Keyence introduces SL-V safety light curtain

The easy-to-see indicators emit green lights when the beam axes are properly aligned, facilitating set-up. To make troubleshooting easier than ever, red lights ... CookieConsent Thissiteusescookiestostoreinformationonyourcomputer.Withoutconsentcertainenhancedfeatureswillnotbeavailableandfuturevisitsmayrequirerepeatedconsent,soitisrecommendedtoaccepttheuseofcookies.VisittheAutomation.comPrivacyPolicyformoreinformation. KeyenceintroducesSL-Vsafetylightcurtain Facebook LinkedIn Twitter July01,2009 KeyenceCorporationofAmerica KeyenceintroducesSL-Vsafetylightcurtain July1,2009-TheSL-VSafetyLightCurtainincorporateshighly-visibleindicatorstofacilitateset-upandtoeasilyseethecurrentoperatingstatus.Thetough,slimbodyisspacesaving,anditconformstoIP-65andIP-67ratingstandardswhichallowthesensortoworkwellinharshenvironments.Edge-to-edgemountingandside-exitcablingallowthecurtaintofitperfectlyintoequipment,withthecablingtuckedneatlyawayfromdanger.Operatorscanimmediatelydeterminewhetherthecurtainisactive.Thispreventssituationswherethebeamisaccidentallyblocked.Theeasy-to-seeindicatorsemitgreenlightswhenthebeamaxesareproperlyaligned,facilitatingset-up.Tomaketroubleshootingeasierthanever,redlightsindicatethelocationofacurtainblockageifthebeamaxesbecomemisaligned,dirtyorblocked.Edge-to-edgedetectionandsideexitcablingenablespace-savingmounting,andnodeadzone.Conventionalmodelsneedtobemountedexternally,orrequirespecialcustomguardstoprotectthedeadzoneatthebottomofthelightcurtain.Standard,Thin,L-Shaped,E-to-E,ToughStandard,andSpaceSavingbracketsareavailable.Upto3curtains(or240beamsmax)canbeconnectedinseries.Curtainlengthsrangefrom150mmto2390mm(94.09”)upto3totalor240beams.TheSL-Vincludesanautomaticinterferencereductionfunctiontostabilizeoperationswithouttherequirementforspecialwiring.TheheavydutySL-Vcanbeusedinenvironmentswhereworkpiecesoftenstriketheunit.Thealuminumframedbracketsensurethatthereisnodamagefromshock,andtheopticalaxesdonotbecomemisalignedifstruckbyanobject.Anoptionalwater-prooffrontprotectioncoverprotectsthefrontofthesensorfromstainsandsplatter.Theclearlenscoverisrecessedforaddedprotection.AnAll-In-Onebuilt-incontrollersavescostsonadditionalunitsthatwouldberequiredforconventionallightcurtains.TheSL-Vhasabuilt-inexternaldevicemonitoringfunction,enablingCategory4devicestobehandledwithoutasafetyrelayunit.Italsohasbuilt-inmutingandinterlockfunctions,sothatasafetycontrolcircuitcanbeconstructedwithoutadedicatedcontroller. GotoKeyenceCorporationofAmericawebsite LearnMore