Datalogic Automation safety light curtains have embedded electronics

PRESS RELEASE

Datalogic Automation (Bologna, Italy) is pleased to announce the introduction of SG BODY the new family of Datalogic Automation safety light curtains for body protection and access control able to rapidly and effectively solve all the industrial safety applications mainly in automotive field, packaging and material handling.

SG BODY perfectly combines vanguard technology, extremely high performances and DATALOGIC distinctive SAFEasy concept. SG BODY is formed of two product series that offer different application solutions:
• The SG BODY “BIG”: Type 2 and Type 4 safety light curtains with heavy duty profiles for extreme high robustness, performances and reliability.
• The SG BODY “COMPACT”: Type 2 and Type 4 safety light curtains with compact profile for applications where reduced dimensions and easy to use device is required.

Both series of SG BODY safety light curtains present fully embedded electronics and do not require programming of the safety functions that are fully integrated and DIP SWITCHES selectable.

The SG BODY family drastically reduces the overall plant costs (components, cabling and configuration) thanks to is extremely installation easiness.

Datalogic Automation is one of the major worldwide manufacturers of automatic identification, detection and marking solutions for the industrial automation sector.

The Datalogic Automation product range guarantees product focalization aimed at satisfying specific customer applications as well as offering a very wide and complete product range for Factory Automation, particularly in the following industries: automotive, pharmaceutical, healthcare, food & beverage, tobacco, electronics & solar, general manufacturing. Datalogic Automation also provides an extensive range of airport, courier and postal application solutions.

Datalogic Group is a world-class producer of bar code readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID systems and photoelectric sensors for the industrial automation sector. We offer innovative solutions for many industrial applications, from manufacturing to transportation & logistics and retail. The Group has been listed on the STAR segment of the Italian stock exchange since 2001 as DAL.MI, with headquarters located in Lippo di Calderara di Reno (Bologna). Datalogic has over 2000 employees worldwide in 30 countries, in Europe, Asia, the United States and the Pacific Rim. The Group invests about €30 million per year in Research and Development and has a large and growing portfolio of more than 850 patents in the world. In 2008, the Datalogic Group achieved revenues for more than 379 million Euro with profits in excess of €17 million Euro.

-- Posted by Vision Systems Design