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Barcode Sensors
News Release from: SICK (UK) | Subject: CLV620 barcode scanners
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 13 June 2008
Sensors handle damaged bar codes
Sick's Smart620 barcode identification software detects poorly readable barcodes rapidly and reliably.
Damaged and partially covered barcodes can cause delay in automated processes Sick UK's CLV620 barcode scanners offer high reading and network performance
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Incremental encoders provide smooth running
Bearings are separated as widely as possible within the encoder body, to achieve smooth and vibration-free running.
The Smart620 barcode identification software detects poorly readable barcodes rapidly and reliably.
The CLV620 range has a scanning frequency of up to 1200Hz, allowing increased process speeds and integrated Ethernet capability to allow networked operation without the need for additional gateways.
The installation and commissioning time that this saves is considerable.
A connection assistant also helps to provide rapid network access.
Sort and filter functions ensure that the data is transmitted to the controller in the desired format and the optional fieldbus gateways CMF400 and CDF600 provide easy connection to Profibus and DeviceNet networks.
CANbus communications allow each scanner to be used as a multiplexer and Sick's own Open Portal for Applications and Systems (SOPAS) software provides a platform for the management for all new Sick devices.
The scanner's read diagrams can also be loaded and displayed in SOPAS and several Sick devices can be configured and administrated with a single SOPAS project setting.
An event monitor permits the rapid analysis of the scanner's inputs and outputs and the effects of parameter changes are immediately visible via a diagnosis monitor.
The practical pivoting plug-in unit allows the CLV620 product family to be installed and connected, even in apparently impossible locations, allowing easier network construction, more rapid plug connection and flexible mounting.
In pharmaceuticals and clinical analysis the CLV620 product family can optimise applications with test tubes in carousels and racks.
They ensure more efficient pre-sorting of samples and make sure that the codes pharmaceutical packages are read more quickly and reliably.
Barcodes in the electronics industry can be particularly challenging, but the CLV620 product family's rapid 'perceptive faculty' and depth of focus allow them to handle this application.
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