Hyd-Mech S20P III Series, Manual

Page 1: ...ty of your new HYD MECH bandsaw please take the time to famil iarize yourself and your employees with the correct operation and maintenance procedures as outlined in this manual We sincerely appreciate the confidence you have demonstrated in purchasing our product and look forward to building a long and mutually beneficial relationship Thank you Hyd Mech Group Limited P O Box 1030 1079 Parkinson R...

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Page 3: ...CYCLE PARAMETER DISPLAY 2 3 MACHINE ALARMS AND EMERGENCIES 2 4 SETTING THE HEAD LINEAR POTENTIOMETER RHLS FHLS LIMIT 2 5 MECHANICAL CONTROLS 2 5 HEAD SWING AND BREAK 2 5 COOLANT FLOW 2 6 GUIDE ARM POSITIONING 2 6 WORK STOP 2 6 BLADE BASICS 2 7 SECTION 3 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING SAFETY DURING MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 3 1 LOCK OUT PROCEDURE 3 1 BLADE CHANGING PROCEDURE 3 2 BLADE TRACKI...

Page 4: ...NICAL ASSEMBLIES FOR MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS SEE PDF ON ATTACHED CD 6 1 SECTION 7 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR OPTIONAL ASSEMBLIES SEE PDF ON ATTACHED CD 7 1 MIST COOLANT SYSTEM 7 1 WORK STOP ASSEMBLY 7 1 WORK LAMP ASSEMBLY 7 1 VARIABLE VISE PRESSURE OPTION 7 2 OVERHEAD BUNDLING 7 2 SECTION 8 SPECIFICATIONS S20P BANDSAW SPECIFICATION LIST 8 1 S20P SERIES III LAYOUT 8 2 S20P SERIES III FOOTPRINT 8 3...

Page 5: ...l materials are within designed specifications and are non hazardous Owner is responsible to keep Manual accessible at the machine ensure only reliable fully trained personnel work with the machine clearly define responsibilities of all personnel working with the machine keep the machine in good working order Operator and Maintenance Personnel are responsible to keep all safety equipment in order ...

Page 6: ...have done over and over Here familiarity boredom or tiredness may lull us into unthinking automatic repetition Be alert for this and when you feel it happening stop and take stock of your situa tion Review the safety hazards associated with what you are doing That should get your brain working again Certainly production is important but if you think you re too busy to put safety first think how mu...

Page 7: ...derstood all parts of Section 0 Safety and Section 2 Operating Instructions Name Date Signature Everyone involved in the installation inspection maintenance and repair of this machine must sign below to confirm that I have read and understood all parts of this Operation and Maintenance Manual Name Date Signature ...

Page 8: ... of Misuse Misuse includes for example Sawing hazardous materials such as magnesium or lead Sawing work pieces which exceed the maximum workload appearing in the Specifications Operating the machine without all original safety equipment and guards Liability The machine may only be operated When it is in good working order and When the operator has read and understood the Safety and Operating Instr...

Page 9: ...nt the foreseeable dangers that may arise during operation of the machine and the safety precautions to be taken In addition the personnel must be instructed to check all safety devices at regular intervals Define responsibilities Clearly define exactly who is responsible for operating setting up servicing and repairing the machine Define the responsibilities of the machine operator and authorize ...

Page 10: ...afe operation The machine may only be operated when in good working order and when all protective equipment is in place and operational Keep a safe distance from all moving parts especially the blade and vises Stock should not be loaded onto the saw if the blade is running Long and heavy stock should always be properly supported in front of and behind the saw Faults The machine must be switched of...

Page 11: ...ds upon the national regulations in the country in which the machine is being used The actual level of noise emission by band sawing machines depends upon work piece size shape and material blade type blade speed and feed rate The only practical course of action is to measure the actual noise emission levels for the type of work that is typically done With reference to national standards decide up...

Page 12: ...ment establish and post lock out pro cedures Know and use the lock out procedures of your company or organization Residual Risks The machine is still not completely de energized if an electrical cabinet door type switch is locked out The line side of the disconnect switch itself remains energized Variable speed blade drives store dangerous voltage in their capacitors and this requires time to diss...

Page 13: ...enance The Stop or Emergency Stop push button does not disconnect the machine s power supply Hazardous voltage is still present in the machines electrical circuits The machine s Electrical Disconnect Switch does disconnect voltage from the machine s circuits however hazardous voltage is still present inside the main electrical cabinet on the infeed line side of the main fuses Therefore keep hands ...

Page 14: ...0 10 LOCATION AND PART NUMBERS OF SAFETY HAZARD LABELS ON S20MP Warning Pinch Point Item N0 392801 Danger Moving bandsaw blade will cut Item N0 391937 Danger Hazardous voltage inside Item N0 391938 ...

Page 15: ...W SHOULD BE MAINTAINED IN A CLEAN AND TIDY CONDITION TO AVOID OBSTACLES OPERATORS COULD TRIP OVER THE S20P SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SAW AVOID UNSAFE USAGE PRACTICES IF AT ANY TIME THE SAW DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY IT SHOULD BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND REPAIRED OPERATOR THE SAW SHOULD NEVER BE OPERATED UNLESS ALL GUARDS AND DOORS ARE IN PLACE AND ...

Page 16: ...s for safe operation and maintenance The machine should be lev eled in both directions from side to side from front to back Six leveling screws used for securing the machine to the pallet during transport should be installed one in each corner of the machine base as shown below It might be required to place steel plates under leveling bolts to prevent their sinking into the concrete floor In cases...

Page 17: ...can be routed through the supplied hole in the junction box and connections made to L1 L2 L3 and ground terminals Proper strain relief should be used on the incoming power cable CUTTING FLUID The S20P uses a pump and reservoir to circulate the necessary cutting fluid to the blade for maximum blade life Your saw blade supplier will be able to provide information to the cutting fluid products that a...

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Page 19: ... Feed Rate setting are oper ated from the control panel For all the functions to work machine has to be powered up The Main Disconnect switch which is located on the side of control box has to be in ON position Emergency Switch has to be released turn Emer gency Knob clockwise to release For the blade to operate the blade door has to be completely shut and blade tensioned to minimum tension of 600...

Page 20: ...5 Start the blade by pressing the BLADE ON OFF button 6 Start the cycle by pressing the CYCLE START button The machine will automatically close the vise and proceed to advance the head Upon reaching the head down limit which under most operating conditions should be set to the bottom most travel of the head The blade will turn off the head will go up to the preset head up limit and the vise will o...

Page 21: ...may be installed and the language in which to communicate with the operator Modifying machine parameters may adversely effect the behavior of the machine Prior to making changes care should be taken to ensure a complete understanding of each parameter and its effect on the operation of the saw To enter machine parameters toggle the main power off and on Press the MACHINE PARAMETERS AND MACHINE STA...

Page 22: ...l and semi automatic YES PEDAL START Pedal start option NO INVERTER Inverted blade motor drive YES BLADE SPEED PROXY Machine equipped with blade speed proximity switch YES MINIMAL LUBRIF Machine equipped with low level lubricant sensor for mist coolant NO RHLS FHLS OUTS Head down head up outputs enabled Allows for control board to supply output signal for respective head position NO STOP BLADE MOT...

Page 23: ...ergency relays 1 The head must be lowered until it reaches the mechanical bottom position In order to execute this operation you must first push the shift button CYCLE PARAMETERS and while holding this button depressed then push the HEAD DOWN button until the head reaches its bottom limit Increase the number value displayed by 1 unit Raise the Head by holding the CYCLE PARAMETERS and while holding...

Page 24: ...own the locking handle and slide the guide arm to the required position and then release the locking handle The locking handle is spring energized and will self return to the locking position Locking handle COOLANT FLOW The S20P bandsaw is equipped with a coolant pump supplying coolant flow to four coolant outlets The wash gun is provided for clearing chip accumulations Guide arm coolant nozzles o...

Page 25: ...properly broken in Proper break in will alleviate blade vibration improve surface finish and accuracy and improve expected blade life The most convenient way to do this is to cut the intended work piece at the standard recommended blade speed for that material but with the feed rate reduced to about 25 of normal Near the end of the first cut increase the feed rate again and once again when the bla...

Page 26: ...w for the blade pitch changes for differing effec tive material widths It is impractical to change the blade to the proper pitch every time a different width of material is cut and it is not neces sary but remember that the optimum blade will cut most efficiently Too fine a blade must be fed slower on wide mate rial because the small gullets between the teeth will get packed with chips before they...

Page 27: ...ect Switch must be turned off and locked in the off position by means of a padlock The key for this padlock must be kept by the person performing the work on the machine If more than one person is performing work on the machine then a multiple lock hasp shall be used and each person shall ap ply his or her own lock to the hasp 4 Prior to starting any work on the locked out machine the supervisor s...

Page 28: ... protection from the sharp blade 1 Open the Wheels door by unscrewing the two knobs 2 Loosen the Blade Tensioner by turning counter clockwise 3 Open the blade guard at idler guide arm by undoing the mounting screws and removing it as illustrated below ...

Page 29: ...amage may be caused 6 Place the new blade in the carbide guides and then slide the blade over the wheels The teeth should be pointing towards the drive side as they pass through the carbide guides 7 Make sure there is a small amount of play between the blade and guide carbides The blade band should be snug but able to move freely up and down 8 If the amount of play is not sufficient for the blade ...

Page 30: ...t inspect the blade wheels for wear or damage and repair as required Blade tracking adjustment should always begin at the wheel where the tracking is farthest out of specification Using the instructions below adjust the worst wheel jog the blade and recheck both wheels Repeat this process until both wheels are within specification Idler Wheel Adjustment The Idler Wheel must be adjusted so that it ...

Page 31: ...ance between the blade and wheels flange 5 If necessary repeat steps until proper gap is achieved BLADE GUIDE ADJUSTMENT At the bottom of the guide arms are the blade guide block assemblies with carbide pads These assemblies will need to be adjusted occasionally as the carbide pads become worn or if a blade with different thickness is used To adjust properly follow this simple procedure 1 Make sur...

Page 32: ... square which should be placed against the side of the blade while resting on the work table in the middle of the guide arm span The square edge should contact the blade uniformly along the whole blade width Follow the procedure below if the guides need to be adjusted to achieve the proper blade perpendicularity 1 Disconnect machine from power 2 Open the vise 3 Position the square on the clean wor...

Page 33: ...de block at a point where the blade teeth do not prevent contact 6 Repeat step 4 to adjust the movable guide block BLADE BRUSH ADJUSTMENT The machine leaves the factory with the blade brush adjusted for maximum life of the brush This setting places the ends of the blade brush wires so as to contact the blade at the bottom of the blade gullets The plastic drive wheel that is driven by the drive whe...

Page 34: ...k the brush in position Lock the hex nut to prevent the set screw from loosening ANGLE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT The clamping force on the swivel brake can be adjusted to ensure that the Head is held securely and does not move dur ing cutting The brake handle should be adjusted so that it does not bottom out or hit its movement limit yet holds the head securely ANGLE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE STEP 1 Loose...

Page 35: ...case of excessive friction 8 Retighten the nuts with tubular nut drive 90 AND 30 DEGREE STOP ADJUSTMENT There are two adjustable mechanical stops for 90 degree and 30 degree head swing position that can be recalibrated if required 90 Degree Stop 30 Degree Stop GEARBOX LUBRICATION The machine is equiped with a worm gear which is permanently lubricated and therefore manitenance free The box has no f...

Page 36: ...ings and metal to metal surfaces that require lubrication to pre vent wear and seizure It is recommended to use LPS ThermaPex Hi Load bearing Grease manufactured by LPS Laboratories or equivalent for lubrication of the shuttle assembly For other points of lubrication general purpose grease is sufficient The lubricant should be applied as frequently as required Main lubrication points are indicated...

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Page 39: ...LVOLINE ETC 22 MOBILE DTE 22 SHELL TELLUS OIL 22 The oil level in the hydraulic power pack should be main tained and if necessary topped up The usable volume of the oil reservoir is 0 66 US gallons 2 5 litres PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY 800047 Head Cylinder 1 800048 Vise Cylinder 1 800001 Bundling Cylinder Option 0 1 CYLINDER LIST The operating pressure can be adjusted by the adjusting valve shown...

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Page 43: ...lates the jet of air that projects the lubricant from the nozzle onto the blade Adjustment should be such that lubricant covers the blade without blow ing the mist beyond the back edge of the blade Note New blade may require initial lubrication with a small quantity of mist coolant applied to the blade at the idler guide arm to prevent squealing SECTION 7 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT WORK STOP ASSEMBLY Work...

Page 44: ...aybe higher than achievable by controls and is limited by mechanical friction of the vise assemblies OVERHEAD BUNDLING 1 The relative speed of the bundling jaw and vise jaw can be adjusted with the needle valve at the cylinder 2 The following steps will ensure the efficient operation of the Overhead Bundling a The material should be loaded into the machines vise and advanced to a position where a ...

Page 45: ...ual Blade Speed VFD 46 328 sf min 14 100 m min Blade Guides Pre Set carbide inserts Blade Wheel Dia 17 3 4 451mm Drive blade drive 3 hp 2 2kW hydraulic pump drive 1 2 hp 0 37 kW Hydraulic System 400 PSI 2758 kPa Hydraulic Tank Capacity 0 66 U S Gallons 2 5 Liters Coolant Tank Capacity 6 U S Gallons 23 Liters Coolant Pump 2 4 U S Gal min 9 2 Liters min Table Height 31 787mm Machine Weight 1800 lbs ...

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Page 49: ...ufacture of the S20P but not originally manufactured by Hyd Mech are subject to the original manufacturer s warranty Hyd Mech will provide such assistance and information as is necessary and available to facilitate the user s claim to such other manufacturer Liability or obligation on the part of Hyd Mech for damages whether general special or for negligence and expressly including any incidental ...

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