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(s) The instruction designed to enable safely completed adjustment and maintenance, as well as the protective
measures to be taken, is as follows:
The
MultiCam
CNC machine will provide years of productive service if it is maintained properly. There are
daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly maintenance steps required for each machine based on a 40-hour
work week.
MultiCam
recommends that any system used in excess of 40 hours a week should have the
maintenance schedule adjusted accordingly.
Daily
The
MultiCam
CNC machine should be cleaned off each day, and the water lines should be inspected. All
chips should be blown or vacuumed off the machine. Close attention should be paid to the rack area since
chip build-up in the rack can cause stalling problems. Customers who operate systems with a Lead Screw Z-
axis should lubricate the screw with a non-aerosol, silicon-based lubricant. Operators should
not
use WD-40
on the Z-axis screw for lubrication. Using anything other than what is recommended will result in the
premature wear of the Z-axis screw. With Ball Screw systems, oil or lithium grease is an acceptable lubricant.
Weekly
The
MultiCam
CNC machine should be cleaned thoroughly each week. The filter on the control box should
be vacuumed. Any build-up in the racks or rails should be blown out. The filter or filters on the vacuum hold-
down systems should be removed and cleaned. All oil levels (if applicable) in the vacuum hold-down system
should be checked and filled if needed. On MG Series routing systems, the Y-axis Ball Screw should also be
lubricated with oil or lithium grease. MT Series routing systems will need to follow this procedure for the X-
axis Ball Screw as well.
Some older routing systems use a Lead Screw on the X- and Y-axes. These systems should be lubricated with
a non-aerosol, silicon-based lubricant. Using anything other than what is recommended may lead to premature
wear of the Lead Screw.
Bi-Monthly
Operators should grease all the linear bearing cars at least twice a month for the
MultiCam
CNC machine.
Jogging the machine while applying slight pressure in the opposite direction will help force the grease into the
bearing cars and incorporate the grease throughout all of the bearings.
Monthly
The racks, Y- and Z-axes screws, and X-axis screws on the MT Series routing system should be cleaned with
a scrub brush and degreaser once a month following the same lubrication procedure described earlier in
addition to the daily and weekly cleaning for all
MultiCam
CNC machines. Once the racks are clean,
operators should apply a bead of the lithium-based grease.
Quarterly
The X- and Y-axes covers should be removed from the
MultiCam
CNC machine every three months so that
operators can inspect the transmission or gearboxes for wear. Operators can engage the pinion all the way into
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