8
OPERATING PROCEDURES
PROCEDURES FOR UNROLLING AND CUTTING
Loading the material
Place the material on the shuttle load cradle, making sure the lead-
ing edge of the material is feeding across the inspection table from
the bottom of the roll with the pile side up and the backing
down – vinyl can be measured pattern up or down. Place the roll in
the cradle with the end of the roll just past the last belt on the front
end of the cradle
Roll-Improver
This feature is useful to position the roll in the load
cradle, as well as squaring the leading edge to the
cutting line. In normal operations make sure the roll
improver is down at both ends while roll is rotating. By
moving either end of the roll improver up and squeez-
ing the roll at the same time you can cause the roll to
walk to the front or back of the load cradle, when the
roll is positioned ensure that both ends of the roll im-
prover are down. When the leading edge of the mate-
rial is off square you may adjust this by activating the
roll improver as well as the amount of squeeze on the
roll in the load cradle. Make sure that the roll improver
is back in the lower position after material has trav-
eled several feet
Adjusting the size of the load cradle
The size of the load cradle can be adjusted by moving the load side dumping mechanism and altering
the position of the outside roller. Adjusting the size of this cradle to a size consistent with the diameter of
the material provides the operator with greater control over the material, by squeezing the roll it keeps the
roll squared to the cradle.
Adjusting the shuttle cradle
The IVC 15 is equipped with a shuttle cradle that can be used to properly line up the material on inspec-
tion table. The edge of the material should be within a few inches of the bumper at the front of the inspec-
tion table. Adjusted by arrows ( Photo 1B ) buttons on PLC.
Photo 1A
Photo 1B
Photo 1C
Shuttle Cradle Forward Position Photo 1D
Shuttle Cradle Back Position
