Safety Light Curtain Application Cases
This gallery retains six existing press and coil-handling clips. Use them to discuss mounting and material-flow arrangements, not to copy an unverified circuit or claim a customer result. Camera views do not establish the complete guarded area, stopping time, device rating or safe restart behavior.
Start with the safety light curtain model range for documented device selection. For an existing press, first review whether the machine can use an optical safeguard. The feeder examples belong to material handling, not automatic proof of protective stopping.
Content updated: 2026-09-05.
Evidence to request beyond the footage
| Visible example | What still needs verification |
|---|---|
| Optical bars at a press opening | Exact device, complete access coverage, machine eligibility and validated stop/restart circuit |
| Long-format or bracket-mounted bars | Active field boundaries, actual detection capability, mounting stability and separation distance |
| Coil or pneumatic feeding mechanism | Reel/roller/strip hazards, safeguarded setup, safety functions and production sequencing |
References: OSHA mechanical power press requirements, ISO 13855:2024and the exact device and machine manuals. Their scope must match the actual equipment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these real DAIDISIKE installations?
These are the site's existing application media, retained as footage of equipment and layouts. The videos are not customer authorization, exact-model identification or safety-validation records. Source labels are stated where independent confirmation is unavailable; no accident reduction, certification or production result is claimed.
Which safety light curtain is shown guarding the presses?
Some source media labels identify DQA, but the exact ordered devices and safety-control configurations must be checked against labels and manuals. The available DQA information does not establish Type/PL evidence for these installations. Select a documented protective device for the assessed risk, not from appearance alone.
Can a safety light curtain be retrofitted to an old press?
Only if the machine is eligible for that protective method and the complete stopping, access and control functions are validated. A full-revolution clutch cannot be made stoppable by adding a sensor; OSHA 1910.217 prohibits presence-sensing point-of-operation devices on such presses within its scope. A bracket-mounted curtain in a video does not establish eligibility.
Do safety light curtains work alongside automatic feeders?
They can be parts of an assessed line design, but stock handling and protective stopping are different functions. Guard reel and roller pinch points, strip loops and threading access. Ordinary feed-ready or cycle-complete signals do not replace a validated safety stop, and footage alone cannot show that the design is adequate.
How do I get the right setup for my machine?
Provide the machine and clutch/drive identification, task and operating modes, hazard and access layout, measured stopping-time record, required safety performance, existing circuit and exact device documents. A qualified designer must assess the full application; a model suggestion or video example is not approval.
Planning a press or line upgrade?
Share the machine identification, all access paths, exact device and circuit documents, and measured stopping-time record for a selection review. Final acceptance requires the complete application assessment and validation, not only the optical device.