CYBELEC CybTouch 12PS, User Manual

Page 1: ...CybTouch Series User Manual JANUARY 2020 V5 0 for Synchronized Press Brakes ...

Page 2: ...r Manual JAN 2020 V5 0 1 63 2020 CybelecS A All Rights Reserved Copying reproduction modification distribution display or transmission of anyof the contents of this manual for anypurpose without the prior consent of CybelecS A is strictlyprohibited ...

Page 3: ...9 Screen Map continued 10 General navigation 11 Menu Button 11 Status Page Zone 11 Screen Cleaning 11 Status page 12 User Preferences 12 Language 13 Length Units 13 Force Units 13 Force Length Units 13 Sigma Units 13 Show axes position values 14 Show Graphical part page 14 Show page 14 L alpha num 14 Show bent part 14 Bend numerical page 15 Show manual button 15 Materials 16 BDC Correction 17 RFLi...

Page 4: ...Information 22 Configuration options 23 USB Transfer 24 Precautions 24 Importing parts from other Cybelec NCs 24 Basic Page Description 25 Bend Numerical Page 25 Available functions on the Bend Num page 25 Extra Bending Parameters 27 Copy to All Function 31 Tools Management 32 Punches 32 How to create or modify a punch 33 Dies 34 How to create or modify a die 35 Naming Tools 36 Punches 36 Dies 36 ...

Page 5: ... quantities 46 CybTouchConverter 47 How to Convert a Part Program 47 Managing Programs 49 Saving a Program 49 Creating a Program 49 Loading a Program 50 Deleting a Program 50 Browsing Programs 50 EasyBend Page 51 Making a bend on the EasyBend Page 51 Error and Warning Messages 52 Warning Messages 52 Error Messages 55 Beam Error Messages 61 Internal Reset Error Messages 62 Resources 63 Tutorials Vi...

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Page 7: ...rical control is installed Improper use of the numerical control can cause heavy damage on equipment and or injuries to people Modification of machine parameters can cause important material damage or lead to irregular product quality Do not expose the numerical control to excessive humidity to avoid any risk of electrocution and any deterioration of the equipment Make sure the numerical control i...

Page 8: ...tions is to be followed in order to avoid damage to the machine Symbolizes a serious personnel danger This warning sign appears in this manual whenever an important information needs to be taken into consideration Pay attention to this sign and follow the instructions given This sign appears in this manual whenever SETTING INSTRUCTIONS are given Pay attention to this sign and follow the sequence o...

Page 9: ...tive Do not press down hard on the screen Pressing hard on the screen will damage the display Such damage is not covered by manufacturer warranty Do not use sharp and or pointed objects sheet metal screwdriver metal pen ball etc to touch the screen only use your fingers with or without gloves on or a plastic pen Make sure that your gloves do not have metal particles encrusted in the fingertips as ...

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Page 12: ...age This is really a zone that is active at any moment from any page Touching this zone for more than 2 seconds will activate the Semi Automatic mode To clean the screen while the CybTouch is on touch the button Use only a damp and smooth cloth with soap or a neutral detergent NEVER use solvent petrol benzene alcohols etc GENERAL NAVIGATION Screen Cleaning button Add step or next step Status Pages...

Page 13: ...us page press on the arrow on the left Axes have specific indicators Their colour indicates the position of the axis relative to the tolerance Possible states are Device not active and in the tolerance Device moving Device not active and outside of the tolerance Menu Button Other menus User preference To exit the User Preference page touch the button STATUS PAGE On the upper line a cycle message m...

Page 14: ...change and may increase over time This parameter allows choosing between mm inch and none for the length unit to be used in the CybTouch When none is selected the units used are millimetres This parameter allows choosing between ton kN and tons for the force unit to be used in the CybTouch This parameter allows choosing between ton m kN m and tons ft for the force length unit to be used in the Cyb...

Page 15: ...s2 the positions of the axes Y1 Y2 X and R are constantly displayed under their respective set point values When set to yes this button is displayed on the Bend Numerical Page and gives access to the TouchProfile Mode When set to yes this parameter gives access to the L Alpha Mode This button is then displayed on the TouchProfile Mode page This parameter when activated lets the operator see the st...

Page 16: ...urrent bend see Available functions on the Bend Num page are displayed on the Bend Numerical Page When set to More page this button appears on the Bend Numerical Page and gives access to the special page shown below When set to yes this parameter displays a manual button on the left side of the screen giving direct access to the Manual Axes Movement page Bend numerical page Show manual button Manu...

Page 17: ...or the material Default sigma Default sigma for the material here 45 Displayed If the material will be available to be selected for use here yes K DIN 6935 Allows to correct the blank length accordingly to DIN 6935 Predefined thickn Allows defining up to 7 different predefined thicknesses for the selected material Thickness min max Determines the maximum and minimum accepted thickness for the sele...

Page 18: ...s function s default status is off and it is automatically reset to off every time the NC is turned on When activated this function clears the index and the machine will search for them as it does when turning the power on allowing the operator to re index its machine without turning it off When this parameter is set to yes it is possible to browse the USB key from the USB transfer screen see USB ...

Page 19: ...ouchscreen Use your finger or the plastic tip of a pen to calibrate the Touchscreen Never use sharp objects as this will damage the screen When this parameter is set to yes the Offset Pinch Point function is available in the Extra Bending Parameters Here the brightness of the screen for normal mode and Eco mode can be defined 1 Touch the mode for which you want to modify the brightness 2 Use the b...

Page 20: ...s no longer linked to the bending angle i e the position is never recalculated when the bending angle is modified The default value for this preference is never Note that completely formatting the machine will reset this preference to its default value The mode is not available for graphical parts see also Set point back gauge X axis flange length This parameter controls the recalculation of the a...

Page 21: ...ol clamping devices if available 2 Touch the buttons to move the selected axis The button needs to be kept pressed for two seconds to change the status of the clamping devices 3 Use the foot switch Low Speed Down movement and this button High Speed Up to move the beam When the padlock is open it is possible to select and move Low Speed Down movement Y1 or Y2 only This is an easy way to return an u...

Page 22: ...ust be used with utter care and only by experienced personnel Wrong settings may mechanically damage the machine Settings are lost after indexing the machine The Maintenance page displays the hardware status of the CybTouch and lets the operator perform different maintenance actions Menu Button Other menus Service Service Maintenance All the following actions require codes and should only be perfo...

Page 23: ...s function is specially designed for OEM and support Usually a machine parameters backup is made by the machine manufacturer or the company who services the machine This backup allows a maintenance technician to restore original working parameters if necessary Should there be a need to restore parameters call on a maintenance technician and follow his instructions Do not try to use this function u...

Page 24: ...is related to the machine s option list Changing the serial number means that all the options installed on the machine can be lost Computer ID This line displays an identification code that is unique to each CybTouch and guarantees together with the serial number a correct identification of the machine Option list This function opens a yellow pop up window where all the options installed on the Cy...

Page 25: ...nd external HDD are not accepted Although unlikely it is possible to find a USB key that is not compatible with the CybTouch If so try with another one 3 rules for a fast and easy transfer Use a USB key dedicated to files transfer with the CybTouch Less files means a faster transfer The file s path on the key is limited to 255 characters CybTouch 12 is delivered with Cybelec s off line software PC...

Page 26: ...current step Go to step this function allows jumping directly to the desired step The Insert step and Delete step functions cannot be used on parts created with the TouchProfile Mode BASIC PAGE DESCRIPTION BEND NUMERICAL PAGE Menu Button TouchProfile Mode Auxiliary function button Start Stop Interactive message line Extra Bending Parameters Bending and Corrections Material used and thickness Repea...

Page 27: ... used if both the tools accept bottoming see Punches and Dies Set point back gauge X axis flange length The CybTouch has two different modes to manage the back gauge X axis Touching one of the icons on the left allows going from one mode to another The two modes are In this mode the operator simply enters the desired length for the flange and the CybTouch will calculate the position for the back g...

Page 28: ...ding on the CybTouch configuration and the type of action performed it also displays various settings for the current bend Material This is not a sequence parameter but of course a part parameter Each touch on the material s name selects the next available from the list of Materials Material thickness The default thickness defined in Materials is automatically displayed when changing material It i...

Page 29: ... the speed change point The speed parameter allows decreasing the bending speed from its maximum value defined in the machine parameters Bending length This parameter defines the width of the sheet metal part that will be pinched between the tools It is used to calculate the bending force If this parameter is not activated grey the CybTouch will not calculate the bending Force and the Crowning Ste...

Page 30: ...after TDC This is a sequence parameter meaning it can be modified with each step of the program When this field is deactivated greyed the default Dwell Time value defined in the machine parameters are applied Force The force is automatically calculated by the CybTouch according to the Material the Material thickness the Material sigma and the Bending length The value can also be manually modified ...

Page 31: ...ion or not between one sequence and the following Back gauge finger type The back gauge dimensions are defined in the machine parameters This function allows browsing through the available support and stop positions of the back gauge This function may be available or not according to the machine configuration Number of parts The operator can enter here the total amount of parts to be produced Ever...

Page 32: ... normally used for unit or small series If however the number of parts is large the operator can enter a target value in the bottoming field which will then turn black This way the CybTouch will execute a normal bending cycle stopping the beam at the programmed value i e saving a lot of production time Hemming Allows making conventional die hemming bends This function allows copying a defined valu...

Page 33: ...h L The CybTouch then calculates the positions for axes X and Y for the bend Bend Numerical Page SETTING INSTRUCTIONS To select a punch simply browse through the existing punches in your library using the arrows buttons and then return to Bend Numerical Page TOOLS MANAGEMENT PUNCHES Punch mounting direction Punch name Browsing through existing punches Basic punch data Bottoming Return to Bend Nume...

Page 34: ...image will display the default representation of the tool making it easier to identify the various dimensions The dimensions L1 to Lx are the same as the ones used in PC 1200 DNC 880S ModEva s If you use the same tools print them from PC1200 to easily program them in the CybTouch Of course consider giving the same tools the same name 8 Enter the following values Safety XS Security distance between...

Page 35: ...simply browse through the existing dies in your library using the arrows buttons and then return to Bend Numerical Page DIES Die mounting direction Die name Browsing through existing dies Basic die data Bottoming Return to Bend Numerical Page Die more specific data Touch the die to display its default shape allowing an easier identification of the various dimensions ...

Page 36: ...to identify the various dimensions The dimensions L1 to Lx are the same as the ones used in PC 1200 DNC 880S ModEva s If you use the same tools print them from PC1200 to easily program them in the CybTouch Of course consider giving the same tools the same name 7 Enter the following values Safety XS Security distance between the tool and the back gauge for X axis Safety RS Security distance between...

Page 37: ... angle followed by its type and then whether it is inverted or not PUNCH ANGLE PUNCH TYPE INVERTED OR NOT 30 60 90 _ N Normal S Straight G Gooseneck _ i If inverted Following these rules here are some examples of punch names 90_N_i 60_G 30_S and so on and so forth The name of the die should be built in pretty much the same manner first its width Ve dimension followed by its angle and then whether ...

Page 38: ...nfiguration The function s icon is only visible when the machine is indexed SETTING INSTRUCTIONS 1 Make sure the machine is indexed This button is not available when it is not the case 2 Press the back gauge cycle button for more than 2 seconds to initiate the cycle 3 The back gauges position themselves all the way forward between the tools If the beam is not at TDC it will move first all the way ...

Page 39: ...nd Numerical Page In this mode the operator can very intuitively draw a profile directly on the screen SETTING INSTRUCTIONS 1 Touch the program number select New program in the list and touch Graphical 2 First select the material the Material thickness see page 22 and the tools to be used for the part by touching their respective icons 3 Draw the profile by touching the screen where you want to ad...

Page 40: ...xecute it 6 Should it prove difficult to select a particular segment or angle it is possible to zoom on an area by touching this button and then on the desired zone One can also choose to enter the length and angle values in the L Alpha Mode page by pressing this button 7 Once all the segments and angles are adjusted press this button to access Bend Sequencing Bend Numerical Page BEND SEQUENCING D...

Page 41: ...cted the Bend 2D screen here below is displayed 4 In the Bend 2D page the operator must determine the back gauge and part position for each bend and if necessary Extra Bending Parameters 5 Press and select Bend num page to return to the Bend Numerical Page 6 Start the hydraulic pump motor by pressing this button if available It turns red when the motor is running 7 Press the button to position the...

Page 42: ...re 90 7 Touch the numerical value next to the segment length icon and enter the value for the first segment you wish to create here 30 00 mm 8 Add the next bend to the program by touching 9 Proceed in the same manner to create the other segments of the part 10 Touch to return to the first bend 11 Start the hydraulic pump motor by pressing this button if available It turns red when the motor is run...

Page 43: ...ve icons 4 Touch the first value in the table here 200 00 The window to the right is displayed 5 Enter the value for the first segment s length and touch the button to add another step Click on OK when prompted to create new step 6 Proceed in the same manner for all steps and angles of the profile 7 If a bend needs special parameters large radius special tool press in the more field of the corresp...

Page 44: ...r making corrections along the way Or he can choose to apply all the corrections necessary to the same step before moving to the next one using the Semi Automatic mode Corrections can be made to The angle Y1 Y2 see Angle Correction Y axis and or crowning if available see Crowning The back gauge position X and R if available see Back gauge X R axes Correction The semi automatic mode allows repeatin...

Page 45: ... sheet metal in the press it may be necessary to fine tune the beam s corrections It is possible by simply touching this icon or this one and entering the desired values 3 Corrections to the crowning value can be made by touching this icon 4 The numerical control automatically calculates the Pinch Point height If it needs correction it can be done by touching this icon The greyed value next to the...

Page 46: ...Numerical Page This function allows the operator to run two or several part programs one after another This is very handy when one wants to make a three dimensional part like a box for example or make a final product composed of several parts The CybTouch will execute the current program At the end of the last sequence instead of returning to the first sequence of the current program the CybTouch ...

Page 47: ...n when one wants to produce certain number of cycled programs In the diagram above an assembly needs 3 programs to be completed program 1 is followed by program 2 which in turn is followed by program 3 To complete the cycle program 3 is programmed to be followed by program 1 In such a case the value of the part counter will be updated see Number of parts of 1 unit when it goes from program 3 to pr...

Page 48: ...ybTouch 1 Check that the version of PC ModEva installed on your PC is recent enough to contain CybTouchConverter 2 Activate the CybTouch Converter function in the machine parameter 3 In the List of Products page start the CybTouch Converter CYBTOUCHCONVERTER How to Convert a Part Program The software version must end with a T MENU Welcome MENU Machine parameters MENU Preferences 2 MENU Cancel ACTI...

Page 49: ...ouch this button 6 The program parts are now converted and located on your PC or USB key They can be directly transferred on the CybTouch using the USB Transfer Menu Button Other menus USB transfer Select in this window the file s you want to convert Touch this button to convert files Click here to select the destination folder for the converted files PC or USB key Transfer button ...

Page 50: ...n order to use it again 1 Touch the Program number e g P0 2 Touch Save program 3 Enter the number you wish to give to the program e g 1 for P1 followed by 4 The program is now called P1 and is saved in the CybTouch To create a new program 1 Touch the Program number e g P1 2 Touch New program 3 A yellow pop up windows asks what kind of program Selecting Graphical will open a new program in the Touc...

Page 51: ...h Delete program 3 Select from the list the program to be deleted 4 Touch to confirm This function allows browsing visually through the programs and is particularly useful for graphic parts To browse programs 1 Touch the Program number e g P21 2 Touch Browse programs 3 Browse through programs using the and 4 Validate your choice by touching the browsing icon The browsing function remains active as...

Page 52: ...here are displayed Select the Material used enter the Material thickness and the Bending length 2 Touch one of the tool s icon or to select a punch or die To learn how to configure tools please refer to section Tools Management 3 Enter the angle for the bend you wish to create here 90 4 Enter the flange s length here 115 00 mm 5 Enter the back gauge height value here 45 50 mm 6 Press this button t...

Page 53: ...made W03 Code accepted This message is displayed when the correct password has been entered W04 Please press 2 seconds This message reminds the operator to keep the start pump button pressed for 2 seconds W05 The pump is on This message appears after the pump starting cycle has been correctly executed W06 The pump is off This message indicates that the pump has been stopped W07 Select at least one...

Page 54: ...Bend 2D page simply by touching the graphic at the bottom of the screen see Bend Sequencing W28 Diary empty This message is displayed when the Fiessler security module s diary is empty Something is not programmed correctly in the machine parameters Ask a technician W29 End of list This message is displayed when reaching the end of the list in one of the different menus W30 Serial number from 100 0...

Page 55: ...Enter password for init This message appears on the page displayed after the system crashed soft or hardware problem when the operator tries to format the machine W53 Enter password for delete all backups This message is displayed when trying to delete all backups W54 Graphical part This message is displayed when trying to display the flange s length on the Bend Numerical Page when the part was cr...

Page 56: ...ile is missing E11 Write to file problem This file is corrupt and cannot be saved Try to restart the NC If the problem persists format the memory E12 X under minimum limit Operator entered a value under the limit or a memorized value in the program is under the limit The wrong value flashes and must be corrected E13 X over maximum limit Operator entered a value over the limit or a memorized value ...

Page 57: ...is specific code and details E31 Crowning analog input not configured While configuring setting up the NC the Crowning dedicated input was not configured but is requested to run properly E32 Crowning analog output not configured While configuring setting up the NC the Crowning dedicated outputs were not configured but are requested to run properly E33 Syntax error in XML file This file is corrupt ...

Page 58: ...eam is still in its secure zone which is defined in the machine parameters If this happens during a cycle it means that the current step TDC is not high enough and needs to be manually programmed in the Extra Bending Parameters E55 Identification Error 1 No motion detected No motion detected Should not happen if you started the Wizard from the beginning If the error remains check limit switches dr...

Page 59: ...hanical limit is reached E70 Progr angle is smaller than the die angle The programmed angle is smaller than the die angle Change die E71 Progr angle is smaller than the punch angle The programmed angle is smaller than the punch angle Change punch E72 Depth safety The calculated angle causes the punch material and die to collide and approach coining mode Operator must confirm to proceed E73 Collisi...

Page 60: ...hort for the radius programmed E98 Incorrect face This message means that the face number programmed in the bend sequence is outside the limits This message can normally not happen on a part programmed on the CybTouch but could on an imported part Reprogram the part entirely E99 Illegal stop This message means that there is a problem between the stop number and the face number programmed in the be...

Page 61: ...possible This message is displayed when trying to select the relative mode for the positioning of the back gauge on a graphic part or on the first step of a program see Set point back gauge X axis flange length E108 Beam under minimum limit When pressing Start the CybTouch checks if the targeted position for the beam is within the limits Check your program E109 Beam over maximum limit ...

Page 62: ...ecause beam is in emergency For example beam out synchronism tolerance 27 Command refused because Synchronism controller parameters not in range Problems with limit parameters max and min of the beam Contact your dealer 28 Command refused because stop is active 37 Command refused because zero has not been found yet Beam is not indexed 40 Command refused because bend data have never been loaded 44 ...

Page 63: ...of all the errors related to beam If the message number is not explained here please write it down and contact your dealer This kind of messages appears if a serious error occurred The display automatically switches to a page as shown below If such an error occurs Write down the error number and press the Restart button If the error remains turn the machine off and let it cool down before restarti...

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