Claiming the first photoelectric light barrier to operate without a separate reflector or receiver, Baumer’s SmartReflect light barriers have several features. The devices create a closed light beam between the sensor and any background for reliable detection of target objects regardless of color, shape, transparency or surface texture.
Substitution of any machine part in the processing environment as a receiver allows the light barrier to eliminate costs associated with reflector installation, cleaning, adjustment and replacement. This makes the devices easy to install and adjust, insensitive to dirt or wash-down and very low-maintenance for object identification tasks.
The sensor designs are available as IP69K-rated hygienic or wash-down models, standard-sized 14.8 x 31 x 43-mm sensors with plastic housings and a miniature sensor with a housing that measures 8 x 16.2 x 10.8 mm.
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