Owner‘s Manual Crimping Machine CM 25-1.3
Rev.: 2016-05-31
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7. Start-up/ Provisions/ Operation
7.1. Operational Safety
Before starting to use the crimping machine, some important rules need to be followed. The machine may
only be used by trained and skilled personnel to avoid injury to persons and damage to the machine. The
operator needs to inspect the safety devices and ensure their proper operation before starting any job, for
example, the safety covers have to be in place and should not have signs of any damage or a gap wider
than 6 mm. Only after inspection the machine is ready to be used.
• Open the shut-off valve
Fig. 2/2
, connect the air supply hose, this triggers the upper and lower safety
covers to close and the crimping die set to move together; machine moves to the starting position
• The selected working stroke can be recognized by the position of the swivel shaft
Fig. 3/4
and the
distance between the upper and lower die set
• Place, position and secure the crimp contact in the lower die set, optional through the utilization of a
locator (positioner)
• Place and position the stripped cable into the contact
• Use the foot pedal to trigger working stroke
• after the crimp process is completed, disengage the foot pedal, the machine will move to its starting
• position
• Remove the crimped contact
Crimp processes, whereby the working stroke is smaller than 6 mm, do not require a
safety cover. Crimp processes, which require a working stroke from 6mm up to 14 mm,
the safety cover closes automatically, before the crimping process starts. After the sa-
fety distance of <6 mm is reached, the working stroke is automatically triggered. (See
also „7.3 Adjusting the Working Stroke“).
Attention
7.2. Safety Mechanism
When the required working stroke is smaller than 6 mm (pinching protection), the safety cover stays in the
starting position. When setting the working stroke to 14 mm, the safety covers will close automatically
when using the foot pedal. Only then the crimp process will be activated. Changes to the safety mechanism
can only take place while observing the legal guidelines of Work Safety Regulations (DIN EN ISO 13857:
2008-06 und DIN EN 349: 2009-01). This concerns especially additional exposures and cut-outs. Those
need to be tailored to the individual application and should not reduce the safe operation of the machine. All
openings and gaps must be smaller than or equal to 6 mm. The safety covers are replaceable and can be
ordered from the manufacturer separately.