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SICK’S LMS4000
SICK
MOST POWERFUL AND ACCURATE 2D
LIDAR SENSOR YET
With its LMS4000, SICK has developed its
most powerful and accurate 2D LiDAR
sensor to date for food and beverage or end
of line packaging applications, even at high
speeds, in low ambient light or when goods
or packs are matt black or glossy.
The SICK LMS4000 2D LiDAR Sensor’s
exceptionally high laser scanning frequency
helps to produce more than half a million
measurement points per second to calculate
the position, shape, volume or surface
quality of goods or packs over a wide depth
of field, and at ranges up to 3 metres.
Both precision and high-speed processing
power are assured with the SICK LMS4000. It
achieves a six-fold increase in measurement
resolution, compared to previous LiDAR
sensors even at very low remissions and
no matter where the object is positioned,
whether on a conveyor, in a container,
carton or pallet, and whether it is free-
standing or touching another object.
The SICK LMS4000 is therefore ideal for
fast-moving food and beverage, packaging
or logistics applications where accurate
dimensions, volumes or positions need to
calculated, including automated palletising
and depalletising, positioning tasks such
as robotic pick and place, and shape and
contour verification in quality control e.g.
completeness presence and completeness
checking of multipacks.
The LMS4000 works using visible red laser
light and the time-of-flight measurement
principle to deliver precise data on the
position and size of a wide variety of objects
and transmits this data to an external
evaluation unit, often in conjunction with
an encoder. With SICK’s Continuous Wave
technology, the LMS4000 needs no external
illumination or additional line lasers.
Because it is considerably less sensitive
to ambient light, and has a wide depth of
field, it can be considered as a cost-effective
alternative to vision systems for 3D object
profiling in some applications.
Says Neil Sandhu, SICK’s UK National Product
Manager for Market Product Manager -
Imaging, Measurement, and Ranging:
“The LMS4000 is by far the most accurate
2D LiDAR scanner from SICK with some
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to achieve better throughputs with
excellent repeatability and reliability.”
Available in 10mW and 13mW variants
with a laser protection hood option, the
LMS4000 family of 2D LiDAR sensors are
quick to install with M12 connections
including switching I/Os and Gigabit
Ethernet to ensure rapid data transmission.
They are complemented by a range of
industry-standard mountings and SICK
encoders.
truly outstanding vital statistics, including a
very high 600Hz frequency and an angular
resolution of less than 1 degree. In addition,
several devices can be mounted together
to extend the measuring range without any
danger of interference.
“The LMS4000 impresses because it
achieves extremely high point-density
measurements for accurate measurement
and 3D profiling of goods at high speeds.
So, our customers have a great opportunity
The LMS4000 is easy to set up and
parameterise using SICK’s SOPAS
configuration software. Digital filters
for pre-processing and optimising the
measured values also help to tailor the
sensor settings for specific applications.
For more information about the
LMS4000, please contact Andrea
Hornby on 01727 831121 or email
[email protected].
www.sick.co.uk