Rapid-air SERVO FEED WITH PILOT RELEASE: KBX SERIES Manuel d'utilisateur

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9 KBX Servo Straightener OPERATION For set up only, place a short length of stock about four feet on bottom rolls, between the pinch rolls. Set the

10 Straightener Section The whole concept of the KBX with pilots is that the servo can feed and straighten at the same time while shortening up the w

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

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 F. STANDARD PROGRAM- DATA INSTRUMENTS INTERFACE (J52)TB1-7) With the jumper in place, the standard program is active. This means that a job numb

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

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

1 RAPID-AIR START UP SECTION (100-200-300 S SERIES) Congratulations on purchasing a Rapid-Air Servo. Not only did you receive a complete servo uni

19 The job number screen displays (3) choices for the operator. In the first choice, F1=Program parameters, the operator can enter or change the feed

20 In order to advance material into the die, using the servo feed, the operator has to be in the manual mode. Pressing F2 on the keypad will cause t

21 If the operator presses F2 then the following screen is displayed. The single feed mode is active and every time the F1 key is pressed then the fe

22 If the feed has been properly set up and tested in manual and the press has been electrically interlocked with the feed, feed switch is wired to th

23 If this screen is displayed then the control cabinet has to be opened and the Pac-Sci drive has to be checked. To reset the fault, the master on-

24 The only section that has not been covered in this write-up is the ramp adjust mode. The ramp adjusts how fast the servo motor gets up to speed an

25 DRIVE ROLL PARALLELISM ADJUSTMENT Every KBX feed has an eccentric adjustment screw to adjust the upper roller to be in parallel to the lower rolle

26 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART PROBLEM CAUSE REMEDY No power indication

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

28 SERVO FAULT DISPLAY The Pacific Scientific drive has a list of internal faults and displays the number of that fault on it’s readout located on

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS KBX with Pilot Release CHARTS AND DRAWINGS DIRECTORY pg. 3 INTRODUCTION

29 FAULT CODE (Predefined Variable, Integer, Status Variable, Read-Only) Guidelines - 0 means the drive is not faulted and not enabled, while 8 means

30 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

31 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

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

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

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3 CHARTS AND DRAWINGS 104KBX W/ ROLL RELEASE 108KBX W/ ROLL RE

4 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

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

6 INSTALLATION AND MECHANICAL SETUP OF MOUNTING BRACKET The cast mounting bracket is available for mounting the KBX feed directly to the bolster plat

7 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

8 INTERFACING SERVO FEED WITH A PRESS The KBX unit is a slave to the press therefore it needs a command from the press to operate in the automatic mo