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User Manual

for Conventional Press Brakes 

Sept. 

2019 

V2.1

®

Summary of Contents for CybTouch 8 P

Page 1: ...User Manual for Conventional Press Brakes Sept 2019 V2 1 ...

Page 2: ...c S A All Rights Reserved Copying reproduction modification distribution display or transmission of any of the contents of this manual for any purpose without the prior consent of Cybelec S A is strictly prohibited ...

Page 3: ...rted with CybTouch 8 P 3 General navigation 4 Menu Button 4 Status Pages Zone 4 Screen Cleaning 4 Status page 5 User Preferences 5 Language 6 Length Units 6 Force Units 6 Sigma Units 6 Show axes position values 6 RFLink 7 Clear indexation 7 Set Clock 7 Touchscreen Calibration 7 Brightness xx Eco xx 7 Program counter mode 8 Manual Axes Movement 9 In the Program or EasyBend page 9 ...

Page 4: ...n list 13 New option code 13 Basic Page Description 14 Bend Numerical Page 14 Available functions on the Bend Num page 14 Current step sequence number 14 More Page 15 Available functions on the More page 15 Tooling management 15 Back gauge retraction 15 Force 15 Opening TDC 16 Step bending 16 Dwell time 16 Number of parts 16 Back gauge manual control 17 Material thickness 17 Material sigma 17 Copy...

Page 5: ...ols Management 23 Bending and Corrections 24 Semi Automatic mode 25 Angle Correction 25 Back gauge Correction 25 Bending without Tools Management 26 Next Part Function 27 Cycles and quantities 28 Saving and Loading a Program 29 Saving a Program 29 Loading a Program 29 Deleting a Program 29 EasyBend Page 30 Making a bend on the EasyBend Page 30 Error and Warning Messages 31 Warning Messages 31 Erro...

Page 6: ... The Intuitive Programming ...

Page 7: ...numerical control is installed Improper use of the numerical control can cause heavy damage on equipment and or injuries to people Modification of machine parameters can cause important material damage or lead to irregular product quality Do not expose the numerical control to excessive humidity so as to avoid any risk of electrocution and any deterioration of the equipment Make sure the numerical...

Page 8: ...ay attention to rules instructions or advice The correct sequence of operations is to be followed in order to avoid damage to the machine Symbolizes a serious personnel danger This warning sign appears in this manual whenever an important information needs to be taken into consideration Pay attention to this sign and follow the instructions given This sign appears in this manual whenever setting i...

Page 9: ...ss down hard on the screen Pressing hard on the screen will damage the display Such damage is not covered by manufacturer warranty Do not use sharp and or pointed objects sheet metal screwdriver metal pen ball etc to touch the screen Only use your fingers with or without gloves on or a plastic pen Make sure that your gloves do not have metal particles encrusted in the finger tips as they may also ...

Page 10: ...one gives access to the Status page see page 5 This is really a zone that is active at any moment from any page except the wizard s Screen Cleaning To clean the screen while the CybTouch is on touch the button Use only a damp and smooth cloth with soap or a neutral detergent Status Pages Zone NEVER use solvent petrol benzene alcohols etc Add step or next step Status Pages Zone Menu Button Screen C...

Page 11: ...y useful during setup or during phone service with a machine installed in the field This page is accessed from anywhere by pressing the Status Pages Zone see page 4 To exit the Status page press on the arrow on the left Status page To exit the User Preference page touch the button Press arrow to exit Status Page On the upper line a cycle message may appear indicating the cycle phase the machine is...

Page 12: ...ons on the Bend Numerical Page see page 14 When set to no the positions of the axes are displayed during the respective movements When set to yes the positions of the axes are constantly displayed under their respective set point values Length Units Force Units Sigma Units This parameter allows choosing between mm inch and none for the length unit to be used in the CybTouch This parameter allows c...

Page 13: ... default status is off and it is automatically reset to off every time the NC is turned on Clear indexation When activated this function clears the index and the machine will search for them as it does when turning the power on allowing the operator to re index its machine without turning it off Set Clock Allows the user to set the time and date on the CybTouch Touch the field you want to modify U...

Page 14: ...rial here 45 Displayed If the material will be available to be selected for use here yes Predefined thickn Allows defining up to 7 different predefined thicknesses for the selected material Thickness min max determines the maximum and minimum accepted thickness for the selected material This page may not be available depending on the machine parameters configuration To be allowed to access the Mat...

Page 15: ...ve the back gauge axis In the course of setting up a machine it is sometimes necessary to be able to move the axes manually for example when changing the tooling This can be done from two different places In the Program or EasyBend page In the Manual Movement page In the Program or EasyBend page In the Program or EasyBend page axes can be moved manually only when the tool management is deactivated...

Page 16: ...xis for the back gauge R axis 2 Touch the buttons to move the selected axis 3 Use the foot switch Low Speed Down movement and this button High Speed Up to move the beam In the Manual Movement page The manual movements also have their dedicated page which can be accessed following the link below Move beam up button hidden if movement not allowed Menu Button ...

Page 17: ...ge displays the hardware status of the CybTouch and lets the operator perform different maintenance actions All the following actions require codes and should only be performed by technicians or upon request of a technician Menu Button Other menus Service Service Maintenance This function must be used with utter care and only by experienced personnel Wrong settings may mechanically damage the mach...

Page 18: ...backup This function is specially designed for OEM and support Usually a machine parameters backup is made by the machine manufacturer or the company who services the machine This backup allows a maintenance technician to restore original working parameters if necessary Should there be a need to restore parameters call on a maintenance technician and follow his instructions Do not try to use this ...

Page 19: ...p and is related to the machine s option list Changing the serial number means that all the options installed on the machine can be lost Computer ID This line displays an identification code that is unique to each CybTouch and guarantees together with the serial number a correct identification of the machine Option list This function opens a yellow pop up window where all the options installed on ...

Page 20: ...ion will erase the current step Go to step this function allows jumping directly to the desired step The Bend Numerical Page is normally the working page from which the bends are executed and most of the navigation originates from and leads to Current cycle activity information Tools Management Bending and Corrections Back gauge Correction Start Stop More Page Interactive message line Menu Button ...

Page 21: ...ng without Tools Management page 26 Tooling management Back gauge retraction The back gauge retraction can be activated deactivated using this icon It is possible to modify the value by touching it This is a sequence parameter meaning it can be modified with each step of the program Back gauge retraction Next step Return to Bend Numerical Page Material thickness Material sigma Bending length Dwell...

Page 22: ...ake it For the result to be coherent the number of bends to realize the angle must be such that the length of each segment is greater than half the length of the V opening of the die Dwell time Allows defining the duration of the dwell time meaning the time during which the punch remains at BDC before coming back up When this field is deactivated grayed the default Dwell Time value defined in the ...

Page 23: ... bending Force and the Crowning Material thickness The default thickness defined in Materials see page 8 is automatically displayed when changing material It is however possible to change it simply by touching this icon If on the other hand the parameter Predefined thickn see page 8 is set to yes a touch on this icon will open a numerical pad as show to the right where the operator will be able to...

Page 24: ...ly changed by operator It will however be automatically recalculated if any of the values used for its calculation is changed The mechanical crowning system can only move when the beam is at TDC When the crowning function is deactivated gray icon the crowning system physically remains to its last position and does not automatically return to 0 0 mm Keep that in mind when using this function or not...

Page 25: ...last punch used will be selected here 55_N modifications will not alter the existing punch as they will be saved under another name 1 Touch the button and then touch the icon to activate tool management if necessary 2 Touch the punch icon to access the punch details 3 Enter the characteristics α punch angle Height and Radius for the new punch to be created 4 Select the punch type straight normal o...

Page 26: ...nstructions Selecting a die is the same as selecting a punch simply browse through the existing dies in your library using the arrows buttons and then return to Bend Numerical Page Die mounting direction Return to Bend Numerical Page Basic die data Browsing through existing dies Die name 5 Touch the button to invert the punch if necessary 6 Touch the punch name here 55_N 7 Touch Save punch to over...

Page 27: ... Height Radius and Safety XS for the new die to be created Safety XS defines the security distance between the tool and the back gauge for X axis 4 Touch the button to invert the die if necessary To be allowed to save a tool a level 2 password is required 5 Touch the die name here 55 12 6 Touch Save die to overwrite the existing tool or Save die as if you want to save your tool under another name ...

Page 28: ...r first its angle followed by its type and then whether it is inverted or not The name of the die should be built in pretty much the same manner first its width Ve dimension followed by its angle and then whether it is inverted or not Following these rules here are some examples of punch names 90_N_i 60_G 30_S and so on and so forth Following these rules here are some examples of die names 12_86_i...

Page 29: ...he Bend Numerical Page This is where one can create programs containing the bend sequences required to produce a complete part Setting Instructions 1 Touch the program number and select New program in the list 2 Touch the material s thickness here 1 00 The More Page see page 15 is displayed 3 In the More Page enter the Material thickness the Force and other sequence parameters Opening TDC Back gau...

Page 30: ...gle Correction page 25 The back gauge position X axis see Back gauge Correction page 25 This dimension is the external dimension of the flange calculated according to DIN 6935 If you want to enter the position of the flange manually touch this icon It will switch to this one 9 Add the next bend to the program by touching 10 Proceed in the same manner to create the other segments of the part 11 Go ...

Page 31: ...ack gauge Correction 2 Corrections can be applied in the very same manner to the back gauge X axis position simply by touching the small number to the right of the flange length The correction required in positive or negative must be entered manually Semi Automatic mode The semi automatic mode allows repeating the same sequence indefinitely It is used when the operator wants to apply corrections t...

Page 32: ...7 Touch the button to add another step Click on OK when prompted to create new step 8 Proceed in the same manner to create the other segments of the part 9 Go to the desired step touching the Current step sequence number see page 14 or using this button Bending without Tools Management This procedure is also valid if tools management has been disabled see Tooling management page 15 For versions th...

Page 33: ...rrent program the CybTouch switches to the program selected as P nn i e the next one It goes on like this as long as a part is programmed with a next one P2 will be executed after P1 10 Start the hydraulic pump motor by pressing this button if available It turns red when the motor is running 11 Press the button to position the machine according to the data that were just entered 12 When the machin...

Page 34: ... programmed to be followed by program 1 In such a case the value of the part counter will be updated see Number of parts page 16 of 1 unit when it goes from program 3 to program 1 The CybTouch is designed like this every time the program following the current one has a smaller number the counter value is changed When a series of programs corresponds to one single part make sure that their intrinsi...

Page 35: ...for P1 followed by 4 The program is now called P1 and is saved in the CybTouch Loading a Program To call load a program 1 Touch the Program number e g P1 2 Touch Call program 3 Select the program to be loaded from the list e g 002 for P2 4 The selected program P2 is then loaded into the work memory and is ready to be used Deleting a Program To delete a program 1 Touch the Program number e g P1 2 T...

Page 36: ...page Setting Instructions 1 Touch the material s thickness here 1 00 The More Page is displayed Enter the Material thickness and the Force 2 If necessary touch one of the tool s icon or to select a punch or die To learn how to configure tools please refer to section Tools Management page 19 3 Enter the angle for the bend you wish to create here 90 4 Enter the flange s length here 275 00 mm 5 Press...

Page 37: ...en correctly executed W06 The pump is off This message indicates that the pump has been stopped W07 Machine not indexed Before the machine is indexed the NC doesn t know where the axes are In manual page movements are authorized but the electronic stroke limits are not activated Operator is responsible for stopping axis movement before mechanical limit is reached W08 Touch OK to continue Indicates...

Page 38: ... is entered to try again W33 Indexation in progress Operation impossible indexation in progress Wait until the indexation is finished to try again W34 RFlink disconnected When the RFLink connection to a laptop has been shut down from the latter W35 Access not allowed Operator needs another level password W37 Moving direction has been inverted Wizard message Rotary direction of the motor has been c...

Page 39: ...on W52 Enter password for init This message appears on the page displayed after the system crashed soft or hardware problem when the operator tries to format the machine W53 Enter password for delete all backups This message is displayed when trying to delete all backups ...

Page 40: ...persists format the memory E10 File not found A file is missing and the code indicates which one Call Cybelec with this code to know which file is missing E11 Write to file problem This file is corrupt and cannot be saved Try to restart the NC If the problem persists format the memory E12 X smaller than minimum limit Operator entered a value under the limit or a memorized value in the program is u...

Page 41: ...umber down and send it Cybelec E30 Touchscreen error code Please contact your machine dealer with this specific code and details E31 E32 E33 Syntax error in XML file This file is corrupt and cannot be used Try to restart the NC If the file is a part program try to delete it E34 Memory allocation problem xml There was a problem while trying to read a file in the memory The file is probably corrupte...

Page 42: ... remains check limit switches drive wiring etc E56 Identification Error 2 Not enough oscillations Not enough oscillations Increase the identification time See machine parameters manual E57 Identification Error 3 Amplitude of the oscillation Oscillation amplitude Increase the identification voltage See machine parameters manual E58 Fw Axes Error 32 Trajectory tracking error This is a regulator erro...

Page 43: ...rogr angle is smaller than the die angle The programmed angle is smaller than the die angle Change die E71 Progr angle is smaller than the punch angle The programmed angle is smaller than the punch angle Change punch E72 Depth safety The calculated angle causes the punch material and die to collide and approach coining mode Operator must confirm to proceed E73 Comm HS LS beam digital input not con...

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