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SAFETY, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE 

Pregis AIRSPEED 5000 

AIR CUSHION MACHINE 

Version 3 

Summary of Contents for AIRSPEED 5000

Page 1: ...SAFETY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Pregis AIRSPEED 5000 AIR CUSHION MACHINE Version 3...

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Page 3: ...ent decal 4 Keep the work area clean and uncluttered Walking surfaces should always be free of packing material and debris to prevent a slip ping or tripping hazard 5 Ensure that all covers guards and...

Page 4: ...ety signs on the machine and the warnings in the manual use signal words to identify the seriousness of the potential hazard These signal words are Danger Warning and Caution The meanings of the signa...

Page 5: ...nstant rate of up to 75 feet per minute fpm of film feed The amount of cushions created per minute will vary with the film cushion size Operation Electrical shock or unexpected machine movement can ca...

Page 6: ...shaft The seal gap edge of the film is then guided over the end of the air injection tube The air injection tube extends through the seal section and past the outfeed nip rollers See Figures 2 Figure...

Page 7: ...avels through the sealing sec tion The sealing head assembly is spring loaded The sealing wire presses down against the inside of the upper sealing belt This downward pressure forces the sealing belts...

Page 8: ...rator Interface Screen Used to monitor select and adjust the air cushion machine operating parameters 2 Nip Open Close Lever Used to raise and lower nip drive rollers 3 Power Switch Used to turn elect...

Page 9: ...e operating mode See Figure 5 The three 3 operating modes include Normal Operation The machine is started and runs continuously until manually stopped or film supply is depleted Machine operation is c...

Page 10: ...basket bin is low A sensor mounted above the bin detects when the bin is low after which the selected length of film is then run See Figure 8 After the sensor initially detects the bin as low there i...

Page 11: ...ccess to the Seal Temperature screen If so the Password screen Figure 9 will appear ADVANCED SETUP Screens All MACHINE SETUP screens list the current set ting or selection for the specific parameter a...

Page 12: ...unsealed edge slot of the film over the air injection tube up to the outfeed nip first rubber rollers 4 If not already closed turn nip Open Close lever to close the tape drive nips NOTE Jogging the f...

Page 13: ...atic Stop mode is selected touch the area on the screen Ft Screen will change to a key board Select length and touch the enter key Bent Arrow Key Set the air volume by touching the AIR button The scre...

Page 14: ...through transfer the lower belt to upper belt position Discard the worn out upper belt Install a new lower belt The belt transferred to the upper position is again put through the same cycle of use Be...

Page 15: ...gure 4 5 Remove the sealing belts 6 Install the belts between the outfeed nip wheels and the infeed side belt diverter rollers Use belt thread up diagram if needed 7 For each sealing belt push the ass...

Page 16: ...Fig 4 Seal Belt Routing...

Page 17: ...r and pivot shaft and the unwind shaft with brake off 3 Ensure the unwind shaft brake mechanism works properly The brake must be able to go from totally free to a tight grip on the shaft Monthly Maint...

Page 18: ...on size being run Cause Insufficient injection air Solution Check if air injector tube is plugged or disconnected Check if blower is operating properly Cause Poor quality seal or no seals Solution Ref...

Page 19: ...tfeed nip while jogging The film must be taut before pressing START Cause Film or belts not being pulled Solution Ensure the outfeed nips are closed completely The rubber nip rollers should compress t...

Page 20: ...urely mounted to the lower layer of soft silicone Ensure both nips are fully closed It is critical that the outfeed nip is pro viding the proper nip pressure on the seal Cause Film not held tight toge...

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