June 2006 sees the UK launch by Leuze Electronic of what is believed to be the first
range of safety light curtains and scanners that incorporate ProfiSafe
capability as an integral part of its design. The advantage of this latest
range of light curtains and scanners - sold under the banner of
COMPACTplus and RS4 respectively - is that of increased versatility and improved
costing and easier matching of safety solutions to specific applications.
COMPACTplus range of light curtains is available for hand and finger protection
with 14mm and 30mm resolutions, for horizontal safeguarding of danger zones it
offers 50mm and 90mm resolutions and there are light grids for perimeter
guarding in 2, 3 and 4-beam configurations. The safety light curtain also
supports a wide range of scanning distances - up to 6m for the 14mm resolution,
18m for the 30mm, 50mm and 90mm resolution models and 60m for the 2, 3 and 4-
beam light grids.
The RS4 PROFIsafe laser scanner offers 190 degree 2 dimensional scanning, with
four programmable pairs of protective fields.
In addition to PROFIsafe, other output modules such as semiconductor, relay, and
SafetyBUS and AS-i enable the RS4 and COMPACTplus to be flexibly integrated into
the existing infrastructure.