Short Operating Manual Press Machine

1) Press Operating Desk: Function of Buttons and Switches

Operating mode Homing button: „Move to initial or base position” button: Off button to turn
switch with 3 If button is To start press machine in automatic mode all electrical off horn signal
positions: flashing one of the and pneumatic devices or motors must be in base sound.
HOMING (ref) servo motors must position. When switching to automatic mode this
MANUAL (man) be homed. Switch button will flash. When being pressed all activated If there is a new
AUTOMATIC to homing mode devices will move to base position. Button will stop alarm please check
(auto) and press button. flashing when all devices are in base position. If actual fault
When all axis are flashing will not stop one the devices is still not in base messages and try
homed light will position. Please check if proximity sensors are ok and to find cause of
be off. if electrical axis got no faults. alarm.

Mould monitoring A on
/ off button:
If set to on mould
temperatures are
measured by pyrometer
which points to mould
wall or bottom.
If threshold temperature
is exceeded mould will
not be fed with gob and
not pressed (depending
on setting)
Mould monitoring B
on / off button:
If set to on mould
temperatures are
measured by
pyrometer which
points to mould wall
or bottom.
If threshold
temperature is
exceeded mould will
not be fed with gob
and not pressed
Mould monitoring C Blow out nozzle on / off switch.
on / off button: If set to on gobs or articles which are
If set to on mould lifted by kick-out 2 will be blown out
temperatures are of mould.
measured by If mould can not be cleaned pyrometer
pyrometer which in next station will detect glass and
points to mould wall deactivate mould to be not fed with
or bottom. gobs any more and not to be processed
If threshold anymore.
temperature is If articles can not be blown out and
exceeded mould will getting to cold pyrometers will not be
not be fed with gob able to detect cold glass. Please
and not pressed deselect mould then manually.
Warm up on / off switch:
In warm up mode (depending on
setting of matrix on indexing table
page) take-out, kick-outs and pressing
is automatically deactivated.
Index table stop/reset button:
In automatic mode the table turning
can be activated by pressing this
button. To stop table press black
mushroom button or deselect on/off
switch of indexing table.
If button is flashing indexing table is
stopped.
Article cooling tri-state switch:
When moulds are hot enough for
pressing this function should be
activated to cool down articles inside
the moulds. If set to “1” cooling will
be only active when table is in
position (flap will open and close). If
set to “continuous” cooling will be
always on.
Press cylinder stop/reset button:
In automatic mode pressing
cylinders can be activated by
pressing this button. To stop press
black mushroom button or deselect
on/off switch of pressing cylinder.
If button is flashing all press
cylinders are stopped.
Mould outside cooling tri-state switch:
When moulds are hot enough for pressing
this function should be activated to keep
temperatures of moulds stable and to
prevent sticking of glass inside moulds. If
set to “1” cooling will be only active
when table is in position (flap will open
and close). If set to “continuous” cooling
will be always on.
Take out stop/reset button:
In automatic mode take-out can be
activated by pressing this button. To stop
take-out black mushroom button “take-
out” must be pressed or on/off switch of
take-out must be set to off.
If button is flashing take-out is stopped.
Index table on/off switch:

Must be set to on to activate table turning.

Index table jog button:

Must be kept pressed in manual mode to turn table to next mould.

When mould is in pressing position table will stop automatically. To
move to next mould press jog button again and keep pressed until
lamp “index table in position” is flashing.

After main power fault or if axis is not homed, this button must be
pressed once to enable power module. You will hear a deep sound
which indicates the motor is under power. Make sure table is allowed
to move -> Pressing cylinder must be up and so on. Now table can be
homed. All proximity switches must be on too.

Lamp “index table in position”:

If table is in press position this lamp will flash. Only

when flashing pressing cylinders can be moved down,
kick-out can be lifted and so on. If not flashing these
functions can not be used and a alarm message is
displayed: “table not in position”..

Pressing cylinder on/off switch:

Must be set to on to activate press

cylinder B (A,C accordingly).

Pressing cylinder up and down jog

button:

Must be kept pressed in manual mode

to move pressing cylinder up and
down. Press cylinder can be only
moved down in manual mode if table
is in position.

Mode selector switch:

If set to working mode press cylinder

can be moved up only to base position.
If set to assembly mode press cylinder
can be manually moved up to top
position. Top position is always 0mm.
.
Take-out on/off switch:
Must be set to on to activate
take-out.
Jog button gripper ½:
If pressed once gripper or
vacuum is on and stays on. If
again pressed gripper or
vacuum is switched off.
Used in manual mode for setup
of new articles.

Jog button arm ½ up / down:

Jog button rotation forward / Must be pressed in manual

backward:
Must be pressed in manual
mode to rotate take-out forward
or backward. Used for setup.
mode to move take-out arms 1
or 2 up or down. Used for
setup.

Fire polishing conveyor on/off

switch:
Operating mode switch of fire
polishing machine. Must be set to on to activate
conveyor.
Remark: Both operating mode
switches of press and fire
polishing machine must be set
to manual and also all
emergency stop buttons must
be released to be able to reset
Emergency Stop state of
machine after main power fault.
Burner movement (flying saw
function) on/off switch:
Jog button to move conveyor in
manual mode: Must be set to on to activate
synchronous burner movement.
Can only be used in manual
mode to move conveyor belt.
Used for setup.

Jog button ahead / back:

„Move to initial or base Must be pressed in manual

position” button:
To start fire polisher in
automatic mode all electrical
motors must be in base
position. When switching to
automatic mode this button will
flash. When being pressed all
activated devices will move to
base position. Button will stop
flashing when all devices are in
base position. If flashing will
not stop one the devices is still
not in base position. Please
check if electrical axis got no
faults. Reset faults if necessary
in manual mode.
mode to move burner section
forward / backward. Can be
used for setup and must be used
if burner section activated
hardware limit switch.
In manual mode move drive
away from hardware limit
switch and reset electrical fault
on page “Servo faults” by
pressing (ACK)-button.