Why Choose the ABB Orion1-4-30-120-E Safety Light Curtain?
The ABB Orion1-4-30-120-E is a high-performance Type 4 safety light curtain designed for personnel safeguarding around hazardous industrial machinery and automated equipment. Part of the advanced ABB Orion1 Extended series, it is supplied as a transmitter and receiver pair and combines reliable hand detection with flexible safety functions for demanding machine applications.
With a 30 mm detection resolution and substantial 1200 mm protected height, the Orion1-4-30-120-E is designed for hand protection across machine openings and hazardous work areas. Its wide 0.2–20 m operating range provides considerable flexibility when positioning the transmitter and receiver around production machinery, conveyors and automated systems.
The Orion1 Extended platform provides advanced functions including cascading, muting and blanking, making it particularly suitable for sophisticated automation applications. The Orion1-4-30-120-E uses 64 optical beams and provides a 19 ms response time without beam coding, combining extensive protective coverage with fast safety-system response.
Key Advantages
- Type 4 safety light curtain for high-level industrial machine safeguarding.
- 30 mm resolution provides reliable hand detection.
- 1200 mm protected height provides extensive coverage across machine access points.
- Long 0.2–20 m operating range enables flexible transmitter and receiver positioning.
- Advanced cascading, muting and blanking functions support complex automation applications.
- 64 optical beams create a comprehensive protective field.
- Beam coding helps minimise interference when multiple light curtains are installed nearby.
Key Features
- ABB Orion1 Extended safety light curtain series.
- Type 4 electro-sensitive protective equipment.
- 30 mm detection resolution for hand protection.
- 1200 mm protected height.
- 64 optical beams.
- 0.2–20 m sensing range.
- 19 ms response time without beam coding.
- 29 ms response time with beam coding.
- Supplied as a transmitter and receiver pair.
- Integrated muting and blanking functionality.
- Cascading capability for multi-segment safeguarding arrangements.
- Beam coding for installations with nearby electro-sensitive protective devices.
Reliable Machine Safety and Access Protection
Safety light curtains create an electro-sensitive protective field between a transmitter and receiver. When a hand or other object interrupts one or more of the monitored beams, the safety outputs can signal the associated machine safety control system so that hazardous movement is stopped or prevented from starting.
The ABB Orion1 Extended range is particularly suitable for machinery requiring repeated access to hazardous areas. The 30 mm resolution of the Orion1-4-30-120-E provides hand detection, while its 1200 mm protected height, long operating range and advanced muting, blanking and cascading capabilities provide the flexibility required for modern automated production and material-handling installations.
Typical Applications
- Industrial machine guarding and hazardous-zone protection.
- Automated production and assembly machinery.
- Packaging and processing equipment.
- Robot cells and automated workstations.
- Conveyor and material handling systems.
- Machines requiring frequent operator loading or unloading.
- Production lines requiring muting, blanking or cascading functionality.
