Why Choose the ABB Orion1-4-30-030-E Safety Light Curtain?
The ABB Orion1-4-30-030-E (2TLA022303R0100) is a compact, high-performance Type 4 safety light curtain designed for hand detection and contact-free safeguarding around hazardous industrial machinery. As part of the advanced ABB Orion1 Extended range, it is supplied as a transmitter and receiver pair and combines reliable optical protection with additional functions for demanding machine safety applications.
With a 30 mm resolution, 300 mm protected height and operating range of 0.2–20 m, the Orion1-4-30-030-E provides flexible hand detection across both compact and wide machine installations. Its optical system uses 16 beams and provides a maximum response time of 16 ms, supporting rapid detection when the protective field is interrupted.
The Orion1 Extended platform adds advanced functions including muting, blanking, cascading and beam coding, while built-in reset and external device monitoring help simplify machine safety integration. M12 connectivity and compact dimensions further support straightforward installation around machine openings, production equipment and automated work areas.
Key Advantages
- High-performance Type 4 safety light curtain for hand protection.
- 30 mm resolution designed for reliable hand detection.
- Compact 300 mm protected height for smaller machine openings.
- Long 0.2–20 m operating range provides considerable installation flexibility.
- 16 optical beams create the protective detection field.
- Fast 16 ms maximum response time supports responsive machine safety systems.
- Advanced muting, blanking, cascading and beam coding functions.
- Built-in reset and external device monitoring help simplify safety-system integration.
Key Features
- ABB Orion1 Extended safety light curtain.
- Type 4 Active Opto-electronic Protective Device (AOPD).
- 30 mm detection resolution for hand protection.
- 300 mm protected field height.
- 0.2–20 m operating range.
- 16 optical beams.
- 16 ms maximum response time.
- 24 V DC maximum supply voltage.
- Built-in local reset functionality.
- Built-in external device monitoring (EDM).
- Muting functionality for controlled material passage.
- Blanking functionality for flexible safeguarding arrangements.
- Cascading capability for multi-device installations.
- Beam coding for light curtains installed close together.
- M12 electrical connection.
- Transmitter and receiver supplied as a complete pair.
Advanced Hand Detection and Machine Safeguarding
The ABB Orion1-4-30-030-E creates an optical protective field between its transmitter and receiver. When a hand or another sufficiently large object interrupts this field, the safety outputs allow a correctly designed machine safety system to initiate the required safe response, providing contact-free access protection for machinery requiring frequent operator interaction.
The Orion1 Extended platform adds muting, blanking, cascading and beam coding to the core detection, reset and EDM functions. These capabilities make the light curtain particularly flexible for automated production lines, material-handling systems and machinery requiring controlled material passage or more complex optical safeguarding arrangements.
Typical Applications
- Hand protection around hazardous machine areas.
- Machine loading and unloading points.
- Production lines requiring muting functionality.
- Applications requiring cascaded safety light curtains.
- Packaging and processing machinery.
- Robotic and automated manufacturing cells.
- Material handling and conveyor systems.
- Machine openings requiring compact optical safeguarding.
