SEPTEMBER 12--As a result of a joint development with Banner Engineering (Minneapolis, MN, USA), the Red Lion Controls (York, PA, USA) G3 Series human-machine interfaces (HMIs) can now allow a machine operator to deliver specific vision-sensor controls while seeing exact images of the entire sensing area on the G3's bright display. Red Lion Controls is a manufacturer of industrial control solutions. Products include digital/analog control, monitoring and panel meters, PID control, human-machine interface panels, and signal conditioning.
"A number of built-in features make the G3 Series ideal for integration into a variety of vision-sensing applications using Banner vision sensors," said Jesse Benefiel, interface & control product manager for Red Lion. "Because the G3 offers all the necessary tools built directly into the interface, operation and systemwide integration of Banner's cameras is much more convenient via a single Ethernet connection." Benefiel added, "Sensor positioning, as well as inspection file transfer for varying batches or product control, can now be done without a PC."
"The G3 touch screens can deliver many PresencePLUS sensor controls and feedback to a machine operator," said Jeff Schmitz, corporate business manager for Banner Vision Sensors. "A machine designer can configure a G3 for specific sensor operations such as switching inspection files for different product batches, archiving and running additional inspections, uploading barcode data, and displaying images of failed product."
The G3 Series features a built-in image driver that allows the integration of multiple Banner vision sensors; the G3 supports Banner's full line of PresencePLUS sensors. With its multiple-protocol Ethernet port, the G3 can connect to the vision sensor, as well as to PLCs and PCs simultaneously.
To learn more about the range of G3 Series HMIs, visit www.redlion.net. To learn more about Banner's PresencePLUS vision sensors, visit www.bannerengineering.com.
