Why Choose the ABB Orion1-4-14-120-E Safety Light Curtain?
The ABB Orion1-4-14-120-E (2TLA022301R0700) is a high-performance Type 4 safety light curtain designed for finger 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 fine-resolution optical protection with additional functions for demanding machine safety applications.
With a fine 14 mm resolution, 1200 mm protected height and operating range of 0.2–7 m, the Orion1-4-14-120-E provides reliable finger detection across substantial machine openings. Its optical system incorporates 128 beams and provides a response time of 26 ms without beam coding, enabling rapid detection when the protective field is interrupted.
The Orion1 Extended range provides advanced functionality including cascading, muting and blanking, making it particularly flexible for machinery with more complex safeguarding requirements. Dual PNP OSSD safety outputs and M12 connectivity simplify integration with compatible safety controllers, while the Extended architecture supports machine builders requiring configurable contact-free protection close to hazardous areas.
Key Advantages
- High-performance Type 4 safety light curtain for finger protection.
- Fine 14 mm resolution for detecting fingers entering hazardous areas.
- Large 1200 mm protected height for substantial machine openings.
- 0.2–7 m operating range provides flexible transmitter-to-receiver positioning.
- 128 optical beams create a closely spaced protective field.
- 26 ms response time without beam coding supports rapid safety-system intervention.
- Advanced cascading, muting and blanking functions increase application flexibility.
- Dual PNP OSSD safety outputs simplify connection to compatible machine safety systems.
Key Features
- ABB Orion1 Extended safety light curtain.
- Type 4 electro-sensitive protective equipment.
- 14 mm detection resolution for finger protection.
- 1200 mm protected field height.
- 0.2–7 m operating range.
- 128 optical beams.
- 26 ms response time without beam coding.
- 47 ms response time with beam coding.
- 2 protected semiconductor safety outputs.
- PNP OSSD switching outputs.
- Beam coding capability.
- Cascading capability for extended safeguarding systems.
- Muting functionality for controlled material passage.
- Blanking and reduced-resolution functionality.
- M12 electrical connection.
- Transmitter and receiver supplied as a complete pair.
Advanced Contact-Free Machine Safeguarding
Safety light curtains such as the ABB Orion1-4-14-120-E create an optical protective field between a transmitter and receiver. When a finger or other object interrupts this field, the OSSD safety outputs change state so that a correctly designed safety control system can initiate the required safe machine response without requiring a physical guard to be opened.
The Orion1 Extended range adds functions such as cascading, muting, beam coding and blanking to conventional light-curtain protection. These capabilities allow machine builders and safety engineers to configure more sophisticated safeguarding arrangements while retaining the fine 14 mm detection resolution required for finger protection close to hazardous machine areas.
Typical Applications
- Finger protection around hazardous machine areas.
- Machine loading and unloading points.
- Production lines requiring muting functions.
- Applications requiring cascaded safety light curtains.
- Packaging and processing machinery.
- Robotic and automated manufacturing cells.
- Assembly and manually serviced machinery.
- Industrial access and work-zone safeguarding.
