Top 10 Sensor Types Of Industrial Iot
The Industrial Internet of Things(IIoT) is a major trend in the processing and manufacturing industries. GE clearly put forward the core concept of industrial Internet of Things, which many people interpreted as the development strategy of British processing and manufacturing industry.
Secondly, with the popularization of the General Electric Predix platform, it has developed into the industrial production network platform Mindsphere issued by Siemens PLC. Since then, several Chinese processing and manufacturing giants have released the first industrial network platform, paying more and more attention to IIoT.
In 2014, GE launched the Industrial Internet Consortium(IIC) overseas. In February 2016, it established the IIoT Industrial Alliance in China, with a stronger momentum.
Government agencies, manufacturing companies, Internet companies, Internet of Things companies, telecom operators, IT and automation technology manufacturers have become the focus of attention.
In fact, as the content of industrial production, the Industrial Internet of Things is located in the network built by the processing plant. Industrial Internet of Things is closely related to intelligent manufacturing system, and the key lies in network, data information and security.
Among them, the Internet is the foundation, data information is the key, and security is the guarantee. The Internet is the support point for industrial production software connection and industrial production data transmission.
Data information is very important for promoting intelligent industrial production systems. Security is a security measure for the application of Internet and data information in industrial production.
The industrial Internet of Things focuses on data information, so the ADSP-21060LKB-160 sensor used for data collection is the first choice of all ecosystem intelligent control systems.
In order to better integrate into various applications of intelligent manufacturers, various sensors must be configured, which are most commonly used for optics, temperature, motion, position and visual impact.
O&K Group has sorted out 10 kinds of sensors for industrial automation.
Dust sensor
Dust sensors have been around for a long time, triggering many applications in IIoT’s industrial automation. These include heating and air conditioning systems, construction supervision, safety accidents and industrial equipment with high probability of steam leakage. The combination of dust sensor and IIoT solution can correctly handle the slightest steam leakage or minor accident.
Proximity sensor
On car bumpers, sensors are the most common way to alert drivers of collisions. The same is true in retail. When customers approach the product, they can enjoy a discount.
Infrared sensor
The key of infrared sensor is to detect the existence of people, which has been widely used in national security and national defense. To our knowledge, in recent years, infrared sensors integrated with IIoT solutions have been widely used in other industries, such as electronic components, analytical chemistry, diagnosis and treatment.
Few companies such as Murata, Renesas, Melexis and Intersil can display IIoT infrared sensors.
Piezoresistive pressure transducer
Once integrated into the IIoT solution, piezoresistive pressure sensors can immediately push data information related to pressure changes. Based on sensors, we can develop industrialized IoT production systems to monitor core pressure devices, including heat treatment furnaces, water supply systems, international airlines and oil drilling systems.
Mobile sensor
Information identifying operating speed, acceleration, rotation angle and offset. Industrial equipment(such as photoelectric sensor) can be used to carefully observe the operating state of AC servo motor. This information is very important for the accuracy of industrial equipment operation process.
Temperature sensor
The temperature sensor is one of the most used sensors in IIoT applications. They are used in many industries, including pharmaceutical industry, life engineering and temperature measurement.
The basic technology of photosensitive element is to measure light, electricity and magnetic field. Communication, elevator, construction engineering, diagnosis and treatment and maintenance software are the applications of optical sensors in industrial automation technology.
For example, Vishay’s VCNL4020X01 and TCxT1600X01 are optical sensors, which are specially used for industrial production of Internet of Things applications.
In the medical sector, optical glasses are used to accurately measure people’s heart rate. The change of heart rate within a day is helpful to prevent cardiovascular disease. Optical equipment is used in the transportation field to better prevent train accidents and remind drivers on the same track.
image sensor
Image sensor technology plays a leading role in the whole process of disruptive innovation of industrial automation in many industries, such as medical and transportation. Omron and Renfeijige are two companies that carry out image recognition technology in the Internet of Things technology and have achieved great success.
machine vision technology
With the development trend of machine vision technology, photoelectric applications such as surveillance cameras are increasingly used in the industrial Internet of Things. Especially with the application of service robots, the construction of 3D visual impact will become more and more popular.
Therefore, acquiring depth data expertise(such as optical sensors for sailing time) will also face new upgrading opportunities.
Ultrasonic/millimeter wave sensor
On that day, when darkness and machine vision technology are limited, ultrasonic sensors can detect objects in the field of vision based on the radar reflection of the vertical surface of the detected object, which is a very economical obstacle avoidance solution.
In recent years, with the development of millimeter wave radar technology, the detection scheme based on millimeter wave communication has been recognized by more and more companies.
although the price of millimeter wave communication sensors is still high, they can accurately measure the speed, angle and position of a large number of objects, which will undoubtedly accelerate the popularity of such sensors.