May 2002:
8000 Series Safety Light Curtain.

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The Smartscan 8000 Series safety system for end-of-line packaging machines is launched this month. The 8000 system provides a totally integrated solution for guarding the conveyor entry/exit zones of potentially dangerous machinery where the system needs to differentiate between product loads and people. Typical applications include palletisers/de-palletisers, stretch wrappers and pallet shrink wrappers.

A particular set of muting modules are chosen by the customer to suit either a product exit, or entry/exit application. The modules bolt directly onto the main light curtain and link to it with a cable and connectors.

One clever feature incorporated into the Smartscan 8000 Series is a provision to switch the muting configuration between cross-beam and parallel-beam modes. The internal control system provides a multiplicity of control functions, which in combination will suit just about every packaging machine application.

The Smartscan 8000 Series are rated at IP66/67 for harsh, wet and dusty environments making them ideal for use in food processing plants, breweries and dairies, where the equipment is regularly cleaned with pressure sprayed water.

A 50m scanning range option is also available for scanning the perimeter of a machine system through mirrors if two or three sides of a machine need to be safeguarded with a single light curtain.

Smartscan’s special light curtain design solution for packaging machine safety has satisfied customers needs for over 10 years and we look forward to continued success with the 8000 Series.

Smartscan are currently offering, free of charge, their 8000 Series Handbook, which not only provides comprehensive product information but includes a major section describing packaging machine safety system methodology and many of the more common solutions to packaging machine safety applications.