10 years' success in the Middle Kingdom - Sick

2 

2004 

www.sick.com 

TPM servo actuators from WITTENSTEIN 

Perfect positioning with the 

SRM 50 motor feedback system 

insight 

Page 12 

SICK’s customer magazine 

Curtains down! 

The vertical protective field of 

the S 3000 safety laser scanner 

Page 06 

The building security laser measurement system 

LD PDS – protects valuables 

and prevents vandalism 

Page 40

insightTELEGRAM 

10 years’ success in the Middle Kingdom 

It is exactly one decade since SICK turned its attention to the Chinese market 

with its SICK Hong Kong subsidiary. It all started in Guangzhou with the first office, 

which was soon followed by another in Hong Kong itself. What originally began 

with just four personnel has since developed into a company with almost 

60 employees at a total of four sites – Beijing and Shanghai came later. 

The quality of the products, the enormous industrialisation boom of recent years, 

and the support received from the German headquarters in Waldkirch meeting all 

our technical and commercial needs, were undoubtedly of decisive importance in 

this success. But also of decisive importance was, and remains, the fact that basically 

it is the Chinese who run the business in China and Hong Kong. Thus the 

mentality interface, with all its challenges, remains within the company – communication 

in the Group, instead of a clash of cultures in customer contacts. 

In the next decade, too, China – the Middle Kingdom – will remain a market of diverse 

challenges. What SICK Hong Kong began ten years ago will be continued by 

SICK Optic-Electronic Co. Ltd., Guangzhou China, founded last year: the successful 

opening up of one of the world’s largest markets for industrial sensors. We 

thank all those who have accompanied us along the path up to now, and all 

those who will help shape our future path. 

With best wishes from the Far East 

Danny Chan, 

Managing Director, SICK Hong Kong 

and SICK China 

++ New Safexpert 4.2 update of CE-software – 

Straightforward adaptation of hazard analyses: 

checklists, lists of hazards, cross-references, 

etc. – The Check and Acceptance Assistant – 

Simple checks complying with the Machine 

Directive or German Safety at Work Legislation 

(BetrSichVer) – EN 292 withdrawn and 

replaced by EN ISO 12100 – Info on new standard 

and Safexpert www.sick.de/safexpert 

++ Three wide-awake trainees at SICK AG de- 

Editorial 

velop pulse-controlled sleeping aid for tinnitus 

patients – Win “Jugend forscht” competition 

(for young researchers) – Appear on television 

and receive “Gallileo Prize” from Pro7 TV 

channel – Prize: a new Toyota “Prius” ++ Interesting 

info on “Year of Technology 2004” from 

Federal Ministry for Education and Research 

at www.bmbf.de and www.jahr-der-technik.de 

– Reports, events and brochures on all 

aspects of technology and the future ++ 

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04 Contents 

SICK insight 2/2004 

06 

Curtains down! The S 3000 sets standards 

22 

The ATM 60 absolute encoder: the 

robust solution for harsh conditions 

26 

SICK insight in conversation with 

Dr. Werner Jansen of the BGFE 

36 Interview 

The V 4000 Press Brake optimises 

safety and processes 

Editorial 

................................................... 03 

Applications 

Valéo validates “vertical” 

S 3000 Standard............................ 06 

S 3000 – double safety for 

travelling production gantry............ 07 

S 3000 – Vertical protective field 

for safety on wafer robots.............. 07 

Encoders in blue kit regulate 

knitting machines.......................... 08 

Phoenix – commissioning 

rises from the ashes ...................... 09 

Safer punching machines with 

greater productivity........................ 09 

The DRS 60 encoder: printing 

and packaging in tandem ................ 10 

SICK sensors dominate at 

Hansen Transmissions .................. 11 

Perfect positioning with the SRM 50 

motor feedback system ................. 12 

Staying on the go with the 

driverless metro............................ 13 

LMS 400 – top pot-picking ............. 14 

Whether cheese sticks or contact 

lenses – into the box with them...... 15 

Machine safety with ATEX 

light curtains................................. 16 

Coca Cola Beverages Polska 

checks with the CM 30 .................. 17 

Protective field “zapping” 

with the DME 5000 ...................... 17 

On the right path with illuminated 

guidance ....................................... 18 

Stationary and mobile bar code readers 

control recycling process.......... 19 

SICK sensors control 

automatic egg labelling .................. 20 

Seamless identification of sutures 21 

The ATM 60 absolute encoder: the 

robust solution for a harsh 

environment .................................. 22 

LMS 200 laser measurement 

systems detect projecting car parts 23 

DT 500 – laying it on the 

line for mattresses............................ 24 

WL 2S handles auto-filling shelves.. 24 

Standards 

Device and product safety legislation 

(GPSG) clears up uncertainties........ 25 

In conversation with Dr. Werner 

Jansen of the BGFE....................... 26 

Products 

Product spotlight ..................... 28+29 

UE 440/470 safety controllers: 

flexible, compact and reliable......... 30 

New W 190L series of laser 

photoelectric switches ..................... 31 

SICK IVP – innovative cameras for 

industrial image processing ........... 32 

The IN 4000 safety system 

switches on metal ......................... 33 

The KT 3 Laser compact 

contrast scanner ........................... 34 

The IT 3810 hand-held 

scanner: bar codes in focus ........... 34 

The DKS 40 incremental 

encoder – the compact and 

robust cost-cutter.......................... 35 

UM 18 – when space is limited ...... 35 

Reliable image processing on 

press brakes.................................. 36 

The KT 5 contrast scanner 

display: a “straight back” for 

comfortable use............................. 37 

The ELG 1 short range – the reasonably 

priced automation light grid..... 38 

Automatic counting of persons 

with LD PeCo ................................. 38 

DT 500/DS 500 distance scanners 

offer long range and great accuracy 39 


and prevents vandalism .................. 40 

Large-format colour detection 

with the CVS 1 ............................... 41 

Know-how 

SICK supports standardised teach-in 42 

Parameterisation and diagnosis 

via Bluetooth................................. 42 

Museum 

Autoworld in Brussels.................... 43 

SICK Tour 

Company founded in Turkey............ 44 

DeviceNet Safety on the march....... 44 

ecatalog.sick.com...........................45 

10 years’ SICK Hong Kong............. 45 

Book corner 

“Eat that frog” ............................. 46 

Info 

Imprint/Service ............................. 47 

Trade fair dates ............................. 47

Current trade fair info: 

Corn fields as far as the eye can see. 

But there’s no 500-tonne monster of 

a combine harvester in sight. Just 

a small, smart, high-tech robot – with 

an LMS Laser Measurement System 

for navigation. 

The agBot (agricultural robot) was 

developed at the University of Illinois, 

USA. As industrious as an ant, it works 

through fields row by row, and will soon 

be used for weeding, watching out for 

harmful insects and taking soil samples. 

Its LMS Laser Measurement System 

ensures that the agBot stays strictly 

on path, doesn’t run anything over 

and, at the end of the field, easily 


From 23–25 November in Nuremberg... 

... as usual, SICK is offering an overview of its product 

range at this year’s SPS/IPC/DRIVES. We are looking forward 

to your visit at 

Stand 7-370 in Hall 7 

See our special trade fair page at: www.sick.de/sps2004 

General information direct from the organisers at: 

www.mesago.de 

From 6–10 December in Paris... 

... the biennial international ELEC fair: with a new design, 

and integrating MESUCORA for the first time. Drop in and 

visit us at 

Stand 13k4 in Hall 6 

Further information on the trade fair at: www.eleclive.com 

A-MAIZE-ing achievement from the land of unlimited opportunity 

Watchful robots tend cornfields 

moves into the next aisle between the 

plants with two elegant 90° turns. The 

ultimate goal will be to check plants individually 

and perhaps protect them 

from pests by precision-spitting pesticides 

where necessary. “Our farm robot 

only costs US$ 7,000”, agricultural engineer 

Tony Grift is proud of the electronic 

farm helper that is very reasonably 

priced despite its high level of 

technological sophistication. 

LMS in agriculture – another task 

CORNered! 

www.gizmodo.com, search for: agbots 

INFO 201 

Free download service from SICK 

Laser classes: 

greater clarity for 

users 

News in brief 

Those who produce or distribute laser 

sensors or other devices with point-forming 

light sources must comply with 

standards such as IEC 60825 or 

EN 60826. But users must also observe 

other regulations. In Germany these 

principally include the Trade Association’s 

BGV B2 regulation and its 

BGI 832 information sheet. 

Both works, however, not only refer 

to more detailed sub-divisions within the 

individual laser classes, but also include 

a range of secondary content. For users 

this raises the concrete question: “What 

is of relevance to me, and what do I really 

have to comply with?” 

The comprehensive, practical descriptions 

and graphic explanations in 

the article “Laser classes and their application 

for users of laser devices” provide 

answers to questions on all aspects 

of the classification and use of lasers. 

It is available at www.sick.de/infopool 

as a free download. 

insightBOOK CORNER 

Brian Tracy 

Eat that frog 

Eat a frog? Not particularly appetising 

at first glance. What’s it all about? Is 

this a book offering advice on unusual 

delicacies? The puzzle is solved on 

Page 46. 

05

06 Applications 

TITLE TOPIC 

Title topic: The vertical protective field of the S 3000 safety laser scanner 

When unhindered machine access is essential 

Valéo validates “vertical” 

S 3000 Standard 

The French automotive supplier Valéo has validated the S 3000 Standard 

safety laser scanner for vertical machine protection in several applications 

at their La Suze sur Sarthe works. Apart from its Safety 

Category 3 according to EN 954-1, the possibility of unhindered machine 

access for operators was the decisive argument. 

>> With sales of over EUR 9 bn. and 

more than 68,000 employees at almost 

130 production sites in 26 countries, 

Valéo is one of the leaders in the automotive 

supplier market. The product 

programme – split into ten applicationspecific 

divisions – enjoys a high-tech 

reputation. Correspondingly, production 

at the various sites not only exploits the 

latest production technologies, but also 

utilises safety technology of the highest 

standards. 

Manual handling of parts 

requires free access 

The machines protected with the 

S 3000 at Valéo require the manual insertion 

and removal of workpieces. 

“This immediately ruled out a mechanical 

protective system”, reports Thierry 

Pouchol of SICK France, who provided 

support for the project. The S 3000 

non-contact safety laser scanner simul- 

taneously safeguards the work area and 

raises machine performance. 

The first choice for vertical use 

thanks to contour monitoring 

Response time: 60 ms, resolution: 

30 mm, protective field height: about 

2 m, with 450 mm distance to the hazardous 

machine area – these are the 

facts of the application at Valéo. In practice, 

this task was only soluble because 

the S 3000 had the necessary auxiliary 

“contour as reference” function. Without 

this it would have been impossible 

to gain certification for vertical use in 

compliance with EN 61496-3. The scanner 

exploits this function to reliably detect 

when a protective field edge, in this 

case the floor of the hall, changes its 

relative position to the scanner. This reliably 

detects any mechanical misalignment 

of the scanner, and thus any unguarded 

access to the hazardous area. 

Vertical machine protection with the 

non-contact electro-sensitive S 3000 

safety laser scanner at Valéo in France 

The device immediately switches off the 

protected plant if the actual contour deviates 

from the reference contour because 

of any re-alignment of the sensor 

in its supporting bracket. 

Thus the S 3000 offers Valéo and 

other users a currently unique, real lead 

in vertical machine protection. 

insightLINK 

You can obtain further product information 

with the attached card under: 

INFO 202 

or on the Internet at: 

www.sick.de/S3000 

More about the customer: 

www.valeo.com 

SICK insight 2/2004

Wing production for the Airbus A380 

S 3000 – double safety for travelling production gantry 

Eight safety laser scanners in use on a production gantry for Airbus components 

in Spain 

S 3000 safety laser scanners not only monitor the 50 m long and 11 m 

wide path of a giant production gantry for Airbus components – they also 

protect employees who are working below the gantry. 

>> The plants produced by the Spanish 

company M. Torres join carbon fibre 

tape together, layer for layer, for the 

production of wings and other components 

of the Airbus A380. As a result of 

the size of the wings – they are, after 

Only the S 3000 could do it 

Vertical protective field for 

safety on wafer robots 

With its reliable view from above, an S 3000 Standard 

protects the operators of a wafer-polishing plant from 

reaching into the workspace of the handling robot. Only 

the S 3000 could solve this task because it is the only 

safety scanner of its type to be approved for vertical protection. 

>> Peter Wolters Surface Technologies 

GmbH & Co. KG in Rendsburg, one of the 

leading producers of highly accurate finesmoothing 

and polishing machine tool 

systems, was looking for a reliable solution 

that prevented operators reaching 

into the robot’s workspace during operation 

but did not hinder access to the double-sided 

wafer polishing plant. The 

S 3000 Standard was best suited for the 


all, 40 m long – the processing tool 

travels over the aeroplane part under 

production by means of a gantry. 

Four S 3000s for the drive path 

Two S 3000 laser scanners per direc- 

machine conditions. The device is installed 

on the upper section of the machine 

framework with a sufficient safety 

distance. With its resolution of 30 mm 

the scanner instantly detects if a hand 

reaches into the machine. The hazardous 

movement of the robot in the polishing 

plant is then immediately halted. 

Vertical monitoring with the S 3000 

– the perpendicular safety solution. 

Applications 

tion of transport ensure that no persons 

or objects are present on the 

tracks along which the gantry moves. 

An automatic switching of the two scanner 

pairs takes place to match the direction 

of gantry movement. 

Four S 3000s for the production 

zone 

Employees put down layers of the carbon 

fibre tape while the gantry is in motion. 

The application tool on the gantry 

then applies a glue-like material to join 

the individual carbon fibre tape layers 

together. Four further S 3000s form an 

invisible protective barrier around the 

tool’s operating area in order to protect 

workers. 

Eight S 3000s for the Airbus A380 – 

not an everyday application. 




INFO 202 




www.mtorres.es 

Polishing plant protected with the 

S 3000 




INFO 202 




www.peter-wolters.com 

07 

TITLE TOPIC


Incremental encoders in automated machines for warp-knitted fabrics at Karl Mayer 

For jerseys and lingerie 

Encoders in blue kit 

regulate knitting machines 

Automated machines for warp-knitted fabrics (otherwise known as tricot 

machines) are one of the main areas of production at Karl Mayer’s textile 

machine works in Obertshausen, Germany. DGS 60 series incremental 

encoders from SICK-STEGMANN detect the number of revolutions 

and the positions of various machine shafts rotating at speeds of up to 

3,500 r.p.m. – allowing nifty knitting process control by the computer. 

Encoders detect the number of rotations and positions of rotating machine shafts on 

Karl Mayer’s high-performance automated machines for warp-knitted fabrics 

>> Almost any textile application, from 

the finest lace to materials for lingerie, 

girdles and sports clothing, from home 

textiles to carrier materials for reinforcing 

concrete, can be economically produced 

with the computer-controlled 

high-performance automatic warp-knitting 

machines. 

Three areas of use – 

one encoder type 

The driven components of HKS 2 warpknitting 

machines (particularly suitable 

for producing heavy velour and lighter 

tulle net, as well as materials for jerseys) 

are the machine’s main shaft, 

the roller system for output of the 

goods, the rolling-up attachment, and 

the two so-called warp beams with the 

reels of yarn. Although the power and 

the number of revolutions of the individual 

drives vary, the same version of 

the DGS 60 is used for each of them. 

This keeps purchasing and storage 

costs down to a minimum and simplifies 

rapid encoder replacement should 

it become necessary. The encoders 

cover three different functions on the 

machine. First they are used as the 

main encoder for the thread guide computer 

(as the machine’s control system 

is called) on the machine’s main shaft 

– rotating at speeds of up to 

3,500 r.p.m. The second function is 

A variety of materials are produced on 

the warp-knitting machines 

regulating the number of revolutions in 

connection with the drive amplifiers. 

The DGS 60’s third task on the warpknitting 

machines is to regulate position 

for process control by the thread 

guide computer. The circumferences of 

the warp beams’ reels of yarn decrease 

as they are unwound from full to 

empty (known as “beam travel” in the 

trade). The thread guide computer correspondingly 

modifies the rate of drive 

revolutions up to 3,000 r.p.m. to ensure 

constant, and thus error-free, material 

feed to the knitting process with 

minimum thread tensions. 

Encoders for the world’s 

“quickest” bathing suits 

The DGS 60 is also an important component 

of the world’s quickest warpknitting 

machine (also developed by 

Karl Mayer) that produces material for 

bathing suits at record speeds far exceeding 

3,300 r.p.m. 

Nifty knitting processes – with the 

DGS 60 encoder. 




INFO 203 


www.sick.de/insight/en 


www.karlmayer.de 



Bar code scanners at Phoenix Pharma in the Czech Republic Safe punching machines Applications 09 

SICK scanners at the Czech Republic’s largest pharmaceutical distributor 

Phoenix: commissioning rises from the ashes 

Phoenix, the Czech Republic’s top pharmaceutical distributor, has 

completely revamped commissioning at its nationwide distribution 

centres – with SICK scanner networks. The old documentation lies in 

ashes (so to speak) and, in its place, bar codes and Profibus have given 

Phoenix flight. 

New commissioning processes at Phoenix Pharma controlled by SICK scanner networks 

>> More than two dozen CLV 420 barcode 

scanners have started work at a 

recently equipped first depot. With the 

help of CDB 420 connection boxes, 

a SICK-CAN scanner network was created 

without any major installation 

problems and connected to the host 

computer via Profibus. A CMC 400 Connection 

Module Cloning was also integrated 

in each connection box. 


You can obtain further product 

information on the Internet at: 



www.mypin.cz and www.phoenix-ag.de 

Protection and PSDI mode with the C 4000 

Safer punching machines with greater productivity 

Customers of punching machine producer 

Busch in Seevetal, Germany, 

profit doubly from the use of C 4000 

Standard safety light curtains on the 

machines: operators are reliably protected 

against the risk of accidents, 

and PSDI mode increases machine 

performance by up to 30%. 

>> Labels, brochures, credit cards, 

children’s books and saving books are 

typical examples of punched products. 

“Naturally, with sharp blades and 

punching pressures of 5.7 tonnes, 

safety is our top priority”, says owner 

Burkhardt Busch. “Non-contact monitoring 

with C 4000 light curtains 

means that we can also offer our customers 

production advantages.” 

“Clonable” parameter sets minimise 

parameterisation 

These plug-in memory modules store 

all the “inheritance” information of 

the connected bar code scanner. Thus 

new scanners can be “cloned” by 

back-transfer as often as required. This 

allows individual devices to be exchanged 

very rapidly and without 

extra parameterisation costs. 

Standard safety with additional 

advantages 

Busch punching machines are 

equipped with the C 4000 Standard 

that has a protective field height of 

300 mm and a resolution of 14 mm. 

The light curtain’s signals are evaluated 

in the UE 402 switching unit. The 

advantage: in this way the machine can 

be operated in either single- or doublebreak 

mode. Thus there is neither a 

mechanical barrier to be opened and 

closed on insertion or removal of the 

goods to be punched, nor does the 

punching process require manual initiation. 

This simplest possible handling 

saves a lot of time and therefore shortens 

the machine cycle. “Compared to 

Pharma commissioning without 

side effects 

The new commissioning processes at 

Phoenix prevent the “side effects” of 

manual data handling such as delays, 

lack of transparency or spurious commissioning. 

Each order is stored on 

computer and printed out on a card 

placed inside the commissioning boxes, 

which are also externally labelled with 

a permanent bar code. CLV 420 scanners 

along the conveyor system read 

the bar code on the box and guide it to 

the first storage location for the goods. 

These are placed in the box. After acknowledgement, 

the box travels to the 

storage location for the next article. 

When the order has been completely 

processed, the box is transported to 

the despatch area. Online transmission 

of scanner data within the network 

ensures optimum synchronisation of 

material and information flow. 

using mechanical protection, machine 

productivity has been increased by up 

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to 30% thanks to the C 4000 Standard 

and the possibility of employing PSDI 

mode”, confirms Burkhardt Busch. 

www.buschgraph.de 

Light curtain on an automatic punching 

machine 

NEWS

10 Applications 

British printing system with CoreTech series incremental encoders 

Zero-pulse adjustment (teach-in) by button 

The DRS 60 encoder: printing 

and packaging in tandem 

Substantial time-savings and fewer rejects with the DRS 60 incremental encoder 

Those who use DRS 60 incremental encoders, from the CoreTech® series, 

in their printing and packaging systems can reduce the time required 

for zero-pulse adjustment by 90%. Instead of an intuitive 

co-ordination of devices – as is necessary with conventional encoders – 

pressing a button suffices with the DRS 60. 

>> An increasing number of cigarette 

manufacturers have relocated their advertising 

messages to the inside of the 

pack since the introduction of legislation 

stipulating that warnings about the 

risks of smoking must be prominently 

displayed on the outside. The text must 

be accurately positioned as the area 

available for printing is relatively small. 

As a result, printing and cutting systems 

for the inner frames of packs 

must be synchronised with extreme 

precision. 

ACCU-PAC has it down to a turn 

ACCU-PAC, produced by Britain’s Industrial 

Automation Systems, is a registration 

system which can be retrofitted to 

any make of cigarette packaging machine. 

ACCU-PAC registration systems 

have been designed as a retro-fit kit to 

register film, tear tape, inner foil or inner 

frame, all components of the finished 

cigarette packet. But how can 

one synchronise the cutting and registration 

systems? How does the registration 

system know the knife cut position? 

“The encoder zero pulse triggers 

at the cut position”, reports Peter 

Evans of Industrial Automation Systems. 

“It used to be necessary to adjust 

an estimated offset, based on 

where the cut occurred, to synchronise 

the registration and cutting systems 

after the encoder had been fitted. This 

offset was entered into the system and 

the machine operated again. The 

process was repeated until synchronisation 

had been achieved. This method 

was far from ideal in a modern automation 

environment.” It can be done 

more intelligently – with the DRS 60. 

Pressing a button in the device is sufficient 

to electronically assign a mechanical 

reference point to the zero 

pulse. 

Incredible savings potential 

achieved 

“What used to take up to 20 minutes 

can now be completed in two minutes 

at most”, reports Peter Evans. “Remove 

the cover, press the button and 

off you go – it’s as easy as that. And 

one doesn’t have to reject up to 50 

packs like before; at most just one or 

two.“ 

So it’s no wonder that the DRS 60 

is not only now standard equipment for 

Industrial Automation Systems, but 

has also been retrofitted to many machines 

that have already been delivered 

worldwide. 

Simple electronic zero-impulse allocation 

at the touch of a button 




INFO 204 




www.accupac.co.uk 


Single-source automation of three pallet 

warehouses 

SICK sensors dominate at 

Hansen Transmissions 

>> Hansen Transmissions produces 

components and drives for wind-driven 

power stations, among other things, 

at the new factory in Lommel. Of decisive 

importance in choosing SICK was 

that Egemin, as system integrator for 

the most varied of tasks, can always 

offer the most suitable, technologically 

high-quality sensor solutions from 

a single source. 

Detection and measurement 

WL 27 series photoelectric reflex 

switches detect pallets and transport 


SICK sensors in automatic pallet warehouse at Egemin in Belgium Applications 11 

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Egemin, one of Belgium’s leading system integrators of automation and 

safety technology, has equipped three new warehouses in Lommel for 

machine and drive constructor Hansen Transmissions – entirely with 

SICK sensors. 

containers at a wide variety of points in 

the material flow. Long range, simple 

commissioning and reliable operation 

characterise these devices. Elsewhere 

in the warehouses and production area 

it is important to reliably detect persons, 

not pallets, to prevent the risk of 

accidents. M 2000 multi-beam photoelectric 

safety switch here meet all the 

demands. Their particular advantage: 

the machines to be protected are directly 

accessible for maintenance work 

or equipping purposes, for example. 

The MLG automation light grid handles 

Left: Equipped with SICK sensors by 

Egemin: the new automated pallet 

warehouse 

Top: Safe maintenance work with 

M 2000 multi-beam photoelectric safety 

switch 

measurement functions at Hansen 

Transmissions. Checking for projections 

and overheights, as well as inspecting 

pallets for damage, are the 

principal areas of use. As these tasks 

were already known about when the 

systems were ordered, the MLG units 

could be pre-parameterised in advance 

at SICK’s works and were therefore immediately 

ready for use. 

Identification and communication 

Which pallet is where on the conveyor 

system, and its intended destination, is 

determined by CLV 410 and CLV 420 series 

stationary bar code scanners. Compact 

and easy to install, with a reading 

distance of up to 400 mm and a rapid 

frequency of 1.2 kHz, these are the right 

devices in the right place. Finally, ISD data-transmission 

photoelectric switches 

handles online communication between 

the storage and retrieval devices and 

the appropriate aisle or plant control 

systems at the three pallet warehouses. 

Rapid installation of the ISD, with mechanical, 

optical and electronic adjustment 

aids, soon got storage and retrieval 

devices ready for operation. 

The all-round sensor package that 

Egemin has assembled with SICK 

products has proved to be an all-round 

trouble-free package at Hansen Transmissions. 






www.egemin.com and 

www.hansentransmissions.com


Motor feedback systems in geared motors at WITTENSTEIN AG 

For compact, light and highly dynamic TPM servo actuators 

Perfect positioning with the SRM 50 

motor feedback system 

Unique dynamism, extremely compact housings and high rigidity characterise 

the new TPM series of geared motors, so-called servo actuators, 

from WITTENSTEIN Motion Control GmbH. Further advantages, including 

automatic parameterisation of the control system, precise positioning 

and a high level of user-friendliness are provided by the 

integrated SRM 50 motor feedback system from SICK-STEGMANN. 

“Losing weight” with the TPM: 

The weight of this robot from SIG Pack 

Systems could be reduced from 130 kg 

to 46 kg by using innovative TPM 

servo actuators. 

>> “High-tech machine constructor”, 

“top employer” and “a trend-setter in 

drive technology” are phrases often 

used by the specialist and business 

press to describe WITTENSTEIN AG. So 

it is no surprise that the Igersheimer- 

based group of companies, with its 

800 employees, achieves double-digit 

annual growth rates, reinvests 10% of 

its profits in research and development, 

has a training ratio of 11% and 

personnel with an average age of 34. 

“85% of WITTENSTEIN products sold 

are less than five years old”, Siegfried 

Wallauer, Product Manager responsible 

for the TPM series, underlines the innovative 

strength of all Group members. 

The best example of this is the 

highly developed series of servo actuators 

developed by WITTENSTEIN Motion 

Control. The compact SRM 50 motor 

feedback system has made a considerable 

contribution towards motor sizes 

that offer substantial space savings. 

TPM – compact combination 

of gears and motor 

The TPM is a rotary actuator consisting 

of an AC servomotor and a low clearance, 

precision planetary gear. “One 

of the special features of the TPM is 

its short length”, explains Siegfried 

Wallauer. “Thanks to its integrated 

design, the smallest TPM is just 

113 mm long – that’s 50% smaller 

than conventional motor/gear combinations. 

And it weighs considerably 

less too.” Further features are its acceleration 

of up to 100,000 1/s 2 , 

achieved with state-of-the-art motor 

technology, and its high gear rigidity 

that permits optimum control. 


The SRM 50: communication, 

precision and ease of use in all 

TPM applications 

The TPM is ideally suited for use, for 

example, as a drive for compressing hygiene 

articles in packaging; in automatic 

feed systems for wood processing 

machines and machine tools; as a 

drive for dosing pumps; as an axle 

drive on spraying robots (there’s an Exprotected 

TPM version for use here); or 

as a part-turn valve actuator in plants 

for producing optical media and semiconductors. 

Whatever the application, 

the SRM 50 Multiturn motor feedback 

system integrated in every TPM unit 

ensures bi-directional communication 

between the drive and the plant control 

system via its standardised Hiperface 

interface. Information on commutation 

and rotor position is transmitted as absolute 

values when the TPM is 

switched on, thereafter counting continues 

incrementally via sine/cosine 

signals. “In this regard, the EEPROM 

offers important advantages as a socalled 

electronic type label in the 

SRM 50”, Siegfried Wallauer mentions 

the device’s integrated control system 

parameterisation. “Gear and motor 

characteristics, and commissioning 

data, can be stored here and used for 

autonomous setting of TPM parameters. 

Programming data for the motor 

feedback system, such as resolution or 

a shift in zero position, can be stored in 

a different EEPROM memory area and 

called up from there.” 

This feature of the integrated motor 

feedback system (which has been tested 

and approved by WITTENSTEIN for 

connection to more than 20 different 

control systems) provides easy and 

reliable commissioning of the TPM. The 

TPM can also fully exploit the 

SRM 50’s resolution of more than 

134 m. increments and its high precision 

of less than 1 minute of angle. 




INFO 205 




www.wittenstein.de and 

www.sigpacksystems.com 


The driverless metro in Denmark Applications 13 

Easy riding in Copenhagen thanks to LMS 

Staying on the go with the 

driverless metro 

Not only is the metro new for Copenhagen, but also its driverless concept. 

The central control system and the metro’s complete automation 

could not be completed until laser measurement systems were in place 

at each station to provide warnings about objects on the tracks. 

New metro system in Copenhagen with 

the obstacle detection system 

>> The LMS units are an important 

component of the obstacle detection 

system (ODS). All objects larger than 

450 x 450 x 450 mm 3 are detected by 

one of the six scanners at each station 

and evaluated by the ODS, then a signal 

is transmitted to the automatic traffic 

alarm control system (ATC). 

Great safety reserves 

The project’s safety planning was excellent. 

The entire system structure (including 

the sensors) is designed with 

redundancy. Each metro station has its 

own warning and visualisation system. 

The scanners themselves are designed 

for outdoor use and programmed in 

such a way that spurious signals are reliably 

prevented. All in all, the entire 

system has a mean time between failure 

(MTBF) of 115 years according to 

the system integrator. 

So it’s easy riding in Copenhagen: statistically 

speaking, the first system 

breakdown can be expected in 2119. 




INFO 206 




www.m.dk 

NEWS


Three-dimensional object detection at WMF with the LMS 400 laser measurement system 

For high-precision pick & place 

LMS 400 – top pot-picking 

The measurement system (above), installed at a height of 2.7 m, moves over pots 

and pans stacked up to 1.6 m (below) 

Precise object detection in three dimensions is the great strength of the 

LMS 400 laser measurement system. Automatic pick & place robots, in 

particular, profit from this because parts of different sizes can now be 

gripped in mixed operation, e.g. pots and pans of differing diameters at 

WMF AG. 

>> Cutlery, tableware, cutting devices, 

coffee machines, as well as pots and 

pans from WMF AG, based in Geislinger, 

are greatly appreciated by 

housewives, amateur cooks and professional 

chefs. The high quality 

requirements are reflected in the modern 

production sites. Thus WMF has recently 

started using the LMS 400 for 

three-dimensional visual guidance 

of robots during the production of pots 

and pans. The robot must reliably move 

pots and pans with varying heights, 

differing diameters and optically 

dissimilar appearance, on and off 

pallets. The LMS 400 allows this 

without the need to adapt robot 

programs, mechanical components or 

control system software. 

The new view of the robot’s visual 

guidance system 

The LMS 400 offers visible advantages 

in pick & place applications. Only identical 

goods could be transported in the 

past – to ensure the precise positioning 

required by the robot. The third 

object dimension and gripping point 

of each object was known. This is now 

no longer necessary because the 

LMS 400 provides data with which all 

the necessary robot information is provided 

rapidly and accurately. This not 

only convinced end-user WMF, but also 

those responsible at robot integrator 

Komatec. At WMF the measurement 

system, installed 2.7 m above the 

ground, moves over the stack of pots 

(that can reach heights of up to 1.6 m) 

measuring each pot with 0.1° resolution 

and a scanning rate of 500 scans 

per second. A major advantage over 

solutions based on camera systems 

is that ambient light and reflections do 

not interfere with the measurement 

process. All the positional and 

distance information required for 

targeted and reliable robot activity is 

provided within milliseconds thanks to 

rapid evaluation. 

Rapid, precise and flexible, the 

LMS 400 sets new standards in 3-D 

object detection. 




INFO 207 




www.wmf.com and www.komatec.de 


Langenpac mainly produces packaging 

machines for cakes and biscuits 

(e.g. cheese sticks), dry food, tissues, 

and industrial non-food products such 

as film spools, batteries and lamps. 

“These are all mass-produced articles 

that require high throughput capacities 

during packaging and cartoning”, says 

Pieter van Summeren, Manager of Electrical 

Engineering at Langepac. “And 

we are particularly strong here.” 

SICK sensors ensure rapid and intelligent 

system solutions 

The tasks that Langenpac machines 

handle differ in complexity. The vertical 


Safe sensors on high-speed packaging machines in the Netherlands Applications 15 

Monitoring gap-free feed of sales packaging with the WT 12-2 photoelectric proximity switch 

SICK is standard 

Whether cheese sticks or contact lenses 

– into the box with them 

High-speed packaging machines and cartoning equipment are staples 

for Dutch producer Langenpac. Capacities of 450 and more boxes per 

minute require reliably functioning sensors. Thus safety systems, barcode 

readers and photoelectric switches from SICK (e.g. the W 12-2) 

have become standards at Langenpac. 

cartoning machine for cheese sticks 

fills sales trays at high speed. Type 

WT 12-2 photoelectric proximity switches, 

mechanically robust sensors with a 

rapid switching frequency of 1.5 KHz, 

monitor the continuous flow of sales 

packaging. A special high-speed packaging 

machine for 200 boxes per 

minute was constructed for a producer 

of tissues. The requirements of a contact 

lens producer were complex: apart 

from the pure packing function, this also 

involved coding and sorting according 

to lens strength, sell-by date and 

batch number. “SICK scanners are 

first-class here”, confirms Pieter van 

Summeren. Finally, a really futuristic 

cartoning machine for food products 

was developed with the Canadian company 

Langen. The machine is characterised 

by a high speed and a wide 

range of formats. In addition to a variety 

of detection functions, safety technology 

here reliably protects machine 

operators. 



on the Internet at: 



www.langenpac.com


Safety light curtains on spraying plants at BMW’s Regensburg works 

Machine safety with ATEX light curtains 

EXcellent solutions 

With the new C 4000 ATEX series of safety light curtains it is now also 

possible to prevent persons from reaching into the hazardous areas of 

machines during operation in which sporadic or temporary potentially 

explosive mixtures of gases or non-conducting dust can occur. 

Standard and Advanced: 

>> This electro-sensitive protective 

equipment (ESPE) can be used in 

Zones 2 and 22 according to directive 

94/9/EG (ATEX). Application examples 

include filter presses in sewage plants; 

printing machines; filling plants in the 

chemical and food industries – and 

spraying lines in the automobile industry. 

This is where BMW’s Regensburg 

works has installed numerous ATEXconforming 

C 4000 light curtains in a 

co-operation with spraying plant producer 

Dürr Systems. 

The C 4000 safety light curtain for 

ATEX applications in Zone 2 for gas, 

and in Zone 22 with a connector end 

cap for dust. 

C 4000 ATEX with graduated functionalities 

The safety light curtains of the C 4000 series are used for protecting hazardous 

points of operation on machines and plants. They all comply with EN 61496, 

Type 4 as well as IEC 61508, SIL 3. The Standard and Advanced device versions 

are designed to meet different levels of automation and functional requirements. 

The Standard version is available with, among other features, 

ranges of up to 19 m, resolutions of 14 mm, 20 mm, 30 mm or 40 mm, and 

protective field heights of between 300 mm and 1,800 mm. Compared to the 

Standard version, the C 4000 Advanced offers a variety of additional functions 

that can, for example, reliably differentiate between workpieces that temporarily 

jut into the protective field (for process-related reasons) and a finger or arm. 

ATEX package offers reasonably 

priced retrofitting 

Certification of the C 4000 for categories 

3G (G = gas) and 3D (D = dust) 

has been obtained in compliance with 

the demands of the ATEX directive for 

protection by mechanical safety measures. 

This applies for a variety of 

protective field heights, as well as all 

possible resolutions or single-beam 

separation distances. Even the “normal” 

C 4000 fulfils many of the ATEX 

requirements – among other things, 

the front screens of the transmitter and 

receiver are made of shockproof 

polycarbonate. The ATEX package necessary 

to provide the remaining 

supplementary safety measures basically 

consists of end caps for the 

housing (which protect the connection 

areas from dust in a non-connected 

state), and the ATEX plate to be attached 

to the device. This ATEX upgrade 

offers plant planners high levels 

of flexibility and safety. They can 

locate individual C 4000 units according 

to the demands to be met in situ, 

and the systems can then be rapidly 

and extremely cost-effectively supplemented 

with the ATEX package when 

necessary. 

SICK sensors also for 2G and 2D 

In addition to the C 4000 in its various 

versions for 3G and 3D applications, 

safety light curtains are also available 

as electro-sensitive protective devices 

for Category 2G. Their certification for 

2D is also in preparation, as is approval 

of a multi-beam photoelectric 

safety switch for 2G and 2D. Moreover 

the W 24 Exi series of 2G-certified photoelectric 

switches is available for general 

object detection tasks in automation 

technology. 

ATEX light curtains – safe and cost-effective 

solutions for the Ex-Zone. 




INFO 208 



More about the customer 

www.bmw.com and www.durr.com 



Counting bottles with capacitive sensors Distance measurement system Applications 17 

Bottle present, cap on? 

Coca Cola Beverages Polska checks with the CM 30 

Are all the bottles behind the shrink foil, and does each bottle have a 

cap? CM 30 capacitive sensors at two Coca Cola Beverages Polska 

works put the “in order” ticks on the checklist. 

>> After filling, the bottles are combined 

into multi-packs with the help 

of shrink foil. Then it’s straight onto 

the pallets and off to the shops. 

It is, of course, annoying if packs 

arriving there are missing a bottle 

or have overflowed. So Coca Cola 

Beverages Polska wanted to ensure 

that every pack was complete and 

that every bottle was in perfect 

condition. 

Four in a row per line 

For this purpose, Coca Cola Beverages 

Polska engineers installed four 

CM 30 capacitive sensors next to one 

another above every transport line. 

The plastic housing of the CM 30 is evidence 

of their IP 67 enclosure rating, 

so repeated cleaning work on the 

machines cannot affect them. Sensitivity 

and the switching distance are set 

on the sensors themselves. As soon 

as the multi-pack, held together by the 

foil, passes through the sensor gate, a 

CM 30 detects the absence of a bottle 

or a cap by means of the constant capacity 

of its condenser. Such packs are 

immediately diverted out of the flow. 

If, however, the capacity of the 

CM 30 changes in accordance with the 

defined value,the pack is in order and 

can be palleted. 

Make it clear – with the CM 30. 


You can obtain further information about 

the product on page 29. 


www.cocacola.com 

Always active in the right direction 

Protective field “zapping” with the DME 5000 

Paper rolls, weighing up to five tonnes, are transported on a rail-mounted 

transport vehicle at Nordland Papier in Dörpen. PLS laser scanners 

monitor both directions of movement. Two DME distance measuring devices 

activate the PLS protective fields according to their position. 

>> Protective field switching was originally 

triggered by initiators – at least 

that was what was supposed to happen. 

But other operations in the area, 

and above all stacker traffic, kept de- 

Distance measurement devices on transport 

vehicles 

stroying the initiator’s switching flags 

glued to the floor of the hall. The result: 

switching proved impossible. 

Robust and precise – 

the DME 5000 

Two DME 5000 laser distance measuring 

devices recently installed on the 

transport vehicle manage far better. 

During transport, the two sensors (redundant 

for the particular direction of 

transport) continuously measure the 

time-of-flight of their transmitted light 

pulses to the end of the drive path and 

back. The electronics determine the 

position of the transport vehicle from 

these measurements and transmit this 

information to the vehicle PLC via 

Profibus. The data is processed here 

and the appropriate binary signals are 

generated. These are passed on to the 

LSI, that activates switching of the PLS 

Transport line with four capacitive sensors 

protective field. This solution has 

proved very robust and reliable during 

operation – this is hardly surprising 

when one considers that the 

DME 5000 was specially developed for 

distance measurement and position 

determination in conveyor systems and 

warehouses. And it has an extraordinarily 

high measurement accuracy of 

+/–2 mm with a reproducibility of 

0.5 mm, whereby an up-to-date measurement 

value is transmitted every millisecond 

– more precise distance 

measurement is hardly possible in 

such applications. 

Precision in any position – the 

DME 5000 is the right choice for distance 

measurement in automatic 

small-parts stores, for vehicle positioning, 

and for crane distancing. 






www.nordlandpapier.de 

NEWS


The solution: the LUT luminescence scanner for detecting guidance paths 

Flexible when destinations change 

On the right path with illuminated 

guidance 

Whether in production plants for large-scale machines and systems, or 

during storage and logistical transport movements within works – there 

are individual cases where the destinations of free-moving industrial 

trucks are only temporary or used during a specific project, and are 

therefore often subject to change. In such cases, following removable 

fluorescent guidance paths with LUT luminescence scanners has proved 

highly effective. 

>> Unlike expensive inductive guidance, 

or complicated optical navigation 

systems, this is a reasonably 

priced flexible solution for free-moving 

and self-positioning industrial trucks. 

Follow that light 

Whether adhesive tape or paint – luminophores 

are available in a wide va- 

riety of media. They are invisible to the 

human eye but light up as soon as 

they are excited by high-wavelength 

light. LUT luminescence scanners both 

stimulate luminophores and detect 

them. The vehicle reliably follows the 

detected light on the basis of digital 

signals transmitted to the control system. 

Suitable for free-moving industrial trucks with changing destinations: the LUT luminescence 

scanner 

Sensor solution for transport 

systems with heavy loads 

The leading manufacturer of transformers 

uses so-called air-cushion transport 

systems in its production, inspection 

and dispatch areas, with loads 

that at times exceed 500 tonnes. Depending 

on the size and type of transformers, 

different transport destinations 

must occasionally be reached via 

differing routes. Shorter journeys 

across the works grounds are also an 

everyday occurrence. The use of fluorescent 

guidance paths together with 

luminescence scanners provides transport 

systems with the maximum possible 

degree of freedom, and thus maximum 

applicability. Thus guidance paths 

can be individually set up in the inspection 

area, for example. If narrow areas 

must be approached, or the vehicle requires 

exact positioning, this is 

achieved with millimetre accuracy 

thanks to the device’s precise detection 

of the guidance path. 

Other sectors also face situations 

similar to those found during internal 

works transportation in transformer 

construction. These include furnace 

and tank construction; the production 

of modules for commissioning shelves; 

rolling stock construction and the production 

of diesel and ships’ engines; 

the production and assembly of aircraft; 

or the transport of large-scale 

tools and machines for metal processing. 

The LUT for detecting guidance paths – 

the flexible and cost-effective solution. 




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Identification with hand-held and bar code scanners at Swedish recycling works Applications 19 

A “clean” solution for a clean environment 

Stationary and mobile bar code readers 

control recycling process 

Every year, 250 million PET bottles and 850 million aluminium cans are 

prepared for recycling at Returpack’s new recycling works in Norrköping, 

Sweden. CLV 450 stationary bar code readers and IT 3870 

data-radio scanners identify the incoming consolidated packages in order 

to ensure smooth processing of the financial deposit on the goods. 

Recycling countless PET bottles and aluminium cans at the new recycling works in 

Sweden 

>> The works – a joint venture between 

Danish and Swedish companies – went 

into operation in March 2004. It is designed 

for enormous recycling volumes 

– an estimated annual volume of 6,500 

trucks loaded with cans and bottles. 

“Whereby cartons with counted 

amounts of cans and PET bottles, and 

sacks with uncounted contents from 

gastronomic sources must be identified”, 

explains Claes Johansson, Managing 

Director of the company Styrlogic, 

which solved the control and identification 

tasks in the project. “Ultima- 

tely, every customer wants to get their 

deposits back.” 

Stationary scanners for special 

containers 

A special disposable carton, suitable 

for Europallets, has been developed in 

order to permit consistent automatic 

handling inside and outside the factory. 

A counted number of aluminium cans 

and PET bottles are delivered within 

them from the trade. Each carton is 

identified by stationary CLV 450 scanners, 

with inductive encoders, checked 

for its content (aluminium or plastic) 

and then pushed onto the appropriate 

conveyor belt to the next process step. 

“The great strength of the CLV 450”, 

says Claes Johansson, “is that the devices 

can also reliably read poor-quality 

bar codes, because not every carton is 

in a good condition when it arrives at 

the works from the dealers.” 

Mobile solution for the uncounted 

material for recycling 

Returpack receives cans and PET bottles 

from gastronomy and other 

sources in plastic sacks, for which no 

individual automated counting can take 

place. These sacks are distributed to 

15 manned stations at the factory. 

Each sack is identified online with the 

help of IT 3870 hand-held scanners before 

its contents are emptied into large 

bins for counting and further transport. 

“What’s practical about the mobile 

scanners” argues Claes Johansson, 

The CLV 450 

bar-code scanner 

The IT 3870 

hand-held scanner 

“is that they offer great freedom of 

movement – after all, the area covered 

by data radio is about 730 m 2 . Then 

there is the reading distance of about 

0.5 m, which makes it possible to identify 

the sacks ergonomically.” 

By the way 

In addition to the scanners mentioned 

above, a large number of WL 250 photoelectric 

switches are installed along 

the edges of the conveyor system. 


You can find obtain further product 




www.returpack.se


Egg labelling with a variety of SICK sensors 

Cracking the egg positioning problem 

SICK sensors control 

automatic egg labelling 

Each egg receives a special ID code in line with EU legislation 

EU law stipulates that all class A* eggs must be labelled with a special 

identification code: a twelve-character producer code. So this is now 

required in Poland, a new EU member state, as the company Intrex 

has recognised. Those at Intrex have also recognised that SICK 

sensors crack the problem of detecting the position of eggs in the 

labelling system. 

New labelling obligation in the EU 

An important code for maintaining food quality: where is my 

breakfast egg from? 

From January 2004 no one egg is the same as another. Each egg must show 

where it originated and how the laying hen lives. A uniform code composed of 

numbers and letters informs consumers about the egg’s country of origin, 

whether it was laid by a hen living outdoors, only on the ground, or in cages, 

and in which hen-house it was laid. 

Decoding the code 

The first two numbers show the type of living conditions 

under which the egg was laid. 0 is organic 

production, 1 is for living outdoors, 2 is for living 

on the ground, 3 means that the hen lives in 

a cage. The letters are abbreviations for the country 

of origin. 

>> The code on the premium goods 

should look like an extension of the 

egg shell. This places two demands on 

the automatic coding system: the egg 

must be detected before printing, and 

must be transported at the right speed 

during printing. 

R-egg-ular information 

Egg detection by light – or more precisely 

with the help of WLL 170 photoelectric 

fibre-optic switches or VTE 18 

cylindrical photoelectric switches. The 

labelling system is thus reliably informed 

that there is again something 

there for labelling. 

L-egg-ibility assured 

The DRS 60 encoder co-ordinates the 

speed of egg rotation with the printing 

speed of the labelling system, thus 

achieving a cleanly applied and clearly 

legible print result. 

Simple adaptation to new 

b-egg-innings 

Both the photoelectric switches and 

the encoders are fit for any southward 

enlargement of the EU. The ranges of 

the WLL 170 and the VTE 18 can be 

adapted; the DRS 60 can be ordered 

Ex-Works with a variety of pulse numbers 

for differing rotation speeds. Thus 

if Australia should ever join the EU, the 

labelling of premium ostrich eggs, in 

line with their new l-egg-islation, would 

actually not be any problem at all ... 

* Eggs are divided into quality classes A 

and B. Retailers, however, only offer class 

A eggs. Class B eggs are “second-quality 

eggs”. They can only be delivered to specially 

approved food companies or the nonfood 

industry. 






www.intrex.pl 


The ICR 850 2-D reader checks whether the product and wrappers match 


2-D reading devices check medical products Applications 21 

Checking 2-D batch numbers with the ICR 850 data matrix reader 

Seamless identification of sutures 

ICR 850 data matrix readers at medical product manufacturer Ethicon, 

in Norderstedt, ensure that the wrappers match the products and that 

there are no product mix-ups. 

>> Ethicon, a 100% subsidiary of the 

US Johnson & Johnson Group, employs 

about 2,100 personnel. Every year, in 

addition to 150 million surgical needles, 

they also produce 130 m. metres 

of surgical sutures on the modern production 

plant – that’s three times the 

length of the Equator. Safety aspects, 

quality requirements, and the tracking 

of every production batch necessitate 

100% checking of the sutures during 

the packaging process on the foil lines. 

Batch numbers in data 

matrix code 

During packing, the suture material 

is laid in a cavity – a type of shell. 

Before the wrapper with the product information 

is attached, ICR 850 units 

read the data matrix code on the prod- 

uct. The coding contains part of the 

batch number that is now compared 

with the current order code. If the two 

codes match, the wrapper with the 

product information is attached. This 

check ensures that any product mix-up 

on the packing line is detected in good 

time and reliably prevents use of the 

wrong wrapper. 

Matchcode, Profibus, 

visualisation 

The ICR 850 is not just a reliable solution 

here, but also a particularly userfriendly 

one. For example, at the start 

of a packing order the appropriate order 

matchcode is automatically taughtin 

at the code reader – the ICR 850 

is thus promptly ready for operation 

with maximum flexibility. The devices 

are connected to the machine PLC via 

CDM 420 fieldbus gateways with 

Profibus. The use of this proven functional 

module ensures smooth data exchange 

right from the start. During 

operation, a wide variety of ICR 850 

read and process information is displayed 

on an industrial PC. Teach-in, 

matchcodes, read codes, no reads, 

error messages and numerous evaluations 

can be read by the machine 

operator in situ. 

The ICR 850 – the “seamless” identification 

solution that is not just for surgical 

suture material. 




INFO 210 




www.ethicon.com


Pipe-straightening machines with absolute encoders in England 

Magnetic pick-up technology guarantees maximum reliability 

The ATM 60 absolute encoder: the robust 

solution for a harsh environment 

Use of numerous “magnetic” encoders in the pipe-straightening machine 

Bronx Taylor/Wilson, English producers of pipe straightening machines, 

insist on the ATM 60. Several hundred devices have been installed in recent 

years, and none of them have been harmed by the harsh operating 

conditions. 

>> “Optical” encoders have many positive 

features, but are relatively sensitive 

to vibrations, shocks and impacts 

as a result of their glass code discs. 

“Magnetic” encoders, such as the 

ATM 60, are sensors whose permanent 

magnetic elements scan a magnetic 

scale, and are considerably more 

robust due to their principle of operation. 

“This was decisive for us, 

because each machine we manufacture 

is equipped with numerous 

encoders”, says John Dunn, MD of 

Bronx Taylor/Wilson, a company active 

worldwide. 

Regulating heights and angles 

It is not possible to manufacture welded 

or seamless pipes to tight tolerances. 

If pipes need to be particularly 

straight it is necessary to process 

them further – typical requirements are 

a straightness of just 1 mm deviation 

per 1,500 mm or even 3,000 mm – to 

achieve these tolerances the pipe 

straightening machines from Bronx Taylor/Wilson 

are used. Pipe diameters of 

between 15 mm and 600 mm can be 

processed on them with insertion 

speeds of up to 3.3 m/s. The pipes 

pass through several roller segments 

whose pressure straightens the pipe. 

The task of the ATM 60 is to regulate 

the height of the rollers and their angle 

relative to the pipe. The encoder’s multiturn 

property is achieved by using 

several reducing gears with magnets 

mounted upon them. This enables the 

absolute position of the rollers to 

be detected as the drive mechanism 

moving the rollers turns through multiple 

rotations. 

“Global” encoder 

The highly robust nature of the ATM 60 

is ideal for machines that are installed 

worldwide – they prevent unnecessary 

complaints and service work. “They reliably 

withstand the impacts and vibrations, 

that go hand-in-hand with this 

process, for years – 24 hours a day, 

seven days a week, year in and year 

out”, says John Dunn. Moreover, the 

device also “speaks a variety of languages”: 

the communication protocols 

for Interbus, Profibus DP, CanOpen, DeviceNet 

and SSI allow the standardised 

transfer of digital data to the world’s 

most important fieldbus systems for 

factory automation. 

The ATM 60 is the robust rotary measurement 

system for linear travels, angles, 

positions – and pipes. 

Pipes pass through roller segments 




INFO 211 




www.btwcorp.com 



Automatic parking system with laser scanners at the Mövenpick Hotel in Berlin Applications 23 

Automatic car park at Berlin’s Mövenpick Hotel 

LMS 200 laser measurement systems detect 

projecting car parts 

Car park system producer Wöhr has constructed an automatic car park 

for hotel guests below the inner courtyard of Berlin’s Mövenpick Hotel. 

LMS 200 laser measurement systems ensure that projecting vehicle 

parts are detected during automatic parking and retrieval to prevent 

damage. 

>> Berlin’s Mövenpick Hotel is located 

in the completely built-up area of a former 

administration building. Technical 

reasons made it impossible to build a 

conventional underground car park. On 

the other hand, however, the hotel 

wanted to be able to offer the maximum 

number of beds while allowing hotel 

guests easy access to their vehicles. 

Wöhr found the solution in the inner 

courtyard – or rather below it. 

No loss of space through 

road access or paths 

According to calculations, the space 

below the inner courtyard was sufficient 

for the necessary 22 parking 

spaces – but only if there were no road 

Laser scanners prevent damage during parking and retrieval 

access or paths. For this reason the 

project was implemented with Wöhr’s 

automatic Flurparker 570 (“corridor 

parker”) parking system. It offers 

space-saving parking with vehicles being 

put on pallets and pushed into the 

parking level lengthways or laterally, depending 

on demand. A vertical conveyor 

joins the parking level to the surface. 

Safety for vehicles, ease-of-use 

for hotel guests 

Hotel guests see nothing of the working 

behind the Flurparker 570. They The facade of Berlin’s Mövenpick Hotel 

use a parking chip to request an empty 

pallet, park the vehicle on it – and off it 

goes into the depths of the car park. When the vehicle is removed there is 

no damage resulting from projecting 

parts because LMS 200 laser scanners 

checked the vehicle contour before 

it was accepted by the vertical conveyor. 

Hotel guests are provided with a 

message in clear text if the vehicle is 

incorrectly positioned on the pallet, or 

an aerial, a wing mirror or a bulky load 

exceeds the pallet dimensions. But it is 

not just the dialogue with the parking 

system that is user-friendly, but the 

system itself: on collection, integrated 

rotary equipment automatically makes 

the vehicle available in the correct direction 

for driving off! 

Berlin is also worth a visit for 

its parking technology – thanks to the 

Flurparker 570 and the LMS units 

it employs. 


You can find obtain further product information 




www.woehr.de and 

www.moevenpick-hotels.com


NEWS 

Mattress production Swedish shelving system with miniature photoelectric switches 

Dream machine 

solves nightmare 

DT 500 – laying 

it on the line 

for mattresses 

>> Small or large pores in foam, 

mattress cores in all colours, scanning 

distances of between 500 mm 

and 1,600 mm, and reproducible accuracy 

of just a few millimetres – the 

DT 500 achieves, with dreamlike reliability, 

what is a nightmare for other position 

sensors. 

Eurofoam, in Kremsmünster in Austria, 

uses the DT 500 on a machine for 

gluing and then stacking foam mattresses. 

The foam itself has the most 

varied of properties, depending on how 

a customer wants to “make” their beds 

later. Sensors used in the past caused 

considerable problems with inaccurate 

mattress positioning in the machine. 

The DT 500 does better. 

Comfortable positioning 

easily achieved 

The DT 500 is a distance scanner with 

a particularly long range and high accuracy. 

It generates a measurement 

value every 250 ms, and transmits it 

via a 4–20 mA analogue output or a serial 

RS-422 measurement data interface. 

For mattress positioning this 

means: comfortable positioning easily 

achieved. First, a mattress surface is 

glued onto the mattress core on one 

side. Then the machine turns the core. 

The DT 500 now ensures that the rotated 

mattress is correctly positioned 

and centred so that the mattress surface 

can be attached to the other side. 

The finished mattresses are then put in 

the mattress warehouse – tidily 

stacked with the help of more position 

detection with the DT 500. 

www.eurofoam.at and www.euro-foam.com 

Further product information on page 39 

Mini-sensor feeds the “feeders” 

WL 2S handles 

auto-filling shelves 

Off the shelf, onto the shelf – with the auto-filling shelf system from 

Easy-Link AB, WL 2S mini-photoelectric switches detect each removal 

of goods and immediately initiate the filling process. 

>> Whether milk, yoghurt, curd cheese 

or fruit juices – it’s just plain annoying 

when the shelf is almost empty and 

one gets cold fingers from having to 

reach right into the back of the fridge to 

get an article out. Then some customers 

would prefer to take a better positioned 

product from further forward. 

But now an “economy of scarcity” at 

the refrigerators is a thing of the past – 

with the new generation of self-filling 

shelves. 

Small, light and easy to install 

The Swedish conveyor company Easy- 

Link AB has developed the new 

shelves. Particular emphasis was 

placed on a space-saving design, a low 

weight, and simple installation in the 

refrigerated shelves. The WL 2S miniphotoelectric 

switches exhibit the 

same preferences. This through-beam 

photoelectric switch offers a range of 

1,000 mm – sufficient for the width of 

the shelves. The housings, produced 

using extrusion technology, are ultralight 

(only 20 g) as well as ultra-small, 

though they detect objects of almost 

any size. And they have an enclosure 

rating of IP 67 – so the sensor has no 

problems when the shelves are 

cleaned. The WL 2S has its hands full 

in the shelves during opening times. 

The light beam of the WL 2S is interrupted 

as soon as a hand reaches out 

to remove a package from the shelf. A 

roller shelf floor, powered by compressed 

air, then moves the next package 

to the front row after waiting about 

5 seconds. 

Better presentation of goods, 

less time needed 

The shelves not only autonomously refill 

spaces with goods, they also “fullfill” 

the expectations placed upon them 

regarding product presentation and 

time-savings. Cautious estimates by retailers 

reckon that about 15 minutes of 

Self-filling shelf system 

refilling time is saved per day and 

shelf. When adjusted for one month, 

and with an average total of 16 auto-filling 

shelves per store, this adds up to 

almost 100 hours. 

WL 2S – the sturdy solution for activating 

the feed process for the “feeders”. 






www.easylink.se 


In force since 1 May 2004 


GPSG – Germany’s new device and product safety legislation Standards 25 

Device and product safety legislation 

(GPSG) clears up uncertainties 

Germany’s new Geräte- und Produktsicherheitsgesetz 

(GPSG) device 

and product safety legislation 

came into force on 1 May 2004. It 

combines the safety legislation for 

products, that was previously contained 

in the Gerätesicherheitsgesetz 

(device safety legislation) and 

the Produktsicherheitsgesetz 

(product safety legislation), and simultaneously 

incorporates the 

EU’s Product Safety Directive 

2001/95/EG in national law. 

>> The new GPSG is “umbrella” legislation 

incorporating the EU Low Voltage 

Directive, the EU Machine Directive and 

the EU ATEX Directive, among others; it 

is also a catch-all regulation in case 

special regulations, such as building 

legislation or laws on electromagnetic 

compatibility, fail to cover individual 

points. 

Important changes 

The most obvious change affects 

the term “device” that has been replaced 

by the generic term “product” 

which distinguishes between “technical 

equipment” and “consumer products”. 

Further modifications affect, 

among other things, its range of applicability 

(which now also includes used 

devices or exhibits); the introduction of 

traceability for all consumer products; 

self-accusation; and CE-designation. 

Regarding “technical equipment”, the 

new approach in §4 Clause 1 of the 

GPSG has created an evidentiary privilege 

for manufacturers over the authorities 

increasing security for products 

that have been manufactured in compliance 

with a harmonised standard. 


Further details on the GPSG are 

available at: 

www.gpsg.info 

or on the home page of the Federal 

Ministry for Economics and Employment: 

www.bmwa.bund.de or 

www.bmwi.de. 

In force since 1 May 2004: Germany’s device and product safety legislation 

Information on the GPSG (device and product safety legislation) 

What is the GPSG? 

Germany’s new Geräte- und Produktsicherheitsgesetz (GPSG) device and 

product safety legislation combines the Gerätesicherheitsgesetz (device safety 

legislation) and the Produktsicherheitsgesetz (product safety legislation), 

discards oft-criticised multiple regulation, and implements the EU Product 

Safety Directive of 2001 in national law. Business, authorities and, above all, 

consumers should profit from the new arrangement. The justification for the 

legal text states that: “In the context of deregulation and de-bureaucratisation, 

the new GPSG is intended to create comprehensive legislation guaranteeing 

health and safety regarding the marketing of technical products.” 

Much has been included from the old laws, some central aspects are new. 

EU legislation: EU Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EG 

National law until 30 April 2004: 

National law since 1 May 2004: 

Requirement: implementation in national law 

Device safety legislation (GSG) Product safety legislation (PSG) 

Device and product safety legislation (GPSG)

26 Interview 

In conversation with Dr. Werner Jansen, Manager of the BGFE’s Prevention Department (Training) 

A visit to the Trade Association for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering 

“Safety at work involves technology, 

knowledge and the right attitude” 

Whether switches or safety fencing, light curtains or laser scanners – 

components alone do not make machines safer. Specialist knowledge 

and the right attitude towards safety are just as important. Getting this 

interrelationship across is one of the tasks of the Berufsgenossenschaft 

der Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik (BGFE), the German Trade Association 

for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering. SICK insight 

spoke with Dr. Werner Jansen, Manager of the BGFE’s Prevention 

Department (Training). 

Dr. Werner Jansen (left) spoke to Dirk S. Heyden from SICK insight 

SICK insight: What are the tasks of the 

BGFE? 

Dr. Jansen: The Trade Associations 

have been around since 1885, when 

Bismarck’s social legislation was introduced. 

Trade Associations have been 

part of the social network since then, 

though with some special aspects that 

still apply today. Thus companies that 

are considered to be in the precision 

mechanics and electronics sectors automatically 

become members of the 

BGFE when they are founded. And they 

pay 100% of the contribution, not 50% 

as is the case for national pension or 

unemployment insurance, for example. 

The BGFE uses this money to carry out 

its tasks: compensation payments in 

cases of industrial illnesses and accidents 

at work; medical, professional 

and social rehabilitation; accident prevention 

in companies in the form of inspections 

by technical supervisory 

staff; providing safety advice on plants 

in operation and new product developments; 

as well as the implementation 

of comprehensive preventive measures. 

The BGFE is now responsible for 

almost 100,000 member firms with 

about 2.2 million insured personnel. 

SICK insight: Training is a fundamental 

part of your preventative work. Who are 

your courses intended for? 

Dr. Jansen: A short historical excursion 

would help answer this question. People 

were already thinking about prevention 

in the 20s. But they were given a 

decisive boost in the late 50s and early 

60s when strong economic growth 

unfortunately led to a sharp increase in 

accidents at work. And the safety at 

work legislation introduced in 1974 

created an enormous need for training. 

The BGFE soon recognised that safety 

was more than just technology. Sensors 

and barriers alone do not make 

machines safe – what’s needed is a 

lively belief in safety in the form of attitude, 

behaviour, organisation and leadership. 

This is why the Safety at Work 

Centre here at the “Berghof” in Bad 

Münstereifel, which was opened in 

1962, was deliberately set up as a 

training centre – at that time the first of 

its type in Germany. The express aim of 

this organisation was not merely to 

pass on technical knowledge, but to 

highlight and propagate safety-oriented 

behaviour and safer organisation. 

These ideas are best put over in the 

factories, by training multipliers 

throughout the hierarchy to create safety 

specialists who are also prepared to 

make use of this material and take responsibility. 

And it is precisely these 

people for whom the courses are intended: 

persons on a variety of levels 

with a range of different functions who 

are capable of raising safety levels in 

the factory. 

SICK insight: With about 100,000 

member firms you must have quite 

a lot to do … 

Dr. Jansen: Without doubt. BGFE training 

centres – in other words, the 

Berghof and the other meeting places 

and academies in Linowsee, Dresden 

and Oberaichen near Stuttgart – organise 

about 1,000 seminars, workshops 

and such like every year, attended by 

approximately 16,000 participants. 

Last year we welcomed our 250,000th 

participant to the Berghof. Though it 

must be noted that it is mainly the larger 

companies that send employees to 

the BGFE, while participants from the 

85,000 small and medium-sized companies 

are clearly under-represented. 

This may have something to do with the 

amount of work that potential participants 

face, though it is certainly not 

because of the costs involved: the 

seminars are free-of-charge and in- 


» Co-operation with the industry [...] 

is also important for the BGFE because 

our specialists are kept up-todate 

in technological terms by the 

« 

early consideration of new product 

developments. 

clude board and lodging, i.e. the costs 

are covered by the membership fees. 

And the BGFE also pays for the travelling 

costs. 

SICK insight: 1,000 seminars, more 

than 16,000 participants – this all requires 

a lot of organisation. But how do 

you “organise” the trainers and specialists 

necessary for the wide range of 

topics studied – they don’t grow on the 

trees in front of the Berghof, do they? 

Dr. Jansen: You’re right there – even 

with a lot of shaking we’ve never harvested 

any. To be serious – our pool of 

about 350 trainers comes from many 

sources. First of all, the BGFE has a total 

of 20 full-time teachers distributed 

among the various training sites. Then 

there are also about 80 technical supervisory 

staff who make regular visits 

to the works and are very well aware of 

the real situation in practice. Lawyers 

from the main administration in 

Cologne and some of the BGFE’s local 

administrations explain topics that involve 

the legal situation and the consequences 

of safety at work regulations. 

But most of our work is achieved with 

external experts from other Trade Associations, 

from universities, from official 

factory inspection authorities and 

particularly from companies. SICK also 

offers a seminar that has been successfully 

run by your Mr Görnemann for 

many years now. 

SICK insight: How significant for the 

BGFE is co-operation with the industry? 

Dr. Jansen: Co-operation with the industry 

not only ensures that our teaching 

content is heavily practice-related, 

but is also important for the BGFE because 

our specialists are kept up-todate 

in technological terms by the early 

consideration of new product developments. 

This is particularly important 

because safety technology is increas- 


ingly becoming more software-oriented. 

Electronics is increasingly taking over 

safety functions whose examination 

and assessment requires corresponding 

specialist knowledge. One can see 

at a glance whether a protective door is 

open or not – but whether a particular 

software activates measure X in case Y 

requires a more intensive inspection. 

Only well-founded specialist knowledge 

is of any assistance when there are also 

safety-relevant, complex communication 

structures in machines and 

plants. 

SICK insight: What status do the new 

media have for the BGFE’s work? 

Dr. Jansen: When I look back over my 

more than twenty years with the BGFE I 

can see that we have developed from a 

regulatory body to a modern serviceprovider 

– not least as a result of the 

new media which we actively exploit. 

This starts with the intensive use of 

our Seminar Database on the Internet. 

Well over half our participants register 

for courses online. Information of almost 

any type can be downloaded at 

the click of a mouse. A newsletter for 

subscribers is in development and will 

hopefully be available soon. Twelve 

times a year we offer the “Topic of the 

month” on our home page and thus 

achieve greater topicality. And, of 

course, new media have created advances 

in the seminars themselves. 

The latest computer and presentation 

technologies ensure that our trainers 

really do get their knowledge across. 

SICK insight: One last question: Is the 

co-operative approach of the BGFE still 

in keeping with the times and fit for the 

future? 

Dr. Jansen: One only has to look 

around at the economic landscape to 

see that not every change is beneficial. 

In my opinion, this would also be the 

case if, as is often brought up in conversation, 

the Trade Associations were 

privatised. The solidarity principle 

would be replaced by a kind of efficiency 

principle. I don’t have anything at all 

against efficiency, quite the opposite in 

fact. But safety cannot be reduced to a 

money matter, i.e. seminars must still 

be offered even if they do not seem to 

add up commercially at first glance. Or 

what would happen to the small Trade 

Associations or those that are in financial 

difficulties as a result of the economic 

situation in their sector, e.g. in 

building or mining? How would the solidarity 

adjustment currently in use be 

Interview 

handled then? I think that the considerations 

that have so far taken place are 

half-baked because ultimately they fail 

to ensure the safety of those we insure 

at the workplace – precisely because 

safe machines cannot be achieved with 

technology alone, and the passing on 

of safety competence in a variety of 

forms is still vital. 

SICK insight: At least one thing is certain, 

Dr. Jansen: the idyllic location of 

your “Berghof” training centre. Thank 

you very much for this conversation. 

The “Berghof”, the Bad Münstereifel 

house for safety at work 


Further Information on the Internet at: 

www.bgfe.de 

The 2003 Annual Report is available. It 

offers detailed information on the work 

of the Berufsgenossenschaft der Feinmechanik 

und Elektrotechnik (the German 

Trade Association for Precision Mechanics 

and Electrical Engineering). The 

report provides up-to-date statistics on 

accidents, companies and insured members. 

It shows how contributions are developing 

and provides information on 

compensation, prevention, treatment and 

professional assistance. The Annual Report 

is automatically sent in printed form 

to companies with more than 21 insured 

members. The Annual Report can be 

downloaded from the Internet as a .PDF 

version in the “Statistics” section. 

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28 Products 

SPOTLIGHT 

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Fewer cables, lower costs: with sensor connection boxes 

Ready-made simplification of field wiring 

The costs of wiring sensors and actuators in machine 

and plant construction represent a not inconsiderable 

component in terms of time and money. SICK offers 

sensor connection boxes for direct field use to 

provide customers with simple installation in compact, 

robust and proven module technology. 

>> These connection boxes allow optimum adaptation of 

your wiring to the particular machine and plant periphery. 

Robust and versatile 

The sensor connection boxes are characterised, among other 

things, by their high enclosure rating of IP 67, compact designs 

with cast plastic housings, and high levels of immunity 

to impacts and vibrations, as well as withstanding chemical 

and electrical loads. Interference-free operation is ensured 

by high-quality, gilt-edged contacts; threaded metal connections; 

and halogen-free PUR connection cables. SICK offers a 

wide variety of these sensor connection boxes to adapt to the 

machine and plant periphery. According to the application, 

SICK offers 4-plug or 8-plug M12 boxes with 2 signals per 

slot. The connection of these boxes can be carried out via directly 

connected halogen-free PUR cables in 5 m and 10 m 

lengths, or can be achieved using an M23 central plug. The 

sensors and actuators can be connected with tried-and-tested 

M12/M8 connection cables from SICK’s range of connection 

systems, available with lengths of 0.6 m and 2 m. 

Use in wet areas in the food industry 

SICK also offers all the advantages of proven connection 

technology for wet areas in the food industry. Connection 

boxes specially designed for this environment are available 

in high-quality V4A stainless steel with an enclosure rating of 

IP 69K. The cables between the connection box and the sensors 

have been adapted appropriately. 

SICK sensor connection boxes – practical connection solutions 

for installation and maintenance. 

With its own GSD file 

The MLG light grid – the new Profibus bus stop 

SICK is presenting the new MLG Profibus light grid 

for the first time at SPS/IPC/DRIVES. Its special feature? 

The bus node is entirely accommodated within 

the sensor housing. 

>> Doing without the otherwise usual external gateway 

makes the cost of “driving” the Profibus particularly reasonable, 

as the integrated bus connection saves about € 200. 

Rapidly ready for action 

Users need not wait long for “departure” on the MLG 

Profibus. The universal GSD file ensures speedy system 

settings. The MLG Profibus has its 

own PNO number for logging-in the new 

bus traffic at the machine control 

system. The corresponding GSD file, 

that allows the PLC to interpret the 

sensor’s signals, can be downloaded 

at www.profibus.com. All in all, the 

MLG Profibus is thus ready for action 

with just a few mouse-clicks. When 

required, all configuration parameters 

can be transmitted to a new light grid 

via Profibus. 

Object detection by means of parallel beams 

The MLG light grid is the right automation solution whenever 

single-beam sensors do not offer the desired reliability. The 

number of beams and their separation from one another, i.e. 

the resolution of the MLG, can be assigned task-specifically 

– as can the range of the system. Typical areas of use are 

height measurement, the detection of lying parts or objects 

that fall through the light grid, monitoring web slack, or the 

detection of holes and cracks. 

Those seeking a professional detection and data transmission 

solution would do well to choose the MLG Profibus. 


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Magnetic cylinder sensor with ATEX approval 

“T-slot talent” MZT 6 

defies explosion potential 

Ignitable gases or non-conductive dusts in the operating 

environment are just the right environment for 

the new MZT 6 with ATEX approval. 

>> Right from the start, the MZT 6 proved itself as the magnetic 

cylinder sensor for detecting the position of pistons in 

pneumatic cylinders. The reasons: very user-friendly, immune 

to vibrations, and with high switching accuracy. And 

from now on “secure fixing and reliable function” (to summarise 

the experience of many users of the “T-slot talent”) is 

also possible in the Ex-Zone. 

Give ground … 

… is what many standard devices have had to do, as they do 

not conform to the ATEX directive. In almost all cylinder Tslots 

their place is increasingly being taken by the MZT 6 

ATEX. It is approved for Ex-Zone 22, Category 3D/3G, among 

others. The sensor is not just gaining ground, but often offers 

users better and more reliable switching behaviour than 

before. This has been made possible by a specially adapted 

mounting technology, whereby the sensor is first inserted 

from above – saving time. Then the MZT 6 is pressed onto 

Growth capacity for capacitive sensors 

CM family has no succession worries 

SICK has extended its family of capacitive sensors 

with further sensor variants. The CM 30 is now available 

in a 2-wire design for an operating voltage of 

250 V AC. 

>> Increased switching distances of up to 25 mm and options 

for flush or non-flush installation characterise capacitive 

sensors from SICK – the new CM 30 AC too. Moreover, 

all capacitive sensors share a special highlight: their high 

level of electromagnetic compatibility. This reliably prevents 

spurious switching caused by, for example, electrostatically 

charged granulate in bulk material silos, mobile telephones 

and radio devices, or from interfering voltages brought about 

by magnetic valves, relays or frequency converters. 

CM 18 PTFE: a tough guy with fine discrimination 

Capacitive sensors are mainly used in applications for which 

optoelectronic sensors are unsuitable because of the high 

risk of contamination, for example. Now the CM 18 PTFE 

goes one step further: the use of PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene, 

also known as Teflon) for the housing and the M18 

threaded connections allows the sensor to check the filling 

levels of aggressive media, e.g. hydrochloric acid, sulphuric 

acid, phosphoric acid, a variety of alkalis, and numerous 

solvents. The same applies for object detection in 

environments in which these materials can be present 

as gases, steams or vapours. It is also suitable wherever 


the bottom of the pneumatic cylinder slot over its entire 

length during fixing. Standard tools are sufficient to carry 

out rapid and firm screwing of the slotted head or Allen 

screw into the metal cylinder liner – and the sensor cannot 

be ripped out. 

Excellent against potential explosions – the new MZT 6 ATEX. 

INFO 212 

plants require frequent cleaning with chemicals or at high 

temperatures. INFO 213 

See page 17 for an application report. 

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SPOTLIGHT

30 Products 

The UE 440 and UE 470 safety controllers 

UE 440/470 safety controllers 

Flexible, compact and reliable 

Protecting hazardous areas and access with the UE 440 

Freely programmable Intelliface UE 440/470 safety controllers are the 

right choice for smaller to medium-sized machines with significant safety 

requirements. They fill the technological gap between safety relays 

that require complicated wiring and the safety PLC, whose cost-benefit 

ratio is unfavourable in this machine segment. 

>> While safety PLC and open fieldbus 

systems are becoming increasingly 

dominant in larger, complex production 

sites, simple applications are still best 

solved with safety relays. The UE 440 

safety controller – the device for complex 

protective applications, and the 

UE 470 – the variant specifically designed 

for presses and rotary attachments, 

with integrated single-break, 

double-break and protective functions – 

are positioned precisely between the 

two. Among other features, they offer 

15 single-channel inputs, of which six 

can be connected as two-channel inputs. 

There are also two safe connections 

(Cat. 4, SIL 3) for electro-sensi- 

tive protective equipment from SICK 

with internal device interfaces. Eight 

output pairs, of which two are safe output 

pairs, allow individual control of 

downstream plant components. 

The compact alternative 

UE 440/470 interfaces are characterised 

by low engineering and initial 

costs per input and output, lower wiring 

costs, and optimum user-friendliness 

during operation, troubleshooting or 

when making modifications. The control 

systems, accommodated in compact 

housings, also convince with their 

customer-specific parameterisation 

and Category 4 compliance with 

When greater safety is required: 

the UE 440 safety controller 

EN 954-1 and SIL 3 according to 

EN 61508. In combination with electrosensitive 

protective equipment from 

SICK, UE 440/470 interfaces not only 

cover a wide range of safety functions 

such as Emergency Stop, Restart, or 

the monitoring of protective doors – 

there are also interesting expanded 

functions for users. 

Intelligent configuration memory 

Pre-configured ready-to-use C 4000 

light curtains often contain a lot of expertise 

in the form of parameterisation 

or operating-mode-specific settings 

such as blanked protective field areas. 

UE 440/470 interfaces also ensure 

that these are not lost if a sensor is replaced. 

Of course, they autonomously 

detect the new light curtains and automatically 

configure it with the data of 

the original device retained in the configuration 

memory. 

Thus UE 440/470 interfaces are 

the safe choice whenever flexibility and 

relay technology wiring costs are limiting 

factors, and use of a safety PLC 

would be unwarranted. 




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New W 190L series of laser photoelectric switches 

Specialists for standard 

and special applications 

Externally uniform, but internally with differing laser technology adapted 

for meeting application requirements – this is the new W 190L. The 

Standard series of this sensor family is designed for “uncritical” applications. 

The W 190L High Grade series is intended for demanding applications 

and provides maximum accuracy and resolution. 

The W 190L series consists of Standard and High-grade laser sensors for demanding 

applications 

Numerous features in common 

As distinctive as the interiors of the individual W 190L sensors can be, they 

are all similar on the outside. All sensors have a red-light laser in Protection 

Class 2. As a result, the sensors can be rapidly and accurately aligned on target 

objects. The rotatable M8 plug or the 2 m cable are just as much device 

standards as the yellow and green LED display, providing practical assistance 

during commissioning and operation. The uniform compact plastic housing 

made of ABS allows use of the devices even under difficult conditions. 


The W 190L series of laser photoelectric switches Products 31 

>> All the sensors have a red-light 

laser in Protection Class 2, so they can 

be rapidly and accurately aligned on 

the target object. 

For standard use 

The W 190L Standard series is a complete 

family of photoelectric switches 

consisting of through-beam and reflex 

photoelectric switches as well as proximity 

switches with adjustable background 

suppression. They are reliable, 

user-friendly and economical sensors, 

whose basic features and functions are 

designed for solving conventional applications. 

High Grade: individually optimised 

for demanding applications 

Specialisation is trumps with the 

W 190 Laser High Grade series. Thus, 

the CMOS technology of the WTB 190TL 

scanner offers a very high resolution. 

This permits reliable detection of objects 

with highly reflective surfaces, 

such as foils. With appropriate programming, 

the scanner can operate 

with a choice of background or foreground 

suppression. The WLG 190T 

glass photoelectric switch is designed 

for the reliable detection of transparent 

objects. Whether glass bottles or flat 

objects, such as discs; whether thinwalled 

PET plastics or transparent foils 

– the WLG 190T makes even the almost 

invisible visible. Both sensors offer 

teach-in programming at the touch 

of a button or externally via the control 

cable. This allows simple definition of 

scanning distances and ranges. Menu 

navigation takes place on an easily visible 

numerical display via which, for example, 

the type of switching can be 

programmed and, if necessary, a time 

delay activated. 




INFO 215 


www.sick.de/insight/en

32 Products 

The programmable IVC-2D smart camera 

Setting its sights on the future 

SICK IVP – the new brand in 

image processing 

With its integration of the Swedish image-processing experts IVP last 

year, SICK has taken a further step in expanding its leading technological 

position in the area of factory automation. The first result of 

this combination of competence in sensor technology and specialist 

know-how in image processing is the new 2-D IVC-2D Industrial Vision 

Camera, which was presented to interested users at the international 

VISION trade fair in Stuttgart in October. 

>> “Vision” solutions for factory automation: 

the introduction of the 

IVC-2D marks a breakthrough in hightech 

image-processing technology for 

factory automation. This camera combines 

the latest technology with a highly 

flexible and powerful library of image 

evaluation programs. Quality inspections 

on assembly lines, robot guidance, 

or checking labels on packaging 

are just a few of the examples of the 

wide variety of application possibilities 

of the IVC-2D in industrial environments. 

A tool for experts 

The IVC-2D offers image-processing 

users a wide range of possibilities. 

These include approximately 100 software 

tools from the program library, 

with which the most varied of two-di- 

The smartcamera 

IVC-2D 

mensional tasks can be solved. 

Shapes, geometries, sizes or designs – 

users can make very detailed adjustments 

of the camera via the graphic 

programming interface to meet the requirements 

of their object detection. 

The solution is exclusively oriented on 

the function of the machine – without 

any compromises and thus without impairing 

its performance potential. Dif- 

Excellent co-operation – the latest joint 

development with the new SICK IVP 

logo: the programmable IVC-2D 

smart camera 

fering pixel resolutions, a shutter for reducing 

the effect of ambient light, industrial 

housing and connection 

technology, and immunity to impacts 

and vibrations guarantee the smart 

camera a high level of availability in industrial 

environments. 

Fieldbus-enabled with 

Fast Ethernet 

In addition to three freely programmable 

switching outputs, the IVC-2D offers 

a Fast Ethernet connection for rapid 

and uncomplicated construction of a 

communication network for transferring 

data and parameters to the machine 

control system. This also removes any 

communication restrictions on its use. 

SICK IVP: from vision sensors for 

standard applications and optimally 

programmable solutions to complex 

camera systems – it is needs-oriented 

image processing that counts. 




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Sensor can be connected directly to safe PLC 

The IN 4000 safety system 

switches on metal 

Friction-free, immune to vibrations, easy to install and unaffected by dirt 

– the new inductive IN 4000 safety system fulfils all the requirements 

for the reliable monitoring of position or protective gates in harsh industrial 

environments. A further highlight: the sensor of the IN 4000 can also 

be connected directly to a safe PLC. 


>> The basic version of the IN 4000 

consists of an inductive sensor in a cubic 

housing for switching distances of 

10 to 15 mm, and a relay evaluation 

unit. The entire system, as well as 

each of the two individual components, 

is certified for Category 4 in compliance 

with EN 954-1, making individual 

safety solutions possible. 

The IN 4000 inductive safety system Products 33 

The direct solution 

If the control system of the machine or 

plant to be protected is based on a 

safe PLC, the IN 4000 sensor can be 

operated directly. This is possible because 

the sensor’s input and output 

signals are designed to correspond to 

EN 61131-2 and are thus compatible 

with the I/O signals of a safe PLC. Control 

Category 4 according to EN 954-1 

is maintained even if the maximum 

number of 10 sensors is connected in 

series. 

The relay solution 

If there is no safe PLC available, the 

sensor can be connected to the 

IN 4000 evaluation unit with relay outputs. 

Here, too, connection of up to ten 

sensors is possible – leading to considerable 

cost savings, particularly in 

the case of complex machines or 

plants. Three safety-relevant N.O. contacts, 

two N.C. contacts, and integrated 

external device monitoring also 

allow flexible integration in the particular 

machine controller. 

Monitoring the switching area 

prevents tampering 

The sensor’s inductive operating principle 

means that no separately coded actuator 

is required, i.e. the sensor 

detects the presence or absence of 

metal directly. In order to meet the requirement 

to prevent simple tampering, 

the switching area of the sensor is 

monitored in terms of both time and 

space. Unauthorised alterations are 

detected and lead to the machine being 

safely switched off. 

The design of the IN 4000 inductive 

safety system thus offers completely 

new approaches to the safe monitoring 

of position and protective gates on machines 

and plants. 

The basis version of the IN 4000: relay 

evaluation unit and inductive sensor 




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34 Products 

NEWS 

New contrast scanners The IT 3810 hand-held scanner 

The KT 3 Laser compact 

contrast scanner 

Highly reliable 

detection of small 

objects 

>> The new KT 3 Laser is intended 

to be a “contrast” to other scanners. 

Maximum scanning distances and 

minimum light spot – both features of 

the new KT 3 Laser – allow no contrasts 

to escape detection, whether 

cracks in glass, grooves in metal, 

or printed marks. 

Moreover the sensor, in its miniature 

housing, is easily installed even if 

space is limited. 

A real giant in performance 

In terms of device properties, the 

dwarf in SICK’s family of contrast scanners 

is actually a giant. 20 to 60 mm 

range with a light spot of only 2 mm 2 at 

a scanning distance of 40 mm, large 

detection reserves with changing object 

distances, switching frequencies 

of 1.5 kHz, and an enclosure rating of 

IP 67 are features that ensure high detection 

reliability in a wide variety of applications. 

Then there is the rapid commissioning 

of the KT 3L resulting from 

static teach-in on the mark and the 

background – a process that can be 

carried out either on the control panel 

of the device or via the control cable. If 

the target object is highly reflective, automatic 

adaptation of the switching 

threshold guarantees reliable detection. 

Thus the KT 3L is dazzlingly prepared 

for e.g. the detection of cracks 

in glass and narrow grooves on metallic 

surfaces, as well as the detection 

and precise positioning of small marks 

and labels. INFO 218 

Good and reasonably priced 

The IT 3810 hand-held 

scanner: bar codes in focus 

The IT 3810 hand-held scanner has been designed as a good, reasonably 

priced solution for reading bar codes on documents and low-volume 

goods. Its reading performance and simple operation is good, its high reliability 

and low cost make it reasonably priced, too. 

>> As a basic model lacking no technological 

necessities, the IT 3810 rounds 

out the successful IT 3800 series, of 

which more than 1,000,000 have been 

sold. The linear image-capture module 

generates a clear scanning line on the 

bar code and reads it at the usual 

counter distance of between about 

100 mm and 150 mm. Thanks to menu 

options and quick-start instructions, 

the IT 3810 is easily and quickly prepared 

for operation. A variety of interfaces, 

including a keyboard wedge, 

RS-232 or USB permit connection to 

mobile terminals as well as stationary 

computer systems. 

Robust and user-friendly 

Typical areas of use for the IT 3810 are 

fixed and mobile workplaces, at which 

the bar codes on documents, packaging 

or storage spaces (as in inventories) 

require detection. The robust and 

shockproof device design ensures extraordinary 

availability; the ergonomic 

handle, low weight and simple targeting 

of the bar codes provide a high level 

of user-friendliness. 

Deal yourself a good hand with the 

bar-code reading advantages of the 

IT 3810. 




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Poster for hand-held scanners provides overview 

The IT 3810 hand-held scanner 

Have you got a good grasp of scanning? 

With or without cable? Radio: yes or no? Bar code or 2-D? Range? Wall-mounted 

receptacle or belt attachment? USB, RS-232 or both? Who can keep a 

grasp on the scanning possibilities? Become a “scanner-grasper” – with 

SICK’s new hand-held scanner poster. 

Theoretically, SICK’s hand-held scanner family and accessories offer well over 

200 potential configurations. Request the scanner poster and any confusion 

will be brought to an end – with a practised grasp of scanners you will immediately 

be able to identify your mobile bar-code or 2-D reader. 

To receive your poster use the attached card under: INFO 220 

Know the devices – scan with the right one! 


Predestined for monitoring the rotation of 

rollers, cylinders and axles 


NEW: The DKS 40 incremental encoder Ultrasonic sensors Products 35 

The DKS 40 incremental 

encoder – the compact and 

robust cost-cutter 

Users are increasingly demanding encoders for standard applications, 

such as monitoring the rotation of rollers, cylinders and other axles, in a 

robust but nevertheless reasonably priced design. The new DKS 40 was 

specially developed for these applications. It is not only the compact design 

and robustness that attracts attention, but also the fact that 

its extremely attractive price makes it a genuine cost-cutter. 

>> Given its application and price segment, 

the DKS 40 offers unaccustomed 

quality. Its housing consists of 

solid die-cast zinc and is also extremely 

compact – with a diameter of 50 mm 

and a height of 42 mm. The user thus 

saves on valuable installation space. 

The DKS 40 is extremely robust 

against impacts and vibrations as a result 

of using the highly successful minidisc 

technology. Whether in a tooling, 

textile, packaging or timber processing 

machine – conditions can be tough and 

space limited. 

The DKS 40 is available with 

a face-mount flange and 8 mm solid 

shaft. The device offers all common 

line numbers up to 1,024 per revolution. 

There is a choice of electrical 

interface between Open Collector, 

TTL/RS-422 and HTL/push-pull. The 

connection cable is positioned in such 

a way that it is possible to lay the cable 

downin a radial or axial direction without 

any excessive bending. With this 

flexibility, the DKS 40 sets a new standard 

in its class. 

Robust, compact, reasonably priced, 

flexible and rapidly available for use – 

the new star from SICK-STEGMANN can 

be seen at SPS/IPC/DRIVES. 




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New ultrasonic sensors 

UM 18 – when 

space is limited 

>> SICK presents the new UM 18 ultrasonic 

sensor, specially designed for 

applications with limited space. The 

device, in robust M18 fine-thread 

housings, is available in two variants – 

Standard and High End. 

The detection of transparent objects 

(e.g. PET bottles) or checking 

liquid levels in test tubes are just two 

of the many applications for the new 

UM 18. Both device variants offer an 

operating scanning distance of between 

30 mm and 250 mm, as well as 

teach-in and switching threshold programming 

via the control cable. 

The Standard UM 18 is best suited 

for those for whom a single switching 

output is sufficient. The High End 

version is available for those who 

require more. 

More functions and additional 

switching reliability 

Externally, the UM 18 High End is distinguished 

by the two function LEDs 

and the two switching outputs. Internally, 

an integrated temperature compensation 

system ensures that the 

sensor’s detection accuracy and reliability 

remain constant despite changes 

in ambient temperature during operation. 

The possibility of background 

teach-in is a real highlight. Critical objects 

can thus be detected with particular 

reliability, as it is not their often undefined 

sonic reflectivity but the interruption 

of the taught-in background 

sound reflections that leads to a 

response from the UM 18. 

The UM 18 ultrasonic sensor – 

reliable switching made easy. INFO 222 

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36 Products 

The new V 4000 Press Brake Category 4 camera sensor 

Reliable image processing on press brakes 

The V 4000 Press Brake optimises 

safety and processes 

The new V 4000 Press Brake Category 4 camera sensor offers both 

maximum safety at work and maximum optimisation of folding processes. 

This has been made possible by programming a safety field whose 

evaluation can do more than just monitor a light path. 

>> Conventional systems for safeguarding 

the hazardous closing movement 

on sinking brake presses consist 

of simple optoelectronic sensors and 

receivers and are mounted on the top 

clamping bar and thus move with it. 

While they detect any hazardous reaching 

into the protective field, they have 

serious disadvantages for machine 

productivity. 

The V 4000 Press Brake offers 

“visionary” use 

The new V 4000 Press Brake corresponds 

to Category 4 in compliance 

with EN 954-1 and SIL 3 according to 

EN 61508 – and thus offers maximum 

safety. Machine vision, i.e. image pro- 

cessing, is the technological approach 

upon which this electro-sensitive protective 

equipment is based. A two-dimensional 

safety field, co-ordinated 

with the particular bending process, is 

active during the downward motion of 

the die. The height of this field decreases 

continuously as the bending 

die, on which the V 4000 Press Brake 

is installed, approaches the die plate. 

This offers a variety of advantages: 

thick sheet metal, bent metal shapes, 

and thin plate with side walls are subject 

to differing protection modes – according 

to the various bending tasks: 

“Standard” for simple one-dimensional 

bending, “Box” for bending multi-dimensional 

objects such as boxes, and 

“Limit stop” to take into account limit 

stops tight on the object to be bent. 

The system is exceptionally easy to integrate 

into the press constructor’s 

machine control system. In this way 

the safety equipment can be switched 

to the optimum protective mode via selection 

of the bending program. The 

machine can thus activate the different 

protection modes appropriate for the 

bending techniques, one after another 

and as often as required, for the same 

object, e.g. first “Standard”, then 

“Box” for a high box side, and finally 

“Limit stop” for the low part of a side. 

Now possible: folding without an 

intermediate break 

The features and opportunities of the 

V 4000 Press Brake provide a very important 

advantage for the actual bending 

process. Unlike with conventional 

systems, the downward movement of 

the press bar must no longer be 


stopped just before folding, with a new 

approach then being made using a foot 

switch. The savings in cycle time that 

this brings about increase machine capacity 

– and thus economic 

efficiency. 

Setting new standards in practice 

The intelligent image processing of the 

V 4000 Press Brake also sets new 

standards regarding commissioning 

and availability. Vibrations – typical for 

presses – do not trigger any system response 

because the entire camera 

field, within which the safety-monitored 

area is programmed, is intelligently 

evaluated. The monitored area of the 

safe camera sensor tracks even small 

changes in alignment. This immunity to 

any misalignment also makes adjustment 

during first commissioning, and 

Maximum optimisation of bending 

processes and maximum operating 

safety – with the V 4000 Press Brake 

camera sensor 

after a change of tools, simpler and 

quicker than with other “passenger” 

systems. 

The very simple integration in existing 

control systems is also remarkable, 

as the V 4000 Press Brake operates 

with the signals that are anyway used 

on press brakes. 

The V 4000 Press Brake – press protection 

that offer users and integrators 

a real technological lead. 




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The KT 5 contrast scanner (with) display Products 37 

Bar display for easier use 

The KT 5 contrast scanner display: 

a “straight back” for comfortable 

use 

Those who desire maximum ease of use from their contrast scanners 

should select the new KT 5 Display. Why? The new bar display on the 

back of the sensor housing now makes teach-in and fine adjustment particularly 

easy. 

>> Teach-in and tuning – a maximum of 

two steps to get the contrast scanner 

ready for use. First, the bar display of 

the KT 5 Display supports the user during 

teach-in, when the sensor is taught 

the mark and its background, whereby 

the sensor activates the optimum 

transmission colour of the three-colour 

LED according to the contrast. If, in individual 

cases, even more accurate 

fine adjustment is necessary, the display 

permits pixel-precise fine adjustment 

of the current signal level via a 

tuning button. 

It’s all a question of adjustment 

So users can now check the current 

signal level in combination with the current 

switching threshold, as well as assessing 

detection accuracy and, if 

necessary, carry out a manual adaptation 

of the switching threshold. Thus if, 

for example, the appearance of a label 

changes (leading to altered grey values 

of marks, and the background or reflectivity), 

the KT 5 Display can now be easily 

re-adjusted during operation. 

Performance features that 

re-define the device standard 

The new KT 5 Display has several performance 

features upon which users 

place particular value. In addition to 

the three-colour LED technology and 

the proven 2-point teach-in, these include 

a switching frequency of 10 kHz 

and automatic adaptation of switching 

thresholds with highly reflective materials. 

Individual alignment and attachment 

possibilities cover a wide variety 

of mounting situations and ensure both 

the electrical and mechanical compatibility 

of the KT 5 Standard. 

A winner without drawbacks – the KT 5 

Display with the new informative back. 

INFO 224 

The bar display informs the user about the detection reliability of the taught-in contrast 

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Weitere Infos erhalten Sie mit der 

Karte am Ende des Magazins unter: 

INFO 200 

oder im Internet unter: 

www.sick.de/insight 

NEWS

38 Products 

NEWS 

The ELG 1 light grid The LD People Counter laser measurement system 

With 11 or 16 beams in a compact 

housing 

The ELG 1 short 

range – the reasonably 

priced automation 

light grid 

>> Simple installation and robustness 

during operation characterise SICK’s 

automation light grid. With a range of 

up to 3 m, the ELG 1 is the ideal solution, 

e.g. for regulating throughput, 

checking and positioning pallets, detecting 

objects on overhead conveyors, 

or counting parts. 

Those who know how difficult it is 

to create one’s own light grid from 

large numbers of individual sensors 

appreciate the advantages of the new 

ELG short range. No more misalignment 

and there is no longer a mess of 

cables between the sensors and the 

control system – the ELG 1 eliminates 

many disadvantages that are almost 

impossible to avoid with multi-beam 

detection solutions involving individual 

sensors. 

Optical synchronisation, optimum 

object detection 

ELG 1 options are available 

with a monitoring 

height of 150 mm with 

16 light beams, or a 

monitoring height of 

100 mm with 11 light 

beams. Senders and 

receivers are optically 

synchronised – thus 

there is no need for the 

otherwise necessary 

cable. A detection field 

with beam separations 

of 10 mm is generated 

between the sender 

and the receiver housings. 

This fine resolution 

allows even small 

parts to be detected. 

Furthermore, it is even 

possible to detect flat 

objects with the help of 

cross-beam evaluation. 

The ELG 1 – it’s 

better to install a single 

device than improvise 

with lots of sensors. 

INFO 225 

Automatic counting of persons at 

airports, shopping malls or stadiums 

LD PeCo enables more 

efficient safety strategies 

The LD PeCo provides reliable results even in dense crowds 

LD PeCo is a new type of long-range system for counting persons and determining 

the direction in which they are moving. Whether children or 

adults, individuals or entire groups – the non-contact measurement system 

reliably detects how many people there are, where they are, and in 

what direction they are moving. 

>> The system is particularly suitable 

for counting people in large buildings, 

e.g. at airports, shopping centres or 

stadiums, as it detects the direction of 

movement and can monitor path 

widths of up to 26 m. In this way the 

LD PeCo can, among other things, determine 

the best place for advertising, 

control air conditioning, or provide important 

information for security and 

rescue measures in an emergency. 

Detection by means of invisible 

light curtains 

The LD PeCo is an actively scanning, 

highly precise laser measurement system, 

whose scanner emits two invisible, 

fan-shaped, parallel light pulses 

and measures the time until reception 

of their reflections. Regardless of the 

size and geometry of a space, room or 

passage, LD PeCo can be adapted to 

take any spatial structure into account, 

e.g. supporting pillars or electronic 

goods security portals. The time-offlight 

of the transmitted light pulses 

changes as soon as someone walks 

through the light curtains, and the person 

is counted. When several people, 

even of different sizes, cross the monitored 

area, they are also reliably detected 

and counted. Simultaneously, 

the LD PeCo detects which of the two 

light curtains is interrupted first and 

calculates the direction the persons 

are moving in. This quantity and directional 

information can be transmitted 

to, for example, the central building 

control system via RS-232, RS-422 or 

two digital switching outputs. 


Can be installed almost anywhere 

The maintenance-free LD PeCo offers 

almost no restrictions regarding installation. 

The system can be installed outside 

the aisles or beyond any possible 

access, thus protecting it against damage 

or tampering. People can be reliably 

counted, even in high arcades in 

shopping malls, or in arrival and departure 

halls at airports, thanks to a 

mounting height of up to 15 m. Unlike 

cameras, the LD PeCo operates independently 

of the light conditions and is 

effectively protected against strong 

light or targeted dazzling. 

The LD PeCo – the detection solution 

that meets numerous requirements in 

building management. 

The LD PeCo 






DT 500/DS 500 distance sensors Products 39 

Black is beautiful! 

DT 500/DS 500 distance 

scanners offer long range 

and great accuracy 

Tastweite und Genauigkeit 

Even suitable for black surfaces – DT 500 and DS 500 distance scanners 

>> Numerous users are not distancing 

themselves from the DT 500 and 

DS 500 distance scanners – on the 

contrary. Since it was initially introduced 

at the Hanover Industrial Trade 

Fair 2004 the devices have enjoyed 

ever-increasing popularity. 

This is particularly the case in applications 

such as collision prevention 

for cranes, distancing for transported 

objects, or measuring the heights of 

stacks. The sensors have proved themselves 

everywhere as a result of their 

high accuracy – even with pitch-black 

surfaces. 

Analogue or digital – a choice but 

no dilemma 

While the DS 500 has two switching 

outputs that can be displayed, the 

DT 500 offers a choice between a 

4–20 mA analogue output and a serial 

RS-422 measurement data interface. 

The start and end of the measurement 

range is freely programmable via the 

control and display field – thus the 

DT 500 can be ideally adapted to the 

particular task involved. 

3 mm – greater “inaccuracy” 

is not possible 

The range of 18 m on a black background 

with an accuracy of 3 mm – pos- 

sible as a result of the minimised temperature 

drift of just 0.05 mm/K – 

leaves nothing to be desired in terms of 

detection accuracy. At the same time 

(the devices provide a measurement 

value every 250 ms), they also exhibit 

extremely precise background suppression 

– even if the background material 

has a light surface. During development, 

however, care was not only taken 

to ensure precision but also user-friendliness: 

an integrated display allows simple 

setting of measurement ranges and 

switching thresholds, as well as displaying 

the current system function. 

“Better by a long chalk” – this is the 

view of users convinced by the performance 

of the new DT 500 and DS 500 

distance sensors. 

For further reading … 

Dream machine solves nightmare 

DT 500 – laying it on the line 

for mattresses. 

… see page 24 




INFO 226 



NEWS

40 Products 

The LD PDS building security laser measurement system 

Recommended by da Vinci, Tizian and Dürer 


and prevents vandalism 

The LD PDS is a new, non-contact building security laser measurement 

system for horizontal and vertical 360° all-round monitoring. The Protection 

and Detection System (PDS) offers versatility and detection reliability. 

It is thus ideally suited for security functions in building 

management. Famous paintings are already protected by the LD PDS. 

>> In many cases laser measurement 

technology, such as the LD PDS, has 

proved an economical and technical alternative 

for monitoring buildings, as 

well as a sensible supplement to CCTV. 

Reliable detection and precise 

camera guidance 

Independent of the lighting conditions 

in an area, and effectively protected 

against strong light impingement or deliberate 

dazzling, the LD PDS laser 

measurement system offers maximum 

detection reliability. The active scanner 

of the measurement system transmits 

an invisible fan-shaped light pulse and 

measures the time until reception of its 

reflection. The time-of-flight of the 

transmitted light pulse changes as 

soon as someone reaches into or enters 

the protective field – and triggers 

an alarm signal. As the system not only 

detects persons as such, but can also 

determine their position in an area, 

observation cameras can also be extremely 

accurately aimed and focused 

on the basis of the information supplied 

by the LD PDS. 

The LD PDS 

Maximum flexibility thanks 

to dual DSP 

In addition to a first digital signal 

processor (DSP) for controlling the 

measurement system, every LD PDS 

has a second DSP that carries out a 

programmable application-specific conversion 

of the measurement values obtained, 

and transmits them via RS-232, 

RS-422 or two digital switching outputs. 

As a result, any security technician, 

system integrator or user of the 

measurement system can adapt the 

monitored area appropriately. If this 

changes, e.g. as a result of putting up 

new walls or buildings, or exchanging 

guarded objects of different sizes, this 

is also easily taken into account via 

software in the device. Thus the laser 

measurement systems allow continued 

flexible use of spaces or wall areas. 

Light “veils” protect 

Louvre works 

About 30 LD PDS are in use at the 

Louvre in Paris, one of Europe’s oldest 

and most prestigious museums. As a 

result of their designs, the devices 

could be integrated into the walls of 

the exhibition rooms and protected 

against sabotage and interference. 

The “veil” of light generated by the device 

does not impair visitors’ views of 

works by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, 

Rembrandt, Tizian, Dürer and other 

great masters. 






The CVS 1 Color Vision Sensor 

checks whether the amount, or number 

of pixels, of the colour tone in its field 

of view matches at least the minimum 

taught-in – in principle it therefore 

functions like a colour scanner with a 

very large light spot and very long operating 

distance. 


Industrial design in “photoelectric 

switch” format 

The CVS 1 is used for colour detection 

in industrial environments. For this reason, 

during development emphasis 

was placed upon: simple teach-in programming, 

direct display of the image 

captured by the CVS 1 Color Vision 

The CVS 1 Color Vision Sensor Products 41 

Large-format colour detection with the CVS 1 Color Vision Sensor 

Suitable for meatballs, bottle tops 

and packaging 

A large detection field, integrated illumination, long operating distances, 

a colour monitor for simple operation, a teach-in button and extremely 

short evaluation times. A single device, the CVS 1, offers all these features 

– normally requiring expensive camera and computer equipment. 

The intelligent small-scale CVS 1 Color Vision Sensor: a photoelectric switch for 

detecting colour in industrial environements 

Sensor, typical cycle times of just 

10 ms, and the storage and immediate 

retrieval of up to 16 different colour 

tone inspections. 

What is special about all these features 

is that they have been achieved 

within the CVS 1 camera sensor itself 

(only about the size of a photoelectric 

switch) – without any supplementary 

external control and evaluation unit. 

There is a separate monitor and control 

panel that can be connected to the 

camera sensor for use in mounting locations 

where its own display cannot 

be seen. 

Great performance – low price 

The CVS 1 offers highly versatile use – 

from monitoring the browning of meatballs, 

and checking the presence of 

bottle tops and lids, to detecting logos 

and checking labels in packaging machines. 

Here, for example, labels with 

defective designs can be detected – almost 

impossible with point-based sensor 

detection. The CVS 1 also detects 

colour in applications such as checking 

the completeness of crates or carrier 

systems, checking the presence of enclosed 

instructions, differentiating between 

objects on the basis of colour, 

and checking the filling levels of transparent 

containers. Given all these advantages, 

one can hardly believe the 

price of the CVS 1 – the device is the 

only one in its performance class available 

for less than € 1,000! 

Whether price or performance – the 

CVS is a fantastic solution from any 

point of view. 




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42 Know- how 

Standardised sensor teach-in Bluetooth 

Maximum simplicity for users 

SICK supports standardised teach-in 

In partnership with other producers, SICK is working on the rapid implementation 

of a producer-independent standard teach-in process in the 

“Standardisation of sensor teach-in processes” workgroup in the German 

Trade Association for Electronic Components and Systems (ZVEI). 

>> Intuitive operation without a manual, 

simple and rapid commissioning, 

prevention of unintentional triggering, 

and clear visual indication of device 

states on the sensor or in response to 

remote querying – this is how users 

want to commission and operate their 

optoelectronic and ultrasonic sensors. 

So the leading suppliers of standard 

sensors are working towards the goal 

of formulating uniform teach-in philosophies 

for customers and producers, 

and deriving shared features from 

them. 

Uniform features 

Participants in the workgroup have discussed 

uniform sensor features based 

on the requirements of customers and 

the solutions already implemented individually 

by producers. Among other 

things, this affects the use of buttons; 

operating modes and their visualisation 

by means of LEDs; automatic acceptance 

of teach-in values; indication 

of error states; and time locks in the 

teach-in process intended to prevent 

unintentional operation. Icons have also 

been defined for uniformly labelling 

teach-in buttons for: 

p single-value teach-in: only set on one 

object, and 

p two-value teach-in: setting takes 

place on one object and one background. 

Draft standard handed in to 

CENELEC* 

A draft for standardising the teach-in 

process of standard sensors has been 

presented to CENELEC for European 

standardisation as an appendix to 

EN 60947-5-2: the IEC 60947-5-2 

Annex G Draft. Parallel to this, SICK 

has integrated the latest generation of 

optoelectronic switching circuits (socalled 

opto-ASICs), that are in complete 

conformity with the agreed draft 

standard, in its latest optical sensors 

for automation, including the WT 9-2, 

WT 14-2 and WT 18-3, among others. 

All producers – a single goal: 

straight forward teach-in without complicated 

operating instructions. 

www.zvei.org and www.stafuco.org 

* CENELEC is the European Electrotechnical 

Standardisation Committee 

The DME 5000 distance measuring device: teach-in by mobile phone 

Parameterisation and diagnosis via Bluetooth 

Away with the cables – this trend is becoming increasingly common 

among modern automation components. Whether parameterisation or 

diagnosis – cable-free data transmission via Bluetooth simplifies work in 

situ, e.g. in high-bay warehouses. 

>> Replacement of the serial interfaces 

of sensors such as the 

DME 5000 laser distance measuring 

device is particularly attractive. With 

the help of a Bluetooth-enabled laptop, 

service technicians can communicate 

with the sensor on the high bay stacker 

from a distance, without having to enter 

a blocked aisle of shelving. This is 

considerably simpler and more comfortable 

than via cable. And it is also 

secure, as Bluetooth not only encodes 

the radio signal, but also changes its 

transmission frequency up to 1,600 

times per second. 

Teach-in button labels 

Optional 

Single-value teach-in 

without background/ 

target differentiation 

Target Background 

Two-value teach-in 

Greater mobility and comfort 

drive the standard 

Cable-free connections, mobility of enddevices, 

and online communication 

over short and medium ranges are the 

reasons why Bluetooth is well on the 

way towards becoming the standard in 

the cable-free IT environment. Numerous 

end-devices are already equipped 

with this radio interface. 

So it’s hardly surprising that the 

DME 5000 with the Bluetooth interface 

attracts great interest whenever it is 

presented. 


Comprehensive information on “Bluetooth” 

is available in six languages at 

www.bluetooth.com the official 

Bluetooth web site. 


100 years of automotive history at the Autoworld Museum in Brussels 

A vehicular 

journeythrough time 

One of Europe’s most interesting automobile museums is accommodated 

in the Palais du Cinquantenaire: the Brussels Autoworld. It tells of 

times long past, while also stimulating a critical consideration of the car 

in today’s social environment. 

>> Several hundred cars can be seen – 

lovingly restored and looked after. 

Horse-drawn vehicles are just as much 

a part of the museum as are the first 

“real” cars and their successors: state 

carriages, luxury limousines, convertibles, 

coupés – as well as buses and 

trucks. Motorcycles are a further area 

of interest. 

A variety of collections embedded 

in their time 

Several private contributors have lent 

their collections to the museum over 

the decades. The Mahy Collection 

shows extraordinary and prestigious 

vehicles, the Thiry Marcel Collection 

concentrates on two-wheeled vehicles, 

while buses and transport vehicles of 


all types are to be seen in the Gallery 

Pierre d‘Ieteren. There is also a replica 

of the 1902 Motor Show, and a department 

for the history of car design. 

Looking at the exhibits conjures up in 

one’s mind’s eye the history of the last 

century. The Belle Époque of the 20s, 

two world wars, the limousine era and 

the revolutions of the 50s and 60s, as 

well as the last three decades – during 

which the car finally developed into a 

commodity for the masses. 

Goods for the masses = good for 

the masses? 

In addition to its purely expositional 

aims, the Brussels Autoworld also follows 

technical and social education 

aims. Children and young adults are of- 

Autoworld in Brussels, Belgium Museum 43 

fered a variety of visitor programmes 

that, in addition to the automobile as 

technology, also consider how the car 

has influenced the appearance of the 

world, the development of societies, 

and the attitudes and ways of life of 

mankind and families. 

Whether the car, as a good for the 

masses was, and is, always good for 

the masses – the visitor must come to 

their own conclusion. Whatever the 

case, the Brussels Autoworld provides 

a richness of stimuli here. 


You can obtain further information 

about the Brussels Autoworld 


www.autoworld.be

44 SICK Tour 

Company founded in Turkey Results of the safety co-operation 

Turkish subsidiary for south-east Europe 

SICK founds S.I.C.K. 

As part of its strategy of expanding its market position in south-east Europe, 

SICK has integrated its former Turkish sales representative in 

Istanbul, Onur Mühendislik, into its worldwide sales network as a 

new subsidiary. 

>> As of now, S.I.C.K. (Sensörler ve 

Ileri Cihazler Kontrol Sanayi Ticaret) 

A.S. has exclusive rights to sell the entire 

range of products in Turkey, and will 

later also distribute them in a variety of 

neighbouring countries. 

10-year history of success 

Onur Mühendislik was founded in 

1994. While just six staff were employed 

during the first two years, meeting 

all the needs of sensor sales in 

Safety co-operation: Omron + Rockwell + SICK 

DeviceNet Safety on the march 

In October 2002 the companies Rockwell Automation, Omron and SICK 

presented the Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (ODVA), the safety cooperation 

they had founded. The aim of this collaboration was and remains 

the development of hardware and software components that use DeviceNet 

Safety, the safety extension of DeviceNet, as their protocol. The 

UE 4470 Safety Controller is one of the first results. 

>> SICK sees DeviceNet Safety as a 

technology on a par with Profisafe and 

AS-Interface Safety at Work, and has 

deliberately integrated a lot of expertise 

in the development of products. 

The UE 4470 is one of the first examples 

of this. 

For consistent machine safeguarding 

concepts 

Any combination of safety sensors and 

actuators can be integrated locally and 

decentrally in DeviceNet Safety networks 

with the UE 4470 Safety Controller. 

Status, diagnostic and error 

messages can be detected and 

processed in situ or via the network. Integrated 

and certified basic and application 

function blocks (such as 

automatic reset, enabling switches or 

two-hand control units) permit the solution 

of simple and more complex safety 

tasks, allowing the realisation of consistent 

machine protection concepts, 

such as those relevant for packaging 

machines or machine tools, robot cells 

and conveyor systems. 

Equal partners with differing 

emphases 

With Rockwell Automation, Omron and 

Turkey, Onur achieved continuous 

growth during the following years despite 

the difficult economic conditions. 

A total of 22 personnel are now employed 

by the new SICK subsidiary, upon 

whose specialist knowledge 

numerous customers and users rely – 

including major press producers, automotive 

suppliers and logistical companies 

that use sensors, safety systems 

and bar-code readers. 

SICK, three partners that are leaders 

in their market segments with leading 

market positions in the USA, Asia and 

Europe, have united in a safety co-operation. 

Each company contributes 

specific expertise: Rockwell Automation 

and Omron provide control system, 

programming and network technologies, 

while SICK provides expertise in 

safety applications and technology. 

Flexible safety automation with DeviceNet 

Safety – SICK actively supports 

the dialogue on “distributed logic” in 

networks. INFO 228 

www.odva.org – key words: CIP Safety 

The UE 4450 safe bus node 

and the UE 4470 safety controller 

(right) 


SICK Product Finder eCatalog on the Internet 

10 years’ SICK Hong Kong 


Finding products in the eCatalog Hong Kong celebrates tenth anniversary SICK Tour 45 

ecatalog.sick.com Find sensors online 

>> Find – don’t 

seek. Click – 

and stay up-todate. 

It’s never 

been easier – 

with SICK’s Product 

Finder eCatalog. 

A complete range of automation sensors; 

industrial safety systems; and 

trail-blazing material flow, identification 

and handling systems – the Product 

Finder eCatalog invites online research 

for SICK products (currently in three languages). 

In September 2004, almost 60 staff celebrated the founding of SICK 

Hong Kong ten years ago. The company formed the core of the SICK Optic-Electronic 

Co. Ltd., Guangzhou China which came into being in 2003. 

Hong Kong at a glance: 

Official name: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s 

Republic of China, since 01.07.1997 

Area: 1,092 km2 – about the size of Martinique – c.f. China 

with 9,597,995 km2 Population: 

= almost as large as the USA or 

approx. 27 times the size of Germany 

approx. 7.3 m. – about as many people as in all 

Switzerland – estimated total population of China is 

almost 1.3 bn. 

Population density: 6,771 persons per km2 – c.f. 387 on Martinique 

Exchange rate: 1 Hong Kong dollar (HKD) = ca. 0.10 EUR; 1 EUR = 

9.66 HKD (in October 2004) 

Sources: Homepage Spiegel / Länderlexikon 

The Product Finder offers you the 

opportunity to enter parameters to select 

the products that potentially meet 

your needs. You can narrow down the 

search results as desired and therefore 

influence the number of products selected. 

You can thus rapidly and comprehensibly 

obtain information on our 

products. 

You can obtain detailed product data 

such as the data sheet, connection 

diagrams, accessories, etc. by clicking 

within your search results. 

To the product via the 

Application Finder 

The Application Finder guides you from 

the application to the product. By selecting 

the task, sector and products 

used one rapidly reaches an appropriate 

application description and links 

that take you to the products used in 

the application. Thus your search always 

results in a solution. And you can 

find mounting sets, plugs, lenses, etc. 

in the Accessory Finder. 

Please note: As a result of the enormous 

range of products not all products 

are available in the Finder pages during 

the transition period. 

>> Danny Chan, the current Managing 

Director, and three other employees, 

were the original team at SICK Hong 

Kong in 1994. The company developed 

as dynamically as the market: after a 

first office in Guangzhou, a branch was 

opened in the metropolis itself one 

year later. With further offices in Beijing 

and Shanghai, SICK China now has 

a presence in the most important areas 

of the nation. The company provides 

support to all the key industries 

in China: automobile construction and 

the electronics industry, steel works, 

machine tool manufacturers, the printing 

and packaging industries, food and 

drinks producers, as well as companies 

involved in material handling. 

Congratulations for the last ten 

years and all the best for the new 

decade. 

The Team of SICK Hong Kong

46 P6 SICK Book Rundschau Corner “Eat that frog” by Brian Tracy 

Book Corner by 

Ingrid Rathfelder, Editor 

SICK insight e-mail newsletter 

>> When I picked up this book I 

thought: Well, it looks funny enough, 

the frog on the cover, looking at me in 

that way with its big froggy eyes – but 

I’m supposed to eat that? No thanks!!! 

OK, even I quickly grasped that it 

was just a bit of imagery for something 

uncomfortable, something that I really 

don’t want to do, which I may even find 

disgusting. And there are a few things 

that spring to mind which I would take 

the trouble to think of 1,000 excuses 

to keep putting off. But what effects 

does that have on my life? Either private 

or professional. 

Rule: Long-term thinking 

improves short-term 

decision making 

So let’s see what tips and tricks 

Brian Tracy can offer me to conquer my 

weaker self. 

Right at the start he impresses upon 

us the importance of not starting 

the day with the easier tasks, as we humans 

are wont to do. So the first job is 

to clearly define what the biggest “frog” 

is. It’s helpful to plan the day properly. 

A range of rules and various lists are 

very helpful here. 

It is also very important to consider 

the repercussions of doing or not doing 

something. This can become a key factor 

in the long-term perspective of life. 

Whereby one also determines the next 

“frog” – what more could one want? 

“Eat that Frog” 

21 great ways to stop procrastinating 

and get more done in less time 

Another significant tip: set priorities 

and never start a B, C, or D task before 

the A task has been completed. 

Concentration on key areas, such 

as planning, organisation, job placements, 

delegation, inspection, measurement 

and reporting, is the next major 

factor, particularly in management. 

In this context it is important to continuously 

improve oneself. Here Tracy recommends, 

among other things, keeping 

the working environment clean and 

tidy. Oh dear, looking at my desk is so 

awfully depressing! 

The rule is that you should 

never do a “B” task 

when there is an “A” task 

left undone 

How well I succeed in taking my 

special talents into account, what can 

prove to be important impediments, 

how I can motivate myself to take action, 

how I can put pressure on myself, 

when matters are critical, what the 

“Salami Tactic” or “Swiss Cheese 

Method” are, and much else besides, 

are covered in the remaining third of 

the book. 

A well organised summary at the end 

provides assistance in again clarifying 

that eating the biggest frog in the morning 

is both satisfying and motivating, 

and that I will then find the other tasks 

much easier to deal with. 

“Eat that frog” is available from Berrett 

Publishers, Inc., ISBN 1-57675-198-8 

The key to the success of this 

method of working in specific 

time segments is for you to plan 

your day in advance and specifically 

schedule a fixed time period 

for a particular activity or task 

The 21 steps to success build upon 

one another logically and are comprehensibly 

structured with key words and 

sub-headings. Many of the steps also 

offer exercises that help me put the 

theory into practice. 

Summary: A very stimulating book 

that I would recommend. It made me 

think about my long-term aims in life 

and about how I can achieve them 

most effectively, if I really want to. 


insightSERVICE 

Trade fair dates Germany 

Trade fair Location Date 2004/2005 

SPS/IPC/DRIVES Nuremberg 23.11.–25.11.2004 

i+e Freiburg 27.01.–29.01.2005 

LogiMAT Stuttgart 01.02.–03.02.2005 

HANNOVER MESSE Hanover 11.04.–15.04.2005 

SEMICON Europa Munich 12.04.–14.04.2005 

interpack Düsseldorf 21.04.–27.04.2005 

Trade fair dates Europe 


Elektro Vakbeurs Hardenberg, NL 07.12.–09.12.2004 

elec Paris, F 09.12.–13.12.2004 

DRIVES AND CONTROL Danzig, PL 09.02.–11.02.2005 

AIDC Papendal, NL 08.03.–09.03.2005 

CFIA Rennes, F 08.03.–10.03.2005 

MOCON ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL 30.03.–31.03.2005 

AUTOMATICON Warsaw, PL 05.04.–08.04 2005 

Swiss Sensor Market Zurich, CH 07.06.–09.06.2005 

VISION SOLUTIONS Nijmegen, NL 15.06.–16.06.2005 

SAWO Posen, PL 20.06.–23.06.2005 

ELEKTROTECHNIEK Utrecht, NL 26.09.–30.09.2005 

Trade fair dates worldwide 


PRO MAT Chicago, Illinois, USA 10.01.–13.01.2005 

METALFORM Rosemont, Illinois, USA 20.03.–23.03.2005 

FIE Anhembi, São Paulo, BR 25.04.–29.04.2005 

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Imprint 

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Co-ordination: Anette Hippach · Customer Magazine Project Manager, SICK AG 

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Specialist editors: TOP MEDIA · Dirk S. Heyden · 69469 Weinheim 

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