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The ceiling’s the limit for laser guided navigation
Drives & Controls – February 2011
Siemens’ innovative autonomous navigation system takes driverless vehicles to a new dimension by using Leuze electronic’s 3D laser scanners.
Laser distance measurement enables the ceiling to be used for navigation, cutting installation costs by removing the navigation aids normally placed on the floor, walls or machinery. The result is a more flexible and lower cost driverless transportation system thanks to Leuze electronic, the sensor people.
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Automation lends a hand at the library
Automation – Feb. 2011
Far from being antiquated some of Germany’s finest libraries are using sophisticated material handling systems from Swisslog. The technology used includes barcode readers from Leuze electronic which are unique in providing full integration.
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Oakland Bay Bridge & Laser distance measurement
DPA – November 2010
The double-deck Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco is world famous in part because it has been a backdrop to many films and television programmes. This application story describes how laser distance measurement sensors from Leuze electronic ensure its structural safety for the 300,000 cars that use it each day.
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Barcode readers keep the wheels turning for Mercedes
Automation – October 2010
Daimler’s axle plant in Mettingen, Germany relies upon Leuze electronic’s barcode readers. Their Profibus connectivity made installation easy and they have worked faultlessly across three production shifts for more than three years.
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Fashion centre relies on sensor solutions
Automation – September 2010
Buchs/Goteborg, the division of Swisslog responsible for wholesale and retail logistics systems relied upon Leuze electronic’s sensors and BCL500i barcode reader to provide Scandinavian retailer Lindex with reliable material handling in its main warehouse.
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Safety first in die-casting facility
Electrical Products & Applications – June 2010
Machine safety inspections have helped BMW to identify potential workforce safety issues in its Munich-based die-casting plant and to put the right protection equipment in place
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Automatically detecting printing plates
Design Solutions – May 2010
2D code reading from Leuze electronic enable Koenig & Bauer (KBA) to offer an automatic plate detection system which inspects printing plates to ensure the correct plate is used and costly mistakes are avoided.
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Sensors allow mineral water bottler to meet hygiene needs
Automation magazine – May 2010
Leuze electronic’s stainless steel ‘55 series’ sensors are used by the Ensinger mineral water company on its glass bottle washing line which can wash up to 45,000 bottles per hour.
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Saving money for a cool customer
Electrical Engineering – May 2010
Supplier of automated logistics solutions, TGW Iberica, used Leuze electronic’s products to provide position measurement and data transmission within the harsh operating conditions of a new cold storage warehouse.
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Detection in the fast lane
DPA magazine – May 2010
Tilt tray sorters are widely used in postal sorting and distribution centres because of their very high speed. Speed however is nothing without reliability and performance and therefore why Leuze sensors are used.
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Light barriers keep VW safe
Automation magazine – April 2010
Leuze’s safety light curtains protect VW’s workforce from the dangers of large loads and tooling dies being moved around their busy press-shop which makes panels for the Passat.
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Light curtains on high-speed printing press
Automation magazine – April 2010
Leuze’s slim and robust SOLID light curtains are used on manroland’s Colorman printing-press because their high interference rejection enables them to cope with over-sprayed ink.
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High Throughput Prized
Handling & Storage Solutions (HSS) – April 2010
Lindex the leading Scandinavian retailer uses barcode readers and sensors from Leuze electronic to ensure high throughput and the reliability of its material flow control systems.
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Curtains keep BMW’s diecast plant safe
Drives & Controls – April 2010
Diecasting involves large machines, hot metal and the movement of lots of material. This article reviews how staff are protected using safety light curtains and how these are configured.
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RFID meets milk challenges
Irish Manufacturing – March 2010
Legalisation in milk processing requires data to be collected at the farm, transportation to the production plant and at arrival at the diary. This article reviews the use of RFID to support this data handling.
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RFID meets milk challenges
Process & Control – March 2010
RFID helps a milk processing plant meet the challenges of maximising operational efficiency and stringent legislative requirements concerning traceability and control.
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Smooth operation for Solar module factory
Electrical Engineering – March 2010
The world’s most modern solar module manufacturing facility uses sensor technology from Leuze electronic to ensure the reliable and smooth flow of material throughout its manufacturing processes.
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Herma sticks to Leuze for warehouse safety & positioning
DPA – March 2010
This article reviews the benefits of using a single-supplier solution to automate a new warehouse. The article follows the material flow through the warehouse and the products used for detection, identification, positioning and operator safety.
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Using good sense
Solids & Bulk Handling – February 2010
The natural elements of fire, air, earth and water are all combined to manufacture bricks. This article reviews the challenges this places on the sensors used in automation of the process and why the manufacturer trusts Leuze electronic’s sensors.
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Brickworks places tough demands on sensing systems
Drives & Controls – February 2010
Real World applications are challenging and this article considers the challenges of reliable sensing in the heat and dust of a brick works.
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Assembly operation relies on error-free barcode reading
DPA – January 2010
Barcode readers with Profibus connectivity not only support the control of rear axle assembly at the Daimler plant in Mettingen, but also ensure absolute process reliability of this operation.
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RFID keeps track of fast moving FRUIT
Panel and System Building – January 2010
The Netherlands is a big exporter of fresh fruit. Key to the country’s success in these markets is the ability to deliver large quantities to supermarkets and retail outlets as quickly as possible - a task that requires fast and accurate processing and order-picking, particularly at the distribution warehouse level.
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Scanners virtually eliminate lost item search
Automation – November 2009
ROD 4 area scanners are the latest addition to an integrated network of more than 400 scanners and sensors from Leuze electronic deployed throughout the distribution warehouses of JD Williams. While many perform a role of identification, the new ROD 4 scanners have been brought in to virtually eliminate the potential for picked items to be ‘lost’ at final discharge and transfer to the packaging stations.
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Label maker sticks to Leuze
Industrial Plant & Equipment – October 2009
Herma, manufacturer of self-adhesive labels and label machinery, has long used Leuze electronic's label detection sensors so, when the company built a new warehouse and logistics centre, it opted for Leuze electronic's sensors for a range of detection, identification and protection tasks throughout the building.
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Juicy Red Tomatoes Rely on RFID
MHW magazine – June 2009
This article reviews the use of RFID technology to manage the flow of 12,400 pallets within a fast moving high-bay warehouse for fresh fruit. RFID’s unique ability to update data during processing to one or more targets within the transponder is highlighted.
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Leuze electronic’s Safety Scanner
MHW magazine – June 2009
This article highlights the ROTOSCAN RS4-4M safety laser scanner which has integrated speed and distance detection for the guarding of transfer trolleys and AGVs. It also explains how all RS-4 safety laser scanners provide two dimensional scanning of user defined areas, providing warning, guarding, and measurement in a uniquely flexible, versatile, and efficient manner.
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A Trace of Milk
Control Engineering UK magazine – June 2009
This article reviews the use of RFID technology within a milk processing plant. The RFID system provides traceable data for the milk tanker deliveries including quantity, temperature and the farm that produced the milk. The system also controls the tankers access to the site and to the cleaning area, where the RFID system also records the cleaning event.
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