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1. gt Length measuring The supplied beam is measured by sensors and then optimized Auto optimize Optimize a cuttinglist directly after opening Prefer near head If a beam consist of 2 or more usable sections part are preferred to be cut from first section seen from the head when this option is enabled But only if they are the last parts to be cut from the cuttinglist This used when extra headcutting is used to cut the head clean This options is not available for all optimization methods Always add longest When enabled the longest fitting part in the cuttinglist is Settings always added to the division first Otherwise it can happen that long parts are cut only at the end when there are no more small parts Small parts normally optimize better This options is not available for all optimization methods Level Puts a limit on the number of calculations done by the opti mizer If optimizing takes too long reduce this value This options is not available for all optimization methods Extend rest length Remainder smaller than this value is allowed in a division it is considered as waste If it longer then it is at least ex tended to the length of parameter Make rest at least It is not used when 0 Can be used to reduce the overall waste For example when a remainder of 700 mm is not usable for door frame it is better to force the remainder to be at least 1100 mm because this length can be used for a doorframe Make re
2. o 4 4 1 4 4 2 4 4 3 Executing a predivided cutting list Executing a optimized cutting list Executing a measurement cutting list 5 Calibration 5 1 Rotation table 0 0 0 00000000000 0004 52 Roll ARIS s we ae reek a heen B Ge Ge Gea od ae 5 3 Pusher 5 4 Z movement 6 Machine monitor 6 1 Digital 6 2 Digital A Settings INPUUS Se amp bao Bow oe a Br a Baene de B B S outputs lt scs ee en ea ee a essa A l General settings e A 1 1 A 1 2 A 1 3 A 1 4 A 1 5 A 1 6 A 1 7 A 1 8 Tools oa oe Aaron a a ete ar ne et en a a a Cutting general o e eee Pre dividing ns oee oet eten ter l ik dear ee wk Optimizing measuring Outlet Inlet zoas 24 4 sak a OS as Printing Terminal dde held ane a Material classes os eee Extra Trim Length 23 24 25 25 29 29 31 32 32 35 40 41 41 42 42 43 45 45 46 47 47 49 49 50 A 1 9 Passwords lt lt lt lt 2 65 A 1 10 General c ps orang aandar eei ta aae ahy 65 A 1 11 Clamps een 67 A 2 general parameters o 68 AQ Tools coles sr ra a e 68 A 2 2 Length measuring o 69 A23 Inlet aoa sss See le a ee sE ae en ll den Ate ES 4 71 ALZA Outlet onsen Saen Bird de ta en We Be 72 A 2 5 Infeed arms a oa ae ar en ed te a Ea ae es 75 A 2 6 P
3. Used in the Copy cuttinglist menu item Copy from archive Extra directory where a copy of the files copied with Copy cuttinglist is placed for reference purposes File filter The file selection dialog includes a drop down list of file types under the edit box When the user picks a file type from the list only files of the selected type are displayed in the dialog This option lets you configure this list The Settings A 2 9 format for this option is a description and a mask separated by a vertical bar pipe character followed by optional more descriptions mask pairs A mask can contain more then 1 regular expression separated by dot comma Example Cuttinglists csv 1st csv Ist All Show select dialog If this function is on the user will first get a directory selec tion dialog before the open or save cutlist dialog is shown Restore current directory Normally the open or save cutlist dialog opens in the last used directory when not using Show select dialog This option forces the directory to be always one of the stan dard default paths Archive cutlist If this option is enabled cutlist are moved to the Archi vated lists directory after completion Clamps This section contains option to with clamping the wood There are different types of clamps but they share much of the same options Position and size parameters are very important A wrong value can result in t
4. curs due to rotating and tilting the saw The wood clamps push the wood against the saw machine so the wood cannot move during the cutting The beams to be cut can be placed on the infeed table The pusher is used to push wood Te pusher is also used to measure the wood wood is pushed to the cutting position by the pusher The sawing machine cuts the beam at the required position During the pushing the cut piece is being pushed on the outfeed table Depending on the options of the machine the cut lengths can be removed by the operator or be further transported by a transport mechanism The machine is being controlled by the HM MC On the front of the saw the electrical cabinet is installed Introduction In the electrical cabinet the fuses are stored The main switch the emergency stop and specific control units for the saw are placed on the electrical cabinet The saw can be controlled manually and automatically The way of controlling can be determined with a selector switch on the front of the electrical cabinet In the position MANUAL the saw can be controlled with the 2 control keys of the keyboard In the position AUTO the saw is controlled automatically by the HM MC With the HM MC the sawing line can be controlled The HM MC controls amongst others the positioning of the length pusher and controls the saw during automatic cut ting In the HM MC also data as parameters and sawing specifications can be entered sa
5. OK button in dialogs on the main screen Common contro NM 2 2 9 12 Continue While cutting in automatic the machine waits after every saw cut so little was can be removed The Continue button is pressed to continue Use the switch to continue directly after a cut Manual buttons The two green buttons on the side can be pressed simulta neously to operate the saw manually Infeed buttons Switch inlet chain The Inlet chain switch lets you disable running of the infeed chains by the machine For example when a user is stacking beams it is not desired that the machine runs the chains Switch inlet loading The Inlet loading switch tell the machine that chains must be kept running even if wood is already present on the inlet or against optional stops Switch wood short long The Wood short long switch lets the user choose tell the machine if the wood is long enough to cover both short and long wood detectors on the infeed If the wood is not covering both sensor it could be because it is not lying straight Chapter 2 2 3 Controlling the program After starting the control program the main screen of the application appears The figure 2 1 shows the main screen of the control application The actual image can differ de pending on the configuration of the machine F 2000 00 Figure 2 1 Hoofdscherm In the positioning display the absolute position of the pusher is indicated in millim
6. a certain cut can be made Mill Min usage position Specifies the minimum position in machine coordinates at which the mill is able to cut without cutting in the pusher When pusher is passed this position the pusher will be re tracted before operating the tool Overlap When making wide notches the mill is used multiple times To prevent little ridges between consecutive mill operations the mill operations are overlapped by this parameters Brake time The time it takes before the mill is not rotating anymore Used to determine if it is save to put in mill change position Length measuring The parameters in this tab concern the length measuring system Max class mark length The maximum distance between the class marks When the distance between the marks is larger than these marks are being seen as error mark Minimal mark length The minimum distance between the marks When the dis tance between the marks is smaller than the minimum dis tance the marks are being seen as one mark Settings 69 Maximum error mark length The maximum length of the error mark A measured length which is longer than the indicated length is being seen as usable Maximum measure tolerance The maximum tolerance which can occur in determining the measured length Pusher Det distance The distance between the pusher plate and the length mea suring sensor The parameter indicates the distance be tween the pusher and the wood detec
7. delivered sepa rately The machine has to be placed level by means of the adjustable legs The machine has two extraction outlets Recommended airspeed at the outlet gt 25 m s Tip for anchoring at the floor the supplied clamps can be used Before operation the cutting machine must be calibrated first see the chapter on Calibration Chapter 1 1 4 Use and maintenance Only the wood that is to be cut may be placed on the rollers Do not store any material under the infeed table to avoid the cables snagging After each setting of the machine the current position and angle are stored to disk After switching on the machine the last position and angle are read to avoid constant cal ibration of the machine Although the machine doesn t require much maintenance it is recommended to keep the machine clean to ensure proper and safe functioning If the pusher suffers from backlash the motor can be tight ened by means of the adjustment bolts The pinion will be moved closer to the rack This needs to be very done very accurately A wrong adjustment can lead to damage Therefore the adjustment needs to be done by qualified per sonnel There needs to be sufficient air pressure on the saw ma chine see 1 1 This working pressure can be adjusted by the lowest pressure reduction valve This reduction valve is provided with a moisture discharging This needs to be checked frequently and if necessary be emptie
8. exact length of the cut piece of wood should be measured The value then has to be entered in the pusher axis edit box with the following command Z lt Measured value in mm gt lt Enter gt Z movement Now the size of the Z movement has to be calibrated For this the saw rotation angle has to be placed on 180 If the rotation axis is not yet calibrated do that first Put the roll axis on 90 If the roll axis is not yet calibrated do that first Then set the Z distance on a certain value for instance physically at approximately 100 mm from the backfense After this a saw cut has to be made in the wood Calibration Now the distance of the side of the wood to the inside of the saw cut has to be measured exactly Half a saw width must the be added to this value The resulting value is distance from the back fence to the center of the saw The value then has to be entered in the Z axis edit box with the following command Z lt Measured value in mm gt lt Enter gt Chapter 5 6 1 In the Machine monitor the condition of the digital inputs can be viewed You can activate the digital outputs by placing a check mark before them When you remove the check the output is off The status of the digital in and outputs is displayed in a menu Figure 6 1 shows the Ma chine monitor The actual image can differ depending on the configuration of the machine Figure 6 1 Machine monitor Digital inputs The digital inputs
9. page that must be cut next If the right page is found the editor can be closed After which the cutting can be started in the before mentioned way The pusher moves back and asks for a beam with the length headsize and woodtype as specified in the cuttinglist page If the machine has an automatic infeed the machine just starts the chains to pull the next beam on the infeed The Supply overview in the main screen show what to put on the infeed chains Executing a optimized cutting list If the cuttinglist has been optimized the cutlist can be executed as a predivided list see 4 4 1 See 4 3 2 for how to optimize the list if not already done If the optimized cutting list consists of more pages the start page can be selected by opening the cutlist editor In the editor press the lt Show division gt button This shown the predivided list made during optimizing In Chapter 4 1 4 3 this editor go to the page that must be cut next If the right page is found the editors can be closed After which the cutting can be started in the before mentioned way The cutting proceeds the same way as in 4 4 1 When all optimized parts are cut the cutting will stop If there are still part to cut because they where not included in the op timization the machine will give a warning Executing a measurement cutting list A saw cycle consists of loading a beam scanning a beam for the length and chalks marks optimizing the measured len
10. pen to a position without drawing E Appendix A LineTo lt x gt lt y gt Draw a line from last point to next point SetPenWidth lt Width gt Set the width of the pen SetFontName lt FontName gt Set the current font name SetFontSize lt FontSize gt Sets the current fontsize On a printer this is in millime ter s on screen it is in points Translate lt x gt lt y gt Translates the origin to a new position Can be usefully if the layout is OK but the position of the total layout is off by a fraction You then translate the origin a bit at the beginning of your format definition Scale lt scale gt lt yscale gt Scale the x an y axis Can be used to shrink the design a bit Example Scale 0 9 Result Everything is 10 closer together SaveTransform Saves the state before any transformations like Scale and Settings 92 Translate are done Restore Transform Restores the state as before the last call to Save Trans form Sum lt value gt value value2 Sums values Example Sum 100 1000 5 1 Result 905 1 Subtract lt value gt value value2 Subtracts values from first value Example Subtract 100 1000 50 Result 950 Some format examples Groeneveld example Profile ProfileType Appendix A Daylength DayLength MachFileNr MachFileNr MachFileLineNr MachFileLineNr Barcode Bar
11. the machine tries to make part of the notch width the saw at O degrees Push wood With this parameter can be adjusted whether after the last cut of a beam the resulting wood has to pushed trough the saw When the tail waste is set to zero at both sides of the saw kerf a saw length is located If the length of the last part is too long this may hinder placing a new beam By pushing the cut wood the infeed table is cleared so a new beam can be placed Settings Saw scrap Waste can if the length of it is too long be cut in smaller pieces Small pieces of waste can then fall through the waste hatch so this waste is filtered out of the production process This can be used if the system is equipped with a waste hatch Pieces of waste which are longer than the maximum waste length will be divided When Saw scrap is off the waste will not be cut Move offcut to tail side When this options is on the rest length of the last di vision of a supply length is positioned to the tail of the beam Helpful to reduce the chance that the last produc tion length is rejected due to a head crack the remainder can be situated at the tail of the beam Clean restlengths When enabled cuts head or tail waste from remainder Use ful to cut head or tail paint off a remainder No tail cut When enabled last cut is not made Typically used for products which tail needs to be milled afterwards on an other machine See also Prod Tolerance No
12. volgende norm en of normatie f ve document en De machine is in overeenstemming met de volgende normen NEN EN 1870 10 NEN EN ISO 12100 1 2 NEN EN IEC 60204 1 Onderzoeksresultaten De onderzoeksresultaten zijn vastgelegd in SKH rapport nr 20899 BH bh Afschriften van deze rapporten zijn verkrijgbaar bij SKH Wageningen Nederland Deze verklaring staat bij SKH geregistreerd onder nummer M5029 05 en is afgegeven op 21 september 2005 LA R Wigboldus directeur Figure I 1 EC declaration of conformity EC declaration of conformity I EC declaration of conformity I 1 Introduction 1 1 1 Specifications eee 2 1 2 Installation 2 5 4 ann 4 8 a tats Ae dom a acd ie es 2 1 3 Commissioning 0 a eee eee 4 1 4 Use and maintenance 5 1 5 Unsuitable use 0 0 0 0002 eee eee 6 1 6 Changing the saw blade 0048 6 2 Common control 9 21 Switching on ses ea sima see Gace Eee eee ES 9 2 2 Controlling the saw machine 9 2 2 1 Resetting the saw machine aaa 9 2 2 2 Starting the saw o e 10 DA Manual Auto bl ras 2 A A 10 2 2 4 Stopping the saw o e 10 2 2 5 Thermal protection 11 2 2 6 Saw Speed 11 2 2 7 Pressure roller sledges 2 5 0 44 am 4 Sa eS 11 2 2 8 Other cabinet buttons o e 11 2 2 9 Infeed buttons neee 12 2 3 Controlling the program o 13 2 31 POSHIODIDS s a e wb e ad dee
13. width when cutting automatically Saw Radius Radius of the saw Used in cut calculations for number of cuts needed And to calculate how high the saw must be lifted A 1 2 Cutting general The parameters that can be changed in the tab Cutting in General concern the general shortening and apply for all cutting methods Retraction length This parameter summed to the beam length determines the position to which the pusher will move backwards when new material is needed Usable offcut length With usable offcut length can be indicated from which length a offcut length remains usable Offcut lengths which are shorter than the indicated length by this parameter are being classified as waste Rest waste can be combined with other waste and then be divided into smaller pieces so it will be filtered from the production process Usable offcut Settings lengths will not be combined with the waste If the system is equipped with a printer a label can be printed for the remainder of the rest length Interm Sawclearance When there is small piece of waste between 2 part make it at least the length of this parameter This prevents that the piece is sucked in the back fence saw slit or that the point of the previous part is touched by the saw Extend double waste When there are more then 2 cuts between to parts you can get a lot of small wast pieces These small pieces can cause problems This parameter extends the waste betwee
14. 2 modes H1 Angle is always kept larger or the same as H2 Angle by the program And H2 Angle is always kept smaller or the same as H4 Angle The sum of Z1 and Z3 is always kept smaller or the same as the width of the beam So is the sum of Z2 and Z4 When a Z value of 0 is entered that angle is not cut When at a certain side of the board an angle of 90 is entered the corresponding Z distance is set to the width minus the op Chapter 4 posite Z In the examples below the left side of the board is assumed Entering the right side occurs in the same way Entering a single angle of 90 At a square side 90 has to be filled in fields H1 Angle N1 Roll H2 Angle and N2 Roll Z1 Dist and Z2 Dist must be set to the width of the beam Entering a single angle In this example at the left side of the board an angle of 45 has to be cut Set this angle in H3 Angle Then set Z3 Dist to the width of the beam The whole side is being cut anglewise The side then looks like as shown in figure 4 3 6 In this example at the left side of the board an angle of 45 has to be cut Set this angle in H3 Angle Set angle in H1 Angle to 90 Then set Z3 Dist to the width of the beam The whole side is being cut anglewise The side then looks like as shown in figure 4 3 6 When Z3 Dist is set to smaller value then the width of the beam the distance indicated by Z3 is cut anglewise and the remaining width squared The side of the
15. Data present in the cutlist data such as order number or part numbers can be showed during the automatic cutting Automatic cutting 23 4 1 and if the machine is equipped with a label printer printed on a label The produced parts control on the main screen indicates which products are cut so far The production data control on the main screen indicates some key information about the cutting progress It indi cates the total length still to cut and the number of prod ucts still to cut The division box show the current the division Brown col ored pieces in the drawing are waste waste which is shorter than a configurable length can be cut in small pieces Pur ple colored pieces in the division are remainder lengths that can be reused A red colored piece at head or tail of the division signifies a problem with the division In this case not all parts can be cut from the beam A pink part signi fies a problem with the part itself it can not be produced as intended Reading a cutting list Pressing lt F2 gt in the main screen using the Files Open cutting list menu item or its corresponding toolbar button will open then open dialog A list of the available cutting list is shown With the lt Tab gt and lt Arrow keys gt or touchscreen you can select the desired cutting list Optional this open dialog is preceded by a a window in which you can indicate the directory to use Earlier saved or read files can be reopened
16. User manual Sawing line with rotating cross cut saw HM Z 4 H amp M HOUTBEWERKINGSMACHINES Koperslagersstraat 6 8601 WL SNEEK 7 Tel 31 515 42 92 72 Fax 31 515 42 42 16 Dispite the care taken for the compilation of this book H amp M Houtbewerkingmachines can not be held responsible for any damages resulting from any errors that may appear in this book All right reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a database or retrieval system or published in any way electronical mechanically by print photoprint microfilm or any other means without prior permission from H amp M Houtbe werkingmachines Copyright 2008 H amp M HOUTBEWERKINGSMACHINES SNEEK SKH Notified Body voor de uitvoering van de Machinerichtlijn Houtbewerkingsmachines SKH door de Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid van Nederland aangewezen instelling als keuringsinstantie notified body die bevoegd is tot het verrichten van keuringen het afgeven van certificaten van goedkeuring en het verstrekken van verklaringen van geschiktheid van het technisch constructiedossier met betrekking tot Cirkelzagen voor de bewerking van hout Vlakschaafmachines met handvoeding voor houtbewerking Eenzijdige schaafmachines met manuele toevoer en of afvoer voor houtbewerking Lintzagen met vast of beweegbaar tafelblad en lintzagen met beweegbare slede met manuele toevoer en of afvoer voor de bewerking van hout en daarme
17. a ot 14 2 3 2 Automatic cutting ene 14 2 3 3 Settings ua aaan ce a HOR EH Hes 14 2 3 4 Machine monitor o e e 14 2 3 5 Closing the program o e 14 2 4 Switching the machine off o o 15 3 Manual control 17 3 1 Manual cutting e 17 3 2 Manual commands e 17 3 2 1 Move absolute M 505 000 pp aasde 54642 17 3 2 2 Move Relative R ve sn aan ee eee en ee 18 348 Move to end E codons sen ee elden ves 19 3 2 4 Move to begin B oc aaseter 19 Contents 3 2 5 3 2 6 3 2 7 3 2 8 3 2 9 3 2 10 4 Automatic Positioning with a fixed step size Set Zeropoint Bs aa vane heid nk dE Borne ern ae di a ec den E Cut piece s from a beam C Cut beam to length K sa aries dede a Push to outlet Ue ebrios aat dead cutting 4 1 Reading a cutting list o o e 4 2 Saving a Cutting list un ea aa Bie een 4 3 Entering a cutting list o e 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 6 4 3 7 4 3 8 Entering a predivided cutting list Entering a cutting list with optimizing Entering a measurement cutting list Entering a straight part Entering a single angle part Entering a double angle part Entering a notch operation Entering a studmark operation 4 4 Executing a cutting list
18. amping begins If the head of beam is passed this machine coordinate the sled can come in and starts clamping guiding the beam Sled Clamping ends If the tail of the beam is passed this machine coordinate the sled goes out and stops clamping guiding the beam Needed because putting a sled or roll at the tail edge of a beam could push it a little bit further Sled FrontZLimmit There are sensors on the sled cylinders to detect if they are at a position that top clamps could land on them If the Z saw axis position is larger then this value then no top clamp can not land on the sled and the sensors can be ignored A 2 10 Interfaces This tab shows settings for interfaces with other software and machines 82 Appendix A Import file type There are several CAD programs that produce comma sep arated files with the csv extension So the file type can not be determined based on the file extension This parameter tells the machine what filetype to expect When using mul tiple file types there is an Autodetect that can distinguish a lot of file types based on file contents Profile overdimensioning Used for MTX2 and MTX3 file format Matrix puts raw beam dimension in the cuttinglist For label printing for postprocessing net dimensions are sometimes needed In this table for every profile type the difference between raw and net dimensions can be specified Not used often Convert measure type When importing a cuttinglist the
19. an be edited For a Windows printer shows printer settings such as paper size Labels Specifies the label definitions for different usages or differ ent printers Column printer is only shown when using multiple printers Column Usage can contain the following values gt Part label Definition is for a produced part gt Rest label Definition is for a remainder gt Mark label Definition is for printing of marks on a part gt Page label Definition is for printing a label per com pleted page gt System Definition is for printing a label on a system Appendix A A 2 7 depended moment Column Label type contains different hard coded label lay outs and the flexible Rich Text type Label format Only used for the Rich Text label type It shows the format editor see section A 4 Test print Prints a label of the currently selected row with data from the first part in the current cutting list Preview Shows a preview of the label of the currently selected row with data from the first part in the current cutting list General Machine Constant1 A roll axis suspension parameter Machine Constant2 A roll axis suspension parameter Offset Anglel A roll axis suspension parameter Offset Angle2 A roll axis suspension parameter Min Z distance to side Settings A 2 8 Distance the saw center must be kept from the front side of the beam Otherwise the beam can not be clamped any more Toolbox w
20. beam then Automatic cutting ove looks like it is shown in figure 4 3 6 The side is then cut in two times Entering point shapes By point shaped sides a value needs to be entered by ANGI Z1 ANG3 and Z3 When the collective width in dicated by Z1 and Z3 equals the beam width the side has a sharp point The side is then cut in two times When the collective width indicated by Z1 and Z3 is smaller than the beam width the side has a blunt point The side is then cut in 3 times In the example below the following values are being en tered H3 Angle is 45 Z3 Dist is 100 mm H1 Angle is 135 Z1 Dist is 100 mm The side of the beam is indicated in figure 4 3 6 Zl and Z3 have a collective width of 200 mm This also is the beam width The side has a sharp point In the example below the following values are being en Chapter 4 tered H3 Angle is 45 Z3 Dist is 50 mm H1 Angle is 135 Z1 Dist is 50 mm The side of the beam is shown in figure 4 3 6 Zl and Z3 have a collective width of 100 mm This is less than the beam width These therefore has a blunt point Automatic cutting 39 4 3 7 Entering a notch operation After pressing the lt Extra gt button a new dialog is opened with a list of notches see figure 4 2 Invoer Menu Frees bewerkingen Figure 4 2 Input Menu Notch Operations Fields used in notches list X This is the position of the notch operation X S
21. by clicking the file name at the end of Files menu Chapter 4 4 2 4 3 Saving a cutting list Pressing lt F3 gt in the main screen using the Files Save cutting list menu item or its corresponding toolbar button will open the save dialog Here a file name for the cutting list an be entered lt Enter gt will save the cutting list under the entered name extended with the extension LST Optional this open dialog is preceded by a window in which you can indicate the directory to use Earlier saved or read files can be reopened by clicking the file name at the end of Files menu Entering a cutting list To view edit or change the current page for cutting the cutlist editor must be opened Pressing lt F4 gt using the Files Edit cutting list menu or its corresponding toolbar button will open it To start with a new empty list press lt Shift Ctrl F4 gt use the Files New cutting list menu or its correspond ing toolbar button To start with a new type of list use the Files New type cut ting list This will show a selection dialog where differ ent cuttinglist types are shown The predivided cuttinglist types are used for making manual divisions The user de cides which products are cut from which supply length Non predivided cuttinglists are used in length measuring or for optimizing on the machine Cuttinglist types also differ in the part types they contain Automatic cutting 25 The cutlist ed
22. can be recognized by its lights which are in front of the name when a light is on the input is high Machine monitor 6 2 Digital outputs The digital outputs are indicated with white boxes in front of it by pressing on the name via the touchscreen you can switch on off a selected output Some basic safety code stays active So switching on an output to lift the running saw will fail Outputs are only powered when the emergency stop is cleared Chapter 6 Settings A The settings of the machine are divided into 3 groups 1 General settings 2 General parameters 3 Axis Parameters To change settings a password is sometimes needed Every access level has its own password that can set in the set tings With general Settings the operator can adapt the machine to the type of supply length and type of work These set tings depend on the supply lengths and then the produc tion lengths to be cut Settings can be modified at operator level With general parameters the configuration of the machine can be set These parameters are dependent on the machine and normally have to be adjusted once only Changing po sition parameters can damage the machine Parameters can be changed at engineer level With Axis Parameters the properties of every axis can be set These can be changed at engineer level There are a lot of options not all options are useful for all machines or available on all machines Settings can be modifie
23. code Colour Color ProjectNr ProjectNr ProjectDescr ProjectDescr Optl Opt1 Opt2 Opt2 Opt3 Opt3 Date date Time time Matrix example Length Length Width Width Height Height Orderno OrderNoVal Sequence SeqNrVal Code Code Profile Profile Type of wood WoodType Date date Time time The example below could possibly be on a rest label Restlength Length Settings Appendix A B 1 B 2 Hardware DSP board Common Recommended environment tempera ture Relative humidity no condensation Mains power DSP board Digital outputs general Number of outputs Output voltage Output current Digital inputs general Number of inputs Type Open voltage Software Positioning cutting modes Technical specifications controtier ES 15 25 C 10 90 230 V AC 50Hz 24 24 V DC 100 mA 48 Active high 24 V DC absolute relative Cut to length with Cut to length lists Angle cutting Technical specifications controller El Appendix B VISITORS ADRESS H amp M Houtbewerkingsmachines Koperslagersstraat 6 8601 WL SNEEK Tel 31 515 42 92 72 Fax 31 515 42 42 16
24. cond part concerns the control of the program This chap ter describes the basic operation and the buttons on the machine Switching on The control unit has to be powered on and off by means of the main switch of the machine Make sure the machine is provided with the proper voltage After switching on the machine the control unit executes a starting procedure this may take a few minutes At the end of the startup sequence the machine control program is loaded Note The machine only works when the control unit has been started up Controlling the saw machine Resetting the saw machine After switching on the saw machine the use of the emer gency stop or opening the cover or door the saw machine Common control 2 needs to be reset This is done by pressing the blue RE SET key The machine can only be reset when the cover is closed the door is closed and the emergency stop button is released w Note Check whether the emergency stop is released be fore resetting the machine 2 2 2 Starting the saw The saw is started automatic as soon as it is needed 2 2 3 Manual Auto With the selection switch MANUAL AUTO can be selected whether cutting is to be done manually or auto matically When manual cutting is selected the switch is to be set in the position Manual See chapter 3 for more information When cutting automatically the saw is con trolled by the control unit The switch has to be in
25. d w Note Regularly check moisture discharging on mois ture Introduction 1 5 Unsuitable use The machine is not suitable for use in damp area s out door or places with explosion hazard The sawing machine is built for shortening of wood and may never be used for ripping The machine should not be used by unqualified personnel The machine is not suitable for cutting metals or metal containing materials 1 6 Changing the saw blade For changing the saw blade the following instructions need to be followed gt Stop the machine gt Set the main switch to OFF gt The cabinet can now be opened from the side using the turning knob The axis can be blocked with a special wrench in the front flange The required tool is supplied gt Loosen the blade by turning the special wrench in the rotation direction of the blade gt Change the blade gt Do not forget to remove the blocking at the axis after fixing the saw blade Ez Chapter 1 gt When using a saw blade with another thickness also the Saw thickness at common settings has to be changed w Note Make sure that the saw flanges and the saw blade are cleaned well when you want to assemble Introduction 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 Commoncontrol 9 Controlling the machine can be divided into two parts The first part concerns the control of the saw The required con trols are located on the front panel of the machine The se
26. d by an operator for a certain job All parameters Settings 52 and settings can be hidden by logging in lt Shift F12 gt as engineer or higher and using the right mouse button to set the access level A settings or parameter is hidden if you have a lower access level This gives the opportunity to simply the settings dialog for the operator by hiding all not used setting The setting or parameter is green when the level attached to it is not the default All distances and positions are in millimeter s All delays are in milliseconds Some positions are in pusher positions and some position are in machine coordinates The pusher origin is against the saw When pusher is passed the saw its position is negative The machine coordinates origin lies in point defined by the center of the saw crossing the back fence Positive X is to right when standing in front of the machine Positive Y is pointed towards you when standing in front of the machine Z is pointing upward General settings By general settings you can find the parameters that might be used by the user to set up the machine These param eters are dependent on the job that needs to be cut the supply material or the tools that are in use on the machine Appendix A A 1 1 Tools The parameters which can be changed in the tab Tools relate to tools Saw Thickness By this parameter the width of the saw can be entered This parameter is used to compensate the saw
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28. e Opti mize result field lt Show division gt Shows the now predivided list made by the optimizer All the beams and the parts to cut from them are shown The division for a page is drawn at the bottom of the editor Select the page to cut first in this editor lt Merge gt Lets you merge pages into 1 page Can be used if parts that can be cut from same beams are on different pages For optimizing its is better to optimize them together giving a better yield To optimize them together they must be on the same page The parts have extra fields used in optimizing Tot Amnt Is the total number of this part that must be cut Amount Cut Is the total number of this part that has been cut so far Chapter 4 4 3 3 Priority Specifies the priority in optimizing Priority 0 means do not use this part 1 is the highest priority While optimizing the beam is first optimized to highest yield with priority 1 parts The remainder is then optimized to highest yield with priority 2 parts and so on See for the part definitions and possible extra operations 4 3 4 and further Entering a measurement cutting list Open the cutlist editor Every page contains a list of parts to cut During length measuring the program first mea sures the beam and then tries to cut parts from the current page in the list from it This is the optimizing phase The lt Merge gt button lets you merge pages into l page Can be used if parts
29. e arrow key down Step size up With this parameter you can determine the step size to a larger position when you press on the arrow key up Number of decimals With this parameter you can enter the number of decimals after the comma by which the position is displayed Tol Comp Length With this parameter you can indicate the required override distance for the tolerance compensation Calibration min With this parameter the minimum position by which the El Appendix A input of the calibration sensor should be high is entered Set to 0 if no used Calibration max With this parameter the maximum position by which the input of the calibration sensors should be high is entered Set to 0 if no used Accuracy The accuracy that the software expects from the drives to reach Position encoder Number of drive increments per unit Speed With this you can indicated the maximum speed of the axis Acceleration The acceleration of the axis can be entered with this pa rameter Deceleration With this parameter the deceleration of the axis unit can be entered Low speed The pusher axis has a low speed that is used to move slowly towards the supplied beam Unloaded speed The pusher axis has an unloaded speed that is used to move fast when it is not a beam Settings A4 Unloaded acc dec The pusher axis has an unloaded acceleration and deceler ation that is used when it is not pushing a beam Drive settings Dri
30. eight that fits under liftable pusher dur ing supplying If wood is higher the pusher first moves back before wood is supplied Last roll pos The last pusher position where a beam can be rolled by the roll unit Roll on height gt width Roll the wood on this condition Stackingstops Down time The time the beam stackingstops stay down when stack ingstop down button is pressed In this time the chains can transport the stacked beams passed the stops Outlet The parameters in this tab concern the outfeed table of the machine Kicker delay The product is pushed of the outlet after detecting the end of the product and after this time is elapsed Maximum waste length When waste is scrapped this is the length of the waste parts A remainder can of course be smaller 72 Appendix A Scrap threshold Waste which is longer than the length indicated with this parameter is not being cut in pieces if setting Saw scrap is checked Normally used in combination with Long waste to end If O then it is not used then all longer waste is scrapped when Saw scrap is checked and longer then Maz imum waste length Waste hatch dist Distance between saw and edge of waste hatch Used when dropping waste through the hatch Outlet grip position Head of part must be at this position before outfeed gets a grip on the part and can transport it If Tail to outlet grip position is checked the tail must at this position Outlet run time The ti
31. er HA lt Enter gt Recalibration is often needed when a saw blade has been changed or when an transmission has been loose For the calibration you have to cut several times Rotation table Before calibrating the rotation table firstly a piece of wood under has to be cut Move the rotation axis manually see chapter 3 until its is physically approximately at 90 Also put the roll axis at 90 If the roll axis is not yet calibrated set it physically approximately at 90 Then cut the wood After that the cut angle has to be measured exactly The value then has to be entered in the rotation axis edit box with the following command Calibration Figure 5 1 Z lt Measured angle in degrees gt lt Enter gt 5 2 Roll axis Set the rotation axis on 90 If the rotation axis is not yet calibrated do that first Put the roll axis visually approximately at 90 Then cut the wood After that the cut angle has to be measured exactly The value then has to be entered in the roll axis edit box with the following command Z lt Measured angle in degrees gt lt Enter gt Chapter 5 5 3 5 4 Pusher For this a certain length should be entered on the sawing machine Put the rotation axis on 90 If the rotation axis is not yet calibrated do that first Put the roll axis on 90 If the roll axis is not yet calibrated do that first Then a piece of wood needs to be cut Figure 5 2 After the cutting the
32. eter s In the white field in which also a value is indicated a positioning command can be entered This applies to all axes The unit used by an axis is dis played behind it Common contro MW 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 5 Positioning The axis can be positioned manually by entering a posi tioning commando Absolute positions an relative positions can be entered This matter will be further examined in chapter 3 Automatic cutting To do automatic cutting you need to make or have a cut tinglist Which is then started with the Start button on the screen The Files menu gives access to the function to create open edit and save cuttinglists See chapter 4 for more information Settings The properties of the machine can be set in the Settings menu The properties consist of settings that are some times changed for certain jobs and parameters that are set one time normally at the H amp Mfactory See for further information appendix A 2 Machine monitor Using setting menu submenu Machine monitor or with lt Alt F9 gt the Machine monitor will be opened Here you can view the status of all digital inputs You can also control all digital outputs here See chapter 6 Closing the program With lt Alt F4 gt you can terminate the program After pressing lt Alt F4 gt the saw program will close Chapter 2 AN Warning Before switching off the machine first close off the saw program with lt Alt F4
33. g material or inaccuracies due to material wood gone awry during pushing Clamp before back run When checked the wood is clamped before moving the pusher away for the back run This can increase accuracy on some machines Settings A 2 general parameters With general parameters the configuration of the machine can be entered In general these parameters are dependent on the implementation of the machine A 2 1 Tools With these parameters the physical variables of the tools can be entered Saw Offset roll suspension Offset of saw roll axis under saw table Saw Min usage pos 90 deg Specifies the minimum position in machine coordinates at which the saw is able to cut with and 90 degrees angle without cutting in the pusher When pusher is passed this position the pusher will be retracted before operating the tool When cutting with an angle of 90 degrees the pusher can stay closer to the saw Saw Min usage position Specifies the minimum position in machine coordinates at which the saw is able to cut without cutting in the pusher When pusher is passed this position the pusher will be re tracted before operating the tool Saw Axis under table The distance the saw motor axis stays under the saw table when it is lifted For example this parameter should be 100 when saw radius is 350 and at maximum lift 250 is visible 68 Appendix A A 2 2 above saw table It is used in calculating the number of cuts needed and if
34. gt 2 4 Switching the machine off Before the machine can be switched off the control unit has to be terminated This terminating concerns both ter minating the control program and shutting down Windows XP For terminating the control program see paragraph 2 3 5 After terminating the control program the operating sys tem Windows has to be shut down Windows can be shut down through the Start menu The start menu can be called by pressing the Windows key between Ctrl and Alt or by pressing lt Ctrl Esc gt Via the touch screen or the arrow keys the machine can be shut down by pressing or clicking Shut down After that press or click again on Shut down After a few seconds the message NO INPUT should appear The machine can now be switched off by means of the main switch Warning Do not switch the machine off while posi tioning or while entering data Common control NN Chapter 2 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 Manual control I Manual cutting When the switch MANUAL AUTO is set to Manual manual sawing can be performed This is done by press ing the two control lt Ctrl gt buttons on the keyboard simultaneously or the two green buttons on the side of the machine when available After pressing the two buttons the wood clamps will go down and the saw will go up When the object is cut the two buttons have to be released When the buttons are kept pressed the saw will go up again after reachi
35. gths and cutting the beam Optional see option Extra Headcutting in section A 1 4 the head can be examined for cracks and an extra headcutting can be made How the beam is going to be cut is displayed in the division box in the main screen Also is shown where the chalk lines are seen Chalk marking With chalk lines unusable material bends and a material bend class can be marked No part are cut from unusable material Parts do not overlap bends For every material bend class a maximum part length can be specified part that are longer are not cut from a beam with that class This enables you to cut short parts only from a bend beam an even shorter part from a more bended beam The distance between chalk lines determine how they are Automatic cutting 43 interpreted by the machine gt Very close lines are interpreted as 1 line see 2 in 4 4 3 gt Close lines are interpreted as class indicator 2 lines is class 1 3 lines is class 2 See 1 in 4 4 3 this beam is classified as class 1 gt Other lines are interpreted as bends 4 1L 3492 0 Chapter 4 5 1 Calibration 5 After the sawing program has been started in automatic cutting the machine will start homing all its axis once Make sure that the machine is empty and that there is no wood on the infeed or outfeed Homing of an axis can also be started manual by giving the following command in an axis edit box H lt Enter gt To home all axis ent
36. he saw or other tool cutting into the clamp sled or back fence door R door close ang min 80 Appendix A When Z is on 0 and rotation angle is lower then this value the right back fence door is opened while cutting because the saw otherwise cuts into the door This values is also used to determine the angle for which the left door opens R door close ang max When rotation angle is bigger then this value the right back fence door is opened while cutting because the saw other wise cuts into the door This values is also used to deter mine the angle for which the left door opens Sleds rollers open time Time it takes to open the clamps Used in calculating at what moment the clamps must be opened to let the pusher pass Pusher fits between clamps Sleds are not opened for the pusher when this option is checked Clamp close time Time it takes to get a clamp on the beam Top clamp X Position X position in machine coordinated of center of the top clamp Top clamp Y Position Y position in machine coordinated of center of the top clamp Top clamp diameter Diameter of top clamp Settings Top clamp clamp without wood When checked the top clamp comes down even when there is probably no wood to clamp under the clamp Can be used to keep waste on its place Sled X Position X position of side of the clamp If pusher comes from left its the left side otherwise the right side Used in collision prevention Sled Cl
37. head cut When enabled first cut is not made Typically used for products which head needs to be milled afterwards on an other machine See also Prod Tolerance Minimize beam rotation When a cut can be made with the rotation axis and without using the roll axis this is normally done even if it means Appendix A A 1 3 that beam must be rolled Normally better when pushing the parts afterwards To prevent this behavior check this option The roll axis is then used Keep Z on 0 When checked trys not to use the Z axis when cutting an gles So the back fence doors can stay closed Notch to head When checked tries to rotate parts so an open notch is at the head side of the part Result in less waste because part nearer the head is already transported away So saw or mill can cut into the head of the part without the need for extra waste to prevent cutting into neighbouring part Pre dividing In this tab you have settings for pre divided pages pages with a beam length and the parts to cut from it Optimal dividing The cutting sequence and orientation of parts is chosen in such away to minimize the waste and the number of cuts When not checked the parts are cut in same sequence as in the page Select page When enabled machine asks before every cut cycle which page it must cut Ask action between pages When enabled machine only asks which page you want to Settings A 1 4 cut if the page is completed Optimiz
38. i Specifies from which side or end of the part X is measured Depth Is the depth of the notch operation measured from the side Width Chapter 4 138 4 4 Is the width of the notch operation Side Is the side of part the notch operation must be done on Entering a studmark operation Studmark operation specifies where a mark is printed on the product Fields used in marks list Stud pos Is the position where to print the mark Mark Is the text that can be printed the actual text can be con figured Side Is the side where the mark is intended for printed Executing a cutting list When a cutting list is entered or read in the cutting can be started automatically by pressing on lt F8 gt Another possibility is by pressing in the main screen via the touch screen on lt Start gt The cutting can be aborted by pressing on lt F9 gt An other possibility is by pressing in the main screen via the touchscreen on lt Stop gt Automatic cutting 41 4 4 1 4 4 2 42 Pausing the cutting can be done by pressing on lt F10 gt or by pressing the lt Pause gt button in the main screen This does not disrupt the cutting process Continue by pressing start or pause again Automatic cutting stops when all pages are processed Executing a predivided cutting list If the optimized cutting list consists of more pages the start page can be selected by going to the cutlist editor and going to the
39. idth z 0 Maximum width that can pass into the machine With the Z axis on 0 Machine direction The direction is from right to left when the check mark is on when it is not on then the working direction is from left to right Head tail length is cut included When checked the head and tail length includes the saw width For example setting the tail waste to 1 mm will skim the tail of the beam and will produce only sawdust instead of producing a slice of waste with a thickness of lmm Camera settings Shows a settings dialog to select the used head camera frame rate and the image format Directories These parameters relate to the directories where lists are read from and where list are written to File opening and saving is not restricted to these directories New cutting lists With this parameter can be indicated in which directory Appendix A the new cutting lists are Work cutting lists With this parameter can be indicated in which directory the cutting lists are placed which have to be saved by the operator Import lists With this parameter can be indicated in which directory the import list are Log files If production log file are generated they are placed in this directory Archivated lists If option Archive cutlist is enabled cutlist are moved to this directory after completion Copy from With this parameter you can indicate which station charac ter the removable disk has For instance USB Stick
40. ing measuring In the this tab you can find the parameters concerning the cutting methods in which a certain optimization method is used to make a division Def head cut length Default minimal head waste used in the cuttinglist when an imported cuttinglist does not contain this information Def tail cut length Default minimal tail waste used in the cuttinglist when an imported cuttinglist does not contain this information Optimization method For dividing lengths the following optimization methods are available gt Standard The strategy of this optimization method is to repeatedly fit the longest appropriate beam until no beam can be fitted in gt Optimal This method tries all combinations of part only possible with a limited number of parts because number of combinations grow exponential gt Dividing This method random picks parts from the cuttinglist gt In list sequence This method fits the part in the beam Appendix A in the same order as they are in the cuttinglist gt Angle optimizer This method can optimize angled parts or parts efficiently it calculates the waste between parts and tries to optimize for minimum waste Lengths to use This parameter specifies how the machine determines the length of the beams to optimize Methods gt Length quantity per page For optimizing the supply length and the quantity is specified in the cutting list Optimizing is then done by pressing an optimize but ton
41. ing button the format editor will be shown See section A 4 Appendix A A 1 7 Material classes A 1 8 A 1 9 When measuring lengths and using chalk lines you can give material a bend class 2 chalk lines close together indicates class 1 3 lines class 2 etc For every class a maximum part length can be specified part that are longer are not cut from a beam with that class This enables you to cut short parts only from a bend beam an even shorter part from a more bended beam Extra Trim Length With the tab Extra Trim Lengths 5 extra head trims can be entered When cutting according to a saw method with length measuring a crack is detected an extra head trim can be executed Used when option Extra headcutting is checked Passwords Here you can define passwords for different access levels You can only change passwords of your own level or lower A 1 10 General The parameters which can be changed in the tab general concern the general functioning of the machine Language By language the language of the software can be entered The software will restart Settings Logposdata When enabled makes a separate file for measured lengths and chalk lines Legacy reports must also be checked in the parameters Pos Settings The machine can position with 6 different positioning set tings With Pos Settings can be indicated which settings are used The actual parameters can be set in Axis param e
42. itor has different field and buttons for dif ferent cutlist types but following holds for all cutlist An example is shown in figure 4 1 a P 1 Wis regels lt Regels Nr ot AUN N a le Druk label af El JE Restlengte 133 OK 146405 y 51 89 x 77 50 y 20 00 Figure 4 1 Input Menu At the very top of the list cutlist wide fields are shown Left Right Rotating Specifies if it is allowed for the program to rotate the part around center point making left side the right side to get a better division Up Down Rotating Specifies if it is allowed for the program to roll the part around its length axis making the top the bottom to get Chapter 4 a better division At the top all fields concerning pages are shown Page Shows the current page and the total number of pages sep arated by a Min Trim TI Minimum tail waste that must be cut Min headwaste Minimum head waste that must be cut Section Height Height of the parts and the beam to supply Section Width Width of the parts and the beam to supply Stack Size Number of beams that can be stacked on top of each other The program will tell the user how much beams he actually must stack during supplying Stack in width Number of beams that can be pushed beside each other through the machine The program will tell the user how much beams he actually mu
43. l cutting this makes testing of clamping Appendix A easier because you do not run the risk to cut into them A 2 12 Machine type The MC software supports all machines base on the MC DSP controller This tabsheet is used to tell the software which machine it must control and what type of options the machine has Not all machine modes support all options Some options require a license code Most of these option describe themselves Some need a little bit of explanation and are therefore listed below Machine mode The machine mode can selected here It gives a descrip tion of the machine and if it is a special or a more general machine It also contains the machine number of the first machine with this mode Never change this without con sulting H amp M Double Angle Lets you cut double angled cuttinglist Width measure Obsolete Outlet filled sensors Along full length of outlet sensors are placed in parallel If all see material the outlet is considered full Can optimize Enables the length optimizing feature Settings BTL Import Enables the BTL file format to be imported Axis parameters Parameters per axis Minimum position With this parameter the minimum mechanical position of the system is set Maximum position With this parameter the maximum mechanical position of the system is set Step size down With this parameter you can determine the step size to a smaller position when you press on th
44. me the outlet runs for a part Outlet empty time The time the outlet must run before it is sure that every thing is transported passed the kickers Is used when only kicking remainder lengths Output collect length All part on output are kicked together when the sum of part lengths on the outfeed exceeds this value and settings Kick on outlet full is checked Not used when 0 Minimum grip length Beam length that must be in front of the saw to get a grip on the beam with the clamps Used when outfeed is Settings used as buffer for next machine Machine clamps the beam when it detects with sensors that the outfeed is completely filled and that it already has the beam partly on the outlet Kick on longer Only kick part longer than this Parts shorter that this should not be kicked off They are taken off by hand Max kick length Parts longer then this will not be kicked user is asked to re move them by hand Used when machine has a short kicker Waste hatch pause time The time the pusher waits to let the waste drop through the waste hatch Avoid small scrap waste Small waste say 5 mm can cause problems in the ma chine because it can drop in to the saw slit When waste is scrapped in lengths of Maximum waste length then the remainder can become very small When this option is checked the last piece of waste is scrapped in 2 same sized pieces to prevent this from happening Start outlet on saw high To increase the cut
45. n the parts by this amount so waste pieces are not so small any more Balance head and tail Determines how offcut is divided between head and tail of the beam gt None Fixed division head or tail size depending on Move offcut to tail side gt Minimize cuts When waste is scrapped chooses head tail size so that at most 1 cut less is made gt Split evenly Divide offcut evenly between head and tail Useful to minimize the risk that either the first or last part is not usable because of beam head tail cracks Low speed distance Appendix A Lets the pusher move slowly for a certain distance after ma terial has been supplied Eliminated a collision of pusher and material at high speed when material is not supplied against the pusher Prod Tolerance When allowing produced part to be longer then the length specified in the cuttinglist fewer cuts are sometimes needed This increases the speed of the machine The value spec ifies how much longer a product can be made Typically used for products which head needs to be milled afterwards on another machine Longest on tail area Cut longest part in cuttinglist page from tail of beam until the sum of the lengths of these longest parts exceeds this parameter Useful so small parts are cut from the head of a beam which can be better in combination with side clamps because side clamps do not need to open for the pusher Notch with saw width If a notch is longer then his value
46. ng the inactive position Manual commands An axis can be controlled by typing a command in the white entry field of the concerning axis in the main screen There are also extra commands beside position commands The following commands are available Move absolute M Move the axis to an absolute position Syntax lt position gt lt Enter gt or M lt position gt lt Enter gt Manual control WWA Examples 2500 lt Enter gt The pusher moves to the position of 2500mm M2500 lt Enter gt The pusher moves to the position of 2000mm Instead of entering a position an expression can also be a entered Example 2500 200 5 lt Enter gt The pusher moves to the position of 2540mm 3 2 2 Move Relative R Move the axis relative to current position Syntax R lt position gt lt Enter gt Example R500 lt Enter gt The pusher moves 500mm further When the pusher was positioned at 1000 mm the pusher would move to the ab Chapter 3 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 5 solute position of 1500 mm R 500 lt Enter gt The pusher moves 500 mm back When the pusher was positioned at 1700 mm the pusher would move to the ab solute position of 1200 mm Instead of entering a position an expression can also be a entered Move to end E Move the axis to the maximum position Syntax E lt Enter gt Move to begin B Move the axis to the minimum position Syntax B lt Enter gt Positioning with a fixed step si
47. parts are converted to an internal cuttinglist Default the length of the part in this internal format is measured along the back fence and the table Check this option to set the length to be measured from left point to right point Check cutlist produceable When this option is checked all parts are checked if they can be produced on this machine when the cutlist is opened When a part is not produceable a warning is given The part will have pink color in the cutting list to indicate that there is a problem with it Force cutlist produceable When this option is checked that parts that can not be produced are modified in such away that they can be pro Settings duced and can be manually adjusted afterwards Generate reports When checked generates cutting reports Currently ma chine specific Enable legacy reports When checked generate a line per cut item in a log file Planer link port The serial port where the current width and height of wood is send to Planer link settings Shows the COM port settings which can be edited Planer link enabled When checked the current width and height of wood is send to the COM port everytime the current width or height of the wood changes A 2 11 Test functions Contains function not used in normal operation Only for factory testing Test continues Simulates that user presses OK on every dialog This makes unattended duration testing possible Skip saw up Skips the actua
48. redivided cutting list Open the cutlist editor Every page in a predivided cutting list specifying a beam length and the parts to cut from it The division is drawn at the bottom of the cutlist ed itor See for the meaning of the colors the beginning of this chapter It also shows the remaining space left in the beam The number of beams to cut with this division can be specified Extra page fields in this cuttinglist are Total amount Number of beams to cut with this division Amount cut Number of beams cut with this division Infeed length The length of the beam to cut the parts from See for the part definitions and possible extra operations 4 3 4 and further Entering a cutting list with optimizing Open the cutlist editor Every page contains a list of parts to cut Before the machine can start cutting the parts must be mapped into beams Optimizing does this The editor shows some extra fields and buttons for optimizing Quantity Specifies the number of beams that are available stock for optimizing Length Automatic cutting 29 Specifies the length of the stock beams for optimizing Optimize result Show the result summary of the last optimization of the current page lt Make division gt Start optimizing the parts in the current page It first throws away the previous optimization for this page The optimizing method used can be specified in the settings After optimizing the result summary is shown in th
49. rinting Terminal sas seek ee Ss 75 AQT General ares e a a a ae ho are HEE ee ta 77 A 2 8 Directories aa a 78 A 2 9 Clamps een 80 A 2 10 Interfaces 1 a 82 A 2 11 Test functions 84 A 2 12 Machine type 00200008 85 A 3 Axis parameters oaoa 86 A 4 The format editor 88 B Technical specifications controller 95 B 1 Hardware DSP board 000 00004 95 B2 SOLWALE 22 246 me Ra a mna Hed ge 95 Contents gt Avoid working alone gt Never place your hands in the machine to remove stuck material when the machine is in use Immediately press the emergency stop button in situations where there is a threat for injuries or machine material damages Only when the machine is disconnected from the power and air supply the stuck material may be removed gt Do not stand or sit on the infeed and outfeed tables gt Do not modify the machine gt Wear hearing protection and safety goggles when op erating the machine Contents VIII Introduction The HM Z 4is an automatic cross cut machine consisting of a sawing machine with an infeed and outfeed table and a control unit with a display HM MC The sawing machine is fitted with a pusher rotable and linear adjustable saw table a tiltable saw and pneumatic wood clamps With the rotable saw table and tiltable saw the saw angle can be adjusted The saw table can be adjusted linear to compensate the offset without moving the wood which oc
50. rns text3 Functions can also be used in the format text A function has the lt name gt lt arguments gt form In the function arguments other expression can be used the is then not needed anymore for variabels and functions Example DrawText 10 100 MidStr postprocessing 2 5 There function to manipulate strings do calculations and drawing Drawing coordinates are in millimeter on a printer and in pixels on the screen The origin is in both cases bot tom left Supported functions are MidStr lt string gt lt start gt lt count gt Returns lt count gt characters starting at lt start gt where first character has index 1 Example MidStr test 123 4 2 Settings EJ Results tl Set lt var name quoted gt lt value gt Make a new variable with name lt var name double quoted gt and value lt value gt Example Set A test 123 SA Result test 123 ScriptOnly Add at start of format to only use functions to draw on the output Makes it possible to add comments instead of static text in the format description DrawImage lt x gt lt y gt lt imagefilename gt lt bot tomx gt lt righty gt Draws a bitmap image at a position or stretched inside a rectangle DrawText lt x gt lt y gt lt text gt C Draws text at a position C is option to center the text MoveTo lt x gt lt y gt Move the
51. sher will move to 2500 then the saw will cut the Manual control WA beam The length against the pusher will thus be 2500 3 2 10 Push to outlet U Pushes beam in front of the pusher to the outlet and if kickers are available kick in to the outfeed table Syntax U lt Enter gt 22 Chapter 3 N For all automatic cutting modes cuttinglist are used A cutting list can be entered on the machine but can also be loaded from a USB Disk or from a network Cutting lists can be saved to a USB disk with a certain name and be loaded in a later stage A cutlist contains pages Each page contain parts with same material and headsize Dur ing automatic cutting the pages are processed starting at the first page Default the starting page is the first page but the operator can change this into any other page by selecting it in the cutlist editor When cutting stops for instance when the end of a working day is reached but the total list is not yet fully processed the program can be closed in the normal way By starting the program the last processed cutting list is being read in In this list is stored which pages are processed and which not The operator can interrupt automatic cutting and e g tem porary cut another list and then return to the original list and continue that list Cutting lists can be made on at the office an office ver sion via an optimization program such as Optimaster or exported from a CAD program
52. splayed in figure 4 3 5 Entering the opposite length The direct length can also be determined with the total length and the length from the beginning point of the board Chapter 4 to the position of the saw cut This is displayed in figure 4 3 5 Entering the in between length The direct length can also be determined from the total length the length between the two corners and the direct length of the opposite corner of the board This is shown in figure 4 3 5 4 3 6 Entering a double angle part In figure 4 3 6 a beam with two point shaped sides is shown In this figure all quantities in which the cut lengths can be Automatic cutting 35 entered are indicated And they can be clicked to edit the corresponding field The length of the part can be specified in the Cut length field The Si field beside it can be toggled with the lt Space bar gt It indicates how the part is measured from point to point or along a side The drawing of part shows how the length is measured On both ends of a beam maximal two angles can be en tered Per angled side the angle Hn Angle the roll an gle Nn Roll and the vertical distance Zn can be entered These values determine the shape of the beam The n stands for the angle number as indicated in figure 4 3 6 The angles can be entered in degrees and or in distance along the side The Point measure can be toggled with the lt Space bar gt to toggle between the
53. st at least Rest lengths gets at least this length so it is really reusable See also Extend rest length Single mark margin When one chalk line is put on a bend in the beam no part overlaps this chalk line This can reduce efficiency This value lets a part overlap the chalk line by as much as the value specifies Max rest length If remainder is longer than this it is cut in even pieces Useful when remainders go to a finger jointing machine 60 Appendix A A 1 5 Extra Headcutting Besides the standard front trim an extra front trim can be cut for instance when the wood contains cracks Join Waste With Join Waste can be indicated if pieces of waste which lie next to each other should be combined to one piece of waste This saves cut time Intermed Eff Lim When checked all straight optimize methods try spread ef ficiency over all beams Depends on distribution of part lengths if this option leads to better overall efficiency Longest near head When checked longest part is put near the beam head Ignore chalk lines When checked chalk lines are ignored Used when chalk reader gives false readings For example because of glue traces Process any beam When checked a beam that cannot be used is pushed to the outlet Otherwise the machine will ask the user to re move the beam from the outlet which can be difficult Outlet Inlet These parameters concern the outfeed table and the infeed table Se
54. st put beside each other during supplying In the items list the parts are defined The current selected item is also draw under the items list The text fields for Automatic cutting 27 a part such as Wood Post processing are only used to be show on the screen or labels They do not influence the hbehavior of the program The standard fields in this list are Produceable Contains a red cross if a part is not produceable Print Can be used to suppress printing of labels for a certain part With the arrow keys and the Tab key you go step by step through the fields and buttons All buttons can also be pressed using a key combination The following keys and buttons can be pressed in the cutlist editor Function Key Enter a numerical value lt 0 9 5 gt Step through the fields lt Tab gt lt Arrow keys gt Move to the next page lt Alt PageDown gt Move to the previous page lt Alt PageUp gt Move to first page lt Alt Home gt Move to last empty page lt Alt End gt Insert a page lt Alt Ins gt Delete a page lt Alt Del gt Insert a line in the items list lt Shift Ctrl Ins gt Remove a line from the items list lt Ctrl Del gt Clear the cuttinglist lt Alt C gt Close the input menu lt Alt F4 gt Search page or part lt Alt r gt Extra operations on part lt Alt E gt Print label for part lt Alt P gt Changing the page also changes the page to cut next Chapter 4 dd 4 3 2 Entering a p
55. ters dialog Screen When the check mark draw machine is on the machine will be displayed graphically at the bottom of the screen Display summary When the check mark is on a summary of the products that have to be produced is displayed in the main screen Draw division When the check mark is on the divided beam that has to be cut will be displayed graphically Show next division When the checked the next divided beam that has to be cut after the current will be displayed graphically Often used by operators to lay the next beam ready with the curve of the beam in the right direction full screen When checked the cutting program will run on a full screen E Appendix A Show supply When checked shows a list of supply lengths and the stacked high needed by the machine based on the pre divided cut list It is shown on the main screen Produced format Here you can specify the text format which will be dis played in the produced parts list on the main screen After pressing button the format editor will be shown See section A 4 A 1 11 Clamps No headwaste clamping When checked clamp after saw is released after first cut so user can take waste away manually to check if the head is clean Position with sleds out When checked the pusher pushes the beam head inside the side sleds waits until sleds are on the material and then pushes the material to the right cut position Used to prevent problems with slidin
56. that can be cut from same beams are on different pages For optimizing its is better to optimize them together giving a better yield To optimize them together they must be on the same page The parts have extra fields used in length measuring Tot Amnt Is the total number of this part that must be cut Amount Cut Is the total number of this part that has been cut so far Priority Specifies the priority in optimizing Priority 0 means do not use this part 1 is the highest priority While optimizing Automatic cutting eal E 4 3 5 32 the beam is first optimized to highest yield with priority 1 parts The remainder is then optimized to highest yield with priority 2 parts and so on See for the part definitions and possible extra operations 4 3 4 and further Entering a straight part A straight part its only parameter is its length Cut Length Length to cut Entering a single angle part The angle of a saw cut can be indicated with an angle itself but also with another angle or with lengths The input can thus be adapted to the way in which the saw data are being delivered The way of input is reflected graphically An angle is indicated with an arc a length by a grade mark The way of input can be changed in the input menu with the lt Space bar gt at the option side After changing the way of input this is directly displayed graphically The position of input can also be changed An angle can be indicated on
57. the position Auto for that See chapter 4 for more informa tion 2 2 4 Stopping the saw The saw is stopped with pressing the Stop button or lt F9 gt The saw will also stop when an emergency stop is acti vated Chapter 2 2 2 5 2 2 6 2 2 1 2 2 8 Thermal protection The machine has a red indicator This indicator lights up when a thermal distortion has occurred A thermal dis tortion occurs when the saw motor is overloaded When a thermal distortion occurs the motor is switched off A thermal distortion can be released by opening the door of the electric cabinet and reset the motor protector switch This switch is reset by first pressing the red button and then the green button on the switch It takes a few minutes before the thermal protector can be reset The red indicator no longer has to be lit now If this happens frequently please contact your dealer Saw speed The saw speed is the speed at which the saw goes up To be controlled by the black rotating knob located at the right of the machine above the reduction valve By turning to the right the saw speed will be slower by turning to the left the saw speed will be faster Pressure roller sledges The two pressure rollers sledges are controlled separately They have switches on the cabinet so they can manually be disabled for certain jobs Other cabinet buttons Start The Start button acts as lt Enter gt key It can be used to press the
58. the upperside of the board but also at the lower side the location of input in the input menu can be changed with the lt Space bar gt with the option type Entering the direct angle A corner can be specified by entering the cutting angle The cutting angle is the angle at which the machine cuts Chapter 4 BE ed and which is also displayed for Axis 2 Figure 4 3 5 shows the reproduction of the input of the direct angle The same corner can also be indicated at the lower side of the board By clicking on type of the angle and then press on lt Space bar gt the arc is displayed at the bottom side as indicated in figure 4 3 5 An In principle the size of the angle is the same It does not matter where the angle is being entered but for the oper ator it can be more easy to place the size indication on the same position as indicated in the supplied saw data Automatic cutting 33 Entering the opposite angle The corner can also be specified by entering the opposite angle of the cutting angle This is graphically displayed in figure 4 3 5 The corner can also be specified at the bottom side of the board Entering the direct length By entering the direct length the corner is being specified by entering the length as shown in figure 4 3 5 When the position of the input is changed with lt Space bar gt at the function type at the bottom side of the board then the form of the board changes as di
59. the wood during supply Enable separator always Always separate beams when checked Supply during back run When checked the material is supplied under the back moving pusher Roll for cuts The roll unit is also used to orientate the beam for the first cut Check wood against pusher When checked the machine will ask if all material is cor rectly against pusher This is used only in the case of ma terial is stacked Check supplied wood pos When checked the machine asks before starting to push the material in to the machine for an extra acknowledge Used for cases where profiled material could have the wrong orientation on the infeed Settings A 1 6 Reset inlet Resets state of inlet Stackingstops use Use stacking stops on infeed Printing Terminal Printing When the check mark printing is on a label is printed after cutting a production length Print Rest label When the check mark Print Rest label is on also after cut ting a rest length a label will be printed 1 label per stack When checked prints only 1 label for a stack of parts in stead of a sticker for each part Terminal full screen Sets the terminal window to full screen on the monitor it is currently located To move the screen to other monitor uncheck this option move the terminal window and check it again Terminal format When this button is pressed you can edit the format of the part data that is displayed on terminal After press
60. ting speed the outlet rollers belt can be starter when saw is in the high position The clamping must be suitable for this to work Tail to outlet grip position Move tail of parts to Outlet grip position before starting the outlet rollers belt when this option is checked Appendix A A 2 5 A 2 6 Infeed arms The parameters in this tab concern the infeed arms of the machine Width With this parameter the width of the infeed arms can be entered Pusher length The length of the pusher For example used to calculate a save position for the pusher to lift the infeed chains Pusher space Extra space needed in front of the pusher to open for ex ample a gripper Positions With these parameters the positions of the infeed arms can be indicated Of each arm the center position has to mea sured from the saw slot Printing Terminal The parameters in this tab relate to the printer and output screen if delivered with the machine Printer Here you can select the printer s that are used This list contains Windows printers and directly controlled printers Printer position For printer that can print directly on the beam a position Settings must be configured using this parameter Minimum print length Parts smaller then this can not be printed on Printer Port The serial port used for a directly controlled printer Printer settings For a directly controlled printer shows the COM port set tings which c
61. tor on the positioning unit Det det distance The distance between the length measuring sensor and the chalk line reader The light beam radius of the length measuring sen sor The light beam radius of the length measuring sensor Measure start position The position where the pusher starts scanning the supply length Clearance Distance the pusher moves beyond the wood after length measuring Appendix A A 2 3 Inlet The parameters in this tab concern the infeed table and possible inlet chains of the machine Inlet det delay The time which is waited after detection of the supply length against infeed or against a stop before chains are stopped Wood on infeed delay The time the infeed chains keep moving before stopping after wood detection Pusher down delay The time it takes to drop the pusher if it is liftable Used when no down sensor is placed on the liftable pusher Pusher up time The time it takes to lift the pusher if it down Used when no up sensor is placed on the liftable pusher Pusher width Width of the pusher if beam width is bigger than this value the sleds do not need to open for the pusher See also Clamps Pusher fits between claps that also needs to be checked Min Pusher Up Pos The minimum height at which the pusher can be lifted Inlet reverse time Time the chains are run in reversed direction to separate Settings A 2 4 the beams Max back run w height Maximum wood h
62. ttings 62 Rollers on after cut When this option is checked the outfeed rollers will be con trolled per cut part Rollers on during the return stroke of the pusher When this option is checked the outfeed rollers will be con trolled during the return stroke of the pusher or after last cut part Used when all produced part are transported kicked off at once Or when machine supplies an other ma chine for example a planer Kicker enabled When checked outlet kicker is used Kick restlengths only When checked and Kicker enabled is checked only remain ders are kicked from the outlet Kick on outlet full Kick parts together when sum of their lengths on the outlet exceed the parameter Output collect length Pause for waste drop When checked pusher pauses when waste is above waste hatch so it can drop On some machines dropping is helped by blowing the waste down On machines with automatic waste hatch the hatch is also opened Use waste hatch must also be checked Use waste hatch When checked waste hatch is opened or in case of a man ual waste hatch is assumed to be open Use outlet top clamp Appendix A When checked and there is a top clamp above the outfeed rollers are powered when outlet runs and there is wood on the outlet Long waste to end Long waste not fitting through waste hatch is transported to end of the outlet Smaller is when smaller then Mazi mum waste length Roll during supply Always roll
63. ve specifie settings to fine tune the drive The format editor The format editor is used to change the format used on la bels inkjet prints outfeed monitor and the produced parts list on the main screen The top part contains the format the bottom part will show a preview and error messages All information from a part or its page can be displayed by typing in lt name of the part or page variable gt Prede fined formats can be imported using file import menuEx ample rtf contains almost all variable names that can be used Formating can be done with tabs and changing the font font size and color using the toolbar controls Barcodes and QR codes on labels can be printed using the special fonts supplied by the printer driver The fonts must often be defined in the printer setting in windows These fonts can then be selected in the font dropdown box All text that is not prefixed with is printed as is When using lt name gt make sure that all characters of the name text have the same style otherwise the name will not be recognized If not sure type the name again Appendix A Some variables are arrays of objects that can be indexed For example Parts 2 returnsthesecondparto fthecurrentpage Fieldso ft String variables which contain data in separated form like text1 text3 text3 can be treated as array and be indexed For example when PostProcessing containing text 1 text2 text3 PostProcessing 2 retu
64. ved and read in With pa rameters properties of the machine can be set The param eters are subdivided in axis parameters and machine pa rameters With axis parameters the properties of a specific positioning unit can be entered With machine parameters properties can be entered which apply for the whole ma chine In a cutting list the saw specifications can be made A saw specification states how a beam has to be divided 1 1 Specifications 1 2 Installation The automatic saw machine is not meant for use in the open air The machine should only be used by qualified personnel Chapter 1 Max Speed of the pusher Max Speed of the saw table angle ad justment Max Speed of the saw movement Max Speed of the tilt angle adjustment Movement of the pusher Angle adjustment of the saw table Movement in Z direction Angle adjustment of the tilt angle Saw blade diameter bore Electrical connection Pneumatic connection Extraction Noise level 1 4 m s 25 s 3 cm s 25 s Dependent on the length of the roll way 0 270 0 200 mm 60 90 2700 mm 230 mm 400 V 3 Phases N 50 Hz 7 7 kW min 7 bar max 10 bar 2x 4100 mm v gt 25 m s 80 4dB A The machine can be moved by means of a fork lift truck Weight of a 4m infeed table Weight of an extra meter worklength Weight of the saw machine 320 kg 65 kg 840 kg Introduction 1 8 Commissioning The saw machine and the pusher are being
65. ze With the arrows keys a fixed step size can be positioned With the lt arrow up gt key you can move to a larger size With lt arrow down gt key you can move to a smaller size Manual control R The step size by which is being moved can be entered in the Axis parameters See section A 3 3 2 6 Set Zeropoint Z This is a command that must be used with care because it can damage the machine For calibration it is possible to tell the machine at which position it currently is For when to use it see the chapter 5 Syntax Z lt physical axis position gt lt Enter gt Example Z500 lt Enter gt The machine now sets it current position to 500 3 2 7 Homing H Starts homing axis See chapter 5 for more information To home one axis H lt Enter gt To home all axis HA lt Enter gt Chapter 3 3 2 8 3 2 9 Cut piece s from a beam C Cuts 1 or more pieces with a certain length from the beam the length of the beam is assumed to be the same as the current pusher position The saw thickness is taken into account Syntax C lt Length of the product gt lt Enter gt or C lt Length of the product gt lt Quantity gt lt Enter gt Examples C500 lt Enter gt A piece of 500mm will be produced C500 3 lt Enter gt 3 piece of 500mm will be produced Cut beam to length K Cut the beam so it will have a certain length Syntax K lt length gt lt Enter gt Example K2500 lt Enter gt The pu

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