Guardscan^® Light Curtains

Guardscan Light curtains have been assuring the safety of operators working at or near dangerous machinery for many years.  The light curtain system works by creating an infrared detection zone across the danger area such that any intrusion into the zone results in a stop signal being sent to the machine and the danger being removed.  Light curtains are an important tool in safeguarding hazardous machinery and have many advantages to the user in allowing excellent visibility of the working operation and speedy access to equipment which in turn promotes efficient working practice.

All Guardscan light curtain systems in the range are designed to meet the requirements of EN61496.  The range of light curtains provides solutions to practically all machine guarding applications.  Selection of the appropriate Light Curtain Series will depend on the specific requirements for guarding a dangerous area as well as the safety distance calculations in accordance with EN999.

Control Unit Options

Tapeswitch manufacture a range of Safety Control Units specifically designed for use with our Guardscan range of Light Curtains.  Our SRUM Control Unit allows the standard functions of the Light Curtain to be extended to provide a muting feature.  Further information about these can be found on our Light Curtain Control Unit page.

Beam Blanking

All standard Guardscan Light Curtains are capable of incorporating the additional function of Beam Blanking.  This option is used for applications where there is a permanent obstruction in the way of the light-curtain sensing-field. This obstruction may be either fixed or moving up and down.  Further information about this option can be found on our Beam Blanking with Guardscan Light Curtains page.

Configuration Options

Guardscan Light Curtains are available as single standard units or, for increased flexibility, they can be supplied as a Master and Slave system.  This option allows the Guardscan Light Curtain to be used in situations where a standard unit would not be practical, particularly providing the option of guarding on two planes with only the one light curtain.  Light curtain sizes and detection capabilities can be mixed and matched to provide the best solution for your guarding application requirements.  There are however some restrictions so please contact your local Guardscan Authorised Distributor to discuss this option further.  For details of the Guardscan Authorised Distributor for your area please contact us.