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Machinery/plant guarding and protection
News Release from: Omron Scientific Technologies | Subject: F3SJ Safety Light Curtains
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 November 2007
Safety light curtains save space
Selecting and installing a safety light curtain has been made easier than ever now that users need only specify the required configuration type and sensor length.
Omron Scientific Technologies says that its F3SJ Safety Light Curtains make selecting and installing a safety light curtain easier than ever Users now need only to specify the required configuration type and sensor length
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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F3SJ safety light curtains are available in finger protection, hand protection or hand/limb body protection configurations.
Sensors with protective heights of up to nearly 2.5m are available for applications that involve large-sized workpieces.
The F3SJ safety light curtain is 6mm thinner than previous models, and when used with the newly designed mounting brackets that allow beams to be aligned after the sensor is mounted, the total thickness is just 26mm.
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It represents a reduction of 19mm.
The low profile allows users to add safety to existing equipment without the safety light curtains getting in the way.
F3SJ cables (0.3 m) have M12 connectors and a 5mm bending radius, and can be routed in literally any direction, for simplified wiring.
Up to four sets, or 400 beams, can be connected in series.
Using series connection cables up to 15m in length users can effectively safeguard a wide area, said Omron STI.
All F3SJ safety light curtain system parameters can be set with intuitive software, and system status can be checked with a laptop computer.
When a computer isn't the most convenient tool for the worksite, an optional Setting Console is a handy way to set parameters, monitor system status, and quickly troubleshoot errors.
Omron STI told manufacturingtalk.com that he F3SJ can be used to configure a Category 4 safety circuit to suit a variety of safety needs, including options to maximize space efficiency and minimize set-up costs, reduce wiring time and costs, or even implement a multi-input safety circuit.
Many other safety light curtains require a dedicated 'muting controller' to benefit from muting functions.
The F3SJ has such a controller built in and can be used by simply replacing the unit's cap with an optional muting key cap.
* About Omron STI - Omron Scientific Technologies Incorporated is a North American leading provider of automation safeguarding products and services.
Omron STI provides safety products that are used to protect workers around machinery, automated equipment and industrial robots.
Our products serve a wide variety of applications and markets, including semiconductor, automotive, electronics manufacturing, packaging and consumer markets.
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