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PICO-GUARD™ Fiber Optic Safety Systems

A patent-pending combination of control-reliable, non-contacting photoelectric and fiber optic technologies provides a low-cost alternative to cumbersome, costly safeguarding methods.
 
  1. Choice of three controllers
  2. 12 mm barrel-style interlock
  3. Extreme-duty active/passive interlock
  4. Choice of three styles of plastic interlocks
  5. Heavy-duty active/passive interlock
  6. 12 or 30 mm barrel-style point
  7. Available in five grid lengths
  8. Optical E-stop button

Product Highlights
 
  • Uses compact, non-contact fiber optic technology for personnel safety and equipment protection
  • Eliminates electrical wires and expensive electrical wiring, for easy installation
  • Offers choice of 2-, 3- or 4-beam Grids and single-beam Points for perimeter and access guarding
  • Features a variety of interlock switches for doors, guards, gates and covers
  • Offers optical E-stop buttons for complementary protective measures to safeguarding devices that detect or prevent inadvertent access to a hazard
  • Includes four optical channels in each controller
  • Available in controller models with optical channel auxiliary outputs and muting
  • Includes two Universal Safety Stop Interface (USSI) inputs for direct connection of multiple safety devices
  • Offers selectable trip or latch output, external device monitoring and auto/manual power-up
  • Needs no alignment and doesn't wear out
  • Meets Category 4 interlocking requirements with one switch per guard, even with multiple switches per optical channel
  • Offers ATEX, FM and CSA certification ratings for use in explosive environment
 


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