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Banner Engineering Corp. •Minneapolis,MNU.S.A.
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MINI-ARRAY
®
InstructionManual
System Overview
TheBannerA-GAGE
®
MINI-ARRAYmeasuringlightscreenisidealforapplications
suchason-the-flyproductsizingandprofiling,edge-guidingandcenter-guiding,loop
tensioningcontrol,holedetection,partscounting,dieejectionverification,andsimilar
uses.
AtypicalMINI-ARRAYSystemconsistsoffivecomponents:
•aControllermodule,
•anemitterandcorrespondingreceiver,and
•twointerconnectingcables.
Sensorsareavailableinarraylengthsfrom6"to4'(in6"increments),plus5'and6'
arraymodels,aslistedonpage7.Sensorsareavailablewitheither9.5mm(3/8")or
19.1mm(3/4")beamspacing,whichtranslatestoeither32or16beamsperfootof
arraylength.Sensorswith3/8"beamspacinghaveasensingrangeofupto6m(20').
Sensorswith3/4"beamspacinghaveasensingrangeofupto17m(55');5'and6'
arrayshaveshorterrange(seeSpecifications).
Box Profiling
Paint Booth
Profiling
Edge Guiding
Inspection Applications
Figure 1-1. Typical MINI-ARRAY Applications
1. System Overview