Wintriss autoset 1500, User Manual

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Introduction 1-1
Chapter 1. Introduction
The AutoSet family of load analyzers provides overload protection for your press and dies
without the need to update settings on each die change. AutoSet creates load limits, or
setpoints, automatically for every job. Setpoints can be changed immediately based upon the
actual load of your press.
Four AutoSet models are available: AutoSet 1500, AutoSet 1504, AutoSet 1500 Plus, and
AutoSet 1504 Plus. AutoSet 1500s are two-channel load analyzers. AutoSet 1504s are four-
channel units. Standard AutoSets allow you to establish setpoints for high tonnage. On
AutoSet Plus units, you can also establish setpoints for stroke-to-stroke tonnage variation, or
repeatability. In addition, with AutoSet Plus you can display reverse tonnage.
Standard AutoSet Benefits
Standard AutoSet 1500 and 1504 load analyzers provide the following benefits:
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Identify machine overloading, enabling you to prevent unnecessary wear on load-bearing
components
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Stop the press after a bad stroke, preventing successive bad hits and, possibly, catastrophic
damage to the die
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Allow more accurate tool setups by providing actual tonnage information. Information can
be stamped on the die shoe per OSHA regulation 1910.217 (d) (6) (i).
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Enable better matching of dies to press capacity. Since AutoSet displays the exact tonnage
produced by each die, you can avoid using large-capacity presses for smaller jobs or
overloading a small-capacity press with too large a job.
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Monitoring of tonnage variations allows you to detect misfeeds, slug stacking, misuse of
stop blocks, changes in material thickness and hardness, broken stripper springs, and
broken punches in the die. One operator can monitor several presses at a time because
AutoSet stops the press when these and other malfunctions are detected.
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Diagnose tool wear by monitoring tonnage increases as a die is re-used. This monitoring
capability enables you to schedule repairs to dies and punches, resulting in more efficient
use of the press, faster parts production, and higher quality parts.
AutoSet Plus Benefits
AutoSet 1500 Plus and 1504 Plus load analyzers deliver the following benefits in addition to
those offered by standard AutoSets:
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Provide repeatability, or stroke-to-stroke, tonnage monitoring. When variation in tonnage
from one stroke to the next exceeds the repeatability setpoint, AutoSet displays an error and
stops the press. Repeatability setpoints allow you to monitor your stamping process more
precisely, enabling you to detect punch breakage, quality problems, and loss of tonnage due
to end of stock. Repeatability setpoints also allow you to relax the high setpoint tolerance,
thus avoiding nuisance stops due to acceptable variance in material thickness and hardness.