Press release

Experiencing sensor systems first-hand

At smart production solutions (SPS) 2019 from November 26-28, Leuze electronic is positioning itself as a solution provider in the field of safety at work with technological expertise for smart factories and intralogistics.

Owen, October 4, 2019 – Leuze electronic will be exhibiting at SPS in Nuremberg, Germany, in Hall

7A Booth 230 from November 26-28. The sensor people will be demonstrating their full range of

solutions for safety at work, their technological expertise for smart factories, and the many years of

experience in intralogistics.

All-around safety: protect people, ensure smooth-running processes.The sensor people are driven to provide safety for people and machinery and aim to make the

customers' automation processes as efficient as possible. This is the motto under which Leuze

electronic will be presenting itself to the trade fair visitors as a partner for machine and system safety.

The sensor people will exhibit their extensive range of safety products and safety services along the

entire lifecycle of a machine, which have been shown to safe customers time and money. At the heart

of the presented safety product highlights is Leuze electronic's Smart Process Gating (SPG) – which

works without signal-emitting sensors – and which is based on the company's MLC 530 safety light

curtains. This is a true alternative to muting. Experts and users alike are impressed with the solution,

which is why it was awarded both the GIT Security Award and the Best-of-Industry award in 2019.

Also in handling award Leuze electronic ranked with Smart Process Gating in category „automation“

the second place. Visitors to the trade fair can experience first-hand how the Smart Process Gating

works through a live demonstration. Another highlight from the sensor people is the RSL 400 safety

laser scanner, which is available in new variants.

Always in motion: optimize the flow of goods, increase productivity.Leuze electronic shares the intelligent production philosophy (smart factory), where production plants

and logistics systems will work without any human intervention in the future. This is where automated

guided vehicles (AGV) will autonomously complete logistics tasks and navigate. Leuze electronic

supports vehicles that navigate based on natural features within their surroundings with two innovative

products: the RSL 400 safety laser scanner and the

OGS 600. The RSL 400 combines safety technology with a high-quality measurement data output for

AGV in a single, compact device. This enables reliable safeguarding and navigation. By parallel-

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monitoring several protective fields, the speed of the automated guided vehicles is safely reduced.

These new functions are also available as device variants with a PROFINET/PROFIsafe interface,

which makes their integration into industrial networks particularly easy. They are also available in an

AIDA-compliant model for the automotive industry. Alternatively, the navigation of automated guided

vehicles for the transport of materials and goods can be solved via flexible optical guidance. With the

OGS 600, Leuze electronic offers a compact sensor for this type of application. With its edge detection

and control signal transmission to the drive, the trace can be guided optically, which means that

driving can be automated in the simplest of ways. The routes of the automated guided vehicles can be

flexibly adapted by means of optimized trace tapes. The compact design of the OGS 600 and its low

minimum distance to the ground of 10 mm means it can be integrated even into flat vehicles. Other

intralogistics highlights presented by the sensor people are the IPS 400i and the CMS 700i from Leuze

electronic. With the IPS 400i, Leuze electronic is expanding its IPS series with a model that offers

optical double-depth compartment fine positioning. The IPS 400i is the world's smallest camera-based

positioning sensor for high-bay storage devices. It detects round holes or reflectors both in single-

depth and double-depth bars. The CMS 700i is a newly developed 3D contour measurement system

from Leuze electronic based on the company’s CML 730i measuring light curtain for the fault-free

storage of goods. The complete system includes all components, the switch cabinet, fastening

elements and connection technology all under one part number and can be customized for each

customer. The CMS 700i measures the volume and shape of passing objects regardless of their

surface structure and identifies protrusions and bulges. Even flat objects such as polybags can be

precisely and economically detected without complicated camera installation. The intuitive WebConfig

interface saves time and money and allows customers to handle the commissioning and maintenance

themselves. And because the system collects additional data from bar code readers and scales, it is

suitable both for new and existing systems.

Ready for the future: designing industrial automation.In an intelligent production environment (Smart Factory), standardized industrial communication

assists in efficiently implementing the increasing requirements on sensor systems. This type of

standardization or simplification is made possible – among other things – by fieldbus solutions with

EtherCAT interface or IO-Link. Products with the IO-Link Smart Sensor Profile, such as the ODS9

optical distance sensor or the new HT 3C Teach diffuse sensor with background suppression, which

Leuze electronic will present for the first time in Nuremberg, enable both reliable sensor identification

and access to all process and diagnostic data, even without IODD device descriptions: this profile

makes the IO-Link sensors much easier to integrate or replace in the system. Using live

demonstrations, the sensor people will show how process-related information such as the reading

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quality of a bar code scanner or the function reserve of a retro-reflective photoelectric sensor can be

captured and how changes can be monitored in the cloud. This makes the maintenance and repairs

predictable so that the failure probability of a machine or system can be mitigated and their availability

and cost effectiveness increased. Thanks to the dual channel principle from Leuze electronic, the real-

time data required for the production process can be transferred simultaneously with the status

information directly to the process control.

Visit the sensor people from Leuze electronic in Hall 7A, Booth 230!

Members of the press are invited on Wednesday, November 27, at 9:15 am to our annual press

breakfast at the Leuze electronic booth.

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Pictures

Figure 1: "Smart Process Gating" is based on the MLC 530 safety light curtains from Leuze electronic.

Figure 2: The dual channel principle from Leuze electronic makes it possible to simultaneously transfer the

necessary real-time data and status information.

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Figure 3: IPS 400i – smallest, camera-based positioning sensor on the market.

Image 4: Compartment fine positioning – double-depth positioning with IPS 400i.

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Figure 5: CMS 700i contour measurement system, application in e-commerce for packet

measurement

Figure 6: CMS 700i contour measurement system, application in e-commerce for polybag

measurement

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Figure 7: OGS 600 for flexible optical tracking.

Figure 8: Material supply in storage with OGS 600i.

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Figure 9: RSL 400 – safety function and high-quality measurement value output in one device.

Figure 10: The RSL 400 for the safe navigation of automated guided vehicles.

Contact informationLeuze electronic GmbH + Co. KGIn der Braike 173277 OwenPh.: +49 7021 573-116Fax: +49 7021 573-199E-mail: info@leuze.com

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Web: www.leuze.com

More than 50 years experience have made Leuze electronic real experts in innovative and

efficient sensor solutions for industrial automation. Its main focus is on the areas of

intralogistics, packaging industry, machine tools and automotive industry, as well as laboratory

automation. The product range includes switching and measuring sensors, identification

systems, solutions for image processing and data transmission and also occupational safety

components and systems. Leuze electronic was founded in 1963 at the current headquarters of

the sensor system manufacturer in Owen/Teck, southern Germany. With its extensive

international sales and service network, competent consulting and reliable customer service,

Leuze electronic serves customers worldwide. More than 1200 sensor people at 22 locations

are involved in development, production, sales and service – supported by more than 40 sales

partners around the world. Every single day, each one of them delivers the Smart Sensor

Business promise to their customers: to think easy, share experience, offer proximity and create

the future: www.smart-sensor-business.com

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Press inquiriesLeuze electronic GmbH + Co. KG, OwenMartina Schili, Phone +49 7021 573-116martina.schili@leuze.com, www.leuze.com