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PLMNL0286 REV. B, Effective Date: 06/06/19

FiberMINI

with Auto Focus (AF) Operation Manual

5.7 Servicing the Air Blast Nozzle

See

Figure 54

To remove the air blast nozzle.

1. Remove the (2) M4 SHCS securing

the air blast nozzle to the spacer
above the cover glass manifold.

2. Remove the air blast nozzle.

Figure 54

To install the air blast nozzle.

3. Align the air blast nozzle so:



The counterbored M4 holes are in

line with the M4 tapped holes in
the spacer.



The nozzle faces the tip retainer

assembly.

4. Insert and tighten the (2) M4 SHCS.

Summary of Contents for FiberMINI 2.0

Page 1: ...FiberMINI 2 0 With Auto Focus AF Operation Manual ...

Page 2: ...nnection with furnishing performance or use of this product Laser Mech is a registered trademark of Laser Mechanisms Inc Corporate names and trademarks stated herein are the property of their respective companies COPYRIGHT 2019 Laser Mechanisms Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Laser Mechanisms ...

Page 3: ...Save all packaging material including the sealed padded pelican case in the event the head requires shipping or storage Check all items received against the packing list to verify that all the items were received Please note the product you receive may differ slightly from the illustrations in this manual While the drawings may differ the basic procedures described within remain the same TERMS USE...

Page 4: ... 2 6 Centering the Beam in the Tip Orifice Manually 8 3 Electrical Installation and Operation 9 3 1 Electrical Connections 9 3 1 1 Connections to the Head 9 3 1 2 Discrete I O Control Box PLCSA0081 10 3 1 3 DeviceNet Control Box PLCSA0082 11 3 1 4 Ethernet IP Control Box PLCSA0083 12 3 1 5 Modbus TCP Control Box PLCSA0084 13 3 2 EtherNet IP Modbus TCP DeviceNet Module If Equipped 14 3 3 Step and D...

Page 5: ...ing 30 4 5 4 Height Sensor 30 4 5 5 IN POS Function 31 4 5 6 AUX OUT Function 31 4 5 7 Tip Selection 31 4 5 8 EtherNet IP If Equipped 32 4 5 9 DeviceNet If Equipped 33 4 6 FiberMINI Monitor System Identification Information 33 5 Service 34 5 1 Cleaning the Outside of the Head 34 5 2 Servicing Gas Jet Tip 34 5 3 Servicing the Cover Glass 35 5 4 Servicing the Tip Retainer Assembly 36 5 5 Servicing t...

Page 6: ...is capable of cutting a wide range of materials Key Features Compatible with all leading fiber delivered laser systems up to 4kW Flexible design to optimize spot size Capacitive height sensing Up to14 mm automated focus lens adjustment Quick and easy access to the cover slide Water and air cooling Smooth assist gas flow Quick and easy to service the focus lens Thermal monitoring for the optics Int...

Page 7: ...tions The design intent of the cooling circuit is to operate on a closed looped cooling system or facility tap water as long as it meets the requirements in the table below Minimum Flow Rate 1 5 liter minute 2 BAR min Inlet Pressure 5 0 Bar 72 5 psi Max Inlet Temperature room temperature dew point Hardness Equivalent to CaCO3 250mg liter pH 6 to 8 Particulate Size 200 microns in diameter Assist Ga...

Page 8: ...recommendation is regulators with a stainless steel diaphragm Industrial regulators can aspirate air and the neoprene diaphragm can be a source of hydrocarbons Nozzle Air Cooling See Figure 3 for location and hose size The air cooling must be supplied with clean dry air specification to meet or exceed ISO 8573 1 2001 Class 2 4 2 Solids 100 000 particles per cubic meter of 0 1 0 5 µm size 1000 part...

Page 9: ...e bundled is one of the keys to having a successful cutting cell The end user is responsible for documenting and training personnel on the best bundling methods for their application 2 4 Fiber Input Adapter The purpose of the fiber input adapter is to provide an interface to connect the laser fiber optic cable to the head FiberMINI AF will adapt to most industrial fibers Each fiber type has a uniq...

Page 10: ...L to prevent debris from falling onto the optics See Figure 5 Figure 5 2 4 2 Adjusting the Fiber Input Adapter Orientation Many fiber optic cables have a key and only fit into the fiber input adapter FIA in one orientation You can rotate the FIA to match the orientation of the fiber end and reduce twisting of the fiber optic cable To reorient the FIA on the FiberMINI AF see Figure 6 1 Loosen but d...

Page 11: ... beam centering camera requires a Windows computer with a USB port and Plugable 250X Digital USB Microscope software or equivalent 1 Download and install the latest version of Plugable 250X Digital USB Microscope software to the appropriate computer http www lasermech com productupdates The Plugable com website also has the software available to download and videos with more details on the feature...

Page 12: ...see tooling marks on the end of the tip Figure 8 10 Move the focus lens to the center of travel See Section 4 for more details Do not look directly into the red beam If the beam is not centered in the tip orifice proceed to step 11 11 Use a 1 8 inch hex wrench to loosen or tighten the 2 adjusting screws so the beam is centered in the tip orifice See Figure 9 Figure 9 The image on the screen should...

Page 13: ...gnment o During initial installation o After replacing the fiber o After replacing the collimator optics o After replacing the focus lens To center the beam in the tip orifice manually 1 Verify that the high power beam is disabled 2 Install a gas jet tip with a 2 mm or larger orifice See Section 5 2 for more details 3 Put a piece of translucent tape on the end of the gas jet tip 4 Move the focus l...

Page 14: ...n twisted pairs There are 2 standard options Control Cable Length PLCAB0608 8 Meters PLCAB0701 20 Meters 3 1 Electrical Connections 3 1 1 Connections to the Head There are 3 cable connections to the head The control cable PLCAB0608 or PLCAB0701 connects at the top of the electrical box The straight end of the tip wire PLTTW0003 connects at the bottom of the electrical box The right angle end of th...

Page 15: ...onnection between the FiberMINI AF and a computer Laser Mechanisms provides PC software called FiberMINI Monitor that allows monitoring of the head and changing of the settings 3 Connect the optional user supplied Step Direction input into the 15 pin D sub connector on the control box no label See Section 3 3 for more details 4 Connect the user supplied 24V DC power source to the three position te...

Page 16: ... the FiberMINI AF and a computer Laser Mechanisms provides PC software called FiberMINI Monitor that allows monitoring of the head and changing of the settings 3 Connect the optional user supplied Step Direction input into the 15 pin D sub connector on the control box no label See Section 3 3 for more details 4 Connect the user supplied 24V DC power source to the three position terminal block on t...

Page 17: ...n the FiberMINI AF and a computer Laser Mechanisms provides PC software called FiberMINI Monitor that allows monitoring of the head and changing of the settings 3 Connect the optional user supplied Step Direction input into the 15 pin D sub connector on the control box no label See Section 3 3 for more details 4 Connect the user supplied 24V DC power source to the three position terminal block on ...

Page 18: ... the FiberMINI AF and a computer Laser Mechanisms provides PC software called FiberMINI Monitor that allows monitoring of the head and changing of the settings 3 Connect the optional user supplied Step Direction input into the 15 pin D sub connector on the control box no label See Section 3 3 for more details 4 Connect the user supplied 24V DC power source to the three position terminal block on t...

Page 19: ...Ds located on the front of the Industrial Network module Ethernet based networks have additional link and activity lights located on the RJ 45 connectors LED NS Network Status STATE STATUS Green Online connection s established Green flashing Online no connections established Red Duplicate IP address Critical link failure Red flashing Connection s timed out Off No power or no IP address LED MS Modu...

Page 20: ...on 2 7 9 Input Data Upper Assembly Temp Limit 3 0 21 0 10 Input Data Lower Assembly Temp Limit 3 1 21 1 11 Input Data Electronics Temp Limit 3 2 21 2 12 Input Data Temp Difference Limit 3 3 21 3 13 Input Data Steps per mm 3 4 21 4 14 Input Data Control Options 3 5 21 5 15 Input Data Home Minimum 3 6 21 6 16 Input Data Home Maximum 3 7 21 7 17 Input Data Focus Position 3 8 21 8 18 Input Data Maximu...

Page 21: ...x0080 Reserved for future use 8 256 0x0100 Upper assembly temperature limit 9 512 0x0200 Lower assembly temperature limit 10 1024 0x0400 Electronics temperature limit 11 2048 0x0800 Temperature difference limit 12 4096 0x1000 Reserved for future use 13 8192 0x2000 Reserved for future use 14 16384 0x4000 Initialization fault 15 32768 0x8000 Head not connected HSU Voltage In 6 MIN MAX DESCRIPTION 0 ...

Page 22: ...w sensor data and configure the interface when a USB connection is not available From any web browser on the same network enter the IP address assigned to the Network Interface box If you are unsure of the current IP address retrieve it using the Industrial Network Configuration screen in FiberMINI Monitor see Section 4 5 6 The Module Parameters screen displays a snapshot of sensor values limits a...

Page 23: ...PLMNL0286 REV B Effective Date 06 06 19 18 FiberMINI with Auto Focus AF Operation Manual Figure 17 ...

Page 24: ...NI with Auto Focus AF Operation Manual The Network Configuration screen allows you to configure IP address subnet mask gateway and additional advanced parameters Refer to Figure 18 Figure 18 Refer to Section 3 8 for the manual HSU calibration procedure ...

Page 25: ...t circuit The Ready Out signal is the same Ready output that is available on the terminal block Ready Out connects to the Output Common of the terminal block through a solid state relay when there are no faults present on the head Figure 19 and the following chart illustrate the step and direction pin outs Figure 19 Pin Function 1 Step A 2 Direction A 3 N C 4 N C 5 N C 6 N C 7 N C 8 N C 9 Step B 1...

Page 26: ...ground rod to the part Run a separate wire from the ground rod to the FiberMINI AF Electrical noise can create height sensing issues Large electric motors arc welders and other devices may be a source of significant electrical noise In order to eliminate this noise it may be necessary to connect a ground wire to the chassis of any such device near the process 3 5 Control Box Mounting Figure 20 ill...

Page 27: ...The light illuminates in red when a temperature fault is detected within the head The indicator light labeled TOUCH illuminates in green when the tip is in contact with the part or another conductive surface The indicator light labeled IN POSITION illuminates in green when the lens is located at the target position The light illuminates in red when the servo is shut off due to a position fault sen...

Page 28: ...NPUT INPUT DESCRIPTION Lens In The Lens In signal 0 10V is used to set the target position of the lens There are 3 digital outputs Ready Touch and In Pos available through the terminal block connection Each output is a solid state relay connected to Out Com when active DIGITAL OUTPUTS OUTPUT DESCRIPTION Ready The Ready output indicates the unit is operating with no fault conditions Connect the Rea...

Page 29: ...rface at least 100mm in diameter The calibration must be performed at power up and preferably every cycle Note The recommendation is to calibrate the tip every time the head is in a retracted position The calibration procedure takes 150ms and will ensure proper tip standoff is maintained Calibrating at a standoff greater than 12mm will result in standoff readings that are slightly less than the op...

Page 30: ...d folder and select Extract All 2 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the decompression extraction of the compressed files The resulting folder will have a single fiberMINI exe file a driver folder and a folder named FiberMINI Libs It is important that the Libs folder remain at the same location as FiberMINI Monitor You can move and copy the parent folder for these files as needed withou...

Page 31: ...opriate port from the menu The main screen will appear See Figure 23 To disconnect click the Disconnect button in the toolbar 4 4 Monitor After you connect FiberMINI Monitor a series of meters appears See Figure 25 Figure 25 The settings are based on temperature ranges Each meter displays the upper and lower limits in small digits along with the current value and a scale representing the current v...

Page 32: ...position To revert press the Esc key while typing in the value box or trigger a move using the controller If the head is configured with a height sensing tip the current stand off voltage will be displayed at the bottom of the screen The Temperatures group includes See Figure 25 o A thermometer for the upper assembly collimator area o A thermometer for the lower assembly cover glass area o A meter...

Page 33: ... 8 for the manual HSU calibration procedure o Position faults can usually be cleared by clicking the Reset Servo button in the toolbar o Once all fault conditions are cleared the indicator will change states to RECOVERED See Figure 28 The system is ready while in this state but the fault list is still available to advise you of previous faults It is often helpful with troubleshooting to record the...

Page 34: ...s 4 5 1 Unlock Settings 1 Click the Unlock Settings button in the toolbar In the pop up that appears enter the password minisetup 4 5 2 Temperatures For steps 1 and 2 see Figure 29 1 Click the Settings button in the toolbar and hover over Temperatures 2 Click Upper Assembly Limit Lower Assembly Limit Electronics Limit or Difference Limit as desired Figure 29 For steps 3 to 6 see Figure 30 3 A dial...

Page 35: ...select Focus Position or Step Size perform steps 3 to 6 in Section 4 5 2 4 5 4 Height Sensor For steps 1 and 2 see Figure 32 1 Click the Settings button in the toolbar and hover over Height Sensor 2 Click Active Curve Averaging Gain Factor or Disable HSU as desired The choices in step 2 only appear when the height sensor is enabled Figure 32 3 If you select Active Curve a dialog box will appear se...

Page 36: ...OUT Function 1 Click the Settings button in the toolbar and select AUX OUT Function 2 A dialog box will appear with a drop down list to select the desired function see Figure 35 The current function is also displayed Figure 35 3 Select the desired function from the drop down list If you select Fixed Voltage also enter the desired voltage in the provided field 4 Click OK to store the new function a...

Page 37: ...dress can be set using FiberMINI Monitor 1 Click the Settings button in the toolbar and select Industrial Network The EtherNet IP Configuration screen appears showing the active network settings See Figure 37 Figure 37 2 To modify the configuration click on the Configure tab and update the DHCP IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway settings as desired See Figure 38 Figure 38 3 If desired click the ch...

Page 38: ...vailable configuration parameters are replaced with Node ID and Baud Rate See Figure 39 Figure 39 4 6 FiberMINI Monitor System Identification Information The hardware and interface are specific to your system Therefore version and serial numbers are critical in order for Laser Mechanisms to provide support To display system information 1 Click the Menu button in the toolbar and select System Infor...

Page 39: ... Vacuum PLTLS0035 Dry Wipe PLTLS0037 Wet Wipe PLTLS0036 Laser Mechanisms recommends the following procedure to clean the entire outside surface of the head at least once per month or more often as necessary 1 Vacuum the entire outside surface of the head using the vacuum PLTLS0035 to remove loose dust and debris 2 Clean the entire outside surface of the head using a dry wipe PLTLS0037 to remove ad...

Page 40: ...machine by using the procedure that follows Always wear powder free gloves or finger cots when handling optics and optic holders 1 Clean the outside of the head according to Section 5 1 2 Release the cover glass door by pushing the latch See Figure 43 3 Swing the cover slide door open by pulling it The spring in the door latch will help push it open See Figure 44 Figure 44 For steps 4 to 12 see Fi...

Page 41: ...glass 8 Install a new cover glass by placing it into the holder 9 Press the seal ring into the holder to retain the cover slide The seal is bi directional so you can insert it in either direction Replace the existing seal with a new one if it appears damaged 10 Open the cover glass door The cover glass holder orientation notch and each component MUST match Figure 45 11 Reinsert the cover glass hol...

Page 42: ... in place in the top of the tip retainer assembly Replace any o rings if they are damaged or missing Take care that the engagement boss is in line with the center of the beam path If it is necessary now is a convenient time to replace the tip according to Section 5 2 6 Center the tip retainer assembly on the lens manifold block spacer 7 Rotate the tip retainer assembly so The tip wire connector is...

Page 43: ... the 4 captive M3 SHCS securing the focus lens holder door to the head 3 Remove the focus lens holder door Figure 48 It is the Laser Mechanisms recommendation to replace the focus lens cartridge as an assembly For steps 4 to 9 see Figure 49 4 Push the focus lens holder into the head until the retention guide is clear of the retention notch in the carriage 5 Lift the fixed lens holder up past the r...

Page 44: ... part of the head clean off the dust and or process debris according to Section 5 1 Always wear powder free gloves or finger cots when handling optics and optic holders To remove the collimator assembly See Figure 51 1 Clean the outside of the head according to Section 5 1 2 Position the head so the fiber input is HORIZONTAL See Figure 50 Take great care to ensure the optics remain clean Wipe any ...

Page 45: ...om the fiber manufacturer Give special attention to the fiber optic cable Take care to insure dirt and debris do not contaminate the glass block at the end of the fiber Plug or tape off the fiber input to prevent contamination Damage will occur if The output is not covered with manufacturer s cap The fiber input adapter is not protected by the provided dust cover 5 Take the head to a clean area Fo...

Page 46: ... collimator assembly ships with a collimator spacer that must be removed Figure 53 For steps 14 to 18 see Figure 51 14 Thread the EXISTING collimator spacer and water cooled fiber input adapter removed in step 10 into the NEW collimator assembly 15 Tighten the M4 SHSS securing the EXISTING collimator spacer to the NEW collimator assembly To install the collimator assembly 16 Position the head so t...

Page 47: ...nozzle 1 Remove the 2 M4 SHCS securing the air blast nozzle to the spacer above the cover glass manifold 2 Remove the air blast nozzle Figure 54 To install the air blast nozzle 3 Align the air blast nozzle so The counterbored M4 holes are in line with the M4 tapped holes in the spacer The nozzle faces the tip retainer assembly 4 Insert and tighten the 2 M4 SHCS ...

Page 48: ...low 1 5 L minute Focal Point to Nozzle Adjustment 4 5 mm to 9 5 mm Focal Point to Nozzle Adjustment 100 mm EFL model ONLY 7 5 mm to 6 5 mm Lens Positioning Repeatability Accuracy 0 05mm Weight 1 5 to 4 0 kg LASER MECH COLLIMATOR Effective Focal Length Doublet Fused Silica 60 mm 75 mm 100 mm Collimating Lens Diameter 28 mm Clear Aperture 25 mm Fiber Socket Others Available On Request QBH HEIGHT SEN...

Page 49: ...be causing a short and then recalibrate See Section 3 8 for the calibration procedure HSU Fault 3 Cable Break The connection between the HSU and tip has been broken Verify the tip assembly and tip are properly installed and then recalibrate See Section 3 8 for the calibration procedure Position Fault The lens was out of the commanded position for an excessive amount of time or encountered unusual ...

Page 50: ...metrical Doublet Focus Lens Assembly for FiberMINI AF 100 mm Focus Length Complete Assembly 9 PLFLH0522 Symmetrical Doublet Focus Lens Assembly for FiberMINI AF 125 mm Focus Length Complete Assembly 10 PLFLH0528 Symmetrical Doublet Focus Lens Assembly for FiberMINI AF 150 mm Focus Length Complete Assembly 11 PLFLH0532 Symmetrical Doublet Focus Lens Assembly for FiberMINI AF 200 mm Focus Length Com...

Page 51: ...e 33 PLGJT0595 4 0 mm Orifice 34 PLGJT0919 5 0 mm Orifice DOUBLE NOZZLES 35 PLGJT0256 1 0 1 5 mm Orifice 36 PLGJT0913 1 2 1 5 mm Orifice 37 PLGJT0257 1 5 1 5 mm Orifice 38 PLGJT0718 1 5 2 0 mm Orifice 39 PLGJT0912 1 8 1 5 mm Orifice 40 PLGJT0258 2 0 1 5 mm Orifice 41 PLGJT0721 2 5 1 5 mm Orifice 42 PLGJT0905 3 5 1 5 mm Orifice 43 PLGJT0909 4 0 1 5 mm Orifice 44 PLGJT0910 4 5 1 5 mm Orifice CONTROL...

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