Omron Scientific Technologies Inc. introduces the world’s most compact Type 3 safety laser scanner – the OS32C Safety Laser Scanner. Its 104.5 mm profile, light 1.3 kg weight and low 5 W power consumption (3.75 W in standby mode) combine with innovative features such as highly flexible and easily configurable detection zones to make the OS32C a powerful safety solution. As a result, the OS32C is not only easy to handle and install, but also delivers the versatility needed to solve diverse presence detection and collision avoidance application needs.
Some of the OS32C’s most significant benefits include:
• Faster and easier equipment commissioning and troubleshooting with Patented Individual Sector Indicators
• Up to 4 times faster MTTR than other safety laser scanners, with lower maintenance cost and manufacturing down time cost from equipment damage
—Using the unique Memory Module, a maintenance technician can get the manufacturing line running again – without using a computer
• System monitoring over LAN via the integrated Ethernet Port
• Lowest profile equipment designs thanks to the world’s smallest footprint, which is particularly significant in material handling applications
• Lowest power consumption, which is perfect for battery powered mobile applications
The OS32C Safety Laser Scanner features an impressive 270° detection angle that enables 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 inside a machine.
Installed vertically, the OS32C 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 unauthorized mounting modifications to the laser scanner.
The OS32C Safety Laser Scanner is also a robust and flexible collision avoidance solution that can provide front/rear monitoring, or 270° monitoring, in AGV applications. The OS32C’s light weight and compact body make it easy to install, and its low power consumption minimizes battery load. 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 various purposes, such as warning sound and speed control.
The OS32C’s simplified I/O wiring method requires fewer inputs to configure multiple zones when compared with other safety laser scanners. This speeds up installation and significantly reduces the potential for wiring errors.
Users can tailor the OS32C to a specific application by specifying at time of order whether the power and Ethernet connections are on the back or left side of the scanner. Once installed, users can adjust the unit’s response time from 80 to 680 ms to prevent erroneous machine stoppages caused by environmental pollutants. Additionally, users can quickly and easily configure the safety and warning zones with the OS32C’s easy to use configuration software and a PC. And because each safety laser scanner’s configuration is stored in the I/O block, should the sensor ever become damaged it can quickly be replaced, with no reprogramming needed.
Omron Scientific Technologies, Inc.
www.sti.com
Filed Under: Factory automation, AUTOMATION, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SYSTEMS, Lasers, TEST & MEASUREMENT, ELECTRONICS • ELECTRICAL
One question: the scanning function is done with a mechanical scanning system or with more lasers like a lightcurtain? Is there a danger for the eyes and what is the maximum life time?
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