Light screen

Banner Engineering has introduced its Ez-Screen Type 2 light screen system designed for lower risk Type 2 applications (per IEC61496-1/-2, Category 2 per EN954-1).

Lower risk applications are those which will not cause serious bodily harm. The danger is limited to minor, normally reversible injuries including bumping, bruising, knock-down, trapping but not crushing, and superficial cuts and abrasions. With its 30 mm resolution, a hand or ankle is safely detected across long spans up to 15 m.

The Ez-Screen Type 2 systems provide reliable, effective and economical machine safeguarding. Appropriate application examples for a Type 2 system include small assembly equipment; table-top robotic work cells; pick-and-place machines; small packaging machines; equipment and process protection (non-personnel safety) and supplemental safeguarding.

The Ez-Screen Type 2 is a compact two-piece system that is independently powered and optically synchronised. It does not require a separate control box, only a self-contained emitter and receiver pair. Dedicated trip or latch models eliminate the need for configuring or programming. A system requires standard 8-pin Euro-style cables, which are available in 5, 8, 15, 23 and 30 m lengths. As an optional hook-up, splitters (Y-cables) can be used to further simplify hook-up by providing a single 'homerun' cable and the ability to interchange emitter and receiver position without rewiring.