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Pallet Transfer Safeguarding
Application: Protect operators from harm as full pallets are moved
Challenges: Must reliably cover a large area
Solution: SX5 safey laser scanner
Benefits: Horizontal guarding with a 275º scanning angle
In packaging applications, large boxes are placed on a pallet and shrink wrapped prior to being transferred for shipment. The main objective of safety applications is to protect operators while minimizing down time. Due to the dangers associated with a full pallet transfer, horizontal area guarding is needed in order to maximize productivity of packaging while protecting operators from the hazardous motion of a machine.
Description
Banner’s SX5 Safety Laser Scanner offers a reliable safety solution for horizontal area guarding. With a 275º scanning angle, the SX5 covers a large area, which can be maximized by centering the scanner during installation. This can be any height for a 50 mm resolution, but should be mounted no lower than 300 mm for a 70 mm resolution.
The SX5 provides simple danger zone guarding and leg detection with the proper setup, creating a red Protective Field that initiates a complete shutdown if someone enters the field. Physically marking the area of the Protective Field is recommended in order to serve as an additional warning for individuals getting too close to the danger zone.
The SX5 uses Banner's powerful safety laser scanner software to configure the two-dimensional shapes that will outline the Protective Field. The software offers a pre-determined application for quick and easy setup, and can store up to seven user configurable fields. With the flexibility of the SX5, new safeguarding shapes are easy to store and create in case work cell dimensions and parameters change. For a field pair switchover, external logic can activate one of the eight field pairs that are stored in the safety laser scanner.
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SX5 Series Safety Scanners
SX Series safety laser scanners protect personnel, equipment, and mobile systems by continuously scanning a user-defined area of up to 275° to create a two-dimensional protected zone.