Siemens Australia has released a shaft-driven speed sensor Sitrans WS300 to monitor low- to high-speed industrial applications.
With four resolutions 32, 256, 1000 and 2000 pulses per revolution, the Sitrans WS300 can be directly coupled to a rotating tail or bend pulley shaft ensuring accurate belt-travel readout, eliminating problems caused by belt slippage or material build-up. It monitors belt speed and can be used as an input to an integrator, which calculates flow rate, totalised weight, belt loading and belt speed.
According to Siemens, the sensor’s cast aluminum housing makes it suitable for heavy industries as well as for outdoor installation.