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Maintenance
12.1
Safety
Faults with the area gripping system must be corrected only by qualified electrical and mechanical specialists.
Personnel must have read and understood the Operating Instructions.
Personal protective equipment must be worn for installation, troubleshooting and maintenance work.
WARNING
Risk of injury due to switching on the system during troubleshooting
It is essential to set down lifted loads before entering the danger areas.
Before troubleshooting, make sure that the electrical components are not live and that the system is
depressurized.
Switch off the power switch, compressed air and vacuum, if applicable, and secure against
unauthorized restart.
It must be ensured that safe working in the secure area is possible at all times.
WARNING
Risk of injury due to incorrect maintenance or troubleshooting
Check the proper functioning of the product, especially the safety features, after every maintenance or
troubleshooting operation.
12.2
Maintenance
Remove any dirt on the exterior of the gripper with a soft cloth and soap suds (max. 60 °C).
Operation of the area gripper can draw in dust from the environment. This dust collects at a particular contamination
point within the area gripper (e.g. the filter before the plug-in ejector). These screens must be cleaned regularly,
depending on the amount of dust sucked in.
The necessary maintenance intervals can be increased considerably by taking the following measures.
12.2.1
Optimized control
Only turn on the suction when workpieces are being lifted. Otherwise, additional dust from the environment is drawn
in, which shortens the necessary maintenance intervals.
12.2.2
Use of sealing plates with integrated filter fleece
A filter fleece prevents dust from being drawn into the area gripper. Because the filter fleece makes the flexing
movements along with the sealing plate in each working cycle, the filter fleece is self-cleaning.
12.2.3
Use of suction cups with integrated filter plate
A filter plate prevents dust from being drawn into the area gripper. We recommend that
you regularly clean the filter plate with compressed air.