Edge Technologies Minuteman 320 SE, Operation Manual

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MINUTEMAN
320
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REV 13.1:2020
6.
Once bar is in the lathe collet and at facing position, the barfeed will time out
after 20 sec. with an alarm unless the lathe collet is closed or the manual button
on the bar feeder is pressed.
6.5 Loading and Unloading Bar Stock
Warning proper training is required for bar feeder operators. A lack of
training may lead to personal or machine damage.
Bar Loading
Retract the bar stock from the lathe guide bushing and open the lathe collet. Make sure the lathe
tools are clear of the guide bushing for the new bar to come in. The procedure below is for bar
feeder feeding left to right (AD configuration steps below, BC is feed right to left)
1. Press and hold the Reverse Jog button until the pusher is fully retracted to home
position.
2. Press the Grippers button to close the grippers on the bar stock.
3. Press the extraction button to activate the air cylinder to pull the pusher off the material.
The LED on the button will light when the carriage is pulled back to the rear limit.
4. Press the Grippers button to open the grippers.
5. Press the Channel Open / Close button to open the guide channels. The LED on the
button will light when the channels are fully opened.
6. Press the bar feeder emergency stop. Open the hood and remove barstock from the channel.
Now that the bar feeder channel is clear of a bar follow the process below to load the material.
7. Press the Pre-Auto button.
8. Press the Automatic button.
Bar will load automatically
1. The bar separators will lift and drop a bar into the guide channel.