It is unique in the automation industry in that it designs custom systems and provides contract manufacturing for the disk drive, flat-panel display, semiconductor, and printer industries. The Corvallis, Oregon facility boasts one of the largest in-house machine shops on the West Coast and 150,000 sq. The key to effective clean-room manufacturing is the elimination of hard stops along the conveyor line, which can produce dust and debris. To maintain its leadership in the marketplace, Accu-Fab continuously monitors factors driving the market. Delivering the most advanced and reliable products and services to its customers as quickly as possible is critical.
Sensors are no exception.
Accu-Fab also needed a photoelectric that would not see the opposite side of the conveyor. They were very helpful in communicating the application requirements in detail so that we could utilize our resources within North Coast Electric and Allen-Bradley to find the right sensor. While this fixed-focus, infrared photoelectric worked well, it had limitations. Its size and sensing distance proved restrictive. Most importantly, though, the 42SMP did not work reliably with the multicolored totes frequently used on Accu-Fab conveyors.