Why Choose the ABB Orion1-4-30-165-E 2TLA022303R1000 Safety Light Curtain?
The ABB Orion1-4-30-165-E 2TLA022303R1000 is an advanced Type 4 safety light curtain designed for hand detection and non-contact protection around hazardous industrial machinery. Part of the ABB Orion1 Extended range, it combines a transmitter and receiver with a 30 mm resolution, providing reliable optical safeguarding where operators require frequent access close to hazardous machine areas.
This Orion1 Extended model provides a substantial 1650 mm protected height using 88 optical beams and offers an operating range of 0.2–20 m. Its 30 mm resolution is intended for hand detection, making the light curtain suitable for protecting large machine openings, points of operation and other hazardous areas requiring dependable non-contact detection.
The Orion1-4-30-165-E has a specified response time of 21 ms without beam coding and 36 ms with beam coding. The Extended series also provides advanced functions including cascading, muting and blanking, giving machine builders and automation engineers a versatile optical safety solution for demanding industrial installations.
Key Advantages
- Advanced Type 4 safety light curtain for industrial machinery.
- 30 mm resolution specifically designed for hand detection.
- Large 1650 mm protected height for safeguarding substantial machine openings.
- Long 0.2–20 m operating range for flexible transmitter and receiver positioning.
- Advanced functionality including cascading, muting and blanking.
- Supplied as a transmitter and receiver safety light curtain system.
Key Features
- ABB Orion1 Extended safety light curtain series.
- 30 mm hand detection resolution.
- 1650 mm protected height.
- 88 optical beams.
- 0.2–20 m operating range.
- 21 ms response time without beam coding.
- 36 ms response time with beam coding.
- Type 4 safety classification.
- Supports cascading for flexible safety system configurations.
- Integrated muting and blanking functionality.
- Beam coding for installations with optical safety devices positioned close together.
- Compact profile despite its large protected height.
Advanced Hand Detection for Industrial Machine Safety
Safety light curtains such as the ABB Orion1 create an optical protective field between a transmitter and receiver. If a hand, arm or other sufficiently large object interrupts this field, the safety outputs can signal the connected machine safety system to initiate the required safe response. This allows frequent access to machinery without requiring a physical guard to be opened and closed during every operating cycle.
The Orion1 Extended series provides additional flexibility for complex machine safety installations. Cascading enables compatible light curtains to be incorporated into larger protective arrangements, while muting and blanking support applications where materials need to pass through the protective field or where defined portions of the field require controlled suppression. Beam coding can also help reduce optical interference where multiple safety light curtains are positioned close together.
Typical Applications
- Hand detection around hazardous industrial machinery.
- Protection of large machine openings and access points.
- Point-of-operation machine protection.
- Production and assembly machinery.
- Packaging and processing equipment.
- Automated manufacturing cells.
- Machine loading and unloading stations.
- Applications requiring muting, blanking or cascading.
