Windpower Engineering & Development

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Most recent posts
    • News
    • Featured
  • Resources
    • Digital issues
    • Podcasts
    • Suppliers
    • Webinars
    • Events
  • Videos
  • 2025 Leadership
    • 2024 Winners
    • 2023 Winners
    • 2022 Winners
  • Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe

Magnetic linear displacement sensor

By Paul Dvorak | June 22, 2009

The Q25L units from Turck have a repeat accuracy of less than 0.1% of the measuring range and a linear deviation of less than 1% of the full scale. It also features a blind zone of only 20.5 mm on each end, making it easy to apply in space-restricted areas.

The Q25L units from Turck have a repeat accuracy of less than 0.1% of the measuring range and a linear deviation of less than 1% of the full scale. It also features a blind zone of only 20.5 mm on each end, making it easy to apply in space-restricted areas.

A magnetically actuated linear displacement sensor detects piston positions on pneumatic cylinders. The Q25L, from Turck, Minneapolis, comes in measuring ranges of 100, 125, 160 and 200 mm. The unit is well-suited for applications that require precise signal transmissions over long measuring distances, such as pneumatic pumps, slides, blanking or molding systems. By using an external magnet as a position indicator, the sensor may be used in other applications such as moving platforms, point-line measurement, or equipment in which a cylinder is not present.
The Q25L detects the position of a piston on standard pneumatic cylinders using a series of Hall elements that sense a piston magnet and send a signal to a processor. Turck provides sensing, connectivity, and network products to help manufacturers improve their automated processes.


Filed Under: Sensors

 

About The Author

Paul Dvorak

Related Articles Read More >

NRG Systems adopts ZX Lidars’ latest wind profile measurement tool
Power performance testing? Utilize the ease and efficiency of lidar
Whatever the weather: Optimize asset performance by understanding wind resource, not relying on it
Lightweight ultrasonic anemometer enables wind & weather monitoring

Podcasts

Wind Spotlight: Looking back at a year of Thrive with ZF Wind Power
See More >

Windpower Engineering & Development Digital Edition

Digital Edition

Browse the most current issue of Windpower Engineering & Development and back issues in an easy to use high quality format. Clip, share and download with the leading wind power engineering magazine today.

Windpower Engineering & Development
  • Wind Articles
  • Solar Power World
  • Subscribe to Windpower Engineering
  • About Us/Contact Us

Copyright © 2025 WTWH Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of WTWH Media
Privacy Policy | Advertising

Search Windpower Engineering & Development

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Most recent posts
    • News
    • Featured
  • Resources
    • Digital issues
    • Podcasts
    • Suppliers
    • Webinars
    • Events
  • Videos
  • 2025 Leadership
    • 2024 Winners
    • 2023 Winners
    • 2022 Winners
  • Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe