Industrial Automation
Industrial Automation
OMRON – Your Trusted Provider In Safety Solutions
THE ISSUE
Machining Center
In a large machining center, workers operate on hundreds of CNC machines on a daily basis, moving heavy and bulky parts in and out of the CNC machines frequently.
As seen in the above illustration, the CNC machine comes with a control panel, that automates the opening and closing of the machine door.
If a worker accidentally obstructs the path of the closing door, it will lead to a serious human-machine accident.
(Potential Loss of Finger/Hand/Arm).
It is common to find hundreds of production workers operating on hundreds of CNC machines in a plant. The risks of a such a human-safety accident occuring during operations of the CNC machines, could therefore be higher.
A single accident can lead to major consequences for any company such as:
Which in turns affects the company’s management and decision makers:
THE SOLUTION
Installed against the edges of the CNC Machines’ doors, OMRON Safety Light Curtain effectively prevents the automated door from closing, when it detects an obstacle in between.
As such, production workers can operate in a safer working environment, while the company’s management reduces its potential risks and losses arising from accidents.
