Universal Laser Systems SuperSpeed-660, Safety, Installation, Operation, And Basic Maintenance Manual

Page 1: ...ystems Safety Installation Operation and Basic Maintenance Manual Universal Laser Systems Inc 16008 North 81st Street Scottsdale AZ 85260 USA Customer Support Department Phone 480 609 0297 Fax 480 609...

Page 2: ...S has been advised of the possibility of such damages or claims WARNING UNIVERSAL LASER SYSTEMS PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED TESTED INTENDED OR AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN ANY MEDICAL APPLICATIONS SURGICAL APP...

Page 3: ...d write down the circumstances in which the problem occurred Try to recall if the problem began all of a sudden worsened over time or began after you performed any recent maintenance Also be prepared...

Page 4: ...Safety CO2 Laser Interlocked Safety Enclosure Class I Red Diode Pointer Class IIIa Laser Source 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 or 60 watt CO2 Laser Cartridge 1 or 2 Laser Cartridges can be installed on the X2 6...

Page 5: ...Maintenance Motion System Components Diagram 4 1 Cleaning and Maintenance Supplies 4 2 System Cleaning and Maintenance 4 2 Maintenance Schedule 4 5 Troubleshooting 4 6 Section 5 Material Settings Guid...

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Page 7: ...ng particulate fume exhaust system is mandatory when operating the laser system Fumes and smoke from the engraving process must be extracted from the laser system and exhausted outside Some materials...

Page 8: ...d skin to invisible and visible CO2 laser radiation which can cause permanent blindness and or severe burns to your skin Safety Labels CDRH and CE regulations require that all laser manufacturers affi...

Page 9: ...CLASS3RLASERPRODUCT LASERDIODE WAVELENGTH 630 680nm MAX OUTPUT 5mW DANGER WARNING THIS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED FOR USE WITH INERT AND NON OXIDIZING GASES ONLY i e DRY CLEAN AIR CARBON DIOXIDE HELIUM NITROG...

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Page 11: ...the standards listed Standards Used Safety EN 60950 2002 EN 60825 2001 Class 3R EMC EN 55022 2003 Class A EN 50082 1 1998 EN 61000 3 2 2001 class A EN 61000 3 3 2002 EN 61000 4 2 2001 6kV CD 8kV AD E...

Page 12: ...nstructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to...

Page 13: ...d operating the laser system between the ambient temperatures of 73 F 22 C to 77 F 25 C However the system can operate between the temperatures of 50 F 10 C to 95 F 35 C Avoid storing the laser system...

Page 14: ...haust system by a licensed contractor to meet safety and local code requirements as well as being able to calculate the correct size blower required for your particular installation Length of exhaust...

Page 15: ...it will need to be carried through the doorway The laser system without the cart stand weighs approximately 200 lbs Obtain assistance from as many people as possible 3 or 4 people Always use a back su...

Page 16: ...washers Gently push the cables back into the cavity re connect the three power supply connectors re attach the cover plate close the rear cover and push down on the latches until they click Leveling t...

Page 17: ...ignment plate of the laser cartridge makes contact with the inside of the large plate of the alignment fork Slowly rotate the laser cartridge making sure that the alignment plate is centered in the fo...

Page 18: ...laser system Use a hose clamp so that it doesn t fall off Connect the laser systems power cord already done and your computers power cord to the electrical power source DO NOT POWER ON EITHER DEVICE...

Page 19: ...Ethernet part of the adapter to your computer or hub and the parallel port end to the laser system This adapter comes complete with installation software Please follow the manufacturer s instructions...

Page 20: ...INSTALLATION Section 2 8...

Page 21: ...Diode will act differently depending on the current state of the laser system Please refer to the chart below Red LED CONDITION REASON ON The system is initializing The system is firing the beam in t...

Page 22: ...cus carriage will start to move slowly and will accelerate to a faster speed until you release the button s X Y POSITION Selectable only while the READY menu or FILE DISPLAY menus are displayed It ena...

Page 23: ...e setting ON ONE FILE MEMORY enabled and OFF MULTIPLE FILE MEMORY enabled The purpose of ONE FILE MEMORY is to store only one file in the laser system s memory Successive file downloads erase the prev...

Page 24: ...PARALLEL Only one port can be used at a time If you would like to use the SERIAL port a special cable is required Please contact our Customer Service Department for more details LANGUAGE Use the SELEC...

Page 25: ...item and press the SELECT button Move the cursor down to YES SET NEW ORIGIN and press SELECT again Finally escape of this menu and go into the CONFIGURATION menu and back out again This will store the...

Page 26: ...the focus carriage Slowly raise the table until you observe the tool either tilting or sliding away from the focus carriage This will occur when the bottom edge of the focus carriage meets with the t...

Page 27: ...ied materials are materials that are very flat non transparent non elevated and at least 2 inches tall in the Y axis direction To activate AUTOFOCUS go to the OPTIONS menu move the cursor to AUTOFOCUS...

Page 28: ...is positioned in the engraving area Step 3 Printing to the Laser System The following steps assume that CorelDraw 10 is being used as your graphics software Other graphic software programs may differ...

Page 29: ...the process may ruin your application material because you will be unable to resume operation exactly where it paused Step 5 Material Removing and Reloading Once the laser system has completed proces...

Page 30: ...a plasma tube filled with a special mixture of CO2 and other gases and RF radio frequency electronics The function of the entire assembly is to turn electrical energy into concentrated light energy T...

Page 31: ...ime Laser energy is measured with a laser power meter that measures the unfocused laser beam s heat output over a calibrated period of time Motion System The motion system consists of the mechanically...

Page 32: ...am Mode Only available in the SuperSpeed model in the printer driver if the Dual Beam checkbox IS selected the system will separate the two laser beams to produce two separate raster engraving lines a...

Page 33: ...g density which increases the resolution but decreases throughput Lowering the slider bar decrease the engraving density which lowers the resolution but increases throughput In the diagram refer to th...

Page 34: ...SYSTEM OPERATION Section 3 14...

Page 35: ...procedures Motion System Components Diagram NOTE 2 Mirror Cover and X axis Motor Cover Plates have been removed for visibility 1 Focus carriage 3 10 7 8 9 1 2 4 5 6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 18...

Page 36: ...build up in these bearing tracks will cause the bearings to wear and the engraving quality to become rough After the rails and tracks are cleaned use a clean swab or paper towel and alcohol to clean a...

Page 37: ...To gain access to the 3 mirror 3 and the focus lens 4 hold the front cover 2 with one hand and remove the three thumbscrews with the other hand Pull the front cover straight out The 3 mirror and the f...

Page 38: ...side of plenum as well as the inside rear wall of the Laser System Installation is opposite of removal Make sure that the plenum tabs rest on the two flat head screws Cooling Fan Filters This air cool...

Page 39: ...is dependent on the type of material being run the quantity of material being removed the hours of operation and the quality of the exhaust blower it must be user defined As a starting point we recomm...

Page 40: ...round pattern present when raster engraving large areas and or large amounts of material Dirty laser system Slight pattern is normal If the pattern is excessive Loose motion system components Worn or...

Page 41: ...s bearings and belts Check and or clean Adjust ambient temperature to within specifications Check and or adjust laser beam alignment Check and or adjust cone so that laser beam is in center Replace la...

Page 42: ...beam alignment at the 3 mirror position and the focus lens The start and stop points of circles when cutting do not meet up Slight notching when cutting circles is a normal condition due to the beam...

Page 43: ...align the Autofocus sensor When printing to the laser system the computer gives an error message Printer out of paper or Printer offline and not responding Laser not turned on Computer is locked up P...

Page 44: ...BASIC MAINTENANCE Section 4 10...

Page 45: ...aving process has been completed Since many materials can produce toxic and possibly caustic fumes or residue it is advisable to obtain the Material Safety Data Sheet MSDS from the materials manufactu...

Page 46: ...erial and the manufacturing processes used to make the material Please use these settings as a guideline or starting point in most cases these settings should work out well but sometimes may have to b...

Page 47: ...ing different techniques to provide the best laser cutting and engraving results If your system is equipped with two lasers total the power of the two lasers and refer to the charts For example if you...

Page 48: ...64 500 1 010 35 100 68 500 1 010 40 100 73 500 1 010 45 100 77 500 1 010 50 100 81 500 1 010 55 100 86 500 1 010 60 100 90 500 1 010 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE POWER SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH 25 6 4 0...

Page 49: ...g through very thick acrylic re mask both sides with transfer tape and dampen the masking on both sides of the acrylic with water from a spray bottle Elevate the acrylic off the table at least 1 2 inc...

Page 50: ...00 1 010 35 100 68 500 1 010 40 100 73 500 1 010 45 100 77 500 1 010 50 100 81 500 1 010 55 100 86 500 1 010 60 100 90 500 1 010 VECTOR ENGRAVING LASER WATTAGE POWER SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH 25 6 4 0 1000...

Page 51: ...elevate at least 1 2 inch above the table The laser beam will not reflect off of the mirrored surface because it is absorbed by the acrylic first Sometimes cutting the acrylic from the backside will...

Page 52: ...rt supply store and swab on the ink into the engraved area You can actually see the ink get absorbed into the engraved area but not the unengraved area The ink will appear lighter in color because the...

Page 53: ...the brass a shine without polishing Brass that is produced for the laser engraving industry is polished then clear coated and finally coated with paint When laser engraving this type of material adju...

Page 54: ...00 1 010 40 38 4 0 1000 1 010 45 34 4 0 1000 1 010 50 30 4 0 1000 1 010 55 27 4 0 1000 1 015 60 25 4 0 1000 1 015 COMMENTS If paint filling mask the material first then engrave through the masking In...

Page 55: ...SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH 25 60 1 6 100 1 060 30 50 1 6 100 1 060 35 43 1 6 100 1 060 40 38 1 6 100 1 060 45 33 1 6 100 1 060 50 30 1 6 100 1 060 55 27 1 6 100 1 060 60 25 1 6 100 1 060 COMMENTS Cork is n...

Page 56: ...ack background Mirror the image and invert it by making the background white and the graphic black Add a 010 inch black outline to the graphic portion of the female side This will give the greater cle...

Page 57: ...mpening is with water will improve the appearance of the engraving Another method is to apply transfer tape to the glass wet it with water from a spray bottle and laser engrave it The transfer tape an...

Page 58: ...SER WATTAGE POWER SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH 25 50 1 7 200 1 1 30 50 2 0 200 1 1 35 50 2 4 200 1 1 40 50 2 7 200 1 1 45 50 3 1 200 1 1 50 50 3 4 200 1 1 55 50 3 7 200 1 1 60 50 4 1 200 1 1 COMMENTS Leather...

Page 59: ...to engrave deep enough to turn the marble white and provide a good contrast Too much power can also cause the material to discolor and turn brown as if it were burned Photographs look great when engr...

Page 60: ...50 50 30 3 2 200 1 050 55 27 3 2 200 1 050 60 25 3 2 200 1 050 COMMENTS Mat board thick cardboard is an excellent material to use for architectural modeling and for picture framing It cuts and engrave...

Page 61: ...500 1 010 45 13 4 0 500 1 010 50 12 4 0 500 1 010 55 11 4 0 500 1 010 60 10 4 0 500 1 010 COMMENTS Engraving melamine is very similar to engraving regular wood with the added benefit of a consistent...

Page 62: ...rocessing software scan the image in at 300 DPI Adjust the brightness and the contrasts to brighten the light colors and darken the dark colors The photo might look better by using a sharpening filter...

Page 63: ...warp the plastic You might need to tape it down or hold it down flat somehow to prevent it from curling as you engrave Since these plastics have low melting point a low PPI setting is used when cuttin...

Page 64: ...ouch at the edges The result is a perforated cut that allows the rubber stamp to remain attached to the entire sheet but easily removed by simply tearing it off The advantage to this is that the possi...

Page 65: ...e stuck to the transfer tape and maintain their correct spacing with respect to each other Now apply the tape to the desired surface and squeegee peel off the transfer tape and the lettering will rema...

Page 66: ...This residue washes off with water and a sponge We recommend using a kitchen sponge with a nylon string mesh wrapped around it Dampen the sponge and wipe off the residue A damp chamois cloth works wel...

Page 67: ...ut completely through the veneer Overpowering the cut will cause too much material removal and the fit will not be snug Some software programs allow outline offsetting to compensate for the thickness...

Page 68: ...MATERIAL SETTINGS GUIDE Section 5 24...

Page 69: ...e laser system The use of this Air Assist has been known to increase the frequency of cleaning maintenance due to debris being blown around inside the engraving area during laser processing Standard a...

Page 70: ...Computer Controlled Air Assist style In the left rear part of the system you will find the Air Assist control box Attached to the box there should be two special quick release couplings secured with...

Page 71: ...Re check to make sure that the cone is all the way into the base and is not tilted To remove the cone simply loosen the setscrew 2 and pull the cone straight down DO NOT remove or loosen the cone base...

Page 72: ...h is a direct path from the entry point of the compressed air source 2 to the beam window 3 the 2 mirror 4 and 3 mirror 5 The air supply for the cone comes from either the HIGH 6 or LOW 7 solenoid val...

Page 73: ...r systems control panel is pressed GAS Manually activates the GAS valve solenoid when the START button on the laser systems control panel is pressed Adjusting Air or Gas Flow We now need to set the fl...

Page 74: ...esults There are no particular settings that we can offer to you As a rule of thumb start with low flow and adjust upward until flaming is suppressed Setting the flow too high can result in excessive...

Page 75: ...cks before inserting and the other end into the air inlet fitting in the laser system In the computer controlled version plug one end of the control wire to the Air Compressor and the other end into t...

Page 76: ...cant from a sealed bag Fill to about inch from top of container Clean off rubber o ring on the top of the container Insert container up into the top Install metal cover and turn 1 8 turn until lever c...

Page 77: ...ween the regular Dual Head and the Dual Head with Air Assist option If your laser system is not ON right now turn it ON Using the menu control keys select the Dual Head option in the Options section o...

Page 78: ...on how to remove the cone s properly Remove the thumbscrew and attach the end of the air hose to the single head by inserting the brass tube into the hole where the thumbscrew was removed Attach the t...

Page 79: ...s in your graphics program so that the upper left corner of the page on screen is the 0 0 position Position your graphic load your material s into the laser system and begin engraving Removal When fin...

Page 80: ...3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 POSITION DIODE HERE 2 THEN HERE 3 AND FINALLY HERE X AXIS RULER Y AXIS RULER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1...

Page 81: ...ng to engrave further around the ball will result in a loss of engraving power and a distorted image Refer to the following chart for spot sizes and focal ranges of the lenses available FOCAL LENGTH S...

Page 82: ...THE ROTARY FIXTURE With the power to the system still OFF connect the 9 pin Rotary Fixture control cable to the receptacle on the laser engraving system 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 READY 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 83: ...to the Focus Carriage Be careful not to raise the Rotary Fixture too high 4 otherwise parts of it might interfere with the Focus Carriage 5 NOTE If you operate the fixture in this manner you might ne...

Page 84: ...circumference of the glass and vertical page size is 9 66 inches 245 4 mm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 Position the graphic on screen so that i...