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Rugged LED strip lights for harsh environments
Banner Engineering has released theWLS27
LED strip light. Featuring a durable alu-
minium internal structure and shatterproof,
UV-stabilized, polycarbonate shell, WLS27
LED strip lights are ideal for harsh indoor and
outdoor applications and resist exposure
to high-pressure, high-temperature water,
solvents, cutting oils and a broad range of
chemicals.
Designed with the same durable, low-pro-
file design and efficiency as Banner’s work
light strip family,WLS27 LED strip lights are
optimal for use where laminar airflow is a
satisfy diverse applications,
theWLS27 is available in eight lengths from
145 mm to 1 130 mm and multiple colour
illumination options, including single, dual
and dimmable configurations. Colour op-
tions include cool white, warm white, red,
green, blue and yellow. Dual-colour models
feature two colours in one light strip, which
maintains the same intensity as single-color
models.
“With our customers continuously dis-
covering new lighting applications and chal-
lenges, we are constantly striving to develop
dependable and advanced lighting technol-
ogy,” said Matt Hahn, Technical Marketing
Engineer for Lighting, Banner Engineering.
“The new WLS27 LED strip light provides
a lighting solution for harsh environments
where washdown, oils or chemicals may
be present, ensuring superior performance
and reliability.”
To satisfy demanding environments,
WLS27 LED strip lights are available in rug-
ged, water resistant IP66, IP67 and IP69K
construction. An internal temperature
monitoring circuit protects the device in
extreme conditions, ensuring the light does
not overheat.
Enquiries: BrandonTopham
Tel. 011 453 2468 or email
or visit
Banner Engineering has introduced EZ-SCREEN Light
Screen (LS).This rugged, easy-to-use safety light screen
is optimal for machine safeguarding and built to with-
stand challenging conditions found in manufacturing and
packaging environments.With a lean, simple design and
enhanced performance features, Banner’s EZ-SCREEN
LS provides a cost-efficient light screen safety solution.
The EZ-SCREEN LS features highly visible and intuitive
bi-colour alignment indicators that allow for simplified
setup, easy troubleshooting and streamlined installa-
tion. The end-to-end sensing design of the EZ-SCREEN
LS eliminates gaps in detection when mounted on top of
machine work surfaces and between cascaded segments.
For added ease of use, the system requires no PC soft-
ware, DIP switches or other device for configuration. “The
EZ-SCREEN LS incorporates the most popular functions
of our previous generation light screen systems and adds
new, beneficial features, all with a durable small profile
and extremely simple-to-use design,” said Mike Carlson,
Safety Products MarketingManager, Banner Engineering.
“In creating the EZ-SCREEN LS, we focused on optimising
features that deliver high-value, while eliminating those
that may complicate the installation or add further main-
tenance - providing our customers with a streamlined,
cost-efficient safety solution.” To accommodate diverse
applications, the EZ-SCREEN LS is available in three
resolutions—14 mm, 23 mm and 40 mm—with a range
of up to 12 metres. Sensor lengths range from 280 mm
to 1 820 mm in 70 mm increments.
Enquiries: RET Automation Controls
BrandonTopham.Tel. 011 453 2468 or email
Improving automation design productivity
Rockwell Automation has added new applications to its Rockwell
Software Studio 5000 development environment to help engineers
speed development of automation systems as they design a Con-
nected Enterprise. These applications, along with the Studio 5000
Logix Designer application released in 2012, bring more function-
ality together into one environment to help improve automation
design productivity.The Studio 5000 environment now includes the
following:
• The new Studio 5000 Architect application is the central point
within the Studio 5000 environment, where users can view the
overall automation system; configure devices and manage the
communications between the devices
• The Studio 5000 Logix Designer application is the design and
maintenance software for the Allen-Bradley Logix5000 family
of controllers and is used to configure discrete, process, batch,
motion, safety and drive control. It simplifies the design process
by providing an application-centric view of code
• The new Studio 5000 View Designer application is the design and
maintenance software for Allen-Bradley PanelView 5500 graphic
terminals. The Studio 5000 View Designer application provides
an intuitive, modern design environment that helps users build
contemporary sys-
tems more easily. It
enhances integration
between the control
system and operator
interface
• The new Studio 5000
ApplicationCodeMan-
agerspeedsupsystem
development by helping users build libraries of re-usable code that
can be managed and deployed across their entire enterprise
Enquiries: Christo Buys.Tel. 011 654 9700 or
email
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Simple, rugged safety light screen - enhanced performance
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