Sentinel Press Brake Guarding System Operation Manual
LS-CS-M-066
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Original Language Version: 1.06
Released:
03/07/2019
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Glossary of Terms
Term
Description
Approach
The closing movement of the tools
Approach signal
A signal from the press brake controller to the Sentinel system to
indicate that the foot pedal has been pressed to allow the tools to
close
Approach speed
The closing of the tools in high speed >10mm/s
Beam / pressing beam The moving member of the press brake
Die
Bottom tool of the press brake
Field muted mode
Operating mode of the Sentinel where the protective laser field is
turned off and the closing of the tools is possible in safe speed only
HMI
Human Machine Interface
Mute
Deactivation of the protective laser field
Mute point
The point where the protective laser field is deactivated
Normal mode
Default operating mode of the Sentinel
Opening
The distance between the punch and the die
Optical Protection
Laser or light guards
Pinch Point
The height where the tool makes contact with the material
Punch
Top tool of the press brake
Retract
The opening movement of the tools
Safe speed
The closing of the tools in slow speed ≤10mm/s
Stopping distance /
overrun
The distance the tools continue to close before coming to a stop
when a stop command is issued
Tools closing
Downward movement where the opening between the tools closes
Tray / Tray2 mode
Operating modes of the Sentinel where some of the sensor zones
are deactivated for high speed forming of tray and box shaped
parts
Zero Point
See Pinch Point
