Ibex Dental Technologies SUMMIT, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...ting Manual SUMMIT Porcelain Press Furnaces Firmware V2012 Manufactured in the USA by Ibex Dental Technologies 850 N Dorothy Dr Suite 502 Richardson TX 75081 1 877 370 4242 972 918 0393 fax www ibexdental com ...

Page 2: ...gardless of any information or advice pertaining to the use of reusable plungers in other furnaces reusable plungers are not to be used in the Summit Press The Ibex Summit Press was specifically designed to press using disposable plungers for all pressable materials While there is no physical danger to the furnace with using reusable plungers the most common result will be an incomplete pressing w...

Page 3: ...firing tray 2 State of the art electronics and a high accuracy thermocouple make the Ibex SUMMIT a true NO Temperature Calibration furnace 3 A tangentially placed High CFM cooling fan blows air across the muffle opening creating a Venturi effect to draw the heat out of the muffle reducing cool down times by up to 50 4 ALL TOUCH Display screen There are no buttons to press Just use a light quarter ...

Page 4: ...e Time Page 14 User Settings Page 15 Format Page 15 Power Save Page 16 Night Mode Page 16 Set Factory Defaults Page 17 Features Page 17 Volume Page 18 Info Page 18 Import Programs Page 19 Export Programs Page 20 Calibration Page 21 Touch Screen Calibration Page 22 Door Lift Calibration Page 22 Vacuum Calibration Page 23 Pressing Calibration Page 24 Table of Contents ...

Page 5: ...Programming Vacuum Pages 30 31 Create a New Pressing Program Page 32 Modify an existing Program Page 33 Copy a program Pages 34 35 Move a Program Page 35 Delete a Program Page 35 Run a Program Page 36 Edit a running program Page 37 Stop Program Page 37 Skip Step Page 38 Utilities Page 38 III Metal Sintering Page 39 IV Error Codes and Troubleshooting Pages 40 41 Table of Contents ...

Page 6: ...entries or wrong entries are occurring especially when touching near the lower edge of the display the touch screen may require recalibrating Follow the Display calibration instructions found in the Utilities menu under Calibration A scratch resistant polymer panel covers the display The panel can be cleaned periodically with a clean damp cloth or paper towel by wiping in a straight motion across ...

Page 7: ...or brick porcelain and pressing A2 One door brick with ceramic press plate pressing furnace only B One Ibex SUMMIT memory stick located inside the door brick box C One Ibex SUMMIT heat tray black anodized D One AC power cord E One vacuum pump power cord adaptor F One airline pressing furnace only Photo 1 Oven Set up and Connections A1 A2 B C D E F ...

Page 8: ...uture use f Hose connector for vacuum pump After situating your Ibex SUMMIT on your work surface take the 7 ft AC power cord and plug the appropriate plug end into the Ibex SUMMIT Power Receptacle b The receptacle is located on the lower left corner as viewed from the back of the furnace just below the ON OFF switch The other end of the power cord is inserted into a standard AC power socket NOTE I...

Page 9: ...utput pressure fluctuations on down line pressure regulators like the one for the IBEX Summit Press NOTE The regulator is preset to 60 65psi Powering up the Ibex SUMMIT Now that your Ibex SUMMIT Furnace has been properly situated and all the required connections have been made it is ready to be turned on NOTE Be sure to remove the platform lift block prior to powering the furnace on as the platfor...

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Page 11: ...firing brick For Pressing Do not use reusable plungers with the Ibex Summit Press The Ibex Summit Press was specifically designed to press using disposable plungers for all pressable materials While there is no physical danger to the furnace with using reusable plungers the most common result will be an incomplete pressing where the material barely moves through into the sprue An Additional Note o...

Page 12: ...ouching this button will bring you to the Select Program screen where you can perform all the required program functions such as creating editing and running programs 2 Utilities Touching this button brings you to the main utilities screen Here you can set the user parameters to customize the furnace s operation to your requirements 3 Sintering METAL SINTERING ONLY This button will bring you to a ...

Page 13: ...oftware version and usage counters 4 Import Import programs from the memory stick to the furnace memory 5 Export Save programs from furnace memory to the memory stick 6 Calibration Calibrate touch screen door lift time and vacuum level NOTE The Time and Date information was entered at the time of manufacture for testing purposes The date should be accurate but you may need to enter the correct tim...

Page 14: ...st retouch the appropriate box This clears the box and the correct data can be entered All entries on any screen can be corrected in this manner The two light blue squares below the date are for selecting the 12 24 hour format After selecting the appropriate time format touch the blue lined time box to enter the time in the same manner used for entering the date To enter the time 8 35 p m touch 08...

Page 15: ...you select the temperature display in C or F and the vacuum in cm or inches Any combination is permissible When finished touch the OK button to return to the User Settings Menu Display Example 5 User Settings Temperature Pressure cmHg Celsius Fahrenheit Inches Format Prefs 450 C 0cmHg 08 13 12 04 15 45 OK Ok User Settings 450 C 0cmHg 08 13 12 04 15 45 Set Defaults Night Mode Features Power Save Vo...

Page 16: ...ht Mode Night Mode places the furnace into a sleep state at a particular time of day every day Touch the appropriate button if you want or do not want vacuum pulled when going into Night Mode Start Time is the time of day that the furnace will go into Night Mode Be sure that the time format entered is consistent with the time format selected in Time Date 12 24 hour clock The left most box is hours...

Page 17: ...you to enable or disable the Night Mode and Cooling Fan features of the furnace The enable or disable aspect is global in nature meaning that regardless of any other parameters or settings these features will be enabled or disabled Display Example 9 NOTE The Night Mode button on the Main Screen overrides this setting and places the furnace into Night Mode immediately NOTE When running a pressing p...

Page 18: ...lly the INFO screen provides the total number of hours that the furnace has been powered on the number of hours and minutes that the door lift motor has been run and the total number of hours and minutes of power applied to the muffle The last counter displays the number of firings the furnace has run The ability to reset the last 3 counters is password protected by a 6 character code and is reser...

Page 19: ...he program numbers that were on both the memory stick and the furnace have been overwritten to the values stored on the memory stick When an additional Ibex Summit furnace is being placed into service you can quickly import all the original programs from the first furnace to the new furnace It also allows an owner or manager to quickly restore programs to their original settings should they be alt...

Page 20: ... the following message No Media Present After inserting the memory stick you will be prompted to either proceed with exporting or cancel the procedure Remember to keep your memory stick in a safe location All memory sticks come with a nylon loop so that it can be hung over a hook or nail It is strongly recommended that the memory stick be stored on one of the back cover retaining nuts As the furna...

Page 21: ...g questions please call tech support at 877 370 4242 or email us at techsupport ibexdental com Display Example 11 The calibration button is provided to calibrate the following furnace functions 1 Touch Screen Calibration 2 Door Calibration 3 Vacuum Calibration 4 Pressing Plunger Calibration Pressing Furnace only Calibration Ok Calibration 450 C 0cmHg 08 13 12 04 15 45 Screen Vacuum Press Door ...

Page 22: ...ermine the travel time for the lift motor to raise and lower the platform The calibration values are used to provide more accurate preheat and cooling times Touch the Calibrate button and the lift will raise and lower The travel times will be displayed and recorded in memory Touch the Back button to return to the calibration screen Display Example 16 CALIBRATION 3 touches left IMPORTANT Now touch ...

Page 23: ... normal vacuum level into the Test Vacuum box for example 650 mmHG Touch the Start button The platform will rise if not already up and once at the top the vacuum pump will start Note that while the platform is rising the Actual Vacuum will show a value of 10 mmHG or more This is normal and does not indicate a problem As the vacuum rises if the pump is strong enough it will exceed 650 mmHG by 3 mmH...

Page 24: ... read High The Press Dn Time is incrementing and updates approximately once a second After a couple of seconds the Plunger Up status should have changed to Low When the plunger reaches the lower sensor the Plunger Down status should change to High and the Press Dn Time will stop incrementing As mentioned earlier the time range should be between 12 to 18 seconds NOTE If the Toggle button has been t...

Page 25: ...rows located at the top and bottom of the program list With repeated touches of the up or down arrows you can view the remaining program pages in ascending or descending order The program pages will wrap around meaning that if you start at the 1st program screen programs 001 008 and wish to view program 075 press the up arrow to wrap around to the last program page displaying programs 071 080 Pres...

Page 26: ...her Delete or Move the program from slot 12 before you can create a new program there NOTE For pressing furnaces you will be prompted to choose whether you are creating a porcelain program or a pressing program NOTE The operating system does not check for duplicate program names Therefore different memory locations can have the same program name This button is used to bring up the Edit screen wher...

Page 27: ...to 15 characters per name To enter numbers touch the 123 button and the number keypad will be displayed See Display Example 22 Enter the number s and touch the Back button to bring you to the Program Name Screen Touching the OK button will bring up Program Data Entry Screen Create a New Porcelain Program Name Program SAMPLE Q W U T E R Y I O A S J G D F H K Z X M B C V N Del L P 123 Space Ok Cance...

Page 28: ...l of 2 minutes that High Temp will be maintained Once High Temp has been reached the Vac Hold timer of 30 seconds starts with vacuum After 30 seconds the vacuum is released and the Hold Time timer of 1 minute and 30 seconds starts After 1 minute and 30 seconds the program proceeds to the next program step 2nd Hold Temp C or F The temperature that the porcelain needs to cool down to when layered ov...

Page 29: ...d A new value can now be entered There is no Enter key to be touched after data has been entered Simply touch the next box to be programmed and continue entering data until all appropriate values have been entered There is no specific order for entering program parameters They can be entered in any order If an incorrect value has been entered simply retouch the box The box will clear and the corre...

Page 30: ...he Start Vac value and less than or equal to the High Temp NOTE When using a Vac Hold time other than 0 the Release Vac must be set to zero 0 as the Vac Hold timer starts once High Temp has been reached If Vac Hold time is not required then this value must be 0 and a Release Vac temperature must be entered If both non zero parameters are entered then an error message will be displayed The followin...

Page 31: ... blank Display Example 30 An Additional Note on Programming Vacuum Many furnaces do not allow for the programming of a specific vacuum level but instead provide for a YES NO or a percentage of vacuum entry typically 90 to 100 The Summit furnaces allow for a more precise vacuum control A simple rule for entering programs that do not state a specific vacuum level in cm or inches is to enter 72 73 cm...

Page 32: ... Vacuum will be maintained for the remainder of the cycle 2 Minimum Vacuum Mode place a zero 0 or any value less than the Low Temp value and vacuum will come on prior to the Press Hold Stage High Temp The maximum temperature that the program will run Init Soak The time in minutes and seconds that the ring will soak prior to pressing Press Hold The time in minutes and seconds that the pressing pist...

Page 33: ... program When you are finished touch the Save button All changes will be recorded to memory and the Select Program screen will appear indicating that the edit process has been completed NOTE Touch the Save button only after all the changes have been made Should you decide not to save your changes made during the edit process touch the Cancel button No changes will be recorded to memory and the pro...

Page 34: ...ram screen and touch the Modify button Once in the Modify Program screen do not touch the Copy button as in Method 1 Make all necessary changes that will be required to the copied program first For example program Sample 1 created earlier in the manual has a Pre Heat of 5 minutes and a High Temp of 890 C The copied program will require a Pre Heat of only 1 minute and a High Temp of 840 C Again mak...

Page 35: ...e Modify button and then press the Move button The display will now show the Program Select screen From here simply touch the program slot you would like to move the program to The Program Select screen will now update to show that the program has been moved and the process is complete To delete a program touch the appropriate program slot to highlight it Touch the Delete button A box will open to...

Page 36: ...gram s key parameters Heat Rate Target Temp Target Vac and the current step of the program being run The next column shows the programmed values The Heat Rate is 60 C min the target temperature of the current step is 890 C and the target vacuum level is 73 cmHG The current step is High Temp Ramp meaning the program is ramping up to the programmed high temp of 890 C The right column shows two time ...

Page 37: ...a running program touch the Stop button This will bring up a confirmation box shown below To continue and stop the program touch Yes If the Stop button was touched by accident or you prefer to continue with running the program touch the No button See example 37 below Display Example 37 Porcelain Low Temp C Preheat mm ss Heat Rate C min Vac Level cmHg High Temp C Vac Hold mm ss Hold Time mm ss 2ndH...

Page 38: ...attempts to Skip a step prior to this will be ignored You can only skip forward There is no going back once a step has been skipped Display Example 38 Touching the Utilities button while running a program allows the user to access the Utilities menu as shown above in Display Example 38 All Utilities features with the exception of Calibrate and Set User Defaults are available See the Utilities sect...

Page 39: ...0 F 300 C max and the sintering temperature 2192 F 1200 C Max 2 Enter hold time in minutes and seconds 3 Touch the Run button to start your program Remember that we are here to help you if you should have any difficulties with programming You may call us for tech support at 1 877 380 4242 or email us at techsupport ibexdental com Metal Sintering Sintering Program Cancel Run Heat Rate C min High Te...

Page 40: ... not within limits Press Programming Errors Initial Soak Time not within limits Press Hold not within limits 2nd Hold Temp not within limits 2nd Hold Time not within limits 2nd Heat Rate not within limits Set Up Errors Idling time out of range Power Save temp out of range Invalid Month specified Invalid Feb day for leap year Invalid Feb day Max day for month is 30 Invalid Day specified Invalid hou...

Page 41: ...lert Door Failure NO LIMIT IN STOP Door is stopped but cannot detect limit switch Door Failure NO LIMIT IN MOTION Door is in motion but has not detect limit switch Door Failure BOTH LIMITS Both limit switches are ON simultaneously Open Thermocouple Oven Overtemp Heater Runaway Heater Failure TEST Could not achieve vacuum level Corrupt data may exist Could not write program Could not write user set...