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1973
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Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 - Safety...........................................................................................................1
Safety Checklist............................................................................................................ 2
Basic Points Of Safety.................................................................................................. 2
Clothing and Personal Safety....................................................................................... 3
Safety Related to Workpiece Machining And Tooling...................................................5
Safety Related To Machine Maintenance.....................................................................5
Electrical Safety............................................................................................................ 6
Release of Trapped Persons........................................................................................ 6
Machine Safety Labels................................................................................................. 7
Safety and Maintenance Label Locations and Descriptions.........................................8
Chapter 2 - Specification............................................................................................... 13
Basic Machine Specifications..................................................................................... 13
Coolant Recommendation.......................................................................................... 13
Control Instructions, Schematics, Complete Specification Sheets .............................13
VM22-30 Machine Layout ..........................................................................................14
VM15-20 Machine Layout ..........................................................................................15
Item Identification....................................................................................................... 16
Retention Knob Chart................................................................................................. 18
Torque specifications .................................................................................................19
Chapter 3 - Site Preparation.......................................................................................... 21
Machine Placement Considerations...........................................................................21
Power And Ground Requirements..............................................................................22
Connecting a Transformer.......................................................................................... 23
Autotransformer Connection Diagram........................................................................ 24
Air Supply System......................................................................................................25
Lifting By forklift.......................................................................................................... 26
Lifting By Crane or Hoist ............................................................................................27
Chapter 4 - Installation .................................................................................................. 28
Startup checklist......................................................................................................... 28
Required Assembly .................................................................................................... 28
Finish Level and Tram the Machine ........................................................................... 31
Initial Checks of the Machine, its Guards and Safety Systems ..................................32
General Checks.......................................................................................................... 32
Electrical Checks........................................................................................................32
Visually Check That Guards Are In Place .................................................................. 33
Safety Checks............................................................................................................ 34
Test the Emergency Stop Circuit................................................................................ 34
Test the enclosure safety circuit (CE machines only).................................................35
Spindle Start up Procedure ........................................................................................ 36