Description

The FF-SB safety light curtain is designed to protect operators of power driven machinery. This light curtain is a self-contained device and does not require a separate control unit for operation. Each catalog listing includes an emitter, a receiver, and connectors. Mounting brackets with anti-vibration inserts are highly recommended and must be ordered separately.

Features

• Meets applicable parts of US OSHA 29CFR 1910.217, 1910.212 and ANSI B11.1, B11.2, B11.19 1990 and RIA 15.06 regulations for Control Reliability
• Through scan active optoelectronic protective equipment
• No-touch safety light curtain with permanent self-checking in compliance with the requirements of the IEC/EN 61496 - Parts 1 and 2 for Type 4 equipment
• No electrical connection necessary between emitter and receiver
• Self-contained and light-weight equipment with various functions available
• To monitor the Final Switching Devices (FSDs: relays, contactors, parts of the machine safety related control system) a test input and an FSD monitoring input are provided

Typical Applications

• Presses and punches for metals, plastics and leather
• Deep-drawing presses, molding presses and filter presses
• Pressing, molding and thermoforming machines
• Metal-forming, milling and drilling machines
• Conveyors, handling equipment and assembly lines
• Spot-welding machines and fine-boring machines
• Copying lathes and machining centers
• Door and gate, lift and hoist technology
• Stacking machines, transporting and conveyor technology
• Textile, packaging machines
• Jigging sieves, sorters and milling machines
• For all machines quoted in Annex IV of the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC