What it is, in panel-builder terms
The Telemecanique XUB2BNAWM12R is an 18 mm tubular photoelectric sensor from the XUB series, with a threaded nickel-plated brass body and a 90 DEG SIDE sensing position. It is built as a through-beam photo-eye in the receiver role — the 15 M sensing distance on the data line is the rated optical range the receiver side is specced against, so it pairs with a matching XUB emitter on the far end of the detection path.
Electrical ratings and switching behaviour
The unit runs on 12 TO 24 VDC supply through an M12 4 PIN DC MICRO MALE CONNECTOR on 3 wires, switching NO NPN at a maximum load current of 100 MILLIAMPERE; the sinking transistor pulls the load to common within that 100 MILLIAMPERE ceiling. Response time is listed at 1 MILLISECOND (ON/OFF), with a switching frequency of 500 HZ — both figures are fast enough for conveyor indexing, small-package detect, and most machine-build pacing applications, and they line up with what an integrator expects from a sub-20 mm tubular through-beam receiver.
Mechanical and environmental envelope
Enclosure is rated NEMA 4X/12, IP67, which covers washdown and outdoor mounting typical of food-and-bev lines, pallet conveyor take-aways, and parking-gate equipment — and the NICKEL PLATED BRASS housing holds up better to chemical cleaning than the plastic-bodied variants in adjacent XUB codes.
Approvals on record
Compliance markings on the listing read APPROVAL UL, CSA, CE, covering the North American and European acceptance a controls integrator needs when the sensor lands on a UL-listed panel or a CE-marked machine. A California Proposition 65 warning applies to this product line for Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) and Di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) exposure — relevant for California-bound shipments and end-item disclosures, not a sourcing blocker for industrial buyers.
Lifecycle and sourcing posture
The lifecycle entry on this code reads current, so the part is specified into the BOM as a live line — quoted to order against an RFQ, with the M12 4-pin pigtail or cordset sourced separately to match the connector on this receiver.