Light curtains effectively safeguard access to hazardous areas, but they do not prevent restart with people inside. Safety scanners, safety radars and safety mats are some of the ways we provide restart protection to our clients, but these all require integration with the machine’s electrical controls and safety circuit and can be costly. The Fortress … Read more
When you have a machine or work cell which allows for the risk of a person being in the hazardous zone when the machine is restarted, safety devices designed for Full Body Access Areas should be considered. A common area with this danger is in a robotic cell. A typical robot is surrounded by a … Read more
What is a Safety Grid? It is similar to a light curtain, but is less expensive and only has 2, 3 or 4 beams. It’s purpose is to protect full body access areas. A Safety Grid is an excellent alternative to fencing and guarding in large areas that you need to keep operators … Read more
When a client asks us for help in designing guards for their machine they often have some kind of fabricated hard guard in mind. In many cases though, a light curtain may be less expensive than engineering, fabricating and fitting a hard guard. For example, a 30” Banner EZ-Screen LS is less than $1,000 and … Read more
"
"