CYBELEC ModEva Pac, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual for Synchronized Press Brakes April 2016 V2 3 ...

Page 2: ...c S A All Rights Reserved Copying reproduction modification distribution display or transmission of any of the contents of this manual for any purpose without the prior consent of Cybelec S A is strictly prohibited ...

Page 3: ...avigation 3 Getting started with ModEva Pac 4 Screen Cleaning 4 General navigation 5 Menu Button 5 List of Products 5 Graphical List of Products 5 Search of Product Criteria 6 Programming of Punches 6 Welcome 6 Transfer 6 Programming of Dies 6 Machine Initialization DNC ENC 6 Product Button 7 Machine Parameters 7 TouchProfile 7 Control 7 Product Numerical 7 Bend Button 8 Product 3D 8 Comment 8 ...

Page 4: ...sitioning a Punch 13 Positioning a Die 14 Adding Working Stations 15 Creating a Part Program 16 TouchProfile Programming 17 Special functions for a bend 18 L Alpha Programming 19 3D Programming optional only for off line version 20 Bend 2D Page 22 Touch Bend 2D Page 23 Partial bend order calculation 24 Bend Numerical Page Direct Programming 25 Position of axes and other functions 26 Bending Tests ...

Page 5: ...rotection of Access Levels 32 General Information 32 Levels 32 Access 32 Password 32 Characteristics 32 Loss of the password 32 Users 33 Access by Password 34 Access to Levels Superior to 3 34 Change Passwords 35 Forgotten Passwords 36 Cybelec Software 37 Installing the Software 37 Leaving the Software 37 Backing the System up 38 Making a backup of the system 38 Restoring a backup of the system 40...

Page 6: ...The Intuitive Programming ...

Page 7: ...numerical 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 so as to avoid any risk of electrocution and any deterioration of the equipment Make sure the numerical...

Page 8: ...etwork or a printer please call a specialist Remember that the ModEva is equipped with USB ports and that it is very easy or even tempting to install external software utilities or games coming from the Internet or specialized magazines CYBELEC accepts no responsibility in case of malfunctioning of the numerical control if other programs have been installed or if the original configuration has bee...

Page 9: ...y attention to rules instructions or advice The correct sequence of operations 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 in...

Page 10: ...age 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 finger tips as they may also damage the screen Take a few minutes to practice pressing gently on the screen you will...

Page 11: ... pop up window is displayed List of Products Graphical List of Products Allows extracting products stored in the NC in numerical order and with the graphic associated to them Allows extracting products stored in the NC in numerical increasing order The main navigation through the many different pages of the ModEva software is done by mean of the buttons at the bottom of the screen The pages contai...

Page 12: ...ting a Tool page 12 Welcome Machine Initialization DNC ENC This page is reserved for the technical maintenance of the numerical control or the machine It allows clearing the ModEva data and to modify the physical indexes of the machine The level 3 password see Access by Password page 34 is necessary to intervene on this page Main data for the machine and the numerical control Gray color fields are...

Page 13: ...ccess by Password page 34 This data may be modified only with the help of competent technical support Product Button The Product button allows you to access all the different pages necessary to create products When touching the Product button the following pop up widow is displayed TouchProfile Product Numerical Allows the operator to construct and calculate a product and to visualize the profile ...

Page 14: ...llows the operator to create a product in 3 dimensions See also 3D Program ming optional only for off line version page 20 Allows completing the product data with a series of com mentaries These commentaries are programmed using a PC software Bend Button The Bend button allows you to access the different work pages from which the created products can be produced When touching the Bend button the f...

Page 15: ...and to correct if necessary the stop position as well as the position of the product relating to the tools This page is optional Allows the operator to manually deter mine the bend order as well as the gaug ing position See Touch Bend 2D Page page 23 Bend Function Allows programming any possible auxil iary functions of the machine Image Bend Allows the operator to visualize the part in 3D while at...

Page 16: ...uned When touching the Correction button the following pop up window is displayed Corrections Allows applying the corrections to the different machine axes as a function of the results obtained during bending See Bending Tests and Corrections page 27 Tools Bend Allows modifying the position and the width of the tools mounted on the machine Certain safety factors can also be modified here ...

Page 17: ...Magyar IT Italiano KO 한국의 NL Nederlands PL Polski The list of available languages is subject to change and may increase over time PT Português RU Русский SE Svenska SI Slovenski TR Türkçe TW 台灣 Actions Button The Actions button allows you to choose from a list of action available on the page where you currently are The content of the list changes contextually Here below are examples of the pop up ...

Page 18: ...y an existing one The process is the same whether you want to create a new punch or a new die 2 If you don t know which tool looks the most like the one you want to create you can touch and hold the Punch field until the message OK appears in the top right corner The list of tools appears and it is then possible to browse visually through the existing ones 3 Modify the necessary fields enter a new...

Page 19: ... field The window to the right is displayed 3 Touch the desired punch Touch it a second time to select it or simply touch Confirm 4 Enter the tool s desired position in the field Introducing a value equal to the half of the beam s width minus the half of the tool length will place the tool in the center of the machine in our example 3500 2 195 2 1652 5 mm 5 Modify the L field by introducing the va...

Page 20: ...is displayed 3 Touch the desired die Touch it a second time to select it or simply touch Confirm 4 Enter the tool s desired position in the field Introducing a value equal to the half of the table s width minus the half of the tool length will place the tool in the center of the machine in our example 3500 2 195 2 1652 5 mm 5 Modify the L field by introducing the value here 195 00 which correspond...

Page 21: ...king station is defined a touch on either the beam or the table will allow adding another tool 2 The procedure to select define and position the tool is the same as the one explained before see Positioning a Punch page 13 and Positioning a Die page 14 Most parts require different sets of tools to be bent It is therefore possible to define several working stations in the Tools Position page ...

Page 22: ... is composed of 2 sections profiles but the procedure is identical for one or several sections The side flaps with the oblong holes which are included in section 1 will be made first so that a punch of identical length as that for section 2 can be used Section 1 Section 2 We presume that the operator knows how to reach level 1 Should this not be the case see chapter Protection of Access Levels pag...

Page 23: ... length and select the tools to be used for the part by touching their respective fields 3 Draw the profile of section 1 see Creating a Part Program page 16 by touching the screen where you want to add a segment 4 Touch on the middle of a segment or on an angle to modify its value A purple dot indicates the selected segment and its value is highlighted in the bend information line 5 Proceed in the...

Page 24: ...ng value may be reduced However if it is increased over the maximum calculated value the resulting radius and angle will be drastically affected A special punch or and die means there must be an additional working station 10 Once all the segments and angles adjusted go to the Bend 2D Page see page 22 9 If a bend needs special parameters large radius special tool it can all be programmed on the ben...

Page 25: ...5 00 which corresponds to the first length 4 Touch the first field of the Angle column and introduce the value of 90 which corresponds to the first angle to be bent 5 Proceed in the same manner for all steps and angles of the profile of section 1 see Creating a Part Program page 16 6 Touch the Section field enter the value of 2 and leave the field This automatically initializes a new page for prog...

Page 26: ...ickness and Sigma enter the bending length and select the tools to be used for the part by touching their respective fields Selecting tools directly from this window places them automatically in the middle of the machine To change their position see Tooling Management page 12 3 Touch Quit to confirm the chosen values 4 Touch the button and select Modify 1F or Modify 2F The difference between the t...

Page 27: ...unction still being active simply touch on the lower segment where the side is to be added The value A has been memorized and is automatically attributed to the new side 11 Add a third side Touch the left segment where the side is to be added the function remains active until deactivated 12 Enter 40 00 in the A field in place of the previous memorized value 45 00 13 Add a fourth side by touching t...

Page 28: ...ating appears in the interactive field on the top right hand corner of the screen 5 The succession of sequences can then be visualized using the and keys The operator has the possibility to modify the bending order see Touch Bend 2D Page page 23 or to ask the software to respect specific criteria like minimum number of swings or returns To do that please refer to the 2D Reference Manual section Si...

Page 29: ...sequence and adapt the gauging if necessary using these buttons to switch to the next gauging point to switch to the next gauge type stop support special etc Touch the drawing to toggle between Bend Order page left and the Gauging page right Whether this page is used to change the order of the bends automatically calculated on the Bend 2D Page see page 22 or to manually determine this order it wor...

Page 30: ...ctive field on the top right hand corner of the screen 5 The bending order is calculated for the remaining bends The whole can be visualized as usual using the and keys When the operator needs to impose the first bend or couple of bends to be executed on a part but the rest can be automatically calculated the following method can be used Partial bend order calculation Select Partially Prog Bend De...

Page 31: ...e is very user friendly for the operator has on one single screen all the information and fields necessary for the programming of his product Bend Numerical Page Direct Programming The bending order is chosen by the operator since he programs directly each bend In this example we will program the part described in Creating a Part Program see page 16 The programming of the real position of the back...

Page 32: ... to approximately according to your experience with the tools and the material the material thickness Bend Numerical According to his needs the operator can modify the following items TDC for Top Dead Center If not programmed the beam will rise to the maximum TDC Retraction BG for the back gauge retraction Bending Length defines the length of the part being bent this parameter must already have be...

Page 33: ... be carried out at low speed the continuation of the upward movement is made at high speed Complementary explications are found in the 2D Reference Manual Setting Instructions 1 Go into semi automatic mode 2 If necessary move to the first sequence by means of the and keys 3 Press the start key in order to position the axes on the first sequence 4 Carry out the bend with a trial product 5 Measure t...

Page 34: ...uence with a second test product If necessary make a new correction Depending on the material the machine adjustment and the exactness of the data introduced 2 or 3 corrections can be necessary for a bend This can be considered as being a normal situation 10 Proceed in the same manner for all the bends by navigating through the bends by means of the and keys 11 When all the bends of the product tu...

Page 35: ...xisting product Selecting Memorize product in file allows giving the product an alphanumerical name and also select its location From the List of Product page List of products If you wish to do this memorizing by having a global view of the existing products it can be done from the List of Product page Setting Instructions 1 In the Drawing field introduce a reference if needed 2 If you want to mem...

Page 36: ...in the active peripheral you can search for it from all pages displaying the Product field on the top left corner of the screen To this end 1 Introduce the product number in the Product field 2 Touch the button and select Search Product in the list Standard Method 1 Touch the button and select List of Products in the list 2 If you want to search for the product in a location other than the interna...

Page 37: ...n be listed in an increasing or decreasing order by simply touching its title Your entry is displayed on the last line in white and the cursor positions itself on the first line of the table The names are sorted in increasing order the first corresponding to your entry being on the first line Procedure 1 Touch the button and select Graphical List of Products in the list 2 Use the and keys to scrol...

Page 38: ...y position is displayed as a small pictograph at the right bottom of the screen When passing to non authorized level a password modification will be requested When the password has been introduced you can navigate in the levels inferior and equal to the authorized one without reintroducing the password Certain users can modify their own password For the others the password can only be changed by a...

Page 39: ...nates L evel virtual key P assword by default User generally attributed to 1 EUL1 NO NO 1 111 Operators having level 1 access authorization 2 EUL2 NO NO 2 222 Operators having level 2 access authorization 3 EUL3 NO NO 3 333 Operators having level 3 access authorization 4 WSSUPER OK OK 3 817 Workshop supervisor 5 MACHMAN NO OK 3 Machine manufacturer s Service technicians 6 MACHMAN0 OK OK 3 Responsi...

Page 40: ...ss to Levels Superior to 3 Setting Instructions 1 Enter the password 2 Press 3 The authorized level is shown in a box at the bottom right of the screen Setting Instructions 1 Touch the User field and select the desired user level see Users page 33 2 Touch the Password field enter the password corresponding to the requested level and validate with the If the password is not correct the message Wron...

Page 41: ... level 3 The operator can navigate between levels 1 and 3 without reintroducing his password 4 If his access level enables him he can call the procedure to Change Passwords At the end of the intervention don t forget to pass to level 0 in order to leave the current level It is possible to modify the passwords attributed by default Certain users can do it for themselves others not Change Passwords ...

Page 42: ...rized change it himself see Change Passwords page 35 If he is not authorized to change his password himself he can either Ask a higher user to modify the password see Change Passwords or Use the method described below after pressing the combination Forgotten Passwords In order to know the authorizations see the table in Users page 33 Contact your provider with the Help Code in order to recover the...

Page 43: ...having memorized the current state However it is important to leave the software in the correct way by using the Quit function This procedure will close the PC ModEva software and bring you to the Windows environment Leaving the Software Installing the Software Quit Confirm The same procedure can be used on the PC software or press the F6 key twice on any page The Windows Operating System like on ...

Page 44: ...s will keep on appearing on a weekly basis until the backup has been made Setting Instructions 1 In the pop up window here above touch to launch Cybelec Backup Utility 2 Insert a USB key 8 GB or bigger into the numerical control Use preferably a new and empty USB key as the Cybelec Backup Utility will format it and erase all its content 3 For easy identification enter the serial number of the nume...

Page 45: ...he NC will boot and display the following menu CYBELEC S A BACKUP DISK TOOL 18 MAY 2016 Rev 1 1 4 Product under License do not copy 1 LIST ARCHIVE FILE S 2 BACKUP SYSTEM DISK 3 RESTORE SYSTEM DISK 0 X EXIT REBOOT PC PICK A KEY 1 2 3 0 or X 8 Select option 2 BACKUP SYSTEM DISK The backup operation starts DO NOT TURN OFF THE PC BACKUP IS RUNNING NOTE THE PC WILL AUTOMATICALLY REBOOT AT COMPLETION OF...

Page 46: ...X 4 Enter the name of the backup you want to restore ENTER THE NAME OF THE ARCHIVE FILE WITHOUT THE SUFFIX BK AND EXTENSION TBI THEN PRESS ENTER OR JUST PRESS ENTER TO ABORT NOTE THE PC WILL AUTOMATICALLY REBOOT AT COMPLETION OF THE RESTORE AVAILABLE FILE S BK160425 ENTER A FILENAME numbers only BK_ The backup file are automatically named BK followed by the date they were created in the YYMMDD for...