Durability vs Distance
It's No Longer a Decision

Introducing the world's first extended range proximity sensor worthy of carrying the "Pile Driver" name - the new X-series Pile Driver. It features the durability you've come to expect from a Pile Driver, but with sensing ranges up to 2.5X beyond industry standards! And unlike competitors' products, which appear to be OK on paper but fail to perform once installed, Pile Driver delivers rock-solid, restriction-free sensing performance.

See how the new X-series Pile Driver's sensing range matches up to the industry's most common plastic and metal-face proximity sensors, including plastic-face "extended range" models, in the comparison graph below.

Maximum Durability + Longer Range = Cost Savings

If your sensing application averages even one contact-related failure per year, the X-series Pile Driver, at only 35-40% additional cost over an equivalent plastic-face product, will save your company money. By upgrading your problematic sensors, the following cost savings are immediately realized:

• Fewer replacement sensors (by a factor of 20X, or more)
• Reduced maintenance/troubleshooting labor
• Increased machine uptime
• Fewer rejected parts & increased quality
  • No scuffing of critical surfaces
  • Wider detection area eliminates "double counts" and "misses"
• Dramatically reduced internal costs
  • Fewer replacement sensor POs
  • Less warehouse handling
  • Lower inventory

X-Series

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X-Series Pile Driver FAQs

Q: Were housing sizes increased (from the original Pile Driver) to achieve the extra sensing distance?
A: No. X-series models use the same one-piece, 100% stainless steel housings as standard Pile Drivers.
Q: Were performance sacrifices necessary to achieve the extended range?
A: No. It was critical to match the impact, mechanical shock, vibration, and abrasion immunity standards set by the original Pile Driver.
Q: Are weld immune models available?
A: Yes. A full line of 12 mm, 18 mm, and 30 mm diameter models are available. They feature immunity to both AC and DC weld fields, as well as the industry's most reliable slag resistant coating, Black Armor™.
Q: Can the X-series Pile Driver detect all metals?
A: Yes. In fact, the product family offers some of the industry's longest sensing ranges to stainless steel targets. Like traditional proximity sensors, reduction factors apply for detection of nonferrous metals like aluminum or brass.
Q: If I initiate a motor drive or heavy machinery, will the electrical noise false-trip this product like other "extended range" metal face sensors I've tried in the past? Is it temperature-stable?
A: Unlike the competition, Pepperl+Fuchs took no design short cuts. Pile Driver's advanced circuitry enables restriction-free mounting, while also offering the industry's best immunity to the effects of industrial noise & temperature extremes.