Many factories face the same safety challenges:

Press Brakes

During die changes and workpiece loading/unloading, operators often work while wearing protective gloves. Traditional light curtains can be easily blocked by workpieces, resulting in false triggering. In addition, the area around the punch and die may have protection blind spots, increasing the risk of hand-crushing accidents.

Rubber Mixing Mills

The nip point between the two rollers is an extremely hazardous crushing and entanglement area. Rubber dust and compound materials are common in these environments. Conventional infrared protection systems can be easily affected by rubber compounds and dust, making it difficult to distinguish between material and a human hand. Frequent false stops can reduce production efficiency, while the risk of ineffective protection increases.

Traditional safety light curtains and mechanical guards often struggle to balance safety, production efficiency, and complex operating conditions.

Moncee's new-generation MVS Safety Eye MKL-03 is a 3D AI visual safety protection device specifically designed for high-risk equipment such as press brakes and rubber mixing mills. By using advanced visual algorithms, it creates an intelligent safety barrier around hazardous areas.

1. Core Advantages of the MVS Safety Eye MKL-03

The MVS Safety Eye combines 3D spatial vision with AI-based human detection algorithms. Instead of relying on physical obstruction to trigger protection, it intelligently identifies human body parts and provides targeted safety protection.

It integrates sensing, decision-making, output, and event storage into a complete industrial safety protection system, with safety hard signals directly output to interlock with the equipment.

AI-Based Human Feature Recognition

The system uses AI algorithms to distinguish between people, materials, workpieces, and rubber compounds.

Materials passing through the detection area do not trigger unnecessary stops. Only when a hand or other part of the human body is detected entering the hazardous area does the system output a protective signal, helping reduce unnecessary downtime.

Real-Time Self-Inspection and Diagnostics

The device continuously performs self-diagnostics. Camera abnormalities and wiring faults trigger immediate alarms, helping prevent situations where a safety protection failure goes unnoticed.

Automatic Reset

When a person's hand or body part leaves the hazardous area, the system automatically clears the alarm and allows the equipment to return to normal operation without requiring manual reset.

Complete Event Recording

When an intrusion into the hazardous area is detected, the system automatically captures photos and video. All event records are stored locally, supporting workplace safety records, incident investigation, and post-incident analysis.

2. Application Scenario 1 | MVS Safety Eye for Press Brakes

In sheet metal workshops, hand-crushing between the upper and lower dies of a press brake remains a long-standing safety challenge.

During die changes, scrap removal, and small-part handling, operators often work with their hands close to the punch and die. Traditional light curtains can frequently be blocked by sheet metal, creating gaps in protection.

MVS Safety Eye Solution for Press Brakes

Customizable Segmented Hazard Zones Around the Punch and Die

Based on different workpieces and tooling configurations, the hazardous area around the punch and die can be flexibly defined.

The system focuses protection on high-risk areas around the tooling without interfering with the normal movement of sheet metal into and out of the press brake.

Hand Detection Through Protective Gloves

Even when operators wear thick canvas or rubber protective gloves, the system can still identify hand features.

Once a hand or body part enters the defined hazardous area, the system outputs a protective signal within 80 ms, controlling the press brake to immediately stop the closing movement while triggering audible and visual alarms on site.

Simple Retrofit and Compatibility with Most Press Brake Models

Large-scale mechanical modifications to the machine are generally unnecessary.

The camera can be securely installed at an appropriate viewing angle, while the wiring is integrated with the machine's existing safety circuit. This enables fast commissioning and helps minimize production downtime during safety retrofits.

3. Application Scenario 2 | MVS Safety Eye for Rubber Mixing Mills

At the two-roller nip point of rubber mixing mills, the risk of hand entanglement and crushing is extremely high.

Rubber dust and compound materials are widespread in these workshops. Traditional light curtains and pull-wire safety systems have obvious limitations:

Rubber compounds passing through the detection area can cause false stops.

Dust contamination on the camera or optical components can compromise protection.

Relying on workers to manually pull an emergency-stop bar may not provide a sufficiently fast response in an emergency.

The MVS Safety Eye helps address these limitations by providing an additional AI-based visual safety layer.

Focused Protection of the High-Risk Roller Nip Point

The camera is positioned at an appropriate observation point to monitor the nip area between the two rollers.

The system identifies hands and arms approaching the hazardous roller area, while rubber compounds and other materials passing through the detection zone do not unnecessarily trigger a machine stop. This helps maintain continuous rubber-processing operations while improving personnel protection.

Millisecond-Level Protective Response

Once a human body part is detected entering the defined protective area, the system outputs an interlock signal within 80 ms to control the rubber mixing mill to stop.

At the same time, audible and visual alarms are activated on site to provide an immediate warning and help prevent hand-entanglement and crushing accidents.

Dual-Layer Protection for Safety Compliance

The MVS Safety Eye does not replace the machine's original emergency-stop pull bar or mechanical guarding.

Instead, it provides an additional layer of protection by combining:

Mechanical hard protection + AI visual safety protection

This dual-layer approach helps strengthen the overall safety system and support workplace safety compliance requirements.

Note: Rubber mixing mills typically operate in environments with high levels of dust. Moncee provides periodic inspection services for the MVS Safety Eye, including remote monitoring of camera status, helping identify potential risks caused by dust accumulation on the camera before they affect the protection system.

Protect Against Risks Before They Become Accidents

Hand crushing on press brakes and hand entanglement on rubber mixing mills have long been major safety concerns for sheet metal and rubber/plastics manufacturers.

Safety protection should not rely solely on operator awareness and compliance.

Use technology to build a stronger safety barrier and intercept risks before they develop into accidents.

If your factory operates press brakes or rubber mixing mills and requires a safety retrofit, contact us to receive a customized assessment and safety solution for your specific operating conditions.