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FRANKLIN 

MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 

 
 
Reprinted by AFM Engineering, Inc.             -1-                            Phone 714.547.0194 
1313 E. Borchard Ave. 

Fax 714.542.2728 

Santa Ana, CA 92705                                                                    Email [email protected] 

 
 
 
 

MODEL 8000 and 5000 

SERIES (Linear Wedge Drive Machines) 

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

HOT STAMPING MACHINES 

 

 

 

Содержание 5000 Series

Страница 1: ...ON Reprinted by AFM Engineering Inc 1 Phone 714 547 0194 1313 E Borchard Ave Fax 714 542 2728 Santa Ana CA 92705 Email info afmeng com MODEL 8000 and 5000 SERIES Linear Wedge Drive Machines OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS HOT STAMPING MACHINES ...

Страница 2: ... use it and how to trouble shoot it Before operating the press you should read the entire booklet If your press is equipped with accessories such as meter indicating heat control air head return air slide table rotary table etc special instructions are included with these standard instructions WARNING 1 A hot stamping press applies high pressure with heat to article being marked Care should be tak...

Страница 3: ...ie down feature is standard on these presses except where automatic loading features are provided with presses custom built to order 3 Any attempt by the customer to alter the wiring or construction of this press which renders the two hand anti down circuit useless IS COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED AND PROBABLY WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THE OPERATOR 4 This machine was thoroughly tested before ship...

Страница 4: ...Volt three phase 480 Volt single phase or 480 Volt three phase Special voltages can be supplied when necessary Please write for details AIR SUPPLY Air should be supplied through a minimum hose or pipe of 3 8 ID to insure proper press speed The press is capable of operating at up to 150 PSI with no damage to any component Minimum available pressure should be 80 PSI to 125 PSI any less than 80 PSI w...

Страница 5: ... disconnect box which is fuseable and located on the upper side of the press The 230 three phase current is wired through contactor points to two banks of two cartridge heaters wired in series to the outside legs of the input with the center line common to all four heaters A second set of lines from the fuseable disconnect switch is wired to the primary side of a 230 120 VAC transformer in accorda...

Страница 6: ... circuit board Green and White to P1 Red and White to P2 Black and White to P3 A thermistor probe which is located in the aluminum or heated portion of the head provides a signal to this unit to energize the normally open contact when the heated head temperature becomes lower than the pre set temperature The two leads from the thermistor are connected to T1 and T2 When the thermistor calls for hea...

Страница 7: ... provide a common for this unit Terminal 9 which is a normally open contact will produce a continuous 115 volt current to the solenoid for the period of time pre set on the potentiometer located on the face of the panel A red pilot light is wired in parallel with this circuit and will stay lit as long as current is being supplied to the solenoid The two leads from the dwell potentiometer are conne...

Страница 8: ...e import of a solenoid operated four way valve The normally opened port of this valve is plugged and the normally closed port is piped to the pilot side of the main ram valve which is mounted on the end of the ram cylinder When an electric current is applied to the solenoid of the pilot valve by the dwell time control pressure is applied to one side of the ram valve causing the head to go down as ...

Страница 9: ...d enough to permit the captured air on the other end to shift the valve against the spring Leaf pull begins At the end of the extension stroke of the cylinder the spit valve is tripped air between the check valve and the spit valve is exhausted allowing the spring to return the leaf pull valve to the rest position causing the cylinder to retract 1 CONNECT AIR HOSE Ideally this supply should be 100...

Страница 10: ...ch will not glow when this switch is in the OFF position 6 SET HEAD TEMPERATURE CONTROL Set head temperature control to OFF position This will be accomplished when the setting knob is turned counter clockwise as far as it will go 7 LOWER WORK TABLE It will be necessary to lower the work table at least 2 above the stamping level of a fixtured part using a linear wedge press or at least 3 above the ...

Страница 11: ...ing of the head will place undue pressure on the clamp threads when heating 11 PLACE SET UP SWITCH IN DOWN OR OFF POSITION 12 SET FINE ADJUSTMENT ON DWELL TIME CONTROL Set the fine adjustment on the dwell time control to zero and the coarse time to 1 second 13 TURN ON HEAD SWITCH Turn on head switch and cycle press by depressing both hand safety switches at the same time Hand switches should be he...

Страница 12: ...rubber roller do not start until the head is in a full UP position This adjustment will also e finalized later on in this setup procedure 17 PUT SET UP SWITCH TO ON OR UP POSITION AND CYCLE PRESS Head should now stay in down position CAUTION WHENEVER THE SETUP SWITCH IS BEING USED BE CAREFUL NO TO PUT YOUR HAND BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE HEAD AND THE BOTTOM OF THE MAIN FRAME UPPER CASTING BECAUSE SHOU...

Страница 13: ...d about a quarter of a turn adjustment nut to the final table elevation See Machine Control Instructions 24 ADJUST TEMPERATURE CONTROL Adjust Temperature control and wait for head to heat Pilot light should glow when heaters are on This amber pilot light is located directly above the heat control adjustment dial Press should be up to heat when pilot light turns off the second time Heaters will now...

Страница 14: ...e or decrease the dwell control until this is accomplished 27 TURN OFF HEAD SWITCH 28 THREAD AND POSITION FOIL Thread and position foil as noted in Machine Controls Section of instructions 29 TURN ON HEAD SWITCH AND CYCLE PRESS AS NECESSARY 30 ADJUST FOIL LENGTH CYCLING PRESS AS NECESSARY 31 RE ALIGN ROLL LEAF IF NECESSARY 32 ADJUST AND FINALIZE LEAF PULL FEED AND DWELL CONTROL AS NECESSARY 33 FIN...

Страница 15: ...ways have a certain amount of variation in the wall section No matter how well a part is fixtured it is rare that the stamping area will be totally parallel with the die surface It is necessary that the die make contact with the lowest level in the area to be stamped in order to obtain a complete transfer of the stamping foil Since different engineering plastics have different hardnesses it is obv...

Страница 16: ...e at the proper PSI adjustment of the ram regulator when using a metal die Eight Ton Machine 12 5 x Sq In PSI Five Ton Machine 20 x Sq In PSI Two Ton Machine 50 x Sq In PSI One One Half Ton Machine 66 6 x Sq In PSI One Ton Machine 100 x Sq In PSI When a silicone rubber die is used in order to tip the raised portions of normal engineering materials silicone rubber die which is normally between 60 t...

Страница 17: ...ranked up until it makes solid contact with the die in the head down position The setup switch is turned off then allowing the head to retract upward The table adjustment nut is given about a quarter turn clockwise en order to raise the table slightly higher than the contact point This will allow the wedge to travel in farther driving it so far in to compensate for a thicker part The linear wedge ...

Страница 18: ...rough heat setting while the dwell time control can be considered a fine heat adjustment Since very simply hot stamping is the fusion of a coated plastic material to the surface of a compatible plastic material the rough or heat control setting is dependent upon the substrate to be stamped Hot stamping foils manufactured by different manufacturers will not always require the same amount of heat ev...

Страница 19: ...he casting which is stamped and the melted plastic coating which is also in a melted condition can be pulled apart if the foil is stripped too quickly This causes an incomplete transfer of the stamping foil since the melted plastic on the back of the foil can adhere just as easily to the foil carrier as it can to the melted plastic surface There are three adjustments in this control area to counte...

Страница 20: ...e stripper bars are set the longer the cooling time or the slower the up ram speed the longer the cooling time The up ram speed control can be adjusted in the same manner that the speed down control is adjusted The final adjustment of this control area is the foil dwell control If the foil advances before it is stripped from the work on the up stroke of the press this can also pull the fusion apar...

Страница 21: ...he pinch rolls The foil is now aligned front to back so that there is an even amount of foil extending over the stamping area on the front side as well as the back The back clamp on the play out arbor is now tightened The front clamp is pressed against the play out foil spring and the clamp tightened Enough pressure should be put on this clamp spring to cause a drag when the foil is given a quick ...

Страница 22: ...l tension taut under the stripper bars which can cause an inconsistent foil pull length The tension spring on the play out roll can also be adjusted in conjunction with the speed controls on the pull cylinder to prevent this from occurring The foil end can now be wrapped around the rewind roller and any play in the foil between the pinch roll and the rewind roll taken up by turning the pinch rolls...

Страница 23: ...FILL LUBRICATOR BOWL THREE QUARTER FULL WITH ANY GOOD GRADE OF 10 W NON DETERGENT OIL 2 ROTATE KNOB COUNTERCLOCKWISE APPROXIMATELY TURN SO THAT ONE DROP OF OIL WILL ENTER THE AIR SYSTAM FOR EACH TWENTY CYCLES OF THE PRESS THIS CAN BE DETECTED BY OBSERVING THE GLASS BUBBLE ABOVE THE LUBRICATOR 3 THE GIBS ON THE RAM ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE GREASED WITH ANY GOOD ALL PURPOSE GREASE ONCE A WEEK FOR AND EIGH...

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