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L60

Label Applier

Operator’s Manual

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Page 1: ...L60 Label Applier Operator s Manual Serial ...

Page 2: ...versal Labeling Systems Inc No parts of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without prior consent of Universal Labeling Systems Inc Universal Labeling Systems Inc 3501 8th Ave South Saint Petersburg FL 33711 Phone 727 327 2123 Fax 727 323 4403 ...

Page 3: ...E 24 SECTION 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 25 TROUBLESHOOTING continued 26 TROUBLESHOOTING continued 27 TROUBLESHOOTING Registration 28 SECTION 5 TECHNICAL 29 VACUUM HEAD FUNDAMENTALS 29 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 30 DRAWINGS AND BILL OF MATERIALS 31 MAIN ASSEMBLY 31 FRONT SIDE PANEL ASSEMBLY 31 REAR SIDE PANEL ASSEMBLY 31 BELT TENSIONER ASSEMBLY 31 TAMP ASSEMBLY 31 BLOW ASSEMBLY 31 GAUGE ASSEMBLY 31 FRONT PANEL ASSEM...

Page 4: ...hes There are two switches on the front panel of the applicator The Main switch turns the power on or off and if a Hot Stamp Coder is used will allow it to heat up The Motor switch controls the motor that turns the drive roller and waste rewind Fig 1 Product Detection The product can be detected on the leading or trailing edge To change from leading to trailing edge set switch 4 of the power modul...

Page 5: ...ose 7 Product switch in a padded envelope 8 This manual in manila envelope Extended peeler bar assembly OPTIONAL See notes below When the machine is ordered with an extended peeler bar assembly it will be packed disassembled from the machine body Remove the machine body by placing your hands under the bottom for lifting Refer to the packing list and check all packing materials to insure all of the...

Page 6: ...Warranty will be reduced proportionally This warranty does not cover parts failure caused by lack of normal maintenance abuse or misuse of the equipment PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE All equipment manufactured by Universal Labeling Systems Inc carries a 30 day performance guarantee If your machinery does not perform as described in our quote to you within 30 days of shipping Universal Labeling Systems Inc...

Page 7: ...ion The L60 label Applicator requires no lubrication Label Apply speed Depends on label size Label Size 4 3 8 wide on 3 Core 12 Diameter roll Optional Wide label kit 6 3 8 wide on 3 Core 12 Diameter roll Standard Size 19 Wide x 21 Deep x 24 75 Tall Weight 62 lbs 23 44 Kg L60 w Base Plate 68 lbs 25 71 Kg ...

Page 8: ...cylinder Also it is not recommended to add Oil to the Compressed Air line supplied to the L60 The air valves and air cylinder will eventually fail and oil will end up on the label from the Air Assist tube which helps feed the label on to the vacuum head This will cause the label to not adhere properly to the product Run 40 psi 5CFM minimum compressed air to the L60 and procure necessary fittings t...

Page 9: ... by the load it is trying to pull In this case the load is the tension of the brake arm spring and the weight of the roll of labels The brake arm spring shown below in Fig 4 should be fastened to the unwind assembly mounting bar in the tapped hole which provides the least amount of tension at the brake arm The hole closest to the hub If the L 60 is dispensing a long label 10 for example you may ha...

Page 10: ...E REMOVAL 1 To remove waste web turn off the machine and remove the rewind spool clamp 2 Tear the web first 3 While holding the rewind backing plate turn the whole waste web in the opposite direction and pull Fig 5 ...

Page 11: ...base plate with standoffs Fig 7 shows the top of an L 60 ordered with standard mounting and can accept a coder Fig 8 shows an L 60 Ordered for top mount Six holes have been provided in the two lower tie bars Any combination may be used The hole pattern most used is 6 1 2 square which is where the 4 legs are shown in Fig 6 All the holes are tapped 1 4 20 Fig 6 Fig 7 Fig 8 ...

Page 12: ... label apply signal is given the air cylinder extends and the time duration terminates the air cylinder then retracts and returns the vacuum head to the home position Setting the Dwell time 1 Turn the dial counter clockwise to 0 2 Activate foot switch or product sensor You will notice that the air cylinder will not extend 3 Turn the dial to 10 The air cylinder should extend a short distance and re...

Page 13: ...r limit the stroke of the air cylinder that returns the vacuum head to the home position The lower sensor is the only one that may require adjustment Adjusting the Lower Hall Effect Sensor 1 With Main switch On and Motor switch Off 2 Disconnect air supply or turn tamp regulator Off 3 Bring Tamp Head down to new product height 4 Loosen Phillips screw on Hall Effect Sensor 5 Slide sensor to top of c...

Page 14: ...ir cylinder is going to travel it makes contact with the product A smart head vacuum head is constructed so that the pad that holds the label compresses when the label is applied When a sensor detects a specific amount of compression it sends a signal to the machine telling the air cylinder to return the vacuum head to the home position Sensor Smart head connection plug Fig 12 Fig 13 ...

Page 15: ...e or tripping the foot switch or micro switch in the fixture The foot or micro switch in the fixture are used when the L60 is operated as a semi automatic labeling device while a photoelectric switch is used when the L60 is mounted in line for automatic label application When activated the motor will be turned on and the air will rush through the Air Assist Tube assisting the label transfer The am...

Page 16: ...m Head It is regulated by a needle valve Drawing L60 I 30D 28 attached to the Air Assist Tube on the front of the machine This air is supplied by the main incoming line and is subject to house line pressure Experience will tell you how much air is needed to assist the label onto the vacuum head Adjusting the Air Assist Tube air pressure 1 Close the needle valve at the end of the Air Assist Tube by...

Page 17: ...el sensing or a clear label sensor the position of the sensor relative to the label is not critical in most cases The clear label sensor detects the difference in thickness from the label to the backing material Metalized graphics or alphanumeric characters will cause this sensor to false trigger Locate the sensor away from the path of metalized material See SIDE VIEW PHOTO SENSOR 7 Replace the re...

Page 18: ... the Drive Roller 15 away from the Nip Roller 16 16 Slide the web between the Nip Roller 16 and Drive Roller 15 under the Web Stand Off Stud 17 then up to the Rewind Spool 18 17 Secure the web around the Rewind Spool using Web Retention Clip 23 and turn the Rewind Spool until the web is held firmly This may require pulling even more web which will peel off some labels Catch these labels so they do...

Page 19: ...1 Loosen the two Thumbscrews 05 that hold the Star Wheel Assembly 06 2 Slide the assembly up until the Star Wheel completely turns over and is down on a flat side 3 Next slide the Star Wheel Assembly 06 up or down until the point of the Star Wheel 07 catches the lead edge of a label 08 4 Tighten the Thumbscrews 05 5 Trigger the Product Switch 09 to dispense a label 6 It may be necessary to repeat ...

Page 20: ...path of metalized material Star Wheel Adjustment Procedures Loosen the two screws 2 and 7 which hold the mounting plate 9 to the mounting bracket 1 The screw hole 7 is slotted allowing the plate to move toward or away from the label guide support plate 6 With the star wheel 5 laying flat against the label web move the mounting plate 9 in toward the label web as far as it will go Then slowly bring ...

Page 21: ...is now complete If you make a mistake or something went wrong you can repeat the procedure 6 If the sensor is set up correctly the OUT light should come on in the label gap To make sure that it does move the label around under the cross hairs to see if it false detects called hot spots anywhere on the label 7 If the sensor detects hot spots on the label repeat steps 1 5 again This time when you pu...

Page 22: ... 3 Then turn the Gain Adjust back 2 turns clockwise 4 Set the Zero Adjust to a point where the ZERO light starts to come on 5 While moving labels on the web through the sensor Set the Gain Adjust to a point where the Edge light starts to flash 6 Keep Turing the Gain Adjust turn clockwise 7 The sensor is now ready to use Zero Adjust Gain Adjust Fig 20 Fig 20A ...

Page 23: ... pivot assembly and clean the starwheel with mineral spirits lighter fluid etc until the wheel turns freely If the points are dull sharpen by placing the assembly flat on a piece of crocus cloth or other very fine emery clothes or paper See illustration below Gently hone the points by moving the assembly in one direction until all the points are sharp i e If you do 10 strokes on one side do 10 str...

Page 24: ...ilar cleaner to remove glue build up The Rewind Assembly should be set just tight enough to rewind the waste web Adjusting the tension of the Rewind Assembly is accomplished by 1 Loosening the nut that secures the Slip Clutch Spring Retainer See Fig 25 below 2 With a flat head screwdriver turn the Slip Clutch Spring Retainer clockwise for more tension or counter clockwise for less tension Fig 24 F...

Page 25: ...elt Tensioner Assembly Symptom Label does not always peel from backing web Solution Try increasing the Web drag tension device Symptom Label hangs up on peeler bar edge when tamping or blowing onto product Solution 1 Try reducing or increasing the vacuum 2 Check the air assist pressure 3 Check the distance from the Vacuum head and peeler edge making sure they are not too close 4 Check Air supply 5...

Page 26: ... top cover Drive Roll fails to STOP when star wheel turns over 1 Remove three screws and pull off star wheel cover See page 13 Lift up and let down star wheel by hand if drive roller still turns remove spring from pin on star wheel arm and pull Star Wheel Pivot Arm Assembly off Activate the switch by hand If drive roll still turns check for make and break with ohmmeter and replace if necessary 2 C...

Page 27: ...ly Turn machine off and turn drive roll by hand 4 Is machine webbed correctly Check webbing diagram 5 Are drive roll and star wheel clean and operating properly 6 Is any wiring frayed chafed or broken 7 Is Belt Tensioner Assembly at correct tension Taunt 8 Are adjusting screws and studs tight 9 Are pulleys tight on shafts Tighten set screws carefully avoid stripping threads And or Allen wrench rec...

Page 28: ...neral spirits lacquer thinner alcohol or other solvent Problem 3 Drive Roll not parallel to Lower Idler Roller Drawing L60 I 00D 06 L60 I 10D 05 Solution Turn motor switch off and remove label web from Drive Roll and Idler Roller Push the Drive Roll away from the idler Roller and place two narrow strips of paper between the Drive Roll and Idler Roller at each end of the drive roll Release the Driv...

Page 29: ...g the Peeler Plate typically 1 32 V Enough Vacuum Pressure to hold the Label on w o inhibiting label advance O enough to deflect label slightly downward typically 1 32 P Enough Air Pressure to force label up and onto Vacuum Head α Direct Air Assist Tube so Leading edge of label remains in contact with Vacuum Head during label advancement Fig 26 ...

Page 30: ... TECHNICALSUPPORT When calling for Technical Support have your Model L60 and the Serial Number ready located on the side opposite the roll of labels Email fjones universal1 com Web Site http www universal1 com ...

Page 31: ...EMBLY See Drawing L60 I 60D VALVE ASSEMBLY See Drawing L60 I 70D UNWIND ASSEMBLY See Drawing UWA 13R I 00 WEBBING DIAGRAM See Drawing L60 W 00D TAMP PNEUMATIC DIAGRAM See Drawing L60 P 00D BLOW PNEUMATIC DIAGRAM See Drawing L60 P 01D LION EYE OPTICAL LABEL SENSOR ASSEMBLY See Drawing OLS I 04 DATA LOGIC OPTICAL LABEL SENSOR ASSEMBLY See Drawing OLS I 05 RECOMMENDED SPARE PARTS See List POWER MODUL...

Page 32: ...R REAR ACCESSORY MOUNTING 1 15 L60 1014 SPACER MOUNT 2 16 L60 1013 MOUNT 4 STATION BASE 1 17 D L60 I 70D ASSEMBLY VALVE 1 18 SC 006 COLLAR SET 376 X 62 X 250 3 19 L 139 P 2 SHAFT REWIND 1 20 200255 STRIP 12 TERMINAL EURO 1 21 L 172 01 WASHER ALUM 062 x 375 x 625 2 22 L 212 BLOCK INBOARD REWIND BEARING 1 23 L 172 02 WASHER UHMW 031 X 375 X 625 1 24 L 140 F 3 COLLAR REWIND SLIP 1 25 L60 0028 SHAFT 4...

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Page 34: ...OWER SPRING 1 12 420185 SPRING 42X1 1 2 COMP MW 1 13 L 104 FR ASS Y RIGHT PIVOT ARM 1 13 B L 104 FL ASS Y LEFT PIVOT ARM 1 14 L 172 03 WASHER UHMW 062 X 380 X 625 1 15 L 172 04 WASHER UHMW 125 X 380 X 625 1 16 856002 RING 3 8 EXT RETAINING 1 17 F SC 006 COLLAR SET 376 X 62 X 250 2 18 F L60 0028 SHAFT 4 1 2 WEB DRIVE 1 18 A F L60 0028 W SHAFT 6 1 2 WEB DRIVE 1 19 L 162 SUPPORT TOP COVER 1 20 200009...

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Page 36: ...X 750 3 19 SC 007 1 COLLAR SET 501 X 75 X 297 1 20 L60 0088 MANIFOLD AIR 1 21 100373 FTNG STRT 1 4 X 3 8 2 22 400165 PULLEY 30XLB037 TIMING 1 23 SC 006 COLLAR SET 376 X 62 X 250 1 24 L 144 M 1 BLOCK WITH BEARING 1 25 SL1 019 STUD MOTOR STAND OFF 3 26 B SL1 I 20 ASS Y BELT TENSIONER 1 27 100250 FILTER VACUUM WITH 1 4 FTGS 1 28 100251 ELEMENT FILTER REPLACEMENT 1 29 L60 0026 BRACKET CAPACITOR 1 30 2...

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Page 38: ... 20 L60 0088 MANIFOLD AIR 1 21 100373 FTNG STRT 1 4 X 3 8 2 22 400165 PULLEY 30XLB037 TIMING 1 23 SC 006 COLLAR SET 376 X 62 X 250 1 24 L 144 M 1 BLOCK WITH BEARING 1 25 SL1 019 STUD MOTOR STAND OFF 3 26 B SL1 I 20 ASSY BELT TENSIONER 1 27 100250 FILTER VACUUM WITH 1 4 FTGS 1 28 100251 ELEMENT FILTER REPLACEMENT 1 29 210118 RESISTOR KIT 1 30 L60 0095 PLATE CAPACITOR RESISTOR MNT 1 31 L60 0094 PANE...

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Page 40: ...Y BELT TENSIONER L60 01 430140 BUSHING 313 X 250 X 750 1 02 L 132 P 2 PIN IDLER ROLL 1 03 L 132 P 1 BRACKET IDLER ASSY 1 04 856001 RING 1 4 EXT RETAINING 1 05 L 172 09 WASHER UHMW 032 X 257 X 500 1 06 400015 BEARING 1 4 ROLLER 2 F LABELERS SL 1000 MANUAL SL1 I 20 dwg ...

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Page 42: ...L60 0020 W PLATE LH 6 1 2 WEB PEELER 1 14 210052 1B ASSY PROX SENSOR W CONNECTOR 1 15 L60 0092 CUSHION 1 8 X 3 8 X 2 1 16 L60 0091 CUSHION 1 8 X 3 8 X 3 4 2 17 L60 0090 CUSHION 1 8 X 3 8 X 1 1 2 1 18 L60 0062 BRACKET L60 VACUUM HEAD 1 19 100078 FTNG METRIC ELBOW 2 20 D 100027 CYLINDER SMC 2 STROKE 1 20 D 100025 CYLINDER SMC 4 STROKE 1 20 D 100070 CYLINDER SMC 6 STROKE 1 20 D 100026 CYLINDER SMC 8 ...

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Page 44: ...0003B BRACKET AIR CYLINDER ADJUST 1 12 L 105 DA ASS Y WEB GUIDE CLAMP 2 13 L60 0019 PLATE RH 4 1 2 WEB PEELER 1 13 B L60 0019 W PLATE RH 6 1 2 WEB PEELER 1 13 A L60 0020 PLATE LH 4 1 2 WEB PEELER 1 13 C L60 0020 W PLATE LH 6 1 2 WEB PEELER 1 14 D VH L60 B ASS Y BLOW VACUUM HEAD 1 15 L60 0061B PLATE VACUUM HEAD MOUNTING 1 16 L60 0060 BRACKET AIR CYLINDER ADJUST 1 17 400098 WASHER 1 2 FLAT S S 1 18 ...

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Page 46: ...0319 GAUGE PANEL MOUNT PRESSURE 2 03 A L60 0017 PANEL TAMP PNUMTIC FRONT 1 03 B L60 0017 B PANEL BLOW PNUMTIC FRONT 1 04 B 100310 FTNG 3 8 BULKHEAD UNION 1 05 A 100309 FTNG 1 4 BULKHEAD UNION 4 05 B 100309 FTNG 1 4 BULKHEAD UNION 2 A Tamp Machine B Blow Machine F LABELERS L 60 MANUAL L60 I 40D dwg MSACCESS X SALES BOM ...

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Page 48: ... HOLDER PANEL MOUNT FUSE 1 10 200042 FUSE AGC 3 A 1 11 200036 CORD 18 3 8FT SJT POWER 1 11 B 200279A ASSY CONVEYOR POWER CABLE 1 12 200013 AMPHENOL 3 PIN FEMALE 2 13 200017 AMPHENOL 5 PIN FEMALE 1 14 200007 SWITCH SPST ROCKER MOTOR 1 15 200029 CONNECTOR FEMALE 9 PIN MOLEX 1 16 200160 TRANSFORMER 12 VOLT 1 17 600345A RUBBER CIRCUIT CARD BACKING 1 18 L 181 B BRACKET EDGE CARD 1 19 200022 CONNECTOR 1...

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Page 50: ... CABLE 1 11 200025 CLAMP 3 8 CABLE AMBER 1 12 200149 CONNECTOR FEMALE 12 PIN MOLEX 1 13 200007 SWITCH SPST ROCKER MOTOR 1 14 200013 AMPHENOL 3 PIN FEMALE 3 15 200057 VARISTOR 1 16 L 100 R2 PANEL R H FRONT 1 16 A L 100 L2 PANEL L H FRONT 1 17 200006 SWITCH DPST ROCKER MAIN 1 18 210067 PLUG 5 16 HOLE 1 19 700050 PLUG 3 8 HOLE 3 20 200035 RELIEF 1 8 STRAIN 1 21 200005 HOLDER PANEL MOUNT FUSE 1 22 200...

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Page 52: ...5 RA ASSY R H WEB GUIDE CLAMP 1 11 L 107 D 1 BRACKET CHANNEL 1 11 B L 107 D 3 R BRACKET CHANNEL RIGHT 1 11 C L 107 D 3 L BRACKET CHANNEL LEFT 1 12 200016 AMPHENOL 4 PIN MALE 1 13 853003 WASHER 1 4 050 THK 5 8 ODFW 2 14 L 205 STAND OFF STARWHEEL ADJUST 2 15 850007T THUMBSCREW 1 4 28 X 2 1 4 2 16 L 107 D 2 PLATE 4 1 2 WEB GUIDE SUP 1 16 B L 107 D 2 A PLATE 6 1 2 WEB GUIDE SUP 1 17 L60 0016 BRACKET L...

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Page 54: ...1 4 PORT 1 05 100220 FTNG 1 4M 1 4 TUBE 2 06 100166 WIRE LEAD W COVER 1 5m 2 07 100155A VALVE 12VDC SOLENOID 2 07 C 100155 VALVE 24VDC SOLENOID 2 08 100161 SPACER SUPPLY 1 09 100163 PLATE BLANK COVER 1 10 100214 FTNG 3 8 M TO 1 8 F REDUCER 1 11 100233 FTNG 1 4 NPT BRASS PLUG 2 12 100345 FTNG SWVL EL 1 8 X 1 4 1 13 100175 MANIFOLD EXHAUSE 1 A Tamp Machine B Blow Machine C PLC Models D If Needed Not...

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Page 56: ...CKING DISC 1 17 UND 027 BEARING END CAP ROLLER 1 18 430306 BUSHING 750 X 500 X 625 1 19 420210 SPRING 1 2 X 3 125 EXTENSION 1 20 UND 046 BEARING END CAP ROLLER 1 21 820000 THUMBSCREW 1 BLACK NYLON 1 22 400059 BEARING 5 8 THRUST W WASHERS 1 23 856005 RING 1 2 EXT RETAINING 1 24 853003 WASHER 1 4 050 THK 5 8 ODFW 1 25 851002 SCREW 1 4 20 X 1 2 HHMS 1 26 853001 WASHER 5 16 FW SS 1 27 851003 SCREW 5 1...

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Page 61: ...023A ROLLER LOWER IDLER 1 07 L60 0035 BLOCK WEB DRAG 1 08 OLS 024 PLATE WEB DRAG PRESSURE 1 09 L 172 02 WASHER UHMW 031 X 375 X 625 1 10 OLS 021 SHAFT PINCH ROLLER 1 10 A OLS 021A SHAFT PINCH ROLLER 1 11 L60 0011 SHAFT WEB DRAG 1 11 A OLS 006 STUD WEB DRAG STAND OFF 1 12 OLS 007 1 BRACKET SLIDE 1 13 OLS 009A BRACKET WEB SUPPORT 1 14 OLS 008 BRACKET MOUNTING 1 15 OLS 003 SHAFT MAIN SUPPORT W FLAT 1...

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Page 63: ... 023 ROLLER LOWER IDLER 1 08 A OLS 023A ROLLER LOWER IDLER 1 09 L60 0035 BLOCK WEB DRAG 1 10 OLS 024 PLATE WEB DRAG PRESSURE 1 11 L 172 02 WASHER UHMW 031 X 375 X 625 1 12 OLS 021 SHAFT PINCH ROLLER 1 12 A OLS 021A SHAFT PINCH ROLLER 1 13 L60 0011 SHAFT WEB DRAG 1 13 A OLS 006 STUD WEB DRAG STAND OFF 1 14 OLS 007 1 BRACKET SLIDE 1 15 OLS 009A BRACKET WEB SUPPORT 1 16 OLS 008 BRACKET MOUNTING 1 17 ...

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Page 65: ...A L 105 LA ASSY LH WEB GUIDE CLAMP L 105 RA ASSY RH WEB GUIDE CLAMP L 128 C CLIP 4 WEB RETENTION L 137 D ROLL DRIVE L 143 ROLLER 3 LOWER IDLER ALUM L 143 D ASSY LOWER IDLER ROLLER L 129 S STARWEEL LABEL SENSING 209020 RELAY 24VDC 10AMP DPDT 100334 CYLINDER 6 AIR 210052 1B ASSY PROX SENSOR WITH CONNECTOR 100541 SUPPLY 120VAC TO 24VDC POWER 100251 ELEMENT FILTER REPLACEMENT 100070 CYLINDER SMC 6 STR...

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