F Series Manual
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1.1.1.5 Safety Features
1.1.1.5.1 C
ONTROLLED START-UP
The table will not start up when it is just switched on. Before the machine is switched on, it has
to be connected with the computer and the program Axis Control needs to run. A short time
after the machine is powered on, a message will appear in Axis Control on the computer asking
the operator for confirmation to start up.
1.1.1.5.2 B
UMPERS ON TOP BEAM
On the left and right side of the top beam, there are bumpers with trip switches that can detect
if an operator is standing in the way of the path the top beam will move. When something
pushes against it the table will stop moving.
1.1.1.5.3 L
IGHT BARRIER
A safety beam is created from left to right along the top beam with optical sensors mounted in
the bumpers. If the light beam is interrupted, then the machine stops. The interruption is a
controlled stop. The machine will stop the movement in less than five seconds and hold the
position where it stopped. This means that the machine can continue the job when enter is
pressed.
1.1.1.5.4 E
MERGENCY STOP SWITCHES
There is an emergency switch on each corner of the flatbed table. This allows the operator to
switch off the machine quickly in hazardous situations. If the emergency stop is pressed, the
power to the motors is cut immediately. This means that the machine stops immediately, but
it also means the current job is lost.
To unlock an activated emergency switch, turn it clockwise.
1.1.1.5.5 O
VERCURRENT
The cutter constantly measures the current through the motors. If the machine detects the
current is too high, the current is cut off to the motors and a fatal error message will be
displayed in Axis Control.
All the built-in safety features cannot prevent the high level of kinetic
energy that can be released during an emergency stop or an unforeseen
malfunction of the machine. So they are not a guarantee against injuries.
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