Kyoto, Japan -- OMRON Corporation (TSE: 6645, ADR: OMRNY) today announced the release in October of its new F3SG-R safety light curtain featuring a robust housing structure, safety functions for higher productivity, and reduced maintenance downtime.

The housing structure of the F3SG-R is significantly improved to enhance resistance against shock and vibration and to reduce the cross-section of the housing to approximately 60% of that of the previous model by reducing the housing material thickness from 3 mm to 2.5 mm*2.
The F3SG-R provides new functions to log the muting*3 status, to assist adjustment with visualized setting conditions, and to connect using Smartclick connectors*4, greatly reducing adjustment time required for installation compared to the previous model.
These functions prevent malfunctions caused by contact with a product or tool and unintended machine stops due to faulty installation or adjustment.

Troubleshooting in eight languages*5 will be published on the website to support global production. Operators across the world can check the causes and solutions of errors that occur during operation in their local languages and quickly troubleshoot, which will help them minimize downtime of their machines.
All models of the F3SG-R conform as standard to the Chinese standard GB 4584*6 for the first time in the industry*7. This allows the F3SG-R to be used for safety measures at production lines and to contribute to efficient installation of machines at production sites in China.

Moreover, the production of the F3SG-R will start in 2015 at four factories in Japan, China, United States, and Europe to make the F3SG-R easy to purchase and to reduce delivery times. OMRON supports implementation of safety measures for production sites worldwide.

OMRON Releases Robust, Compact Safety Light Curtain(*1) to Increase Productivity for Global Production Lines