wenglor Safety Light Curtains with Finger Protection Alternatives & Competitors

The SFLA series safety light curtains are installed in potentially dangerous or hazardous areas to safeguard personnel from injury. The light curtains feature proven technology from Autonics area sensors and mapping sensors. The light curtains are built to meet internationally safety standards and regulations. Various detection models (finger/hand/hand-body detection) and safety functions are available for diverse applications. The dedicated software atLightCurtain allows real-time status monitoring user settings such as automatic muting/blanking area functions.

BANNER's EZ-SCREEN LS light curtains are a reliable and easy-to-use safety device designed for machine safeguarding in challenging manufacturing and packaging environments. With three resolutions available, ranging from 14 mm to 40 mm, and a range of up to 12 m, these light curtains provide end-to-end sensing with no blind zones. The aluminum housing and metal end caps protect each emitter and receiver against impacts, while highly visible alignment indicators and intuitive diagnostics make setup and troubleshooting a breeze.

The EZ-SCREEN LS system requires no PC software or DIP switches for quick and easy configuration. The dual scan technology ensures high immunity to EMI, RFI, ambient light, weld flash, and strobe light. The no blind zone design eliminates gaps in detection, while the system can cascade up to four systems of any length, resolution, and number of beams.

These light curtains are certified to Type 4 per IEC 61946, Category 4 PLe per EN ISO13849.1, and SIL3/SILCL3 per IEC 61508/IEC 62061, exceeding OSHA/ANSI control reliability requirements. The EZ-SCREEN LS pair model numbers come with an LS receiver, LS emitter, end-cap bracket kit, and center-mount bracket kit, making them a reliable choice for a range of manufacturing and packaging applications.

• Protection class IP67
• Safety type 4 in accordance with IEC 61496-1
• Resolution 14, 30 and 50 mm
• Protection field height from 170 mm … 1770 mm

Light model, 30 mm/40 mm/50 mm/70 mm/150 mm detection capability, muting, override, EDM, restart applications in accordance with EN ISO61496-3, vertical applications, reference markers, measurement data output (UDP), rapid exchange by exchangeable memory block; 5.5 m safety zone; max. 2 safety zones parallel active, max. 2 warning zones parallel active, max. 10 configurable zone sets.

30 mm Resolution Type 2 Safety Light Curtains

Compact optical safeguarding solution is designed for lower-risk applications where risk of injury is limited but some guarding is necessary.

Designed for lower-risk applications such as bump or bruise, knock-down, trapping but not crushing, or minor cuts and abrasions
Features simple, two-piece integrated system with no control box
Detects narrow objects, such as a hand or ankle
Offered with 30 mm resolution and 15 m range
Provides economical, compact optical safeguarding
Meets Type 2 requirements per IEC61496-1/-2 and Category 2 per EN954-1
Available in trip (auto reset) or latch (manual reset) models

The C4-RD safety light curtain is the economic solution for hazardous point protection with the highest level of safety for finger and hand protection. With protective field heights from 150 mm and variants available in 50 mm increments, the C4-RD is ideally suited for use in applications with small access areas to the hazardous point. The thin, clever holder concepts and absence of blind zones enables seamless integration into machines. The rugged design of C4-RD also ensures high availability, and the standardized connectivity and status LEDs guarantee easy commissioning and diagnostics. With a comprehensive range of safety sensors, safe control solutions and a worldwide service network, SICK is the optimal partner for functional safety.

At a glance:

• Protective field heights: 150 mm to 1,200 mm, available in 50 mm increments
• Thin, clever brackets and absence of blind zones
• Rugged housing and high electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• Standardized connectivity and status LEDs
• Resolutions: 14 mm and 30 mm
• Typical scanning range: Up to 4.5 m

The SFL series safety light curtains are installed in potentially dangerous or hazardous areas to safeguard personnel from injury. The light curtains feature proven technology from Autonics area sensors and mapping sensors. The light curtains are built to meet internationally safety standards and regulations. Various detection models (finger/hand/hand-body detection) and safety functions are available for diverse applications.

Safety light curtains protect personnel from injury and machines from damage by creating a sensing screen that guards machine access points and perimeters. Banner offers intuitive, easy-to-use safety light curtains for a wide variety of safety applications.

Type 4 safety light curtains protect personnel from injury and machines from damage by guarding points of operation, access, areas and perimeters. Type 2 safety light curtains are a cost-effective light curtain safety solution for guarding lower-risk applications, where the result of an accident is only a slight injury.

- Available in 14 mm resolution for finger, hand and ankle protection or 30 mm resolution for hand and ankle protection

- Operates in ranges from 0.1 m to 6 m (14 mm models) and 0.1 m to 18 m (30 mm models)

- Offers optional reduced resolution (formerly called floating blanking) to ignore constant inflow of materials

- Displays operating status, configuration and error codes

- Includes blocked beam zone indicators

- Features user-configurable trip or latch outputs and Scan Code 1 or 2

- Resists impact, twisting and abusive environments with a durable aluminum housing and metal end caps

- Available with nickel-plated ESD-safe housing for protection against electrostatic discharges or with standard nickel-plated housing

- Offers optional cascading to create a system that responds to a single stop command

- Offers optional lens shields and enclosures for added durability

The safety light curtains ILVT are electrosensitive protective devices

blanking of obstacles with reliable safety

11 blanking features easy to program

integrated switching unit: contactor control and restart interlock

extremely short reaction times

protective field up to 1,9 m high, range 20 m