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Operators and Service Manual 

Avery Dennison 
S

ONIC

 Knife  

1000w with Telsonics 

 
 
 
 
 
 

     

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

05571392 Rev 4.4 06 March, 2019 

Original Instructions

 

 

© 2016 Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved 

Summary of Contents for SONIC Knife

Page 1: ...Operators and Service Manual Avery Dennison SONIC Knife 1000w with Telsonics 05571392 Rev 4 4 06 March 2019 Original Instructions 2016 Avery Dennison Corp All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...itions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operations This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the...

Page 3: ...User s Manual Sonic Knife 3 3 3 3 Classification Avery Dennison Public...

Page 4: ...4 User s Manual Sonic Knife Classification Avery Dennison Public...

Page 5: ...ecting the Ultrasonic Power Supply 15 3 6 Components 17 4 0 Operation 19 4 1 Ultrasonic Power Supply Introduction 19 4 1 1 Fuse 19 4 1 2 RF Cable to Sonic Converter 19 4 1 3 Custom Trigger 20 4 1 4 Ai...

Page 6: ...r Assembly 43 11 2 Drive Assembly and Parts List 43 11 3 PCB Electrical Assembly and Parts List 44 11 4 InFeed Conveyor Assembly 46 11 5 Infeed Conveyor Assembly Parts List 47 11 6 H Frame Assembly 48...

Page 7: ...ng the woven polyester with a standard knife requires that the ends of the label be sewn in or loop sewn Otherwise the label will fray as there is nothing physical to keep the weave together Other cut...

Page 8: ...ation Please review these carefully NOTE Call attention to information that is especially significant to understanding and operating the equipment Provided suggestions and help CAUTION Inform you of a...

Page 9: ...cord before servicing the printer Operators should read and understand the Operators manual before operating the printer If the printer operates improperly or fails to respond to commands turn the pr...

Page 10: ...for a list of manufacturers of hearing protection High voltage is present in the power supply Never attempt to operate the unit with the cover off To prevent the possibility of electrical shock make...

Page 11: ...res a table of sufficient quality and strength to handle this load Locate the sonic knife in an area so that the cutting noise emitted from the knife operation will not affect others While AVERY DENNI...

Page 12: ...o move by hand to its installation location CAUTION Do not remove the printer from the carton or unpack in the shipping receiving department Move the carton to the installation location Move the sonic...

Page 13: ...om the printer care should be taken that it s stored in a safe location and manner to prevent it from falling or tipping over causing personal injury or damage to the unit The sonic knife has a suppor...

Page 14: ...stock coming from the printer is centered on the horn face 5 Install the printer stacker on the stacker posts on the sonic knife Those posts mimic the printer stacker posts and installation of the st...

Page 15: ...2 Connect the sonic knife cable to the receptacle on the printer as shown in Figure 3 FIGURE 3 3 5 Connecting the Ultrasonic Power Supply 1 Locate the ultrasonic power supply in a convenient location...

Page 16: ...he connector 5 Connect the power cord to the ultrasonic power supply and the AC power source NOTE The 230v power supply has no AC mains power switch Plugging it in energizes it Ultrasonic energy is ge...

Page 17: ...Sonic Knife 17 17 17 17 Classification Avery Dennison Public 3 6 Components FIGURE 5a Stability foot Mounting sleeve Web guides Thread path Web guide knob Component Cover Stacker posts Feed knob Snubb...

Page 18: ...ser s Manual Sonic Knife Classification Avery Dennison Public FIGURE 5b Feed knob Converter Converter bracket screw Horn Knife screws Knife leveling pin Knife Cover exit conveyor and stacker posts rem...

Page 19: ...blade Operation The power supply generates electrical pulses at 35 KHz to the converter The converter turns the electrical pulses into motion The horn turns the motion in a vibrating surface The knif...

Page 20: ...intain optimum efficiency keep the horn stack area and the back cover cooling vents free from debris and clutter 4 2 Power Supply Settings FIGURE 6 The factory will pre program the ultrasonic power su...

Page 21: ...minimum checkout requirement 4 4 Threading stock through the sonic knife CAUTION Each customer must take responsibility to ensure the workstation created for the printer meets the recommended require...

Page 22: ...r brake until it stops at the upper and lower feed rollers 3 Using the feed roller knob and the SNAP feed knob advance the stock through the knife under the knife blade and out into the stacker 4 The...

Page 23: ...23 23 23 23 Classification Avery Dennison Public 6 Adjust the stacker so it touches the edge of the label Adjust the static brush as necessary FIGURE 7 Feed knob SNAP Feed knob Web guide knob Web gui...

Page 24: ...printer To clean the knife and rollers 1 Remove the cover 2 Loosen the one side lock and two top lock screws as shown in Figure 8 3 Flip back the feed conveyor 4 Clean metal roller with a nylon brush...

Page 25: ...d maintenance The top knife will need to be replaced and leveled The stack will need to be adjusted to cut in a new location General tuning will need to be done to keep the sonic knife in top running...

Page 26: ...attached to a self leveling mount with a leveling pin 3 Loosen and remove the two knife screws 4 Remove the blade from the leveling pin 5 Replace the new knife blade 6 Thread the two knife screws into...

Page 27: ...personnel FIGURE 10 1 Remove the Knife Guard Cover 2 Loosen the two knife screws 3 Using a 9 64 wrench advance the roller cam until the knife blade assembly compresses against the Horn Surface 4 Make...

Page 28: ...rained service personnel Knife body cover removed Operation 1 The knife assembly body moves the knife up and down 2 As the CAM moves against the lift bracket the knife assembly body moves up 3 As the...

Page 29: ...d separates from the knife body assembly FIGURE 11 Notice the dwell gap between the knife body assembly and the knife shaft end as shown under the red circle when the knife is fully compressed See dwe...

Page 30: ...ring is not use the 9 16 wrench to turn the nut under the Cam as shown in Figure 13 This will rotate the knife shaft while the spring nut will be prevented from turning Therefore the knife spring will...

Page 31: ...onger and will allow adjustment of the knife shaft dwell gap FIGURE 14 5 Insert the feeler gauge as shown in Figure 15 FIGURE 15 6 With the nut loosened and the knife closed use the 9 16 wrench to tur...

Page 32: ...imity switch triggers the power supply to begin generating energy during the cut If the proximity switch is not adjusted properly the power supply will not be triggered and the unit will not cut prope...

Page 33: ...ag is flush with the proximity sensor 5 Loosen the proximity sensor flag collar and position the flag so there is a 0 015 gap between the flag and the sensor as shown in Figure 18 FIGURE 18 6 Retighte...

Page 34: ...e sonic knife cover 2 Remove the knife guard and the exit conveyor 3 Remove the horn mount screws and horn clamp screws as shown in Figure 19 4 Remove the horn mount and horn clamp 5 The horn will sli...

Page 35: ...ers 2 Adjust cam to Top Dead Center TDC position as shown in figure 20 by rotating cam until flag is centered in C sensor block 3 Loosen screws shown in figure 21 4 Place 020 thick feeler gauge betwee...

Page 36: ...ide of fabric only Out of level Knife Blade Follow Knife Blade leveling procedure on page 26 Fabric not centered on horn Check all label guides and mounting brackets to make sure fabric is centered on...

Page 37: ...tion Speed Controlled by speed of printer See chart in Appendix B Stock Polyester woven edge fabric and AVERY DENNISON So Soft Products Interface Cabling to printers and to Sonics Dimensions 16 0 406m...

Page 38: ...50 BILSON INTERNATIONAL INC 109 Carpenter Drive Sterling VA 22170 E A R A Division of the CABOT CORPORATION 7911 Zionsville Road Indianapolis IN 46268 FLENTS PRODUCTS COMPANY INC Ely Industrial Part B...

Page 39: ...User s Manual Sonic Knife 39 39 39 39 Classification Avery Dennison Public 10 0 Electrical Schematic...

Page 40: ...40 User s Manual Sonic Knife Classification Avery Dennison Public 10 1 115V 230V Schematic...

Page 41: ...18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 11 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 CON20 CON20 STACKER FULL SENSOR 371133 ISO ISO 371133 LOWER STACK POSITION SENSOR UPPER STACK POSITION SENSOR J...

Page 42: ...42 User s Manual Sonic Knife Classification Avery Dennison Public 11 0 Assembly Drawings Mechanical...

Page 43: ...ITEM PART NO DESCRIPTION QTY 1 5571008 FRAME UPRIGHT 1 2 5571204 COVER BACK 1 3 5571208 COVER BLADE GUARD 1 4 5571209 BRACKET FRONT COVER 2 5 5571215 COVER GEAR 1 6 5571225 COVER FRONT 1 7 5990090 10...

Page 44: ...6 6 05571122K KIT INK OUT SENSOR 1 7 05990015 6 32 X 1 4 CAP SCREW 2 8 05990080 10 32 X 3 8 CAP SCREW 10 9 05572053 DRIVE 96T GEAR 1 11 05571012 SPACER FRAME 1 12 05991503 GEAR 48T 1 13 05577061 COLLA...

Page 45: ...IPTION QTY 1 05575004 SONIC KIT 115V 1000W 1 2 05996154 ELECTRICAL CLAMP 35 DIA 1 3 05996153 ELECTRICAL CLAMP 19 DIA 1 4 05990051 8 32 X 3 8 CAP SCREW 4 5 05571006 FRAME PC BOARD 1 6 05341107SK PC BOA...

Page 46: ...nual Sonic Knife Classification Avery Dennison Public 11 4 InFeed Conveyor Assembly 1 2 5 9 10 14 16 32 23 37 31 29 35 26 24 2 36 25 30 12 32 27 33 28 34 6 15 2 22 11 2 4 5 16 14 17 7 3 38 13 8 17 18...

Page 47: ...5574089 LOWER BRIDGE PLATE 1 23 05574083 SNUBBER TIE PLATE 1 8 05990072 8 32X1 4 SOC FL HD SCREW 2 24 05574095 SHAFT SNUBBER 2 9 05571223 COVER GEAR 1 25 05574090 SNUBBER BRACKET 1 10 05991484 GEAR 36...

Page 48: ...User s Manual Sonic Knife Classification Avery Dennison Public 11 6 H Frame Assembly 35 35 20 17 8 7 18 18 29 30 21 8 7 6 2 19 4 3 2 32 5 34 33 3 31 27 28 1 26 9 12 11 14 13 10 11 12 15 16 23 24 25 1...

Page 49: ...2 25 05990121 1 4 20X5 8 CAP SCREW 2 8 05990081 10 32X1 2 CAP SCREW 2 26 05427026 NUT ADJUSTMENT 1 9 05427062 INSULATOR KNIFE HOLDER 2 27 05577020 SHAFT SPRING MOUNT 1 10 05577055 BRACKET KNIFE MOUNT...

Page 50: ...3 7 05571020 FOOT OUTRIGGER 1 8 05571021 FOOT SPACER 1 9 05991536 5 16 X 1 4 SHOULDER SCREW 1 10 05578049 BRACKET MOUNT 1 11 05578048 BRACKET ARM 1 12 05990122 1 4 20X3 4 CAP SCREW 6 13 05990154 1 4...

Page 51: ...WORK 1 11 05572044 GEAR 30T IDLER 1 12 05990261 SNAP RING 3 16 3 13 05990272 WASHER 8 BELLEVILLE 1 14 05990065 8 32 X 375 BHCS 2 15 05990088 10 32X3 8 F H SCREW 2 16 05584034 ELECTRICAL STATIC BRUSH 2...

Page 52: ...52 User s Manual Sonic Knife Classification Avery Dennison Public 11 10 Safety Guards 05570080D 05571114 05581143 NOT SHOWN 16 13 7 2 3 3 11 9 15 6 1 14 8 10...

Page 53: ...S SONIC KNIFE SYSTEM NOT SHOWN 1 6 05571140 HARNESS INTERLOCK UPGRADE 1 7 05571208 COVER BLADE GUARD 1 8 05571227 COVER PINCH POINT 1 9 05571228 BRACKET SWITCH HOUSING 1 10 05574079 GUARD 500 2 1 CUTT...

Page 54: ...s 53 54 Revised layout and photos 4 11 2016 N A JB JM DW 3 1 Updated Electrical Schematic on Page 32 Updated Cover Assembly Parts List Pages 35 36 Updated Safety Guard Parts List Pages 49 50 4 25 2016...

Page 55: ...Avery Dennison 170 Monarch Lane Miamisburg OH 45342 1 800 543 6650 In the U S A 1 800 387 4740 In Canada www averydennison com...

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