Banner Engineering Sensors

Know for their quality and durability, it is no wonder Banner Sensors have become a popular choice in the car wash industry. Banner is constantly innovating their products to ensure you get the best performance to keep your equipment and customer vehicles from colliding to prevent costly damage and lost customer trust. If you can eliminate accidents, customers will trust your wash is a safe place to bring their vehicle to be cleaned leading to repeated business. We carry photoelectric, quick disconnect, and wired sensors from Banner and the corresponding cord sets to help you connect them to your equipment.

QS30 High-Performance Long-Range Sensors

Banner's QS30 Series has been the industry standard for vehicle detection, using high-powered infrared technology to verify vehicle positioning even in mist and steam. They boast tough housings and IP69K-rated quick disconnects that withstand constant water exposure and extreme temperature swings. Multiple sensors can be used concurrently, able to eliminate false trips by outside sunlight, ignore electromagnetic and radio frequency interference (EMI and RFI) from other automated car wash equipment, and be configured to eliminate crosstalk.

How Do Banner Photoelectric Sensors Work?

A photoelectric sensor system consists of an emitter and a receiver positioned so they face each other. The emitter, which holds a light source like an LED, shoots an invisible beam to the receiver. When that beam is interrupted by an object, it triggers an output signal. That signal controls the device or system it's connected to, doing things like turning it on or off, opening or closing it, or acting as shutoff function.

Photoelectric sensors are different from inductive sensors and ionization sensors. Inductive sensors use electromagnetic technology to detect only metal and are often used in close proximity to the objects they are detecting. Ionization sensors, most commonly found in smoke detectors, measure changes in the electrical current caused by excessive smoke disrupting an ionization chamber.

Quick Photoelectric Sensor Testing Tip

A common difficulty encountered when sensors fail is determining if it's the emitter or the receiver at fault. A simple way to determine which component is causing trouble is to take a picture of the emitter with your phone (make sure power is connected to the emitter). If you DON"T see a light coming from it, that means the emitter is probably not working correctly. If you DO see a light, you can safely assume that the receiver is the problem.