Opto-electronic protective devices 

SICK offers the most safety laser scanners on the market, providing you more application flexibility. Laser scanners are used for non-contact monitoring of a freely programmable area. No separate reflectors are required. Installation is simple because the sender and receiver are in a single housing.

The V300 Work Station and V200 Work Station are based on innovative camera technology, developed for monitoring machine access openings – with just one space-saving component mounted in a corner of the safety area.

Multiple light beam safety devices are electro-sensitive protective devices comprised of a sender and a receiver unit or a sender/receiver unit on the active side and one or more deflector mirrors on the passive side. If one or more light beams are interrupted, the multiple light beam safety device provides a shutdown signal that is suitable for interrupting the dangerous state on a machine or system.

Device columns are used where there are problems mounting opto-electronic protective devices. In machining centers the protective devices must be positioned in an open room. An entry/exit system is often used at the gates for automatic material transport. The device columns have 2 external mounting grooves in combination with the muting arms, brackets and protective plates for straightforward, flexible attachment of the muting sensors. When combined with multiple light beam safety devices or safety light curtains with deflector mirrors, they can be used for perimeter protection. Unhindered access for loading as well as for changing tools is an advantage over mechanical fencing, resulting in increased productivity.

Damaged goods or defective machines and equipment can impede or stop processes – causing expensive downtime. The S100 laser scanner offers an efficient and economical way to prevent this. The S100 is not safety rated and was specially developed for collision avoidance in areas where people are not present or to help solve customers’ supplemental monitoring applications. The S100 detects problems, monitors distances and prevents potential collisions. In addition, the scanner is compact, light, and offers many user-friendly functions.

Safety light curtains are used for finger, hand protection and access protection. Depending on the type various machine functions are integrated or can be selected via safe control solutions: Restart interlock, external device monitoring, fixed/floating blanking, PSDI function, bypass function, operating mode selection, etc.

SICK’s single-beam photoelectric safety switches offer a large scanning range and a variety of shapes and sizes. They also offer maximum safety performance - they comply with type 2 or type 4, in accordance with EN 61496 and PL c or PL e, according to EN ISO 13849. These single-beam photoelectric safety switches are ideal for a wide range of applications, including robots, processing machines, machining centers, palletizing systems, high-bay warehouses or transfer lines.

In an effort to provide you with the most innovative safety products on the market, SICK discontinues products from time to time. Below you will find helpful documents that outline how to upgrade to the latest safety solutions from discontinued safety products.