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Capacitive Sensor Solutions

Need help specifying a capacitive sensor?

Browse a range of innovative capacitive sensors from Rechner Sensors, with access to a massive range of variants. Get expert technical support and rely on our expertise.

Before the order, we get the application right.

Applies to
Grain Handling Food & Beverage Pharmaceutical Bulk Materials Handling
✓ IECEx certified variants a specialty ✓ No contact bounce, no wear, no maintenance ✓ Technical support before you order
Rechner capacitive sensors
Capacitive sensor in an industrial application

Built to last. What is your application?

Capacitive sensors are used for the non-contact position detection and level monitoring of solids, liquids, or bulk materials.

No physical actuating force is required for operation. So there is no contact bounce, no sensor wear, no maintenance.

You can utilise capacitive sensors as limit switches, as contactless switches for monitoring and positioning, as pulse generators for counting tasks, or for distance and speed measurements.

It starts before the order

Three questions we ask alongside the part number, so the sensor you fit suits the material and the environment.

Question one

Where does it run?

Zone rating, process temperature, washdown and cleaning regime, dust, and whether the sensor sits in direct contact with product.

Question two

What is it doing?

Point level, continuous level, position detection, counting or speed. The material: viscous liquid, free-flowing solid or food product.

Question three

What if it is wrong?

An overflowing tank, a missed detection, product contamination, a failed hygiene audit, a line down now.

Hazardous areas

IECEx capacitive sensors are our specialty

And they are Rechner's, too. Through Pacific Automation, you can access a massive range of IECEx certified capacitive sensors, suitable for use across Australia.

Working within hazardous Zones 1 and 2 for gas, or Zones 21 and 22 for dust? We can supply you with switches specifically designed for these environments.

Need to brush up on the differences between IECEx and ATEX? This quick article has you covered.

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IECEx certified capacitive sensors

We will help specify your next capacitive sensor

Tell us the material, the temperature and where it sits. We will tell you what fits.

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What can you measure with capacitive sensors?

Three Rechner series, each built for a material that defeats ordinary level sensing.

Rechner KFS Series capacitive sensors for hot viscous liquids

Hot, viscous liquids

Extreme heat within melting tanks makes the accurate level detection of viscous glue technically challenging.

Rechner's KFS Series of capacitive sensors are designed to withstand high temperatures up to 250°C (for PTFE or PEEK housings) while in direct contact with hot glue.

KFS sensors can also be used as non-contact liquid level sensors inside of fryers and standard cooking equipment within the food industry.

Rechner i-Level Series capacitive sensors for dry bulk materials

Dry, free-flowing materials

Rechner's i-Level Series of capacitive sensors with metal cable are designed for continuous level measurement of dry, free-flowing bulk materials.

i-Level sensors can accurately measure without dead zones, and are resistant to material build-up, temperature changes, and dust interference.

This makes them ideal for use in grain silos, bins, and hoppers as flow or loss sensors or for general tank measurement.

Rechner Tri-Clamp capacitive sensors for food and pharmaceutical applications

Food and pharma products

Stringent guidelines for the food and pharmaceutical industries require that all parts in contact with product must be simple and safe to clean.

This has resulted in the extensive use of Tri-Clamp (also known as Tri-Clover) connections.

Rechner Tri-Clamp adapters simplify the conversion of threaded sensors. Alternatively, reduce the number of connection points and select a capacitive sensor with an included Tri-Clamp connection.

Rechner capacitive sensor installed on process equipment
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Rechner Sensors

Capacitive sensing technologies for industrial automation, level control and quality control. Rechner build the variants that ordinary catalogues do not carry, including the IECEx certified range for gas and dust zones.

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Request sensor selection support to ensure accurate, reliable detection in challenging applications

Send us the application: the material, the process temperature, the mounting and cleaning regime, and the zone if there is one. Our team will scope the housing, the series and the connection to match.

We supply and support the product. Your team or your integrator installs and commissions it. We make sure it is the right one.