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In this pipe bending machine, DGS60 Incremental Encoders or motor feedback systems supply the signals for the product-dependent control of the pipe feed, the pipe rotation and the pivoting movements of the bending head. The dangerous bending zone on the machine is protected with an S3000 Advanced Safety Laser Scanner and the sides of the machine are safegaurded with an S300 Safety Laser Scanner.
Protective and warning fields are configured in the S3000 and S300 Safety Laser Scanners as a function of the product to suit the dangerous movements of the bending head or the pipe to be bent. These fields are switched by the machine controller. The safety hood on the pipe bending machine is protected using T4000 Safety Switches. The machine is stopped if the hood is opened.
Area Safeguarding
While some applications require safeguarding only at the point-of-operation or around the perimeter of a hazardous workspace, often an application calls for a solution that can safeguard all points within the perimeter. SICK Safety Systems can easily safeguard these irregularly shaped areas.
The safety industry has designed new products for area safeguarding. SICK’s line of laser scanners provides flexible configuration. With SICK S300 or S3000 Laser Scanners, the user is able to define multiple safeguarding zones of any shape, as well as safety level.
The laser scanner can also be placed out of the way of work being done. The scanner can be positioned so that it will not be damaged or exposed to harm from corrosive substances, dropped parts and machinery. Common elements of industrial environments are not a danger to your device. With other forms of area safeguarding, replacement costs could be incurred quickly and repetitively.