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No. TQ1230001-OM106-B
8.Precautions
8.1
Air supply
Warning
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Use clean air.
It is recommended to use compressed air which purity class is 2:6:3 of ISO8573-1:2010. Supply air containing foreign
matter, water, oil, condensate, etc., can cause malfunction of the vacuum gripper. So, install air preparation equipment
on the upstream side of the product (refer to the piping example below) and perform maintenance periodically to
control the supply air properly.
Refer to "SMC Air Preparation System" for further details on compressed air quality.
8.2
Vacuum gripper precautions
■Designing
Warning
If air supply is shutdown, vacuum pressure may decrease and this product may drop a workpiece
during gripping.
Please perform of safety measures by customer systems.
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Mounting
Warning
1)
Tighten to the specified tightening torque.
If the tightening torque is exceeded, the body and the mounting screws may break. However, insufficient
torque may cause displacement of the body and loosening of the mounting screws.
2)
Hold the product itself when handling.
Do not pull the cable strongly or lift up the product by holding this cable. It can cause the malfunction of the
product.
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Wiring
Warning
1)
Do not perform wiring while the power is on.
Otherwise damage to the internal parts of the pressure switch can result, causing malfunction.
2)
Never disassemble the cable or make any modifications including additional machining.
Doing so may cause human injury and/or an accident.
Vacuum gripper