time.