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4.
The Carriage Beam continues to move downward to the “Pick Sheet Additional Travel”
distance.
a.
The additional travel distance is useful when running warped materials as it allows all of
the suction cups to contact the board to be picked by lowering the beam until all cups
touch the board.
5.
The Carriage Beam dwells for the “Delay to Build Vacuum Time” which allows vacuum to
build at the suction cups contacting the board to be lifted.
6.
Once the “Delay to Build Vacuum Time” elapses, the carriage moves upward to the “Pick
Pause” distance, at the set Raise to Pick Pause velocity.
a.
Raising slowly to the Pick Pause position helps separate the media from the stack.
7.
Once at the Pick Pause position, the i-BF checks to see that the vacuum level is above the
“Low Vacuum Set Point”.
If no, the i-BF will fault with “Fail to Pick Board” fault. If yes, then the carriage moves upward
with the board.
8.
Shaker Mode Option.
The Shaker Mode option is enabled on the touch screen. When enabled the gantry will
make several up/down oscillations as set in the shaker mode parameters on the touch
screen.
The shaker mode is helpful during picking in separating some media types.
9.
The Carriage Beam moves upward with the board to the upper Home position.
10.
Once the Carriage Beam reaches the upper Home position, the gantry moves the board
forward toward the cutter. The gantry stops at the “Place Position Location”.
11.
See Low Advance to Cutter Option and Double Pick Options for other methods to place the
board to the cutter conveyor.
12.
The Carriage Beam lowers the board to the Support Table. The leading edge of the board
will overlap onto the cutting table approximately 150mm.
13.
The i-BF will release the board to the cutter and the gantry and carriage beam return to
Home positions.
14.
See “Hold at Place Position Option”
15.
The i-BF will report to the cutter that the board is ready.
16.
The i-BF will wait to pick the next board until the cutter signals “Pick Sheet” and the support
table sensor is unblocked (see Support Table Sensor).
18.10. Touch Screen Display for Feeder Operation
The Touch Screen display allows access to useful machine functions and system parameters.
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