Light Barrier features transparency detection.
Press Release Summary:
Designed without reflector, SmartReflect detects objects in field of photoelectric sensors. Unit picks up tiniest changes in intensity, which enables it to detect highly transparent foils, bowls, or bottles. Color and material of background and object to be recognized are unimportant. Barrier is also available in hygienic and wash-down design, as well as protection class IP69K.
Original Press Release:
Nothing Escapes it: SmartReflect(TM) with Transparent Detection
Reliable process stability with SmartReflect: Baumer is introducing its innovation - the first light barrier without a reflector featuring unique transparency detection. This especially sensitive version of the SmartReflect picks up the tiniest changes in intensity, which enables it to detect highly transparent foils, bowls or bottles. This model is also available in a hygienic and wash-down design, as well as protection
class IP 69K and proTect+ tightness concept.
With the SmartReflect Baumer has further improved the safest way of detecting objects in the field of photoelectric sensors: the physical interruption of a closed light barrier by an object. With the SmartReflect from Baumer, the closed light beam is set up between the sensor and a machine part, for example. Commonly used separate reflectors or receivers are no longer required. The color and material of the
background and the object to be recognized are unimportant.
In the food industry in particular, the SmartReflect proves its superiority: it monitors the packaging process, for example, by identifying the correct positioning of the food to be packaged. The SmartReflect is used whenever the installation of a separate reflector or receiver presents a real headache for plant engineers
(e.g. due to hygienic requirements or insufficient installation space). Because the reflector is not required, this eliminates the reflector installation, commissioning, adjustment and cleaning costs which would otherwise be necessary, resulting in about 50 percent time savings. All in all, the SmartReflect offers measurable added value through the reduction of operating costs and by maximum (process) stability.
The Baumer Group is an international leading manufacturer and developer of sensors, encoders, measuring instruments and components for automated image-processing. Baumer combines innovative technology and customer-oriented service into intelligent solutions for factory and process automation and offers a uniquely wide range of related products and technologies.
With more than 2,500 employees and production plants, sales branches and agencies in 36 subsidiaries and 18 countries, the family-owned company is always close to the customer. Industrial clients in many sectors gain vital advantages and measurable added value from the worldwide consistency of Baumer's high quality standards and its enormous innovative potential. For further information, visit www.baumer.com on the
internet.
Baumer Electric AG
Sarah Jess
Hummelstrasse 17
CH - 8501 Frauenfeld
Stefan DIEPENBROCK
Phone: +41 52 728 1122
Fax: +41 52 728 11 44
sdiepenbrock@baumer.com
