Leuze Safety Light Curtains

For All Safety Applications Worldwide

Global industry is in a constant state of change. And with it, the complex requirements for safety concepts to protect people and systems. At the same time, the importance of smooth process is growing constantly as a result of automation and networking.

Leuze's driving force is the desire to guarantee the user gapless safety, efficient material flow and maximum availability at all times.

ELC 100

The Leuze ELC 100 safety light curtains focus on the essentials of what matters when safeguarding points of operation. For applications with an operating range of up to six meters, the robust devices are perfect for cost-effective machine designs. And they are very easy to integrate and install.

Advantages:

• Reliable safety technology of proven quality at an attractive price.

• The devices can be flexibly integrated in the machine design with little effort.

• The simple mechanical design enables quick installation of the devices. No configuration is required.

• The multi-level alignment display ensures fast and optimum alignment of the devices. No prior knowledge is required.

• The housings are made of metal throughout to ensure reliable operation. Their unique design also makes the ELC 100s extremely shock and vibration proof.

Areas of Application:

• Guarding of points of operation

• Access guarding with short safety distances

Features:

• Shock resistance up to 40 g

• Temperature range from 0 to 55°C

• Safety: Type 4 / performance level PL e / SIL 3

• Protective field lengths of 300 mm to 1,500 mm in 300 mm grid

• Resolution / operating range: 17 mm / 3 m, 30 mm / 6 m

• Connection: 150 mm cable with 4-pin M12 connector

MLC 300/500

The extensive series of MLC safety curtains offers both type 4 (MLC 500) and type 2 (MLC 300) safety light curtains that leave nothing to be desired in terms of resolution, protective field height and operating range. With four function classes, the robust and compact devices perform a wide variety of guarding tasks, from standard applications to controlled special safeguarding, e.g. with blanking function. Furthermore, variants with cascading, extra slim design, EX protection marking and protection class IP 69K offer tailor-made solutions for special application cases.

Advantages:

• Protective field lengths from 150 to 3,000 mm, resolutions from 14 to 90 mm and 4 function classes always offer the right solution

• Easy mounting and commissioning thanks to various mounting brackets and fail-safe parameterization via pin assignment

• Reliable operation of adjacent machines thanks to selectable beam coding and reducible scanning range

• Special versions with Smart Process Gating, muting and blanking functions, cascading, extra slim design, EX marking and protection class IP 69K offer solutions for special applications

Areas of Application:

• Guarding of points of operation

• Access guarding with short safety distances

• Access guarding on conveyor lines, with Smart Process Gating and muting functions

Features:

• MLC 300: type 2, performance Level PL c, SIL 1

• MLC 500: type 4, performance level PL e SIL 3

• Resolutions of 14 mm, 20 mm, 30 mm, 40 mm, 90 mm

• Protective field lengths of 150 mm to 3,000 mm in 150 mm grid

• Operating range up to 20 m

• Reliable operation of adjacent machines thanks to transmission channel switching and reducible operating range

• 3-fold cascadable

• Blanking functions and reduced resolution to allow stationary or moving objects in the protective field

• Wide temperature range from -30 ... 55 °C

Power-Flo Technologies is proud to partner with Leuze and their safety light curtains that deliver a reliable solution for modern machine design. The ELC 100 series provides essential, robust protection for straightforward applications where simplicity, durability, and value are key. For more complex or specialized requirements, the MLC 300/500 series offers exceptional flexibility, advanced functions, and scalable performance to suit a wide range of safeguarding tasks. Together, these solutions enable machine builders and operators to achieve gapless safety, smooth processes, and maximum availability—without sacrificing efficiency or budget.