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Made in Germany

Operator's Manual

A1000

Applicator

Summary of Contents for A1000

Page 1: ...Made in Germany Operator s Manual A1000 Applicator ...

Page 2: ...te Terms and conditions Deliveries and performances are effected under the General conditions of sale of cab Operator s Manual Translation of the Original Version for the following products Germany cab Produkttechnik GmbH Co KG Postfach 1904 D 76007 Karlsruhe Wilhelm Schickard Str 14 D 76131 Karlsruhe Telefon 49 721 6626 0 Telefax 49 721 6626 249 www cab de info cab de France cab technologies s a ...

Page 3: ...ting the Parallelism between Pad and Dispense Edge 16 5 1 3 Opening the Holes on the Blow Tube 16 5 1 4 Aligning the Blow Tube 16 5 1 5 Adjusting the Stopper 17 5 2 Pneumatic Adjustments 18 5 2 1 Control Valves 18 5 2 2 Adjusting the Pad Movement Speed 19 5 2 3 Adjusting Vacuum and Supporting Air 20 5 2 4 Option Pressure Reduction Valve 20 6 Operation 21 6 1 Loading Labels and Transfer Ribbon 21 6...

Page 4: ... other use or use going beyond this shall be regarded as improper use The manufacturer supplier shall not be liable for damage resulting from unauthorized use the user shall bear the risk alone Usage for the intended purpose also includes complying with the operating manuals of applicator and printer including the manufacturer s maintenance recommendations and specifications i Notice The complete ...

Page 5: ...rsonnel have the technical knowledge and tools required to do the necessary work There are various warning stickers on the device They draw your attention to dangers Warning stickers must therefore not be removed as then you and other people cannot be aware of dangers and may be injured 1 4 Safety Marking 1 1 Danger of crushing to hand and fingers by the moving pad Fig 1 Safety marking 1 5 Environ...

Page 6: ...rom the pad The label can be applied with three different methods Stamp on The label is pressed directly onto the product Blow on The pad moves to a pre adjusted position approximately 10mm away from the product The label is blown onto the product by an air stream Roll on In the starting position the label is forwarded until touching the roller of the roll on pad At the labelling position the roll...

Page 7: ...ttle valve 8 Pad holder 9 Pad application specific 10 Blow tube for supporting air Fig 2 Front view 10 14 2 13 15 17 18 16 11 12 19 20 2 Knurled screw for attaching the applicator to the printer 10 Blow tube for supporting air 11 Vacuum throttle valve 12 Supporting air throttle valve 13 Pre dispense key 14 Interface to the printer 15 Pins 16 Compressed air connector 17 25 pin PLC interface connect...

Page 8: ...able in different standard sizes According to the size of the label the holes may be pierced by the customer For that purpose a piercing pin is included in the delivery contents On request tamp pads customized to the label sized are delivered 2 5 2 Roll on Pads Fig 6 Roll on pad A1411 bxh Roll on pads Type A1411 are only produced on request customized to the label size 2 5 3 Blow Pads Fig 7 Blow p...

Page 9: ...r only in dry locations protected from splash water 3 2 Mounting the Applicator to the Printer Attention X X Disconnect the printer from the power supply before mounting the applicator X X Ensure a stable standing of the printer X X Connect the compressed air only after mounting the applicator to the printer 1 2 3 4 Fig 9 Mounting the applicator 1 Insert the pins 15 fig 3 on the back of the applic...

Page 10: ...are certainly covered by the label Open the holes completely by turning the piercing pin 4 inside the holes Attention Do not open holes which are located less than 1 mm from a label edge 3 4 Preparing the Applicator for Using a Tamp Pad Type 1312 The cylinder unit 6 can be mounted on the bracket 1 in two different positions When the applicator is delivered the cylinder unit is mounted on the brack...

Page 11: ...gn the pad in all directions Mechanical Adjustments before connecting the applicator to the compressed air supply 3 6 Mounting the Stopper 1 2 3 1 3 4 Fig 13 Mounting the stopper When the applicator is delivered the stopper 1 is mounted on the rods 4 With this stopper the labelling position for the operation mode Blow on can be adjusted In the operation modes Stamp on and Roll on the stopper is no...

Page 12: ...ly The connector 2 for the compressed air supply is located at the service unit The connector is suitable for a 1 4 coupling plug 1 5 The air pressure for operating the applicator is pre adjusted to 0 5 MPa 5 bar Check the pressure at the manometer of the service unit Correct the adjustment if necessary Pull knurled knob 4 up Turn knob to tune required operating pressure of 5 bar Push knob down 6 ...

Page 13: ...l of the printer A series or Operator s manual of the printer A series Die following description apply to the printers of the A series For printers of the A series there are marginal differences in the key functions 4 1 Method for Changing the Printer Setup 1 Press menu key 2 Select Setup Machine param Applicator 3 Select and adjust the needed parameters 4 Return to the Ready mode 4 2 Quick Mode f...

Page 14: ...oll on time only at Mode of oper Roll on Dwell time max 5 s of the pad in the labelling position 0 ms Support delay on Setting the switch on delay max 2 5 s for the supporting air between print start and switching on the supporting air The delay prevents swirling at the front of the label and consequently avoids faults when the label is being picked up from the printer 0 ms Support del off Setting...

Page 15: ...4 inside the elongated hole in such a way that the distance between the pad and the dispense edge is about 2 mm 3 Tighten screw 3 Height adjustment 1 Loosen screw 1 2 Shift the cylinder unit including the pad 4 inside the elongated hole in such a way that the lower rear edge of the pad is located about 1 mm below the dispense edge of the printer 3 Tighten screw 1 Side adjustment 1 Loosen screw 2 2...

Page 16: ...rting air to the label width the plastic rings 2 can be removed from the holes X X Open all holes which affect certainly the area of the label Fig 17 Opening the holes on the blow tube 5 1 4 Aligning the Blow Tube 1 2 3 2 4 Fig 18 Alignment of the blow tube The blow tube 2 for the supporting air can be rotated around its axis That way the direction of the supporting air can be optimized 1 Loosen s...

Page 17: ...e 7 at the labelling point 2 Pull the tubes out of the push in fittings 1 5 3 Loosen the screw 3 in the stopper 2 4 Move the pad manually in the required labelling position The distance between the blow pad 6 in the labelling position and the product surface 7 must not exceed 10 mm 5 Move the stopper 2 against the guide block 4 and tighten the screw 3 6 Insert the tubes into the appropriate push i...

Page 18: ...in case of a switched off printer When you switch the valve by hand over switch 6 the tamp will move down When you switch the valve by hand over switch 6 the tamp will move up Double 2 way valve 4 for blow air In the operation mode blow the label will blow up to the product n the operation mode tamp and roll will switch on the blow air for a short time in the back movement to clear the tamp For al...

Page 19: ...unterclockwise the screw 4 at the lower valve 3 X X To increase the upward speed turn counterclockwise the screw 2 at the upper valve 1 i Notice The application pressure of the pad is mainly dependent on the downward speed of the pad X X In order to reduce the application pressure turn clockwise the screw 4 Attention The time for the downward movement of the pad may not exceed 2 seconds Otherwise ...

Page 20: ...With the valve 2 the vacuum to suck the label onto the pad can be adjusted X X Adjust the vacuum in such a way that the label is properly sucked by the pad X X To increase the vacuum turn counterclockwise the screw at the valve 2 i Notice With the vacuum setting the final position of the label on the pad can be adjusted If the vacuum is too high the label feeding may early be stopped 5 2 4 Option ...

Page 21: ...r Peel Position in the printer configuration X X Following adjust the additional peel off offset in the software It is very important to follow that procedure for a certain start after label loading and for the re start after error treatment Parameter Peel Position in the printer configuration X X Check the basic setting in the printer setup Perform labelling cycles by alternately pressing the fee...

Page 22: ...Peel position in the printer configuration 6 5 Test Mode Using the Pre dispense Key with Print Job That method allows to check labelling process with the real print data using the pre dispense key 1 X X Send a print job The test mode is executed in two half cycles X X Press the pre dispense key 1 Half cycle 1 A label is printed The vacuum at the pad as well as the supporting air blow tube are swit...

Page 23: ...ies out a short backfeed to position the front edge of the next label at the printing line i Notice This synchronizing also has to be carried out when the print job has been interrupted with the cancel key Synchronizing is not necessary when the printhead was not lifted between print jobs This also applies if the printer was powered off between print jobs X X Start a print job X X Start the labell...

Page 24: ...ge of the printer The error type is shown on the display After error correction the print of the last label will be repeated Contact between Pin 4 and Pin 19 14 is open 5 5 A0 2 XEDG No existing print job State message There is no print job currently available Contact between Pin 5 and Pin 19 14 is open 6 6 A0 3 XSAA General error message General error message of both printer and applicator This m...

Page 25: ...al for all output signals may be connected with 24V or GND 20 15 24V Out 24P Operating voltage 24V Si T 100mA provided by the applicator Example To generate the start signal by a foot switch Attention X X Do not connect an external voltage to Pin 20 15 21 A0 9 Special signal x command bit 0 is controlled by the X command in the direct programming for detailed description of the X command Programmi...

Page 26: ...he switch function of the outputs is to open or close the contact between the common line COM and the respective output Electrical requirements Umax 42 V Imax 100 mA Resistance of the closed contact R 25 Ω E0 1 Pin 1 E0 1 Pin 14 9 E0 2 Pin 2 E0 2 Pin 15 10 E0 3 Pin 3 E0 3 Pin 16 11 E0 5 Pin 23 E0 5 Pin 11 Pin 4 A0 1 Pin 5 A0 2 Pin 6 A0 3 Pin 7 A0 4 Pin 9 A0 5 Pin 17 12 A0 7 Pin 18 13 A0 8 Pin 21 A...

Page 27: ... Fig 30 Example for automatic creation of a start signal after receiving a print job for jobs with label amount 1 only Applicator Pin 20 15 Pin 3 Pin 16 11 Pin 8 24 V GND Pin 5 Pin 19 14 Pin 1 Pin 14 9 Fig 31 Example for automatic creation of the signal Print first label after receiving a print job and release of the cyclic labelling by a trigger switch in the application mode Apply Print Attentio...

Page 28: ...r blk There has been no change of the switch state at the upper sensor at the cylinder between the start of the labelling process and the signal from the labelling position sensor Check the sensor service Upper position Pad has not reached the starting position within 2s after the pad has left the labelling position or pad has left the starting position unauthorized Check the pneumatic adjustments...

Page 29: ...D6 LED7 Fig 32 LED on the PCB applicator control LED No Color Function active value 1 green VAK Label on tamp ON 3 green PLC Signal XSTART ON 4 green PLC Signal XSTOP ON 5 green PLC Signal XDREE ON 6 green PLC Signal XRST ON 7 green not implement Table 6 LED on the PCB applicator control ...

Page 30: ...licator Type A1000 Applied EU Regulations and Norms Directive 2006 42 EC on machinery EN ISO 12100 2010 EN ISO 13849 1 2015 EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A12 2011 A1 2010 A2 2013 Person authorised to compile the technical file Erwin Fascher Am Unterwege 18 20 99610 Sömmerda Signed for and on behalf of the Manufacturer cab Produkttechnik Sömmerda Gesellschaft für Computer und Automationsbausteine mbH 99...

Page 31: ...h In the event of any alteration which has not been approved by us being made to any device as designated below this statement shall thereby be made invalid Device Applicator Type A1000 Applied EU Regulations and Norms Directive 2014 30 EU relating to electromagnetic compatibility EN 55032 2012 EN 55024 2010 EN 61000 6 2 2005 Directive 2011 65 EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous ...

Page 32: ...ng voltage 25 Operation mode 6 13 14 Operation voltage 29 P Pad in labelling position 25 Pad in starting position 24 25 Pause key printer 25 28 Peel off mode 21 Peel position 14 21 22 28 Peripheral port 9 Piercing pin 8 9 10 PLC interface Pin assignment 24 Signals 24 Pneumatic cylinder 7 Pre dispense key 7 21 22 28 Print Apply 13 14 Printer not ready 24 Print first label 24 25 28 Q Quick mode for ...

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