Manual SCATEC-2 5Baumer Electric AG
Version 2021-09 www.baumer.com Frauenfeld, Switzerland
2Introduction
SCATEC-2 has the same key feature as all the other sensors from the SCATEC family: The capability of
non-contact detection of object edges. SCATEC is the sensor of choice when it comes to detect flat
objects conveyed in an overlapping stream or individually. The sensors in the SCATEC family were
developed and highly optimized particularly with regard to the specific demands of non-contact counting
of overlapping paper sheets and newspapers. Therefore the printing industry will be the ideal area of
application for the SCATEC.
Generally speaking a SCATEC sensor reacts to an edge facing the sensor’s laser beam. If the laser beam
strikes such an edge, SCATEC responds with an electrical output pulse of fixed duration. However, built-
in software allows the sensor among other things to suppress the reaction to certain edges which were
identified by the sensor as “false edges”. Therefore, SCATEC-2 makes it possible to count newspapers
to the highest degree of accuracy even at high conveyor speed.
Within the SCATEC family, the SCATEC-2 is characterized by the following properties:
(For details see specifications of the individual Scatec-2 types.)
counts edges from a thickness of 0.2 mm and greater
optimum working distance: 40 mm or 100 mm
intelligent false pulse suppression
parameter setting by means of DIP-switches
counting rate up to 600,000 copies per hour
with interface for remote control and data analysis
