02/10/2021

Posted By: Nathan Desrochers

Business need

An automotive manufacturer needed to replace a legacy Omron MS4800 light curtain for its engine casting production line while incurring the minimum possible amount of machine downtime.

Unique solution

Omron provided the manufacturer with a new F3SG-SR Series safety light curtain, F39-LSGTB-MS conversion brackets, and the F39- JGR3K-MS-L/D conversion cables to make the replacement quick and easy by not requiring a complete rewiring of the existing system.

Customer benefits

The F3SG-SR's area beam indicators sped up installation and alignment, while the light curtain's IP67G rating made it ideal for long-term use in the somewhat oily engine casting application.

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