Tauler SmartMatic 2.0, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...Doc 02 OPERATING MANUAL FOR THE SHEET PAPER AND CARDBOARD THERMO PLASTIC LAMINATING MACHINE ...

Page 2: ... Technical Documentation ...

Page 3: ...P polypropylene The TAULER is comprised of a laminating unit that is common to the range of products and can be combined with different alternatives both for paper feeding to the machine and paper exit thus giving rise to the different machine configurations Operation of the TAULER series is based on the placing of different sheets in the feeder so that this can feed them to the laminating unit wh...

Page 4: ...ONNEL To be understood as specialised personnel shall be any person instructed in such a way that he she is capable of using maintaining and repairing the machine in the event of necessity All Tauler technicians are specialised personnel As well as the technicians from distributors who have attended the Basic Technical Course given by Tauler personnel and attained the corresponding certificate GEN...

Page 5: ... loose clothing scarves handkerchiefs ties etc neither with jewellery necklaces rings bracelets etc since these can cause accidents by trapping which could mean serious injuries 10 It is the responsibility of the owner of the machine to ensure that the safety indications supplied with the machine are kept in good order and if necessary to substitute the same in case of need 11 Likewise it is the r...

Page 6: ...s to upper limbs from trapping in moving Chaín Do not disassemble cancel or bridge the safety measures installed on the machine SAFETY MEASURES INSTALLED ON THE MACHINE The installation has systems for isolating danger points as described below Said systems are physical protection means that do not allow for the machine to operate in the event that these systems are opened There are also emergency...

Page 7: ...trapping by moving chain 3 Risk of trapping crushing between rollers 4 Risk of burns when cleaning calander or feeding film 5 Risk of trapping lower limbs with the wheels 6 Risk of crushing from cutting roller 7 Electrical risk in main electrical panel 8 Risk of being hit by axle when doing maintenance on the rollers 1 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 8: ... using the cable supplied with the machine AN INCORRECT CONECTION COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE MACHINE IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS CONECTION PROCESS IS CARRIED OUT BY SPECIALISED PERSONNEL 4 Plug the machine to an air supply source compressor using the pipe supplied with the machine 5 Switch ON the machine 6 Re arm the safety button The machine is now ready for operat...

Page 9: ...nstantly disconnects the exits from the machine when there is a risk situation This stop button must only be pressed in the event of an emergency because in order to make a normal stop the button described above should be used as this does not affect the automatic exits neither any other apparatus and is the normal way to stop the machine Fig 2 Main control panel With this the distance of the over...

Page 10: ...main screen to adjust sheet size as well as several alarms and the sheet counter Start screen Merely for information purpouses Main screen By pressing the feeder area or the cutting area in the picture the user will go to the adjustments of these parts ...

Page 11: ...nput table will move up 5 Manual Down While this button is pressed the input table will move down 6 Output blowers By pressing his button the output fan battery is activated For adjusting the air flow the potentiometric placed in the electrical cabinet must be operated 7 Feeder on off By pressing this key the feeder will be enabled or disabled 8 Pump on off By pressing this key the vacuum blowing ...

Page 12: ...us to activate or deactivate the safety photocell located at the entry point of the feeder module IMPORTANT WHEN THE MACHINE IS IN OPERATION THIS SELECTOR MUST BE IN THE ON POSITION IF DEACTIVIATED AND THERE WERE TO BE A FAILURE ON FEEDING A SHEET OR THE PILE HAS FINISHED THE CALANDER WILL CONTINUE ROTATING AND THE PLASTIC WILL STICK TO THE PRESSURE ROLLER SO THAT WORK WOULD HAVE TO STOP IN ORDER ...

Page 13: ...ine is not operating because the silicone roller may become deformed 6 Maintenance run By keeping pressed this button the machine will run This is useful for maintenance tasks as cleaning the calendar 7 Holding roller selector ON OFF When this is in the ON position the wheels of the support come into contact with the roller below them and hold the laminated sheets 8 Separating roll ON OFF It activ...

Page 14: ...eactivate the only thing that has to be done is to press the previously mentioned Run button 4 Speed Control By pressing button it increases the speed By pressing button it reduces the speed 5 Sheet COUNTER ON OFF Star or stop the sequence of the sheet counter or re start in the event of a temporary stoppage pressing this key 6 Sheet Counter Shows the number of sheets counted during the operation ...

Page 15: ...peed 2 is set and from 15 to 20 m min speed 3 is set Manual mode User can set speed 1 2 or 3 independently of the speed of the machine 6 Display of the speed of cutting roller speed 1 2 or 3 7 Speed 1 in manual mode set the speed 1 medium speed 8 Speed 2 in manual mode set the speed 2 fast speed 9 Speed 3 in manual mode set the speed 1 extra fast speed Keys 10 and 11 are used for the fine tuning o...

Page 16: ...button it increases the speed By pressing button it reduces the speed PRESSURE REGULATION The pressure with which the nip roller located just below the calendar roller presses on the latter is an essential parameter for obtaining a good quality gloss and adhesion As a reference value we can indicate 2 bar 4 bar of pneumatic pressure This is the pressure at which most laminating machines operate AL...

Page 17: ...n This is due to the fact that the exposure time that is to say the time the sheet is in contact with the temperature and pressure rollers is less the higher the speed so that in this case we must provide more heat for the final result to be correct In any event practice will in the long run be what defines the correct working temperature which will very much depend on the characteristics of the p...

Page 18: ...m in a closed loop implemented in the temperature regulator The display shows the temperature of the calendar In order to modify the working temperature the temperature we require only press the ascending or descending arrow keys in order to increase or decrease the same Temperature regulator SEPARATING UNIT The separating unit is based on a pulling scissor movement roll Previous to start working ...

Page 19: ... The micro perforating wheel it s been activate for a while Micro perforating wheel The micro perforating wheel we must be placed over the edge of the film as shown in picture above 2 Afterwards the separating roll separates the sheet Separating roll ...

Page 20: ...m the exit end of the machine we can see if the roller is too high or too low Make sure that when this roller makes the cutting movement it touches the sheet that is below it If it were to be too low instead of pulling it will nip the sheet and we can even hear a slight noise If it were to be too high it will not touch the paper and will not make the cut By using this knob we can raise or lower on...

Page 21: ...PUNCHED AND CUTTING The figure below shows how the micro punched works The micro punched starting point can be moved using keys 14 and 15 described in settings screen Press 14 to start the micro punched earlier Press 15 to start the micro punched later ...

Page 22: ...ll of plastic on the plastic roll support bar The roll of plastic must be centred relative to the sheet to be laminated and must be firmly held by its cones in order to avoid any wrinkles forming The plastic must be placed with the adhesive treated face towards the outside of the calendar as shown in the figure Bobina de film Roll of film Rodillo calandra Calander roller Pila de pliegos Stack of p...

Page 23: ... of the overlap required by the operator The result arrived at on doing this operation must then be introduced into the control screen of the machine located on the main control panel Prior to continuous work place the micro perforating wheel for the film and the working margin so that it exerts pressure on the edge of the film In order to feed in the first sheet take a sheet if possible of the sa...

Page 24: ...r by means of the selector switch The machine will now have started feeding in sheets so that laminated sheets will begin to leave the calendar Now accompany the sheets as far as the cutter pass through the fibre breaker hold the paper while pressing the selector for the wheels of the module and adjust the cut When the overlap between two sheets of paper is approximately half way between the wheel...

Page 25: ... increase this slowly if necessary to attain the required finish It is important to verify that the temperature adjustment is correct since the laminated paper forms a continuous whole and the neoprene roller dissipates heat from the calendar roller heat which therefore is lost It is essential to ensure that the calendar is perfectly clean since any stains or imperfections due to residues of plast...

Page 26: ...t is removing the film and passing the defective sheets one by one several times through the calendar To do this decrease the pressure of the neoprene pressure roller The anticurling must be adjusted in such a way that it does not scratch nor curl the laminated sheet It is very important that the rubber wheels that hold the sheets in the cutting module do so with the correct pressure If this press...

Page 27: ...ollers On finishing work remove all pressure from the laminating and cutting rollers because if pressure is maintained over long periods the rubber and polyurethane rollers may become deformed Periodically grease the chains The main recommendation is to always maintain good cleanliness on the laminating rollers THE MACHINE S AIR INPUT FILTER MUST BE BLED ONCE A DAY THIS BLEEDING MANEOEUVER MUST AL...

Page 28: ...he laminating machine Model TAULER SmartMatic2 0 Series Nº C4011_______________ to which this statement refers SUBMITS TO The legal regulations of CEE Rules CEE 89 392 and or to the following agreements 91 368 93 44 93 68 89 336 EMC 73 23 CEE EN 418 EN 60204 1 EN 292 1 y EN 292 2 Place and Date Signature Vilafranca del Penedes 4mes4 TAULER Tech SL pp ...

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