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Tech Update
Networked LED Tower Lights Indicate Machine and Process Status
Balluff Inc., Florence, KY, has expand- ed its SmartLight line of LED tower lights, fully programmable multi-purpose lights that indicate the status of virtually any plant operation. The lights assist plant operators in keeping machines and processes oper- ational on a daily basis. Employees from the top to the shop benefit by clearly and visually understanding the status of their workstation or their next load, and gain insight into where bottlenecks occur.
than most HMIs.
The SmartLight's modes of operations
SmartLights can be fitted with a 95-dB buzzer.
Typically, stack lights or human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are integrated to com- municate process status. By using a soft- ware-configurable smart light to indicate machine status, according to Balluff offi- cials, users can simplify visual indication with a single part number that costs less
can be switched on-demand, based on pro- grammed conditions, to provide process feedback such as cell operation status, tank fill levels or operator progress along an assembly line, or even to warn of unsafe conditions. To enhance functionality,
"We are seeing tremendous demand for SmartLights and impressive creative uses of it in areas from process feedback to error-proofing to efficiency improvements,” says Tom Rosenberg, director of market- ing at Balluff.
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