Sick microScan3 Alternatives & Competitors

SICK offers a pre-assembled upgrade kit allowing the simple replacement of FGS protective devices, which is perfectly matched to the latest machine and system safety requirements.

With the upgrade kit FGS to deTec4, FGS protective devices can be replaced quickly and easily with the deTec4 successor product.

The specially designed adapter exactly fits the existing terminal compartments of the tried-and-proven FGS. This enables the new deTec4 safety light curtain to be connected directly with no additional effort. The supplied FlexFix brackets facilitate mounting and alignment.

At a glance:

• Efficient solution for the replacement of FGS protective devices
• The latest generation of safety light curtain: deTec4
• FlexFix brackets for simple mounting and alignment of the deTec4
• Adapter for connecting the deTec4 to existing FGS terminal compartments
• Mounting brackets included

Featuring a rugged and reliable housing design, the C4000 Palletizer ATEX II 3G/3D safety light curtain is specially designed and approved for use under the strict safety requirements found in explosion-hazardous areas. The added safety and productivity it offers in explosive atmospheres make it a popular choice time and again.

At a glance:

• ATEX II 3G / 3D classification thanks to modified C4000 housing
• Muting alternative
• Self-teaching, dynamic blanking for detection of goods
• Direction detection
• Reduced resolution: 1 or 2 beams
• Multiple sampling of objects possible
• Beam coding
• Object gap suppression

The intelligent deTec safety light curtains are ideal for the protection of hazardous areas, entrances, and hazardous points. Modern technologies such as NFC and IO-Link with their diverse functionality increase the level of automation and thereby productivity. The result: Simple on-site diagnostics, fast commissioning, and comprehensive data for automating downstream processes. Furthermore, the flexible connection concept in combination with the uniform housing design ensures low cabling, installation and configuration costs. The required functions are activated without software via the matching system plug. Thanks to different enclosure ratings as well as variants for explosion-hazardous areas, deTec also provides solutions for applications in harsh environments.

At a glance:

• NFC diagnosis and smartphone app
• Diagnostics and automation via IO-Link
• Object pattern recognition using Smart Box Detection
• 2-signal muting
• Smart presence detection
• Configuration of all functions without software
• Reduced resolution: 1 or 2 beams
• Different enclosure ratings as well as variants for use in explosion-hazardous areas

The C4000 Advanced safety light curtain reliably protects against access into hazardous points and areas. Integrated blanking functions allow objects (such as cables or work tables), but not people, to enter the protective field. Cascading several systems offers the user a high degree of flexibility for the application solution. The restart interlock (RES) and external device monitoring (EDM) functions provide easy machine integration. Various mounting adapters and innovative accessories enable flexible installation. The industry-tested 7-segment display saves time during alignment and diagnostics. The C4000 Advanced, which provides protective field heights from 300 mm to 1,800 mm, offers reliable machine protection up to the highest protection level, PL e.

At a glance

• Type 4 (IEC 61496), SIL3 (IEC 61508), PL e (EN ISO 13849)
• Various options for blanking objects: fixed, floating, or teach-in
• 7-segment display
• PSDI mode with the UE402 switching amplifier
• External device monitoring (EDM) and restart interlock (RES)
• Beam coding for correct system allocation
• Configuration and diagnostics via PC
• Cascade up to three systems

For more than 10 years, SICK has been writing a success story with the miniTwin – the safety light curtain in miniature format – in hazardous point protection for finger and hand protection. Its two twin sticks, in which the sender and receiver are installed symmetrically in a compact housing for the first time, have received several awards. One of the Twin-Sticks is mounted opposite the other one and rotated by 180 degrees. This creates a safe protective field. The miniature design of the miniTwin, the option of cascading it and its different protective field heights save production space and enable small safety distances. At the same time, this mini device achieves great things: it functions perfectly, even when subjected to very strong shocks and vibrations and temperatures down to –20° Celsius.

At a glance

• Twin sticks: sender and receiver in a compact housing
• Different protective field heights, graduated to 60 mm each
• Diagnostics through protective field visualization
• Commissioning and alignment by means of color LEDs, configuration without software
• Cascading possible
• Application-specific brackets

The C4000 Fusion ATEX II 3G/3D safety light curtain is a cost-effective, reliable solution that safeguards hazardous points and areas, even in potentially explosive atmospheres. Functions such as the restart interlock and external device monitoring provide easy machine integration. Various mounting adapters and innovative accessories enable flexible installation. The industry-tested 7-segment display saves time during alignment and diagnostics. Plus, the C4000 Fusion ATEX II 3G/3D safeguards hazardous points in explosion-hazardous areas with a protective field height of up to 1,800 mm.

At a glance:

• Type 4 (IEC 61496), SIL3 (IEC 61508), PL e (EN ISO 13849)
• ATEX II 3G / 3D (2/22 zones)
• ATEX for gas: II 3G Ex nA op is IIC T4 Gc X
• ATEX for dust: II 3D Ex tc IIIC T135 °C Dc
• 7-segment display
• External device monitoring (EDM) and restart interlock
• Beam coding for accurate system allocation
• Configuration and diagnostics via PC

The C4000 Entry/Exit ATEX II 3G/3D safety light curtain is a cost-effective, reliable solution that safeguards hazardous points and areas, even in potentially explosive atmospheres. Functions such as the restart interlock and external device monitoring provide easy machine integration. Various mounting adapters and innovative accessories enable flexible installation. The industry-tested 7-segment display saves time during alignment and diagnostics. Plus, the C4000 Entry/Exit ATEX II 3G/3D safeguards hazardous points in explosion-hazardous area with a protective field height of up to 1800 mm.

At a glance:

• Type 4 (IEC 61496), SIL3 (IEC 61508), PL e (EN ISO 13849)
• ATEX II 3G / 3D (2/22 zones)
• ATEX for gas: II 3G Ex nA op is IIC T4 Gc X
• ATEX for dust: II 3D Ex tc IIIC T135 °C Dc
• 7-segment display
• External device monitoring (EDM) and restart interlock
• Beam coding for accurate system allocation
• Configuration and diagnostics via PC

Mirror columns from SICK are used in areas in which multi-sided protection of hazardous points, such as machining centers, is required. The right solution is to combine multiple light beam safety devices or safety light curtains with mirror columns to deflect the light beam. Several sides of a machine can be protected with just one pair of sensors, which reduces wiring effort significantly. It is easy to adjust the deflector mirrors, which are mounted in stable columns. Unimpeded access for feeding operations and tool and program changes is another advantage compared to a mechanical fence and results in higher productivity.

At a glance

• Free-standing mounting solution
• Compact, rugged design and extremely high stability
• Simple mounting and adjustment
• Large reflector surface for efficient multi-sided protection via beam deflection and high availability
• Mirror columns in various lengths
• With a continuous mirror for safety light curtains and for multiple light beam safety devices with any number of beams

The C4000 Advanced ATEX II 3G/3D safety light curtain is a cost-effective, reliable solution that safeguards hazardous points and areas, even in potentially explosive atmospheres. Functions such as the restart interlock (RES) and external device monitoring (EDM) provide easy machine integration. Various mounting adapters and innovative accessories enable flexible installation. The industry-tested 7-segment display saves time during alignment and diagnostics. Plus, the C4000 Advanced ATEX II 3G/3D safeguards areas with up to an 1,800 mm protective field height.

At a glance:

• Type 4 (IEC 61496), SIL3 (IEC 61508), PL e (EN ISO 13849)
• ATEX II 3G / 3D (2/22 zones)
• ATEX for gas: II 3G Ex nA op is IIC T4 Gc X
• ATEX for dust: II 3D Ex tc IIIC T135 °C Dc
• 7-segment display
• External device monitoring (EDM) and restart interlock
• Beam coding for accurate system allocation
• Configuration and diagnostics via PC

The C4000 Fusion safety light curtain offers a variety of functions that make it ideal for a wide range of safeguarding applications. The C4000 Fusion can be used as a compact muting alternative (without additional sensors), or as a high-availability protection device for hazardous point and area protection. This solution can be customized to prevent access to machines that require product to enter/exit the area safely, where reliable differentiation between people and material is vital. Designed for use in harsh environments, the C4000 Fusion combines maximum operational safety with optimal productivity, ergonomics, and cost efficiency. Contamination can be suppressed in the monitored field and the resolution can be adjusted to protect hands or the entire person. As a result, availability of the protective device is maximized and machine and plant downtime are minimzed.

At a glance:

• Type 4 (IEC 61496), SIL3 (EN 62061), PL e (EN ISO 13849)
• Self-teaching and dynamic blanking for access protection related to the application
• Hand and area protection in dirty environments
• Multiple sampling
• Reduced resolution
• Fixed blanking
• 2 virtual photoelectric switches
• Integrated laser alignment