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‘Light Curtain’
A Manufacturingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Matrox smart camera aids glass inspection from
Matrox Imaging, which we summarised at the time by saying "The melting of sand and forming it into glass is a manufacturing process that dates back many years and inspection of the glass is a critical part of the process. ".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release DPAInspect highlights fixture deviations from
AICON 3D Systems: "Aicon's 3D optical measuring system DPAInspect measures fixtures so deviations to their nominal geometries can be immediately detected and corrected. ".
In October 2008, we covered the news from Finder
- take a look at Catalogue contains relay and timer reference
which says: "Finder's 2009/10 product catalogue provides electrical and electronic systems designers and buyers with a reference for relays, timers, interface modules, sockets and accessories. ".
Take a look also at the news release from Elumatec UK, Elumatec products increase MBE's aluminium output,
as well as Xuron releases the 2275 Quick-Cutter from Xuron Corporation,
and OGP to display video measurement at TCT from OGP UK.
Latest stories...
Ceratizit releases two Maximill milling systems (October 2008)
Ceratizit has released the Maximill HEC and updated the Maximill HPC12 face milling system.
Tumbleblast systems give effective blast finishing (October 2008)
Guyson International's Tumbleblast T40, T50 and EB1 Endless Belt systems provide effective blast finishing for batch processing of smaller components.
The risks of machining titanium and magnesium (October 2008)
Dry machining or machining with oil when milling or grinding titanium and magnesium components can be a high-risk activity.
Diamond Phoenix unveils flexible picking system (October 2008)
Diamond Phoenix has introduced Exactpick, a 'high cube' flexible picking system for the retail industry and other business sectors that need high pick rates to respond to customer needs.
Banner unveils EZ-light indicator lights (October 2008)
Banner Engineering has introduced EZ-light audible and segmented indicator lights for operator guidance and indication of equipment status.
Datalogic announces Gryphon D432/D412 Plus imager (October 2008)
Datalogic Scanning has announced the availability of the Gryphon D432/D412 Plus general purpose 2D imager.
Datalogic releases enhanced 2D imager (October 2008)
Datalogic Scanning has announced the availability of its next generation Gryphon D432/D412 Plus general-purpose 2D imager.
Keyence launches SL-V safety light curtain (October 2008)
The SL-V safety light curtain incorporates highly visible indicators to facilitate set-up and easily see the current operating status.
Further reading
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Keyence launches SL-V safety light curtain
The SL-V safety light curtain incorporates highly visible indicators to facilitate set-up and easily see the current operating status.
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Slim line safety light curtains introduced
Having only a cross section of 20mm x 30mm, 'slim line' safety light curtains demonstrate that safety light curtains no longer need to be large, bulky or difficult to install.
