(R)evolutionary multi-dimensional object detection: the LMS 400 sets new standards

Reporting the presence of objects, classifying objects, checking contours, and controlling gripper equipment - the range of automation uses of the new LMS 400 Laser Measurement System, to be introduced at the SPS/IPC/Drives 2003 trade fair, knows no limits.

>> Decreased space requirement, increased power and performance - the new LMS 400 sets new standards, compared to its predecessor the LMS 200. The angular resolution that has been increased to just 0.1° allows even more precise object detection. The finest of structures can be recognised, objects can be detected in two and three dimensions and classified. The reliable inspection of shells and containers on conveyor systems is now possible at undreamed of speeds because, with a scanning frequency of 500 Hz, the new LMS can capture distance data more than six times faster than its predecessor. The finer angular grid and improved distance resolutions now allow even demanding pick & place applications to be solved, e.g. during automatic palletising and depalletising, or during reliable gripping from a mixture of objects transported with random orientation.

With interface flexibility too

The new LMS 400 is as flexible in terms of connection to external evaluation systems as it is in terms of applications. Ethernet, RS 422, RS 232, CANbus, and digital inputs and outputs are available for today’s technologies.
The LMS 400 sets new standards wherever industry-oriented, rapid, reliable and precise detection of objects is necessary - some trial participants are even saying that it could bring about a small revolution.

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