Rapid-air SERVO FEED GAG FEED: 950 SERIES Manuel d'utilisateur

SERVO FEED –GAG FEED PROGRAMOPERATING INSTRUCTIONSRAPID-AIR CORPORATION4601 KISHWAUKEE ST. • ROCKFORD, IL 61109-2925Phone: (815) 397-2578 • Fax: (815

9 ELECTRICAL CABLES AND AIR LINE 230 VAC INPUT The required input voltage to the control is 230 Vac, 3 Ph, 60 Hz. The amperage needed is 10 amps for

10 INTERFACING SERVO FEED WITH A PRESS The Servo Drive unit is a slave to the press therefore it needs a command from the press to operate in the aut

11 PRETEST FOR SERVO FEED AND PRESS WITHOUT MATERIAL Now that your servo feed unit has been mounted and the cables have been attached, you can proceed

12 LOADING MATERIAL INTO THE SERVO FEED Upon the satisfactory completion of all the tests, you should be ready to load a strip of material into the s

13 SERVO INTERFACING EXPLANATION A. TAUT STOCK INPUT (J52)TBI-3) This is a normally open contact from a switch or device that monitors the loop of

14 D. GAG OUPUTS J53(TB2-15) to (TB2-22) This output must be tied to a solid state relay to interface to the outside world. The solid state relay mu

15 RESET JOB PARAMETERS The reset job parameters routing should be used with special caution. We incorporated it as a user function for two reasons

16 SERVO To help you to enter a job from the keypad, let’s create an example. We will use a feed length of three inches and want to run at 100 strok

17 FEED ARC To explain how the “feed arc” is related to the servo feed calculation, we must first explain what the feed arc is in relation to a p

18 OPERATOR INPUT TERMINAL - PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE-STANDARD SOFTWARE The intent of this section is to familiarize the operator with the program flow

1 Gag Feed Program The standard “GAG” feed program is a multiple feed length program within a specified job number. The different programmed feed le

19 The job number screen displays (2) choices for the operator. In the first choice, F1=Program new values, the operator can enter or change the numb

20 After pressing the F4 key and the parameters are within the operating range, the following screen appears. JOB#=0

21 Pressing the F4 key once will reset the program to the jog mode screen so that jog is now active. Pressing the F4 key twice will reset the program

22 If the F2 key was pressed then the servo will be in the auto total mode and the following screen appears.

23 Pressing the F4 key, stops the automatic cycle and the main menu screen appears. When the automatic screen is displayed, all keys except the F4 ke

24 sequence, like a length change, then the length could be adjusted now and the sequence would be changed in the job memory for any future running of

25 Pressing the F1 or F2 keys will produce one of the following displays. The lower the number entered, the longer the ramp cycle. Press F1 or F2

26 DRIVE ROLL PARALLELISM ADJUSTMENT Every servo feed has an eccentric adjustment screw to adjust the upper roller to be in parallel to the lower rol

27 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART PROBLEM CAUSE REMEDY No power indication

28 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART (cont.) PROBLEM CAUSE REMEDY Material feeds off

2 START UP SECTION (100-200-300 S SERIES) 12/98 Congratulations on purchasing a Rapid-Air Servo. Not only did you receive a complete servo unit but

29 MOTOR SERVICE The servo motor is flanged mounted and secured with four socket head cap screws. The motor removal has to be done in a sequence as d

30 REASSEMBLY OF UNIT Prior to assembly, attention must be given to three points of contact that require an application of Moly-Cote, Lubriplate or ot

31 PRECAUTIONS & SAFETY NEVER - Put screwdrivers or foreign materials in feed rolls NEVER - Hold onto material as it is being fed through the se

32 WARRANTY ALL SALES BY THE COMPANY ARE MADE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. PLEASE READ. WARRANTY - The Company warrants, for a pe

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHARTS AND DRAWINGS DIRECTORY pg. 4 INTRODUCTION

4 CHARTS AND DRAWINGS PLAN 100 SERIES PLAN 200 SERIES

5 INTRODUCTION The Rapid-Air Servo feed carries with it the quality and reliability you have grown to expect from a Rapid-Air product. The motion co

6 INSTALLATION AND MECHANICAL SETUP OF SERVO FEED The shipping container should contain: 1 Mechanical Servo Feed -Standard 1 Console Complete

7 INSTALLATION AND MECHANICAL SETUP OF MOUNTING BRACKET The cast mounting bracket is available for mounting the servo feed directly to the bolster pl

8 MECHANICAL ROLL RELEASE SETUP All Rapid-Air feeds are set up to add a mechanical pilot release. If the mechanical pilot release is used, and we r