4 Maintaining the ProMill 8000
4.1 Cleaning the Milling Center
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4.
Maintaining the ProMill 8000
Product Care
Preventative maintenance of the ProMill 8000 is essential for ensuring a long and trouble-
free service life.
This section presents instructions for maintaining the milling center and computer.
Maintaining the Milling Center
Description
Section
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Keep the machine clean.
Maintaining individual milling machine components.
Follow a maintenance schedule.
Adjust the pneumatic systems.
Maintaining a computer in a shop environment.
4.1.
CLEANING THE MILLING CENTER
Keeping your machine clean is the easiest and most important maintenance practice.
Checklist: Cleaning the Milling Center
Remove all chips from the machine after every use.
Pay particular attention to the bellows. If chips build up on top of the bellows, they may fall behind the
bellows and interfere with ball screw operation.
Product Care
If you clean a component of the milling center that requires lubrication, make sure to
relubricate it after cleaning.