The ME-7 Series LVIT (Linear Variable Inductance Transducer) Position Sensors from Alliance Sensors Group was designed as an alternative to magnetostrictive sensors. This series has a 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 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. It also features a gun-drilled hole in the cylinder rod for sensing the rod position rather than requiring a ring magnet assembly.

The ME-7 sensor 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. Contactless ME-7 sensors do not wear out and have no output signal deterioration over the life of the sensors because it uses an inductive coil. The ME-7 sensors 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 datasheet below.