Today’s machine builders need smarter and more compact safety solutions to help them build better and more streamlined equipment faster and end-users need smarter safety solutions that will not only keep their personnel safe, but that will also help them maximise productivity. Omron’s new safety laser scanner, OS32C, is specifically engineered to deliver superior performance and versatility in both OEM and retrofit machine safety and AGV collision avoidance applications.
The OS32C features innovative functionality such as flexible and easily configured detection zones that simplify set-up across diverse application needs and it has a 270° detection angle to enable a single scanner to provide presence detection, including two warning zones and one safety zone, on two sides of a machine. Its small size also means that it can even be used on the inside of machines.
Installed vertically, the scanner serves as a complete intrusion detection solution. The unit’s innovative reference boundary monitoring function constantly monitors reference points and turns off the safety outputs when a shift in its physical position is detected. This prevents unauthorised mounting modifications to the device. For complex AGV tracks up to 70 zone set combinations can be set, each with one safety zone of up to 3 m and two warning zones of up to 10 m. The two warning zones can be set to support warning sounds and speed control.
The OS32C’s simplified I/O wiring method requires fewer inputs to configure multiple zones when compared with similar units. This speeds up installation and significantly reduces the potential for wiring errors.
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