Pilz PSENopt II safety light curtains

Pilz PSENopt II safety light curtains are designed for use in machine guarding applications to detect the presence of a person’s finger, hand, limb or whole body. Depending on the application, the product satisfies all the requirements of EN/IEC 61496-1 for finger, hand or body protection.

The product comes in a standard Type 4 and a Type 3 light curtain. The Type 3 light curtain works with the revised version of IEC 61496-1.

The light curtains are suitable for manual workplaces, such as those with materials handling or robotic applications. With their high shock resistance of 50g, they are suitable for rugged industrial environments and offer hand protection and finger protection up to Category 4, PL e and SIL 3. The light curtains work with continuous single beams that completely eliminate so-called ‘dead zones’ so they can be positioned closer to the application, saving valuable space.

The light curtains can be applied flexibly and installed easily with the assembly aids. Due to their 5-pin connection they can be directly connected to a decentralised Pilz PDP67, effectively reducing the commissioning effort.

The product enables muting, blanking or cascading using just one light curtain. These functions open up a wide range of possibilities for the integration of light curtains into the workspace. Muting is used to distinguish between a person and material, and to transport material into and out of a danger zone.