Material Handling: Storage and Retrieval
Storage and Retrieval
How items are stored and retrieved is critical to the flow of products and goods throughout a warehouse. With the trend towards greater automation in the warehouse, facility managers are looking for ways to add intelligence to their equipment and systems to improve performance and increase overall efficiency at their site.
Banner sensors, safety equipment, LED lights and indicators, and wireless products improve the efficiency and effectiveness of warehouse equipment and systems and support increased automation. Our products are used for everything from dimensioning packages for storage space optimization to collision avoidance on forklifts, shuttle systems, stacker cranes and overhead crane gantries. Used together, our sensors, indicators and wireless products allow facility managers to remotely monitor the performance and health of equipment throughout a warehouse. To protect personnel from injury or accident, we offer one of the most comprehensive lines of safety equipment in the industry, including light curtains, e-stops, and safety controllers that simplify safety device integration and management.
Applications
Stacker Crane Positioning
Banner’s time-of-flight LT7 laser sensors provide long-distance ranges up to 250 m with a visible red laser spot for easy alignment. Depending on range needed, a diffuse or retroreflective time-of-flight laser sensor can be used. Retroreflective LT7 laser sensors provide ranges up to 250 m and diffuse LT7 laser sensors provide long-range background suppression up to 10 m.
Bin Picking for Order Fulfillment
In a book packing warehouse, the rack above each carton of books is equipped with a one-piece EZ-LIGHT PVD pick-to-light sensor. A worker fills orders by selecting the quantity of each book specified on the packing slip. To make it easier for the worker to find the cartons from which to pick books, the PVDs above those cartons are illuminated. The PVD detects the workers hand in the carton to verify that the title was picked.
Barcode Reading
ABR Series barcode readers can be used to solve track and trace applications, offering increased resolution to read smaller codes, over a larger target area, and at greater distances. Polarization is now available in both 1.3 MP and 2 MP ABR 7000 models for improved performance on targets with reflective surfaces or where glare is present. Our highest resolution camera, the VE is also available in only-barcode reading models, as well as the original vision camera-only model. This makes our VE series is the highest-resolution barcode reader in our portfolio, designed to better solve complex applications.
Depalletizer Guarding with Muting
LS light curtains are intuitive, easy-to-use safety devices used for machine safeguarding. They are built to withstand challenges commonly found in manufacturing and packaging environments. LS-S models require no PC software, DIP switches, or other devices for quick, easy configuration. Highly visible alignment indicators and intuitive diagnostics simplify setup, facilitate troubleshooting, and minimize system downtime.
Retrofitting for Pallet Detection
Banner’s Q76E retroreflective sensor uses a wide vertical beam. The beam from a single Q76E crosses the path of the conveyor horizontally to a corresponding reflector, which delivers light back to the sensor. This provides superior detection for any leading edge that interrupts the beam, at any angle, which makes it ideal for retrofitting conveyor systems to reliably identify the presence or absence of palleted items.
Shuttle Tote Positioning
The Q20 WORLD-BEAM Polarized Retro sensors are mounted on the rails of the multishuttles, to confirm that product stays within the safety zone and confirms a product is positioned correctly to avoid hanging off the “safe zone.” Q20 sensors are cost effective and accurately detect presence and placement, making them ideal for a warehouse environment. The compact size and ease of installation make the Q20 a robust product for these applications. The Q20 sensors have a distance range up to 4 m and the sensor functionality of noise immunity and cross-talk avoidance allows the operator to test the system before use.
Featured Products
SB12T Series Narrow Beam Plastic Barrel-Mount Sensor
The SB12T series is small, easy-to-mount opposed mode sensor pairs cost effective for large volume applications.
LE Series 1 m Range Laser Displacement Sensor
LE's measurement accuracy, ready to measure distances of 100 to 1000 mm, is suitable for controlling, sorting, and inspection tasks in quality control.
LT3 Series 50 m Range Time-of-Flight Laser Sensor
Advanced time-of-flight laser sensor for precise long distance gauging up to 50 m, depending on model. Also ideal for detecting angled targets.
EZ-Array Series Measuring Light Curtain
EZ-ARRAY light screens excel at high-speed, precise process monitoring and inspection, profiling, and web-guiding applications with simple installation.
XS26 Series Expandable Safety Controllers
The XS26 is expandable for complex safety applications where 3 or more safety relays are typically used. Five different communication protocols are available, including EtherCAT (via communication module). Supports up to 154 safe inputs and up to 68 safe outputs using expansion modules.
14/30 Series Traditional Type 4 Safety Light Curtains
Models available in 14 & 30 mm resolutions and up to 2400 mm (7.9 ft) lengths in three robust housing options. Suitable for detecting fingers, hands, and ankles as well as guarding perimeters.
AG4 Series Safety Laser Scanners
Safety laser scanner protects personnel within user-defined area. Flexible protective & warning fields. Models available with 4 m or 6.25 m max range.
QS18 Series All Purpose Photoelectric Sensor
All purpose photoelectric sensor with universal housing design and 18 mm threaded barrel is an ideal replacement for hundreds of other sensor styles.