In a spice mill, natural products such as stinging nettles, elder, various types of tea and mint are ground ready for sale. For this purpose the products are added to a hopper from above, pass through the mill and are collected in a container. For the removal and addition of product to the mill, a pivoting flap must be opened. During this process there is a considerable risk of injury if the mill is still running on.

Application Solution
The SICK safety sensor T4000 was used. This sensor uses an actuator, read head and evaluation unit.

Benefit
Insensitive to soiling, the faults and machine downtimes are reduced

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