Safety, Operation, & Maintenance Manual
Linear Cut Processing Systems
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1.4.3
Safety Guards
•
NEVER operate equipment if any of the safety guards are not properly installed.
•
NEVER bypass, modify, or otherwise disable any of the safety guards.
1.4.4
Audible Alerts
•
Whenever audible alerting features are in use, be sure to obey all warnings,
cautions, or other instructions heard from the audible system.
1.5
Safety Tests
This test procedure MUST be performed by qualified personnel at startup
and after ANY maintenance, adjustment, or modification. Testing ensures
that the safety system and machine control system work together to stop
the machine properly.
1.5.1
Inspecting the
Hornet II
Saw
1.
Lockout/tagout the machine.
2.
Check the
Hornet II
Saw for debris or tools that would block the path of parts.
Remove any that you may find. The following locations are especially important:
o
Infeed pusher and squeezer
o
Outfeed table
o
Saw chamber
3.
Check the physical condition of the
Hornet II
Saw.
4.
Remove lockout/tagout and return electrical power and pneumatic pressure to
the machine.
5.
Verify the machine has power by checking if E-stops are illuminated green.
6.
Verify all doors are closed and locked.
1.5.2
E-Stop Test
1.
Verify there is no material on the infeed end of the saw or inside
the saw chamber.
2.
Initiate a cut cycle using the Cut Set/Load Set mode. The infeed
pusher will begin to move as will the saw blade.
3.
Activate an E-stop. Verify that the following happens when the
pushbutton is depressed:
o
The infeed pusher and auto loading mechanism stop
o
All illuminated E-stops should turn solid red
o
The bolt that stops the saw blade should engage
4.
If the E-stop does not engage properly, immediately lockout/tagout and service the
machine.
