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1.
INTRODUCTION
When reading this manual, pay particular attention to DANGER, CAUTION, and NOTE statements.
DANGER
Denotes an imminent hazard that may result in moderate or severe injury.
CAUTION
Denotes a condition that may result in product or equipment damage.
NOTE
Highlights special or important information.
NOTE
Dimensions in this customer manual are in metric units [with U.S. customary units in brackets]. Figures are for reference only
and are not drawn to scale.
1.1.
About This Manual
This manual contains the installation, safety, operation, and maintenance procedures for the CAP-6T (Drawer
Machine) and CAPI-6T (Conveyor Machine) 6 ton Automatic Electric Press. See Figure 1.
1.2.
Press Overview
The CAP (designates commonality of the CAP-6T or CAPI-6T) all electric automatic servo press was designed
for two primary purposes. First, to satisfy the increasing need for controlled pressing of
connectors on today’s
complex circuit boards. As the density of connectors increase they become more fragile, and at the same time
circuit boards have increased complexity, susceptibility to damage, and cost. This trend will undoubtedly
continue and accel
erate as interconnect PCB’s move from simple passive elements to more complex devices
with components buried in the inner layers. In a similar way, it has become obvious that the old methods of
“slamming” the connectors into the board are no longer accepta
ble. The CAP, being a servo-electric driven
press, precisely controls the force and speed of each pressing cycle. In addition to control, quality feedback in
the form of SPC analysis and reporting are available. Valuable data can be captured and analyzed to improve
the entire interconnect process.
The second purpose is to improve the efficiency of the pressing process. The techniques traditionally used for
pressing connectors have been very labor intensive. The end result is that the throughput and quality have
been operator driven, which inevitably produces variable results. The automatic press dramatically improves
throughput per labor hour expended while yielding highly consistent computer controlled results with quality
data feedback. Thus, the dual purpose of this press meets the needs of the OEMs, CMs and the end customer.
