Omron F3SJ-A0245P30 Safety Light Curtain, 30mm Detection, 24

The Omron F3SJ-A0245P30 is a Type 4 safety light curtain from the F3SJ-A series, rated for hand and arm protection with a 30 mm detection capability. That 30 mm figure means it catches fingers and hands reaching into the guarded zone — finger-protection class per IEC 61496-1 — so it's sized for access openings where a person could reach toward a hazard but not for full-body presence sensing. The 245 mm protective height and 10 beams at a 25 mm pitch define the vertical coverage. The 0.2 m to 9.0 m operating range gives flexibility in how far the emitter and receiver sit from each other — useful for guarding a conveyor infeed or a press opening where the machine footprint varies. IP65 means the housings tolerate washdown and dusty environments, so it fits on food-and-bev or packaging lines where hoses are used. Blanking and muting functions are built in, so the curtain can ignore fixed obstructions (blanking) or be overridden during a material pass cycle (muting) without external bypass modules. That saves panel space and wiring on automated assembly or palletizing cells.