GBC OORCA-III, Operation Manual

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ORCA-III Operation Manual Operation
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The ORCA-III Laminator has been designed with
safety as a primary consideration. However, you
must become thoroughly familiar with the controls,
proper operation, proper service procedures, and
safety features of the laminator before using or
servicing the unit.
GBC Pro-Tech laminators are powerful machines
that are designed to mount, laminate and encapsulate.
The forces required to accomplish these tasks can
vary from negligible to very large.
The air-cylinder system used to provide downward
pressure on the top roll is capable of producing
forces greater than 1000 pounds (454 kg). This force
is applied to any object presented in the opening
(called the nip) between the two rolls.
Use care in lowering the top laminating roll and know
how to react quickly in an emergency. The laminator
roll UP-DOWN switch is located on the instrument
panels. This switch controls the up and down motion
of the top laminator roll. Before turning this switch to
the DOWN position, ensure that nothing is in the nip
area.
In addition, the laminating rolls of the ORCA-III can
reach temperatures of over 200
°
F (100
°
C). At these
temperatures there is a danger of a severe burn if the
rolls are touched during set-up, operation or
servicing.
The ORCA-III Laminator has a steel cabinet that is
bolted closed to isolate the electrical and drive system
components for the safety of the operator. Only a
qualified service technician should open these
cabinets.
The laminator is equipped with four emergency stop
buttons located on the top of either side of the
laminator. Any of these, if engaged, stops the
laminator. To continue operation all four emergency
stop buttons must be in the up position.
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Twist each button
to resume
operation - the
button pops up
Push any button
to stop the
laminator
Figure 3-1: Using the Emergency Stop Buttons
The ORCA-III is equipped with a photoelectric eye
system that stops the machine when objects move into
the nip area.
In “run” mode (forward or reverse arrow is lit
constantly) forward or reverse button must be pushed
for progress to resume.
In “footswitch” mode (forward or reverse arrow is
flashing) rolls stop if photoelectric eye is blocked but
resume automatically when obstruction is removed
from the photoelectric eye path.
WARNING
Do not ever attempt to override the
photoelectric eye system. You could be
crushed or severely burned.
In addition to the safety features built into the
ORCA-III Laminator, extreme caution must be used
when operating or servicing the unit.