Industrial S56101 Scanner Fiber Optic W Flex Snout

The S56101 Scanner Fiber Optic with Flex Snout from Skan A Matic is an industrial optical sensor designed for reflective target detection using a fiber-optic scanning head with a flexible snout. It belongs to the S56 Series of fiber-optic scanners and is described as reflective with a flex snout, enabling access to tight spaces and awkward angles on production lines. The unit operates from a 20 V DC supply and includes a 6 ft lead for convenient mounting and cable routing. Typical applications include sensing the presence or absence of reflective features on parts, labels, or surfaces in automated assembly, packaging, and material-handling environments. This description captures the core function—fiber-optic reflective scanning with a flexible-front snout—for reliable, non-contact inspection in space-constrained equipment setups.