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Articles Entry: Source:Network Published Time:2013-8-4
Multifunctional Safety Light Curtains

REVIEWSchmersal’s SLC440 Series Safety Light curtains provide for the protection of hazardous areas with a full range of easily programmed integrated functions, highly visible signaling, and an alignment aid in a rugged housing. The SLC440 Series are Type 4 Safety Light Curtains that were designed to be easier to install and use in a wide variety of applications.

The SLC440 series is loaded with functions: fixed blanking, floating blanking, fixed blanking with movable edge region, double reset, contactor control (EDM), automatic mode, re-start mode, and beam coding. Typically these functions are only available as additional options or in separate
product series, but in the SLC440 they are standard. These functions are easily selected and configured during set up using a simple push-button and the integrated 7-segment display. This user-friendly method does not require separate software or costly set-up devices.

Another helpful feature to make installation easier is an integrated alignment aid. This function tests the first and last beams for alignment and displays the results on the 7-segment display. Once both the emitter and receiver are situated properly, the display can be changed over to show signal strength, to fine tune the alignment.

The SLC440 Series also features a highly visible LED signal light integrated into the end cap of the receiver unit, so that operational status can be seen from a distance. Also, the 7-segment
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