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Manual version V0608

DA-52

Reference Manual

Operation of Version 1

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Page 1: ...Manual version V0608 DA 52 Reference Manual Operation of Version 1 English ...

Page 2: ...ructed for operation of the total machine Delem Limited warranty This manual does not entitle you to any rights Delem reserves the right to change this manual without prior warning All rights reserved The copyright is held by Delem No part of this publication may be copied or reproduced without written permission from Delem BV ...

Page 3: ... 3 1 3 2 Programming of Punches 3 1 3 2 1 Punch library 3 1 3 2 2 Punch parameters 3 2 3 3 Programming of bottom dies 3 2 3 3 1 Die library 3 2 3 3 2 Die parameters 3 3 4 Program Constants 4 1 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 General 4 1 4 3 Materials 4 3 4 4 Program settings 4 4 4 5 Computation settings 4 6 4 6 Production settings 4 7 4 7 Backgauge dimensions 4 9 4 8 Maintenance 4 10 4 9 Data transfer 4 ...

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Page 5: ...l A description of all keys and their functions is given in the next section Beside the front panel keys an external USB mouse can be used as a pointing device to select menu items parameters or softkeys It depends on your configuration whether such a device is available In this manual the phrase mouse is used to describe any of these possible pointing devices screen function keys arrow keys mode ...

Page 6: ...utton indicates whether or not this mode is active Manual mode In this mode it is possible to program all parameters of just one bending This mode is useful for testing and for calibration Programming mode In this mode bend programs can be programmed and executed Manual movement In this mode any selected axis can be moved manually with the arrow keys ...

Page 7: ...p status Program constants In this mode you program the general parameters for bend programming Tools In this mode you program and edit the tools There are 30 different punches and 30 different dies to program in the program memory Change view Key to switch between various pages of a bend It also serves to return to an active program Program library Open the library with bend programs on the contr...

Page 8: ...wing items Keyboard decimal point clear key Clearance of the input data field in the bottom left corner on the monitor screen 10 numerical keys 0 9 incl alphanumeric input plus minus toggle enter key to confirm a programmed value Cursor path control Stop button Start button ...

Page 9: ...sions The version of the software in your control is displayed at the upper side of the menu screen in the programming mode Example of version number V 1 2 V stands for version 1 is version number 2 is version level The version number is increased when new features are added to the software the level number is increased when minor corrections are needed in the existing version number Return to pre...

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Page 11: ...e a program proceed as follows The program library screen appears 2 a Press this key to activate the automatic mode Press this key to open the program library Use the arrow keys to move to the desired program in the list Use the enter key to select the highlighted program ...

Page 12: ... 2 1 General properties When a program has been selected or created a screen is shown with the general product parameters These parameters are the same for every bend of the program 2 b This page gives all data which are the same for every bending of the program main data of program Use the clear key to delete a program Confirm this by pressing ENTER Use the arrow keys up down to move the cursor t...

Page 13: ...e or the parameter bend position will appear in a bend step Thickness TH Thickness of the sheet Material M Selection of one of the programmed materials which are used to calculate the bending depths The control contains 4 preprogrammed materials and 2 programmable ones In total 6 materials can be programmed on the control See the chapter about programming constants how to program materials Punch U...

Page 14: ...e number of products that should be created with this program G Corr α Gα General correction of the angle valid for each bend of the program The value should be programmed in the same manner as for the correction per bend G Corr X Gx General correction of the X axis position valid for each bend of the program The value should be programmed in the same manner as for the correction per bend ...

Page 15: ... corrections They are not necessary when programming a product but are used to correct the machine behaviour during production They are described in chapter 6 2 3 2 Bend parameters first page Method BM Select the required bending method The control supports 2 methods 0 Air bend 1 Bottoming Bend methods Use the key change view to switch to another page with bend parameters When this key is pressed ...

Page 16: ... value below Mute When you want to limit the handling time of the product you can program a small positive or a negative value Repetition CY 0 bending is skipped 1 through 99 the number of times this bending will be repeated X axis X Backgauge position When a negative sign is programmed this backgauge dimension is an incremental dimension The incremental dimension is subtracted from the actual X a...

Page 17: ...alue for this parameter is copied from the parameter pressing speed in the programming constants menu Dwell time T Holding time of punch at bending point Decompression DC Decompression stroke after bending to release the working pressure Decomp speed BS The decompression speed is the programmable speed which is active during the programmed decompression stroke Code CX Programmable parameter which ...

Page 18: ...rection with the Y axis beam waiting at the pinching point until the backgauge is at the retract position 12 Step change at upper dead point with the Y axis beam waiting at the pinching point until the backgauge is at the retract position 13 Step change at upper dead point without movement of any axis The Y axis beam will wait at the sheet clamp point until the backgauge is at the retract position...

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Page 21: ...by pressing the tools key 3 a A maximum of 30 punches can be programmed Tools that are not programmed show an asterisk beside the tool number Press this key for tool programming The first time this key is pressed the screen for punch programming appears To switch to programming of bottom dies press this key again Use the arrow keys left right to browse to the desired tool in the library ...

Page 22: ...e punch This parameter has to be used as selection criterium the value will not be used in computation formulas Resistance R Maximum allowable force on punch in kN mm 3 3 Programming of bottom dies 3 3 1 Die library The programming of dies is started by pressing the tools key 3 b A maximum of 30 dies can be programmed Use the arrow keys left right to browse to the desired tool in the library ...

Page 23: ...is the distance between the touching lines crossing Angle α The angle of the die Radius RA The radius of the edges of the V opening Mute M Muting distance Distance above the sheet at which the speed change takes place 3 d X safe SN Calculated safety zone minimum X axis value which will be used in the case an R axis is mounted This to prevent finger to die collision The indicated minimum value is ...

Page 24: ... die dimensions as follows X SAFE FS V in which FS flat section on the back side of the V grove V opening value In this formula also a small additional safety value 0 5 mm has been added Resistance R Maximum allowable force on the die in kN mm ...

Page 25: ...he program constants The program constants are divided across several pages They are discussed in the following sections Use the arrow keys left right to browse through the various pages with parameters Use the arrow keys up down to select individual parameters At some parameters a value can be selected with the constants key This is indicated by the symbol ...

Page 26: ... LA Select the language for the user interface The following languages are supported 0 English 11 Polish 1 German 12 Lithuanian 2 Danish 13 Slowenian 3 French 14 Turkish 4 Italian 15 Russian 5 Dutch 16 Brazilian 6 Swedish 17 Hungarian 7 Czech 21 Chinese 8 Spanish 22 Chinese Traditional 9 Finnish 23 Korean 10 Portugese 24 Japanese ...

Page 27: ... module E E module of the selected material The materials are initially listed according to their material number which is shown in the first column ID The list can be sorted according to the different properties If you have a mouse available click on the title of a column The materials will be sorted in ascending or descending order of that property To change an existing material go to the releva...

Page 28: ...gle function to switch the database with angle corrections on or off Angle corrections are entered in production mode automatic step by step These corrections are stored in the product program Beside this it is also possible to store these corrections in a general database with angle corrections This way corrections that have once been entered for certain bends remain available for future use in o...

Page 29: ...Y axis opening value The value programmed here is used as initial value for the parameter Y axis opening in the Data Preparation menu of the programming mode Default X axis code XC Default value for the parameter code in a bend program This parameter determines the moment of step change in a bend program Initially the code parameter is set to the value programmed here during postprocessing and dur...

Page 30: ... on off setting only refers to corrections during product programming in the menu data preparation If a numeric program has been entered with corrections on the axis corrections are calculated and stored in the program These corrections can be viewed and edited in production mode see Automatic mode Bottoming Force Factor BF The pressure needed for an airbend multiplied by this factor in order to o...

Page 31: ...ntrols the pressure valve Clamping correction CC The position of the beam at which the sheet is clamped is calculated In order to have a firm clamped sheet it is possible to offset the calculated pinch point with the value here programmed A positive value will result in a deeper position a negative value in a higher position of the beam X reference correction C1 When the actual mechanical X axis p...

Page 32: ...V0608 4 8 axis The value 0 disables this functionality When programmed not equal to zero this position will be active when the X axis has to move inside the safety zone of the die 4 f ...

Page 33: ... offset value for the R axis can be set if the backgauge is positioned against the sheet edge and the X axis position is outside the die safety zone 4 h A negative value gives a lower backgauge position This offset is only valid for gauge position 0 Finger height FH The height of the default finger level Finger length FL The length of the first finger level ...

Page 34: ...V0608 4 10 4 8 Maintenance 4 i Hours The number of hours the machine is running Strokes The number of strokes the pressbeam has executed ...

Page 35: ... name are replaced Restore products Copy all products present on the USB disk to the control Existing products on the control with the same name are replaced Backup tools Copy all tools from the control to the USB disk Existing tools on the USB disk with the same name are replaced Beside the tools also the program constants are stored Restore tools Copy all tools present on the USB disk to the con...

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Page 37: ...ition It is also possible to move the axes manually see section 5 2 5 a 5 2 Parameter Explanation All the parameters can be programmed independently of the programs in memory Punch UP Number of selected punch in the library Die UN Number of selected die in the library Manual mode By pushing this key the CNC is in manual mode Use the key change view to switch to a screen with zoomed values ...

Page 38: ... methods Corr α Cα Correction on angle to bend The angle correction should be entered as follows Programmed value of 90 degrees Measured value of 92 degrees Then it is required to program Corr _ with 2 Programmed value of 90 degrees Measured value of 88 degrees Then it is required to program Corr _ with 2 Angle α Angle to bend Y1 axis Y The programmed or calculated Y axis value to realise a certai...

Page 39: ...ve one or more auxiliary axes for instance a R axis Z axis or part support the parameters of these axes appear here When you have a R1 axis and a R2 axis the programmed R1 value is automatically copied to the R2 axis value The R2 axis value can if necessary be changed afterwards Opening DY This parameter results in a certain gap opening between the punch and the die after the bend A positive value...

Page 40: ...en positive right hand side lower When negative right hand side higher The programmed value is active below the clamping point 5 c After pushing the start button all the programmed parameters are active 5 3 Zoomed values 5 d In this screen the values of the controlled axes are displayed ...

Page 41: ...ed manually This operation is only possible in Stop Manual Mode First you select the respective backgauge axis with help of the Manual positioning key so that you will see the cursor bar at the required axis Then you can move the axis with help of the keys Y axis With the keys the punch can be positioned manually in the same way as for the auxiliary axes Press this key to activate the manual movem...

Page 42: ...r The Y axis must be below mute point A pressing command must be given to the CNC 5 4 2 To teach You can teach an axis a correct position within the manual positioning mode When you have moved an axis to a certain position with the cursor keys you may want to store this position To do so press the ENTER key within this screen The actual axis value left side will appear in the programmed axis field...

Page 43: ...end the product number and the drawing number Above the horizontal line the programmed and computed parameters are displayed See chapter 2 about programming of these parameters The parameters below the horizontal line are corrections on the programmed values If the key lock is active the program parameters above the line cannot be changed The correction parameters below the line can always be chan...

Page 44: ...s been switched on the control checks whether a correction exists for this type of bend in the database The result of this check is prompted in the entry field No stored correction No correction has been found for this bend Stored correction A correction that matches the current bend has been found Interpolated correction A correction has been calculated interpolated based on other existing correc...

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Page 46: ... to move an axis by pressing the arrow keys on the front panel of the control After pressing the key manual pos the following screen appears 6 c The procedure for manual movement is described in section 5 2 Press this key to activate the manual movement mode ...

Page 47: ... 2 7 E module 4 3 Finger height 4 9 Finger length 4 9 Force 2 7 Force 5 3 Gauge R offset 4 9 G Corr α 2 4 G Corr X 2 4 Height 3 2 Height 3 3 Hold time 5 3 Hours 4 10 Inch mm select 4 1 Intermediate R for X movement 4 7 Language 4 2 Length 5 2 Machine number 4 4 Material 2 3 Material 5 2 Material name 4 3 Method 2 5 Method 5 2 Mute 3 3 Mute 5 2 Number of bends 2 3 Opening 2 6 Opening 5 3 Parallelis...

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