Amada HFE M2 User manual

HYDRAULIC PRESS-BRAKE
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
X41176 B
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- Initialisation of AKAS III
- Bending criteria
- Directory management
In order to achieve a thorough understanding of the machine, it is recommended that this manual should be read
through carefully.
Adhere scrupulously to the detail of the installation operations, operation and maintenance instructions as
described in this manual; so as to avoid all risks of accidents.
Retain this documentation to hand so that it can be used as a reference whenever required.
Amada, Tremblay, December 2002.
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HYDRAULIC PRESS BRAKE
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
IMPORTANT
ACCEPTANCE
We loaded your press brake onto the carrier's vehicle. The carrier acknowledged receiving it
in perfect condition.
However, in the case of a problem during shipping (which may happen), or if you notice signs
of damage (impact marks, etc.) on your machine, we would like to remind you that you
should formulate your reservations as follows:
A– the delivery voucher submitted to you for acceptance by the carrier.
B– By notifying the carrier and us (for information) by registered letter within 48 hours at the
latest.
C– It is strictly prohibited to use this machine if protective covers have been removed or
modified. Only personnel - authorized and qualified by AMADA – is entitled to do so when
maintenance operations turn out to be necessary.
FOR ALL PROBLEMS DURING MACHINE INSTALLATION
Telephone ........................................................... 01 49 90 30 00
Fax ....................................................................... 01 49 90 31 99

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CONTENTS
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................... 1
1.1. DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................ 3
1.2. PRINCIPLE ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.3. MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................... 8
1.3.1. STANDARD STROKE............................................................................................. 8
1.3.2. LONG STROKE ....................................................................................................... 9
1.4. BACK GAUGE ............................................................................................................. 10
1.4.1. BASIC PRINCIPLES.............................................................................................. 10
1.4.2. SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 11
2. SAFETY MEASURES......................................................................................................... 1
2.1. EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ..................................................................... 2
2.2. MARKING ...................................................................................................................... 4
2.3. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS............................................................................................ 10
2.3.1. GENERAL POINTS ............................................................................................... 10
2.3.2. REGULAR INSPECTION AND SAFETY POLICY............................................. 13
2.4. ARRANGEMENT OF WORKSTATIONS................................................................. 14
2.5. CONTROL DEVICES................................................................................................... 15
2.6. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS (PPE)..................................................... 16
2.7. RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION................................................................................ 19
2.8. WORKSTATION LIGHTING...................................................................................... 26
2.9. MACHINE OPERATING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS....................................... 27
2.10. INFORMATION ON NOISE...................................................................................... 28
2.11. NORMAL USE, RESERVATIONS, AND EXCLUSIONS....................................... 29

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3. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MACHINE...................................................... 1
3.1. MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS.................................................................................. 5
3.2. ELECTRONIC STROKE CONTROL AND PARALLELISM BALANCING
SYSTEM................................................................................................................................. 7
3.2.1. ELIMINATING SOURCES OF ERROR ................................................................. 9
3.2.2. PROPORTIONAL VALVE TECHNIQUE FOR CONTINUOUS RELIABILITY. 9
3.2.3. PRECISE CENTRING OF THE BEAMS .............................................................. 10
3.3. LOCATION OF CONTROL AND SIGNALLING DEVICES.................................... 11
3.4. PRESS BRAKE OPERATING LIMITS IN OFF-CENTRE WORK............................ 11
3.5. A-TYPE BACK GAUGE .............................................................................................. 12
3.5.1. DESCRIPTION OF X1 AND X2 AXES................................................................ 13
3.5.2. DESCRIPTION OF R AXES.................................................................................. 15
3.5.3. DESCRIPTION OF Z1 AND Z2 AXES................................................................. 17
3.6. B-TYPE BACK GAUGE .............................................................................................. 18
3.6.1. DESCRIPTION OF X1 AND X2 AXES................................................................ 19
3.6.2. DESCRIPTION OF R AXES.................................................................................. 21
3.6.3. INTERFACE BETWEEN R AXIS MODULE AND Z AXIS CROSS-MEMBER23
3.6.4. DESCRIPTION OF Z1 AND Z2 AXES................................................................. 23
3.7. DESCRIPTION OF C-TYPE BACK GAUGE ............................................................. 24
3.7.1. DESCRIPTION OF X-AXES ................................................................................. 25
3.7.2. DESCRIPTION OF R-AXIS................................................................................... 27
3.7.3. DESCRIPTION OF Z1 AND Z2 AXES (FINGERS)............................................. 29
3.8. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF HA-TYPE BACK GAUGE....................................... 30
3.8.1. DESCRIPTION OF THE X1 AND X2 AXES ....................................................... 31
3.8.2. DESCRIPTION OF THE R AXES......................................................................... 33
3.8.3. DESCRIPTION OF Z1 AND Z2 AXES (FINGERS)............................................. 35
3.9. DESCRIPTION OF THE FINGER SUPPORTS .......................................................... 36
3.10. DESCRIPTION OF THE LIGHT GUARD ................................................................ 39
3.10.1. MECHANICAL UNIT.......................................................................................... 40
3.10.2. LIGHT GUARD.................................................................................................... 41

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4. TRANSPORT, INSTALLATION AND DISMANTLING............................................... 1
4.1. TRANSPORTATION...................................................................................................... 2
4.2. PREPARING THE SITE................................................................................................. 7
4.2.1. STANDARD STROKE............................................................................................. 9
4.2.2. LONG STROKE ..................................................................................................... 10
4.3. MACHINE RECEPTION.............................................................................................. 10
4.4. RECEPTION & HANDLING ....................................................................................... 12
4.4.1. LIFTING.................................................................................................................. 12
4.4.2. BASIC PRINCIPLES.............................................................................................. 14
4.4.3. EQUIPMENT.......................................................................................................... 17
4.4.4. SPECIAL PARTS FOR TRANSPORT .................................................................. 19
4.5. INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................... 20
4.6. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.................................................................................. 28
4.6.1. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAINS SUPPLY ............................ 28
4.6.2. EARTH.................................................................................................................... 28
4.6.3. MAINS-RELATED AND ENVIRONMENT-RELATED INTERFERENCE....... 29
4.6.4. POWER SUPPLY CABLE..................................................................................... 31
4.7. DECOMMISSIONING.................................................................................................. 32
4.8. DISMANTLING............................................................................................................ 33
5. FIRST COMMISSIONING ................................................................................................ 1
5.1. CLEANING..................................................................................................................... 2
5.2. INSTALLATION OF CONTROL DEVICES................................................................. 2
5.3. CHECKING THE MAINS POWER SUPPLY ............................................................... 4
5.4. MACHINE LEVELLING................................................................................................ 4
5.5. MACHINE COMMISSIONING ..................................................................................... 5
5.6. OVERALL CHECK ........................................................................................................ 6

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6. OPERATION........................................................................................................................ 1
6.1. START-UP ...................................................................................................................... 2
6.2. DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL UNITS......................................................................... 3
6.2.1. NUMERICAL CONTROL PANEL.......................................................................... 3
6.2.2. DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL AND SIGNALLING DEVICES........................... 4
6.3. OPERATION (WITHOUT LIGHT GUARD) ............................................................. 10
6.4. USE OF THE LIGHT GUARD..................................................................................... 12
6.4.1. SWITCHING ON.................................................................................................... 12
6.4.2. ALTERNATE PROTECTION MODE .................................................................. 13
6.4.3. PROTECTION MODE AND « SINGLE PASSING-THROUGH » CYCLE
CONTROL. ....................................................................................................................... 15
6.4.4. PROTECTION MODE AND « DOUBLE PASSING-THROUGH » CYCLE
CONTROL. ....................................................................................................................... 16
6.4.5. PROTECTION MODE AND « SIMPLE PASSING-THROUGH » CYCLE
CONTROL. ....................................................................................................................... 17
6.4.6. PROTECTION MODE AND « DOUBLE PASSING-THROUGH » CYCLE
CONTROL. ....................................................................................................................... 19
6.5. MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT PROTECTION BY LASER..................... 21
6.5.1. INITIAL SETTINGS............................................................................................... 21
6.5.2. STOPPING DISTANCE TEST............................................................................... 21
6.5.3. TROUBLESHOOTING - MESSAGES.................................................................. 22
6.6. DISPLAYS .................................................................................................................... 23
6.7. USB KEY....................................................................................................................... 26
6.8. MACHINE INITIALISATION ..................................................................................... 27
6.9. PROGRAMMING......................................................................................................... 29
6.9.1. PRELIMINARY NOTE CONCERNING PROGRAMMING................................ 29
6.9.2. “MANUAL 1” SIMPLIFIED PROGRAMMING “PROGRAMMING MODE”... 30
6.9.3. “MANUAL 2” MODE: "ANGLE PROGRAMMING" OR "X-ALPHA".............. 35
6.9.4. GRAPHIC MODE PROGRAMMING ................................................................... 42
6.9.5. MULTI-PROGRAM MODE................................................................................... 54
6.9.6. SEMI-AUTOMATIC MODE.................................................................................. 56
6.9.7. AUTOMATIC MODE ............................................................................................ 59
6.9.8. TEACHING MODE................................................................................................ 62
6.10. EDIT MENU................................................................................................................ 65
6.10.1. PUNCH EDIT ....................................................................................................... 65
6.10.2. PUNCH HOLDER EDIT ..................................................................................... 67
6.10.3. DIE EDIT .............................................................................................................. 68

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6.10.4. DIE HOLDERS EDIT........................................................................................... 69
6.10.5. DIE BLOCK EDIT................................................................................................ 70
6.10.6. FINGER EDIT....................................................................................................... 71
6.11. DELETE MENU.......................................................................................................... 72
6.11.1. DELETE PROGRAMS......................................................................................... 72
6.11.2. DELETE PUNCHES............................................................................................. 74
6.11.3. DELETE PUNCH HOLDERS.............................................................................. 75
6.11.4. DELETE DIES...................................................................................................... 75
6.11.5. DELETE DIE BLOCK.......................................................................................... 75
6.11.6. DELETE DIE HOLDERS.................................................................................... 75
6.11.7. DELETE FINGER................................................................................................. 75
6.12. RENAME MENU........................................................................................................ 76
6.12.1. RENAME PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 76
6.12.2. RENAME PUNCHES........................................................................................... 77
6.12.3. RENAME PUNCH HOLDERS ............................................................................ 77
6.12.4. RENAME DIES .................................................................................................... 77
6.12.5. RENAME DIE BLOCKS...................................................................................... 77
6.12.6. RENAME DIE-HOLDERS................................................................................... 77
6.12.7. RENAME FINGERS............................................................................................. 77
6.13. COPY MENU.............................................................................................................. 78
6.13.1. COPY PROGRAMS ............................................................................................. 78
6.13.2. COPY PUNCHES ................................................................................................. 79
6.13.3. COPY PUNCH HOLDER..................................................................................... 79
6.13.4. COPY DIES........................................................................................................... 79
6.13.5. COPY DIE HOLDERS ......................................................................................... 79
6.13.6. COPY DIE BLOCK .............................................................................................. 79
6.13.7. COPY FINGER..................................................................................................... 79
6.14. SAVE MENU .............................................................................................................. 80
6.14.1. SAVE PROGRAMS.............................................................................................. 80
6.14.2. SAVE PUNCHES ................................................................................................. 83
6.14.3. SAVE PUNCH HOLDER..................................................................................... 83
6.14.4. SAVE DIE............................................................................................................. 83
6.14.5. SAVE DIE BLOCK .............................................................................................. 83
6.14.6. SAVE DIE HOLDER............................................................................................ 83
6.14.7. SAVE FINGER ..................................................................................................... 83
6.15. RESTORE MENU....................................................................................................... 84
6.15.1. RESTORE PROGRAMS ...................................................................................... 84
6.15.2. RESTORE PUNCHES.......................................................................................... 87
6.15.3. RESTORE PUNCH HOLDER.............................................................................. 87
6.15.4. RESTORE DIES ................................................................................................... 87
6.15.5. RESTORE DIE BLOCK....................................................................................... 87

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6.15.6. RESTORE DIE HOLDERS .................................................................................. 87
6.15.7. RESTORE FINGER.............................................................................................. 87
6.16. CUSTOM MENU........................................................................................................ 88
6.16.1. CUSTOMISE PUNCH.......................................................................................... 88
6.16.2. CUSTOMISE PUNCH HOLDER......................................................................... 89
6.16.3. CUSTOMISE DIE................................................................................................. 89
6.16.4. CUSTOMISE DIE BLOCK .................................................................................. 89
6.16.5. CUSTOMISE DIE HOLDER................................................................................ 89
6.16.6. CUSTOMISE FINGER......................................................................................... 89
6.17. PROGRAM DIRECTORY MENU............................................................................. 90
6.17.1. CHANGE DIRECTORY....................................................................................... 90
6.17.2. EXPORT DIRECTORY........................................................................................ 91
6.17.3. IMPORT DIRECTORY........................................................................................ 93
6.18. PARAMETER MENU................................................................................................. 95
6.19. UTILITY MENU......................................................................................................... 96
6.20. BENDING WITH 2 OPERATORS............................................................................. 98
6.21. BENDING AT THE EXTREMITY OF THE BEAM................................................. 99
7. FORMING TECHNIQUE & TOOLING.......................................................................... 1
7.1. GENERAL POINTS........................................................................................................ 3
7.2. AIR BENDING................................................................................................................ 7
7.3. COINING......................................................................................................................... 8
7.4. LIST OF STANDARD TOOLS ...................................................................................... 9
7.5. TOOL INSTALLATION............................................................................................... 11
7.5.1. STANDARD FAST PUNCH CLAMPING SYSTEM ........................................... 11
7.5.2. “AMACLIP” PUNCH CLAMPING SYSTEM ...................................................... 15
7.5.3. TOOLING INSTALLATION PROCEDURE (STANDARD)............................... 21
7.6. OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES ................................................................................. 29
7.7. PUNCHING................................................................................................................... 29
7.8. MAGNETISM ............................................................................................................... 29
7.9. BENDING CHART....................................................................................................... 30