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Food & Beverage / Chemical: how many times in the past months have you replaced a sensor due to liquid ingress through the adjustment button, or due to housing/front damage caused by acids or disinfectants?
Washdown environments in Food & Beverage and Chemical processing are inherently severe. High-pressure cleaning, caustic agents, chlorinated disinfectants, and thermal shocks place extreme stress on standard sensors.
Most devices withstand these conditions for a limited time—until mechanical wear, micro-cracks, or seal failures lead to loss of IP protection, false switching, or complete breakdown.
And the primary cost is not the sensor itself:
• unplanned machine downtime
• lost production batches
• emergency recalibration and maintenance activities
To address these failure modes, Datasensing designed the UFK (M18) and UFT (M30) ultrasonic series with a fully hygienic, washdown-ready design.
Key technical advantagesFull AISI316L stainless steel housing: eliminating joints, seams, and weak key points where chemical attack or stress cracking typically begin. Remote Teach-in (no physical pushbutton): parameter configuration is performed via remote teach line or IO Link, removing the mechanical pushbutton – the most common ingress path during high-pressure/chemical washdown. This ensures stable IP69K protection over the sensor’s entire lifespan. |
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ECOLAB-certified materials and construction: all wetted surfaces and gaskets are validated against the main aggressive detergents and disinfectants used in CIP/SIP and washdown processes, ensuring chemical resistance and hygiene compliance. |
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