Wintriss Shadow 8, User Manual

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Installation and Checkout 2-15
Designing and Installing Mounts for Optic Heads
Once you have calculated the correct safety distance, you are ready to install mounts for your
Shadow 8 transmitter and receiver.
Universal Mounting Brackets
Universal mounting brackets are attached by screws to both ends of Shadow 8 transmitters
and receivers (see Figure 2-7, page 2-20). By loosening the screws that secure them, you can
rotate mounts ±8° to facilitate installation and alignment. If you need to pivot a bracket more
than 8°, you must remove the screws, realign the mounting holes on the bracket with the
screw holes on the head, and screw the bracket back down. Brackets can positioned every 45°
around the perimeter of the head.
One or more universal brackets can also be installed along the length of the light curtain
heads, using an optional T-slot mounting, as shown in Figure 2-8, page 2-20. A single bracket
with T-slot mounting hardware can be purchased for use with existing end brackets on longer
heads to provide greater stability. Wintriss recommends using this extra bracket on Shadow 8
heads 47.4 in. and longer. For applications where space restrictions prevent installation of
end-mounted brackets, two brackets with T-slot mounting hardware can be ordered as an
alternative.
You can mount Shadow 8 universal brackets parallel or perpendicular to the light beam.
Perpendicular mounting is typical on gap frame presses.
Mounting Location Requirements
AVOID IMPROPER INSTALLATION
Ensure that the light curtain is installed so it is impossible for anyone to reach over, under, or
around it and into the hazardous area of the machine without being detected. Use the correct
height light curtain, combined with ancillary physical guards.
Failure to comply with these instructions will result in death or serious injury.
PREVENT OPERATOR FROM BEING ABLE TO STAND BETWEEN LIGHT CURTAIN AND
HAZARDOUS AREA
Ensure that the operator cannot position himself or herself between the light curtain and the
hazardous area. Use another pair of light curtains or a mechanical barrier at knee to waist height to
prevent the operator or a passerby from being “trapped” between the light curtain and the hazard.
Failure to comply with these instructions will result in death or serious injury.
DANGER
!
DANGER
!