Thermopatch NL-35 User manual

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USER MANUAL
NL-35 v.3
ATTENTION!
These instructions must be made available to all persons involved in the assembly,
commissioning, operation, maintenance and repair of this product.
v.1.2 - 05/21

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Copyrights
© 2021 Thermopatch BV, Almere, The Netherlands.
No part of this publicaon may be reproduced by any means without the prior wrien permission of
Thermopatch BV, The Netherlands.
Introducon
The products by Thermopatch are designed with special aenon to your convenience.
Should you discover any fault or damage upon receipt of this product, please contact your local
Thermopatch vendor.
The manual has been prepared in accordance with NEN 5509 and in conformity with the Machinery
Direcve 2006/42/EC.
This user manual is intended not only for all users of the machine, but also for those who install and
maintain the NL-35 v.3. The goal is to familiarize you with the operaon, to provide for safe working
instrucons and guidelines for maintenance.
ATTENTION!
In order to make safe and opmal use of the NL-35 v.3 it is important to take noce of -
and understand the contents of this manual.

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Index
Copyrights 2
Introducon 2
Index 3
1. General descripon 4
1.1 Delivery 4
1.2 Warranty and product liability condions 4
2. Intended use 4
3. Assembly and installaon 5
3.1 Assembly and installaon 5
4. Operang instrucons 6
4.1 Operang the NL-35 v.3 6
4.2 Operang the control panel 6
4.2.1 Sealing me and temperature sengs 6
a Pressing me 7
b Temperature seng 7
c Presets 7
d Sengs 8
List of alarms/events 10
4.2.7 Error messages 11
4.3 Automac head swing on or o 11
5. Overview of safety measures and warnings 12
5.1 Safety 12
6. Technical specicaons 14
6.1 Specicaons of the NL-35 v.3 14
7. Transport and storage 15
7.1 Transport 15
7.2 Storage 15
8. Maintenance 16
9. Technical annexes (English) 18
9.1 Spare Parts 18
Troubleshoong 19
9.2 Electric diagram 20
9.3 Pneumacs diagram 21
10. End of life 22
11. Declaraon of Conformity CE and UKCA 22
12 Disclaimer 23

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1. General descripon
The pneumac NL-35 v.3 is a praccal, universal heat seal machine. Texle labels, emblems, repair patches,
transfers, in short all Thermopatch materials for marking and repair are easily and durably pressed onto
texle fabrics.
1.1 Delivery
The NL-35 v.3 machines are delivered on a pallet covered with a wooden crate.
In the delivery of your NL-35 v.3 machine you will nd the following:
• NL-35 v.3 heat seal machine
• Power cord
• Air tube 6 mm
1.2 Warranty and product liability condions
Thermopatch points to its warranty and product liability condions as laid down in our terms and
condions. These can be obtained from your Thermopatch supplier.
2. Intended use
The NL-35 v.3 heat seal machine is praccal and universally applicable.
The machine is designed for applying transfers, emblems and other Thermopatch heat seal products.
WARNING!
Any use other than described above can be dangerous and cause damage
and thus qualies as ‘misuse’ which excludes Thermopatch BV from any liability.

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3. Assembly and installaon
3.1 Assembly and installaon
1. Unpacking:
• Remove the wooden protecve crate.
• Use a 10 mm spanner to remove the four screws with which the machine is screwed to the pallet
• Li the machine onto the work table by means of the tongs that are mounted.
• Place the foot extender as shown in the photo below
2. Electrical installaon (1)
Take the NL-35 v.3 out of the box and place the machine on a stable work table in the vicinity of a grounded
socket. The NL-35 v.3 is connected to the power supply (230 V alternang current) with the supplied mains
cable. The NL-35 v.3 is grounded and equipped with two fuses type T 16 A.
3. Pneumac installaon (2)
In order to be able to work with the NL-35 v.3 without problems, it is very important that you work with
clean, dry air that is oered at a minimum of 3 bar up to a maximum of 8 bar.
The supplied water separator / pressure regulator is only an addional protecon for the machine.
The user must ensure that the air pressure does not exceed 8 bar. Connect an air tube with a diameter of
6 mm to the locally provided air pressure system and connect it to the water separator / pressure regulator
of the NL-35 v.3.
ATTENTION!
Mount the foot extender BEFORE loosening the transport screws.
Mount the foot
extender behind
on the right
2. compressed
air connector
1. power cable
connector

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4. Operang instrucons
4.1 Operang the NL-35 v.3
Switch on the press by pressing the power switch located at the rear.
Adjust set point temperature (See 4.2.1.b).
Adjust sealing me (See 4.2.1 a).
Adjust the pressure (according to the type of transfer)
Place the garment on the lower platen.
Place the transfer.
Once the heang platen has reached the desired temperature, close the machine with the handle.
When the machine is closed, the mer starts running.
At the end of the sealing me, the press will open automacally.
If you want to interrupt the cycle, you can do it by pushing the stop buon located on the control panel:
the press will then open automacally within 2 seconds (see 4.2.1).
4.2 Operang the control panel
The sengs for me and temperature are shown on the LCD display
4.2.1 Sealing me and temperature sengs
Presets (c)
Sengs (d)
Current temperature
Stop cycle
Setpoint temperature (b)
Pressing me (a)
Counter & Mode

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a) Pressing me
Press here to set the machine’s pressing me.
Use the le and right arrow keys to increase and decrease the seng.
You can also change this seng by pressing the me display and
entering the required me from the touch pad (4 characters must be
entered).
Once you have entered the required me, press the “conrm” key in
the boom right corner of the screen.
b) Temperature seng
Press the “temperature” menu (b). You can select the temperature
you require in the same way as for the pressing me, using the arrow
keys on the le and right of the temperature display. You can also click
on the reading and manually select a temperature. When typing in a
temperature below 100°C, enter a “0” rst (e.g. 090°C).
You can also slide the blue cursor le and right with your nger to
lower and raise the temperature respecvely, and then adjust it using
the arrows. Select the prole you wish to press (Texle, Rigid or DTG).
c) Presets
Pressing the “Presets” icon (c) brings up the menu shown opposite.
Use the le and right arrows to select one of the 10 pre-congured
recipes. To use (load) a preset, press the oppy disk icon with the
arrow poinng to the right. Once selected, press the arrow in the
boom le corner to return to the main menu.
To create or alter a preset, you must rst set the me and temperature
from the main screen and then select a memory slot (1 to 10) from the
preset (d) screen. To rename a preset, press the pencil icon.
Give your preset a name and press the arrow in the boom right
corner to conrm. To nish, press the oppy disk icon with the arrow
poinng to the le to save your choice/seng.
An asterisk(*) at the start of the name of the current preset on the
indicaon bar means that the current sengs are not the same as the
original sengs for this preset, and the sengs that are currently
being applied have not been saved to the preset.

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d) Sengs
Press icon (d) in the main menu to go to the machine sengs.
There are 6 available opons.
The gear wheel buon lets you change the machine’s technical aspects.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (7)
(6)
1Switch the sound on or o. Warning sounds will sll be emied if a fault occurs.
2Choose between Celsius or Fahrenheit.
3Switch the 2-second end-of-cycle nocaon signal on or o.
4Choose 1 (OFF), 2 or 4 dierent mers.
5Internal clock seng (date and me).
6Operang temperature range seng.
7Screen backlight seng.

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The green leaf icon is used to set energy-saving mode.
The operator can use two energy-saving modes:
• Hibernate
→ Hibernate start me
→ Heang restart me
• Sleep
→ Sleep temperature (40°C (104°F) to 140°C (284°F))
→ Idle me before sleep mode
The board will only switch to eco mode if it is on the home screen. If the user leaves the press
on another screen, the screen is presumed to be in the process of being altered. Simply touch
the screen or start a cycle to exit energy-saving modes that are currently running.
The “i” at the top right provides key informaon about the soware version.
The diagnosc buon brings up the machine status so you can see if there are currently any
malfuncons.
The padlock icon can only be accessed by an approved service technician.

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List of alarms/events:
Alarm 01:
Probe PT100
Probe signal lost (sensor or cable).
The heang control is instantly disabled.
Alarm 02:
Overheang.
Temperature above 220°C
Temperature reading above 230°C.
The heang control is instantly disabled.
Alarm 06:
Upper pressing sensor not reached
Signal not detected aer 5 seconds. Caused by
faulty sensor, lack of compressed air supply,
jamming (mechanical, etc)
Alarm 07:
Lower pressing sensor not reached
Signal not detected aer 5 seconds. Caused by
faulty sensor, lack of compressed air supply,
jamming (mechanical, etc)
Alarm 10:
Communicaon error
Communicaon lost between power board
and screen board.
Contact your stockist.
Alarm 13:
Temperature not reached
Blocks rst cycle start request. Permits cycle
start at second request (forced start despite
setpoint not being reached).
Press the red/orange area to clear the fault.

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Message on display Cause Eect
Er1 Temperature sensor defecve Heang relais switches o
Err Defect in the ambient temperature
sensor of the electronics Heang relais switches o
Col Display connecon alarm Relais switches o
Each warning signal is accompanied by a sound signal that can be silenced by pressing a buon.
4.3 Automac head rotaon on or o
The automac rotaon of the press head can be switched o with a buon.
This is on by default so that the press head rotates automacally aer compleon of the press cycle.
The buon for acvang or deacvang is located under the round ap on top of the press arm.
If the machine automacally opens, press the buon to turn it o. If the machine does not rotate to open
automacally, press the buon to turn it on.
4.2.7 Error messages
Button inside for
(de-)activating the
automatic
headswing

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5. Overview of safety measures and warnings
5.1 Safety
The NL-35 v.3 is equipped with all mandatory safety requirements that apply according to the European
guidelines for machine safety.
The emergency stop buon
As required in the guidelines for machines, the machine is provided with an emergency stop buon.
Press in case of emergency!
Turn the buon an-clockwise to unlock again and the machine will reset automacally.

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ATTENTION!
Make sure you are informed about the contents of this manual before starting to work
with the NL-35 v.3. This ensures an optimal and safe use of the machine.
ATTENTION!
Always turn the power off (unplug it) when you need to carry out maintenance work or when
cleaning the machine.
ATTENTION!
In case of emergency, press the emergency stop button!
ATTENTION!
Take care that there is enough space around the machine. Cables and connections must not get
pinched. Although the heat radiation of the press is low, there should be enough space
for cooling down.
ATTENTION!
Avoid contact with the press and the heating element.
ATTENTION!
Pull the fabrics tight around the lower platen and ensure that your hands are away from
the machine before operating the machine.
ATTENTION!
Warning symbols:
for addional safety, the following symbols have been placed on the machine:
Electric voltage! Hot surface!

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6. Technical specicaons
6.1 Specicaons of the NL-35 v.3
Energy consumpon during heang up 2500 Wa / 230 Volt 50/60 Hz
Connecon voltage 230 Volt
Temperature adjustable up to 250 ° C (+/- 1%)
Height (opened) 621 mm
Width 572 mm
Depth (with connecons) 847 mm
Net weight 71 kg
Dimensions of press cushion 400 x 500 mm
Fuses 2 x T 16A 250 V
A-weighted sound pressure <70 dB (A)
Compressed air consumpon @ 4 bar 3.19 L/cycle
Compressed air consumpon @ 6 bar 4.78 L/cycle
Compressed air consumpon @ 8 bar 6.37 L/cycle
Pre-pressure > 3 bar - <8 bar
Maximum pressing force 628 DaN at 8 bar

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7. Transport and storage
7.1 Transport
When the machine has to be moved, Thermopatch recommends using the original packaging.
7.2 Storage
If the machine has to be stored, Thermopatch recommends using the original packaging.
The machine must be stored o the ground, preferably on a pallet in dry condions.

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8. Maintenance
Make sure that the working cycle of the machine has ended before you start working on the machine.
Depending on the work to be performed, the power supply or the air supply can be disconnected.
The air cylinder and other parts of the machine are virtually maintenance-free.
However, the condion is that clean and dry air is used for the heat seal machine.
The applied water separator / pressure regulator is an extra safety.
Have your machine serviced by technically qualied personnel. Moisture and polluted air disturb the
sustainable lubricaon of the air cylinder.
Teon cover:
The Teon lm protecng the element must be cleaned regularly to prevent scking of labels and patches
or the transfer of dirt to the garments. Clean the Teon cover with a dry, clean cloth while the machine is
sll warm. Repeat the process regularly as oen as necessary. Damaged or soiled Teon protecon should
be replaced. These are available from your Thermopatch supplier.
Rubber cushion:
Clean the sll warm rubber plate with a clean, lint-free cloth. Clean it as oen as necessary.
Damaged or soiled rubber sheets must be replaced. These are available from your Thermopatch supplier.
Replacing the rubber cushion:
• Turn o the device and allow it to cool
• Make sure both the boom metal plate and the rubber cushion are clean and free of grease
• Apply SPA-0892330 silicone adhesive (with a glue comb) to the metal plate and place the rubber
plate immediately with no air bubbles
• Allow to dry overnight at room temperature under light pressure without heang.
Air lter:
The air lter, or the water separator / pressure regulator, must be checked daily and, if necessary, emped
by opening the cap on the underside of the lter.
Replace the fuses
Make sure that the machine is switched o and that the power cord is unplugged! Replace the T16 A fuses
at the back of the machine. Then plug in the power cord again and the machine is ready for use again.
ATTENTION!
Remove the plug from the wall socket BEFORE starting maintenance or repairs.

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Open fuse box
and replace
fuses here
Loosen the gray
cap underneath
and let out any
debris

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9. Technical Annexes
9.1 Spare Parts
Reference Descripon Quanty
ELECTRICAL PARTS
SPA3X-028 MAIN ELECTRONICS 1
SPA27-005 MICA HEATING ELEMENT 400x500 2500W 1
SPA3X-029 TEMPERATURE PROBE 1
SPA3X-003 FUSE 5 x 20 mm T 16 A 250 V 2
PNEUMATIC PARTS
SPA3X-204 CYLINDER Ø100 C50 1
SPA3X-205 AIR FILTER 1
SPA3X-206 SOLENOID CONTROL VALVE 5/2 G1/8 12V 1
TEFLON and SILICONE RUBBER
SPA3X-100-7 FOAM 9.53 mm 400 x 500 1
SPA3X-006/E TEFLON SHEET 1

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Problem Possible cause Soluon
The machine
does not
switch on
The plug is not connected
The switch has not been switched to 'on'
Main fuse is not working
Check the connecon to the electric mains and if the
machine is plugged in
Press the main switch to 'on
The fuse is placed in the fuse holder next to the power
cord connector.
The heang
platen does not
heat up
Faulty heang element
Problem with the main board
Temperature set too low
Check the connecons and the condion of the wiring
Remove the heang element
Check the on-screen messages and refer to the secon
error messages, page 9
The heang
element
overheats
Problem with the probe of electronic board Check de messages on the LCD screen, page 9
Contact your supplier
The press head
does not lower
The buons are not working
Leaking cylinder
Too low pressure on air supply
Check the connecons
Check the seals and all connecons, contact your supplier
Check the valve couplings, contact your supplier for
replacement
Check that the air supplied is above 3 bar
The press head
does not
come up
Faulty solenoid control valve
Leaking cylinder
Check the valve couplings, contact your supplier for
replacement
Check the seals and all connecons, contact your supplier
The press head
stays down aer
pressing
The mer is not counng down See above
Troubleshoong

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9.2 Electrical diagram