Press release
Multifunctional and efficient
The new safety light curtains and light grids in the SLC/SLG 240 range
Visit Schmersal between 28 and 30/11/2017 at SPS IPC Drives in Nuremberg. Hall 9, Stand 460
Wuppertal / Nuremberg, 21 November 2017. The new safety light barriers and safety light grids in the SLC/SLG 240 COM range from Schmersal offer all sorts of practical functions and are therefore suitable for a wide range of applications. For applications with a small safety clearance to the risk area, a 14 mm resolution has been added to the new range.
The built-in beam concealer for fixed and stationary objects in the protection area enables safe yet seamless processing of production. This means that parts of the protected area are concealed without triggering a stop signal, so moving objects such as workpieces can be fed in or a transport belt can be positioned with a fixed position in the protected area. The sensor pairs can also be connected in series, so that machines can be secured with shut-off devices from various sides.
For the first time, this product range comes with a user-friendly optical setup guide which displays signal values while the safety system is operating. A time-saving solution as the user no longer needs to switch to set-up mode for optimum configuration of the sensors. If, for example, the sensors on the light grids get dirty and the signal strength is weakened as a result, an optical warning is triggered so that corrective measures can be taken promptly. This means malfunctions can be corrected early and unplanned system downtime avoided.
As with all compact (28 x 32 mm) CSS product ranges from Schmersal, all functions on the SLC/SLG 240 COM can be configured without tools as standard. It is also standard that status messages about functions and operating modes are displayed on the receiver. The status messages are now also displayed in seven colours. In conjunction with an SD Gateway, the diagnostic and status information can now be forwarded to a higher-level controller and even into the cloud using the new Smart Safety Solution from Schmersal.
According to EN ISO 61496 for Type 2 BWS systems, the SLC/SLG 240 COM safety light curtains and safety light grids achieve Performance Level PL c.
* CSS = contactless safety systems
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The new safety light curtains and safety light grids in the SLC/SLG 240 COM product range from Schmersal offer a range of practical functions.
Press contact
Sylvia Blömker
Tel.: +49 0202 6474-895
K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG
Möddinghofe 30
42279 Wuppertal, Germany
About the Schmersal Group
In the demanding field of machine safety the Schmersal Group is one of the international market and competence leaders. Based on more than 25,000 different switching devices, the corporate group offers system solutions for the safety of man and machine.
The company was founded in 1945 and is represented by seven manufacturing sites on three continents with its own companies and sales partners in more than 60 nations. The Schmersal Group employs some 1750 people worldwide and generated a group turnover in 2016 of approx. € 210 million.
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