• Scientific Technologies Inc

Safety light curtains with revised anthropometric data

Scientific Technologies Inc has introduced Microsafe MC4700 12 series of safety light curtains. These are the first and only safety light curtains available today specially engineered to meet the safeguarding demands of revised anthropometric data that supports a reduction in selected allowable dimensions of mechanical machine guards. These feature a minimum object detection capability of 12 mm, provide response time as fast as 6.69 milliseconds, and are third party certified as a type 4 device to the rigorous requirements of IEC 61496-1, -2, the international standard on active opto-electric protective devices. The combination of 12 mm object resolution and 8 msec response time enable the product to be used in applications where it is beneficial to reduce the minimum distance from the danger zone, consistent with distance calculation formulas and appropriate standards. The ultra-compact transmitter and receiver allow the MC4700 -12 to be mounted on small, automatic assembly machines and in other applications where a safety light curtain was previously too large. Inline connector cables allow the transmitter and receiver to be mounted in crowded locations where a standard connector would not fit. Alignment is easy with STI"s patented individual beam indicator lights.