Type 4 Safety Light Curtain, Finger & Hand
Idec-Datasensor SG4 Series

One of the best Type 4 light curtains available!

This is where performance and price meet. The SG4 series of light curtains all the basic features in Type 4 applications with a price to make anyone happy.

With mounting brackets that rotate, no physical connection necessary between emitter and receiver to synchronize, and configuration that can be accomplished without external control units or supplementary cables, the SG4 Type 4 light curtains are one of the easiest to install on the market today. In addition, the 7 segment LED display found on the emitter and receiver unit makes alignment and servicing easy.

Sample applications include Operating Point Protection on a Drilling Machine, Paper Cutting Machines and Machine Press.

Situation: An operator positions a part before machining and removes it when done and must be protected from injury while working..

Solution: When the operator’s hand interrupts the light beam, the SG4 series of safety light curtains stop the machine’s movement because the light curtain can be installed directly on the machine near the hazard.

Situation: These machines typically cut paper to a specific size for newspapers or special applications and the operator needs to be protected against injury from the cutter blades.

Solution: Installed directly on the machine near the hazardous area, the SG4 series of safety light curtains stop the machine when the operator’s hand interrupts the light beam.

Situation: Protect operator from either being pinned between the top and bottom portions of a machine press, or struck by the machined part while it is moving.

Solution: If even one beam of the SG4 series safety light curtain is interrupted by an operator’s hand or finger, while the press is moving, the mobile tool bar will stop.