6
Assembly and installation
6.1
Safety precautions
Hazardous situations during installation can be avoided by safety-conscious and
proactive behaviour of the personnel.
For installation, the following principles apply:
•
Only qualified personnel are allowed to set-up, install and commission the
component.
•
Ensure that adequate working and traffic areas are available at the place of
installation.
•
Observe the maximum load-bearing capacity of the installation surface.
•
Observe the transport instructions and markings on the part(s) to be
transported.
•
Remove any nails protruding from transport crates immediately after opening
the crate.
•
Under no circumstances should anyone stand under a suspended load.
•
Safety devices of the component may not work effectively during installation.
•
Reliably secure sections of the plant which have already been connected
against inadvertently being switched on.
•
Locking screws and sealing plugs that are not expressly intended for
disassembly and assembly in accordance with these operating instructions
must not be loosened or removed.
6.2
Establishing hose connections
To ensure reliable operation, the compressed air hoses must be cut exactly at a
right angle.
Tools required:
•
Hose cutter
Carry out the following steps:
1.
Shut off the compressed air supply.
2.
Use the hose cutter to cut the pneumatic hoses at a right angle.
3.
Push the air hose into the air connector (P) on the control top.
4.
Re-open the compressed air supply.
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Done.
Hint!
Avoid kinks in the pneumatic hoses!
6.3
Pneumatic connections
Assembly and installation
Safety precautions
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