Contrinex has introduced a new range of safety light curtains known as Safetinex. The modular design allows fully tested systems to be delivered on a very short time scale.

Safety light curtains correspond to safety Category 4 (EN/ISO 13849-1) and Type 4 (EN/IEC 61496 -1 and -2) and are designed to be used wherever risks cannot be eliminated through machine design.  A person or any part of the body entering a danger zone is detected by the light curtain, resulting in immediate machine stoppage.

Safetinex light curtains consist of a rugged sender and a receiver unit that demarcate the protection zone around the machine and the range comprises models with resolutions of 14mm for finger protection and 30mm for hand protection, with a maximum protective field width of 3.5 and 12m respectively.  The maximum protective height is either 1685 mm (14mm resolution) or 1822 mm [30mm resolution].  The signal processing method used in the Contrinex system ensures very fast response times and maximum safety for machine operators.

All Safetinex models offer a choice between two operating channels to avoid any likelihood of cross-talk between adjacent pairs of safety barriers.  Connection is via M12 or M26 connector, short cable (pigtail) with M12 connector or PUR pre-cabled, up to 10m long.