Periodic Maintenance
Situations Requiring Maintenance
When installing the machine
• P.63 "Spindle Run-in (Warm-up)"
• P.65 "Correcting the Milling Machine"
When replacing the spindle unit
When the machine has not been used
for a prolonged period
P.63 "Spindle Run-in (Warm-up)"
Before milling on days when the
ambient temperature is low
When moving the machine to a
different installation site
P.65 "Correcting the Milling Machine"
When the milling position is
misaligned
When symptoms such as a hole in the
Z direction occur
Once a month
P.71 "Retightening the Collet"
When the working time of the spindle
exceeds 200 hours
When water or dust accumulates on
the regulator
• P.74 "Regulator Maintenance (Emptying the
Drain)"
• P.75 "Regulator Maintenance (Cleaning the
Bowl)"
When adapter IDs cannot be read
• P.60 "Cleaning Inside the Magazine Cover"
• P.61 "Cleaning the Milling Bur/Adapter"
Situations Requiring Part Replacement
Contact your authorized DGSHAPE Corporation dealer or visit our website (http://www.dgshape.com/) to
purchase items.
Part name Replacement time/Guideline
Spindle unit
When the working time of the spindle exceeds 2,000 hours (with
slight variation depending on the work situation).
You can use VPanel to view the working time of the spindle. For
information on how to perform replacement, refer to the replacement
instruction manual included with the part.
" P.14 ""Maintenance" Tab"
* The replacement spindle unit comes with a collet and belt.
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Chapter 3 Maintenance