The customer originally relied on mechanical limit switches that report only two positions, so low-speed mould protection and soft clamping were impossible. We mounted LX-N non-contact sensors beside the clamp cylinder to feed continuous position to the controller.
Deceleration and protection points are now set on the HMI with ±0.02 mm repeatability, and mould changes no longer require adjusting mechanical stops — saving roughly 8 minutes per changeover. The scheme now runs on three of the customer's lines.