Performance in adverse conditions

Claimed to achieve new levels of consistent performance in adverse conditions, Sick UK is launching the LMS500 family of laser sensors. The sensors deliver highly-reliable moving object detection and distance measur - e ment in challenging logistics and materials handling environments.

A new sensing and signal processing technology has been developed for the LMS500, which is reported to achieve a step-change in high-speed, accurate performance and consistent availability to cope with poor weather or low-visibility.

"The incontrovertible rule in laser measurement used to be - if you can't see it, the laser can't see it, but with the LMS500 this is no longer true," explains Tim Stokes, SICK (UK) laser sensor specialist. "These hard-working sensors ignore spray, smoke and dust and cope with rain, snow, ice and fog."