Applications

Here you can find some examples of applications where our light grids are used.

Height control

Most commonly used products: LI light grids in combination with LVE controller

 

Target groups: Mechanical engineering, plant engineering, logistics, packaging technology
Application: Height control, protrusion control, object classification, contour control
Objects: Cartons and boxes, cargo, pallets, vehicles, containers
 

Detecting, counting, picking

Most commonly used products: LI light grids in combination with LVE controller

 

Target groups: Mechanical engineering, packaging technology
Applications: Counting stations, sorting and picking systems, object classification, position detection
Objects: Metal goods, food, clothing, bottles

Sag control

Most commonly used products: LI light grids in combination with LVE controller

 

Target groups: Mechanical engineering, plant engineering, packaging technology
Applications: Preventing material defects (cracks), speed control, dancer positioning
Objects: Paper & cardboard, sheet metal, cables and hoses, textiles, foils

Contour and volume measurement

Most commonly used products: LI light grids in combination with LVX controller

 

Target groups: Mechanical engineering, plant engineering, warehousing, intralogistics, freight forwarders, packaging technology, coating systems
Applications: Volume measurement, positioning of spray heads, tools or workpieces, contour measurement
Objects: Doors, glass, components, engines, packages, various items and much more

Order picking and Poka Yoke, Pick-by-Light

Most commonly used products: LI light grids in combination with LVE controller

 

Target groups: Order picking, logistics, automotive, general industry
Applications: Access control, access error identification, access capture, picking position and/or picking error indication

Web edge control and positioning

Most commonly used products: LI light grids in combination with LVE controller

 

Target groups: System integrators / planners, conveyor lines, paper industry, cardboard and corrugated industry, textile industry, tire industry
Applications: Web edge control, tear monitoring, waste minimization, width measurement, fabric web positioning, defect identification
Objects: Paper & cardboard, textile, foils, sheets, glass and much more

transparency detection

Most commonly used products: LI light grids in combination with LVE controller

 

Target groups: Packaging technology, mechanical engineering, plant engineering, logistics
Applications: Detecting of transparent objects, ignoring transparency, detecting of objects behind transparent surfaces (glass, packaging material), detecting fill levels
Objects: Bottles, containers, foils, glass plates, plastics and much more

Door and gate monitoring

Most commonly used products: LS light grid with integrated controller

 

Objects: Industrial doors (internal/external), shed gates for cars, trucks, trains and airplanes
Applications: Avoid collisions, gate run start/reverse
Functions: Position next to the closing edge or approx. 2m in front of the gate, extended range, large monitoring height

Security gate monitoring

Most commonly used products: LI light grids in combination with LVE/LVX controller

 

Applications: Airports, train stations, ports, corporate entrances, entrances to secure areas, borders, casinos, security checks
Functions: Separation & counting of persons, monitoring of swivel door range, presence detection, monitoring of walking direction, detection of thrown objects, wall monitoring inside security areas

elevator door monitoring

Most commonly used products: LT light grids with integrated controller

 

Applications: Passenger elevators, freight elevators, lifting platforms
Features: Fixed (non-moving) mounting position, lowest beam at 20mm, monitoring height > 1800 mm, smaller beam spacing for foot area, automatic beam blanking, multiple beam crossing available, PNP&NPN, relay output optional

cabin roof monitoring

Most commonly used products: LI light grids in combination with LVB controller

 

Applications: Cabin roof monitoring, protection from unwanted passengers
Functions: Power-failure-proof manual beam blanking, flexible light grid length and monitoring heights, flexible beam spacing, minimization of blind area

Presence monitoring

Most used products: LS light grids with integrated controller

 

Applications: Elevator cabin presence monitoring, holding cabin door open until fully loaded / unloaded, protection from unwanted passengers
Functions: Minimized blind area by use of external controllers, flexible light grid lengths/monitoring heights, flexible beam spacing

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    We jointly analyze the application requirements which the light grid has to fulfill.

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    The light grid will be designed according to the analysis results. Standard or customized.

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    The light grid will be manufactured exactly as specificfied. From the aluminum profile to the electronics.

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