Micromax Sensors & Automation has announced the expansion of the Banner Engineering Ez-Screen Low-Profile (LP) safety light curtain range with the Type 4 safety light curtain with integral muting.
Designed for use on smaller production machines, low-profile safety light curtains can provide good performance in compact spaces, yet are robust enough for large power presses.
The curtain’s two-piece optoelectronic safeguarding device creates a screen of synchronised, modulated infrared sensing beams that extend from end-to-end of the housing, ensuring operators are protected from machine safety hazards. It is also claimed to be immune to EMI, RFI, ambient light, weld flash and strobe lights and comes equipped with factory burned-in emitter and receiver circuitry for toughness and vibration tolerance.
The curtain has a sensing range spanning from 100 mm to 7 m. Offering seven predefined muting configuration options - including bypass, mute-dependent override, mute enable and mute-cycle time extensions for L-style cell exit application - the curtain is suitable for diverse application requirements.
Additionally, mute lamp and status outputs can be relayed to indicating devices with a removable disconnect cordset and accessory end-cap mounting bracket, while easy-to-see status, reset, zone, mute device and diagnostic indicators and displays communicate the number of beams blocked and provide detailed diagnostics. A selectable emitter test option is able to simulate a blocked condition as well.
Capable of two or four mute device/sensor hook-up options, the curtain is available with CSM muting splitter cordset. The curtain does not require a third box, which can help facilitate easy set-up, minimise wiring requirements and reduce installation costs. Set up can be performed without a PC, handheld programmer or other device; and DIP switch configuration features many of the same functions as a standard Ez-Screen LP.