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Pneumatic cylinder and clamp pressure — monitored without a cable run
A cylinder or a pneumatic clamp sits where the work happens, and running a cable to it is often the reason nobody measures it. A battery sensor and a phone reader removes the wiring question — but the pressure range has to be checked first.
Read this before assuming the range fits
Our standard sensor range is 0–500 kPa gauge, about 5 bar. Pneumatic circuits are often above that: clamps and cylinders in industrial fixtures commonly run 4–8 bar, and some run higher. That means the standard part may be at or above its top end.
The honest answer is: tell us the working pressure in the first message. If it is inside the standard range we say so; if it is above it, a different sensor has to be specified, and we will say that instead of shipping something that reads saturated.
What it is good for
- Leak diagnosis on a clamp or cylinder — a slow loss shows as a pressure trend, not as a sudden fault at the end of the shift.
- Retrofit where a cable is the blocker — the sensor sits at the measuring point and needs no power feed.
- Periodic checks by a technician with a phone, instead of a permanent installation.
What it does not do
With the phone-only configuration there is no continuous monitoring and no alarm in a control cabinet, because nothing is reading while nobody is checking. If the circuit must alarm in a PLC, that is a receiver and an integration (Modbus RTU / RS485 or CAN), not this configuration — and it is a separate conversation we are happy to have.
What we need from you
- Working pressure, and the medium (air is what we are set up for).
- Where the measuring point physically is — access to a port or a tee.
- Whether the reading has to be continuous or a periodic check is enough.
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