Banner Engineering Corp. introduces the EZ-SCREEN Low-Profile Safety Light Curtain with Integral Muting, a control reliable, Type 4 Category 4 PLe machine safety product. Low-profile safety light curtains have long been a staple of Banner's machine safety product offerings and are designed for use on smaller production machines, yet are robust enough for large power presses. The rollout of the new integral muting models extends the existing EZ-SCREEN family to provide additional hookup options and functionality — all at a lower cost.
"Space definitely comes at a premium in today's industrial environment, not to mention the resources for safeguarding," said Mike Carlson, Technical Manager for Banner's Safety Products. "Fortunately, the EZ-SCREEN LPM with integral muting provides an excellent solution in both instances. Not only do the variety of sizes, end-to-end sensing, and compact design allow for installation within the machine frame to eliminate any 'holes' or dead zones in the sensing field, but there is also less power consumption and fewer components to stock than traditional safety light curtains."
Safety light curtains protect personnel from injury and machines from damage by guarding points of operation, access, areas and perimeters. The two-piece optoelectronic safeguarding device creates a screen of synchronized, modulated infrared sensing beams that extend from end-to-end of the housing. Featuring a built-in muting function, the new EZ-SCREEN safety light curtains do not require a third box, which helps facilitate set up, reduces the amount of wiring, and cuts down on installation costs. Furthermore, they are highly immune to EMI, RFI, ambient light, weld flash and strobe lights, and come with factory burned-in emitter and receiver circuitry for toughness, dependability, and vibration tolerance.
The EZ-SCREEN LPM with integral muting has a sensing range that spans from 100 mm to 7 m (4" to 23'). Seven different, predefined muting configuration options are available, including Bypass, Mute-Dependent Override, Mute Enable, and Mute-cycle time extensions for "L"-style cell exit applications making the EZ-SCREEN LPM with integral muting incredibly versatile. Set up can be performed without a PC, hand-held programmer, or other device; and DIP switch configuration features many of the same functions as a standard EZ-SCREEN Low-Profile.
Capable of two or four mute device/sensor hookup options, including cost effective two sensor "X-pattern" solution used for material entry and exit applications, and "L" sensor solution that minimizes the " floor space in manufacturing cell exit applications. The optional CSM Muting Splitter Cordset provides easy set up, less wiring, lower installation costs by providing a complete QD connectorized solution.
Additionally, a selectable monitored or non-monitored Mute Lamp, Reset Status, and two OSSD Status Outputs can be relayed to Banner EZ-LIGHTs (or other indicating devices) with a removable disconnect (RD) cordset and accessory end-cap mounting bracket. Easy to see on-board Status, Reset, Zone, Mute Device and Diagnostic indicators and displays tell the number and location of beams blocked and provide detailed diagnostics minimizing downtime and troubleshooting. A selectable emitter test option is able to simulate a "blocked" condition as well.
