FREMONT, CA - Omron STI's F3SJ-E Safety Light Curtains have been named a finalist for the 2012 Control Engineering Engineer's Choice Awards in the "Safety - Machine Safety" category. Voting is open to all Control Engineering subscribers through December 15, 2011, so vote today for the F3SJ-E! Criteria are technological advancement, service to the industry, and market impact. Winners will be announced in the February, 2012 issue of Control Engineering.

F3SJ-E easy-type safety light curtains provide simple, affordable and reliable hand-intrusion detection for use in stand-alone devices and machines. Quick mount brackets and reduced wiring combine with easy-to-view alignment indicators to enable OEMs and end-users to mount the F3SJ-E in half the time it can take to mount other models.

"In straightforward applications where simple on/off hand detection is needed, F3SJ-E safety light curtains deliver the functionality and ease of installation that enable machine builders and end-users to reduce installation time and project costs," says Sergio Aguilar, Product Manager. "And with one fixed response time, it is easier than ever to calculate the safety distance."


About Omron STI

Omron Scientific Technologies, Inc. is a North American provider of automation safeguarding products and services. Omron STI safety products and integration services are used to protect workers around machinery, automated equipment and industrial robots in a wide variety of applications and markets, including semiconductor, automotive, medical, electronics manufacturing, packaging and consumer markets.

Omron Scientific Technologies Inc., 6550 Dumbarton Circle, Fremont, CA 94555; 1-800-479-3658; (510) 608-3400; fax: (510) 744-1442; sales@sti.com.