From automated guided vehicles (AGV) to mobile robots and machine building, safeguarding equipment is a significant step to ensure the smooth operation of any manufacturing facility. With the aim to enhance the safety of the machinery, sensors are mounted on the equipment to create an alarm in case of imminent threat of collision. The various kinds of sensor devices include safety mats, safety light curtains, and safety laser scanners.
A safety laser scanner is an optoelectronic device which detects the presence of an object or person in a specified area through the diffused reflection of light. These scanners are attached to robots to create a protective perimeter based on the movement of the robots.
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The global safety laser scanners market comprises of mobile safety laser scanners and stationary safety laser scanners.
Mobile safety laser scanners
As industrial automation is on the rise in manufacturing and warehousing activities, the dependence on the human workforce has come down significantly. The incorporation of robots and autonomous monitoring vehicles in industrial operations will witness a meteoric rise in next few years. However, these compact and mobile transport systems need to be prevented from colliding with each other, objects in the surrounding area or cause human casualty. This is why, safety laser scanners are affixed to the mobile machinery to scan the environment and create a protective field around the machine based on their detection angle.
Due to its immense usability, the mobile safety laser scanner has dominated the market with a major share of 60 plus percent in the past year, and it is expected to continue its dominance in the next five years as identified by experts at Technavio.
Stationary safety laser scanners
The number of accidents caused by automated machinery in manufacturing and warehouse facilities has increased over the past few years. This entails an urgent need to adopt safety devices that can detect human presence within a defined danger zone around the automated machinery and trigger an alert to prevent any mishap.
Stationary safety laser scanners detect a person’s approach or other hazardous movements and initiate an automatic shutdown of the machinery, thus preventing an imminent mishap, which can have severe consequences. These scanners are widely incorporated in industries that use heavy-duty machinery in their production processes and need minimal human supervision.
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The adoption rate for safety laser scanner has widened to multiple industries with the aim to safeguard machinery as well as human workers. Thus, the global safety laser scanner market has great potential for growth in next few years.
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