Dangerous points and hazardous areas are safeguarded with safety light curtains. Depending on the type, finger and hand protection are available with operating distances of up to 20m. They are available in safety categories 2 and 4 (according to IEC 61496).

Hazardous areas can be safeguarded by using multi-beam photoelectric safety guards. They are used as non-contact access guarding and consist of sender and receiver or can be implemented as an active/passive system to save wiring effort.

The fact that it is slender with M18-sized housing and an operating range of up to 10m or long operating range of up to 60m qualifies safety single-beam sensors to be used in safeguarding hazardous areas.

Horizontal and vertical guarding of dangerous areas are the applications for safety laser scanners in mobile and stationary application. This covers collision avoidance on automated guided vehicles (AGVs) as well as presence and intrusion detection on the front or backside of machinery by providing a wide safety scanning range of 3m covering 270° around the sensor head.

Muting controllers help the control system to differentiate safely between materials and a person approaching the dangerous area if your application demands transport of goods into or out of it.