Advantages

Flexible automation
Safety light curtains from SICK stand for the reliable protection of people. They are particularly well-suited for monitoring hazardous areas, access points and hazardous points, and increase machine availability through a wide range of functions – for a consistently high level of protection for your workers without sacrificing productivity and efficiency.



High availability through intelligent safety

The safety light curtains offer you a wide range of advantages for process reliability, starting with simple commissioning with the aid of the standardized connection concept and fast installation thanks to a uniform housing design. The sensors also offer reliable finger and hand protection as well as no blind zones.

With dynamic protective field widths, reduced resolution and smart presence detection, the safety light curtains support automated processes in industrial environments. Integrated functions for human-material differentiation and height measurement also ensure consistent processes.

In order to avoid unintentional false shutdowns and ensure high availability of your machine or plant, safety light curtains from SICK offer intelligent beam processing. They detect pallets, blanked areas or complete object patterns.

Productivity thanks to sophisticated range of functions

Select the housing concept suitable for your application and the associated range of functions. The safety light curtains offer you flexible connection options and a sophisticated housing design right down to a miniature size.

Take advantage of the intuitive status LEDs and get a quick overview. Status LEDs support you during configuration and alignment, for example. The machine status can also be visualized by an optional top LED.

Efficient communication via IO-Link enables quick integration of the devices into your network. The core of the troubleshooting process is quick and simple diagnostics via IO-Link and NFC in real time. Using the free SICK Safety Assistant app, you can easily read out configuration and diagnostic data with a smartphone.

When external influences have no effect

Safety light curtains are quick to clean and have long service lives. Enclosure rating IP69K stands for effective leak tightness to prevent penetration of damaging influences such as dirt, dust and water into the sensor housing.

Special environments, such as explosion-hazardous areas, require rugged and reliable explosion-proof enclosures in accordance with international safety standards. For this purpose, SICK offers safety light curtains that meet the requirements of ATEX device categories 3GD and 2GD.

Thanks to their material resistance and easy-to-clean housing, the variants with stainless-steel housing ensure high machine availability and production quality in hygienic areas.

Make clever combinations with mirror columns and device columns
Mirror and device columns are used where safety light curtains reach their limits in terms of mounting options and device protection. Device columns combined with mirror columns for beam deflection are the ideal solution for multi-sided protection in machining centers or at material locks with just one sensor pair. They combine a compact and rugged design with very high stability. In addition, they are universally applicable and do not require additional wiring.
Product recommendation device columns with external grooves
Product recommendation mirror column with protective field height mirror