Lazer Safe SENTINEL PLUS - 11 Glossary of Terms

Sentinel Plus Press Brake Guarding System Operation Manual LS-CS-M-073
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Original Language Version: 1.04 Released: 19/07/2017
11 Glossary of Terms
Term
Description
Approach
The closing movement of the tools
Approach signal
A signal from the press brake controller to the Sentinel Plus
controller to indicate that the foot pedal has been pressed to allow
the tools to close.
Approach speed
The closing of the tools in high speed >10mm/s
Back gauge mode
Operating mode of the Sentinel Plus system where the rear sensor
is muted 12mm above the mute point to prevent interference from
the back gauge.
Beam / pressing beam
The moving member of the press brake
Box mode
See Tray/Tray 2 mode
Condition code
Status information from the PGS-3 displayed as a four digit
hexadecimal number (0-9, A-F)
Crawl speed
See safe speed
Danger zone
The point where any part of the body may be trapped between
tools
Die
Bottom tool of the press brake
Field muted mode
Operating mode of the Sentinel Plus where the protective laser
field is turned off and the closing of the tools is possible in safe
speed only.
HMI
Human Machine Interface (i.e. the User Interface Panel)
MSD
Manufacturer’s Stopping Distance. The distance that the beam
typically travels after a beam stop has been initiated, as stated by
the Press brake manufacturer
Mute
Deactivation of the protective laser field
Mute point
The point where the optical protection is deactivated, typically
expressed as an opening, or tool height above the material.
Normal mode
Default operating mode of the Sentinel Plus
Opening
The distance between the lower and upper tools, or the upper tool
and the surface of the material
Open tools
Increase the opening, retract the pressing beam
Optical protection
Lazer Safe laser guards, or OEM light curtains
Punch
Top tool of the press brake
Retract
The opening movement of the tools
Restricted mode
Mute mode where the press does not support dual speed
operation.
Safe speed
The closing of the tools in slow speed ≤10mm/s
Stop at Mute mode
Operating mode of the Sentinel Plus system where the press beam
is stopped at the mute point
Stopping distance /
overrun
The distance the tools continue to close before coming to a stop
when a stop command is issued.
Tray/Tray 2/Box mode
Operating mode of the Sentinel Plus when some of the sensor
zones are deactivated for high speed forming of tray and box
shaped parts.