S and LS PROCEDURES S SERIES LAMINATOR OPERATING PROCEDURES Turn on machine power,then follow ( s series ) operating procedure. NOTE: Follow initial machine setup values,established during installation or by material specifications. (SEE MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS) Allow machine to heat thoroughly ( 5 to 8 minutes ). Also allow ample time for glue cutoff knife to heat thoroughly. Unroll adhesive from payout bar . Thread adhesive between knurled rubber rollers, so adhesive hangs half the thickness of substrate height. NOTE: Adhesive payout assembly should be adjusted to substrate prior to adhesive loading. (SEE ADHESIVE PAYOUT PROCEDURES) Load substrate onto infeed conveyor guiding substrate against side guide wheels,push forward until substrate reaches adhesive payout. Make sure that adhesive has proper overhang , before feeding substrate through payout. NOTE: (SEE ADHESIVE PAYOUT PROCEDURES) Advance substrate through adhesive payout until cutoff point is reached. This point is determined by the operator by sight alignment. Then the adhesive cut off is actuated to cut adhesive, via hand actuator. NOTE: The adhesive should over hang substrate by half of it's thickness. (SEE ADHESIVE CUTOFF PROCEDURES) Substrate and laminate are ready to feed through board drive and laminate loading areas to be laminated. The operator will now advance the substrate onto drive rollers were it will advance automatically. The substrate will pass under heat banks and the adhesive will flash activate. At the same time the operator will feed laminate down laminate chute indexing laminate to laminate end registration block on rear laminate guide making sure laminate is squarely positioned against laminate guide. When board reaches pinch roll, laminate and subatrate will meet and be compressed and advance onto outfeed section of laminator. NOTE: Pinch roll adjustment should be set prior to this step, (SEE PINCH ROLL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES). The panel is now at approximately 75% of full strength. when panel cools it's at virtually 100% bonding strength. If panel will be double sided, it must be removed and rerun following the same procedures as above. NOTE: That there will be (PINCH ROLL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES) for second side and also follow (MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS). S SERIES REGISTRATION PROCEDURES Substrate To Pinch Roll Registration Preliminaries Insure MAIN POWER is on. Turn SPEED CONTROL KNOB to zero. SUBSTRATE TO PINCH ROLL REGISTRATION Load substrate onto infeed conveyor, advance substrate into drive area. When ready turn on run speed to 20%,advance substrate onto drive rolls. Stop substrate even with face of pinch rolls. NOTE: Use emergency stop button. This will be much easier than using control panel! Check alignment of substrate to face of pinch rollers, substrate needs to be parallel with roller face. NOTE: To check alignment of substrate to pinch rolls,use (combination) square. Align from machine base to bottom pinch roller substrate should be checked from both sides, to ensure that it's parallel. It must also be offset from guide roller side by at least 1-3/8, to allow for side guide roller adjustment. Tighten first side guide wheel, then tighten last side guide wheel that makes contact with substrate. Check alignment of substrate with pinch roll face, if alignment is ok tighten down remaining side guide wheels in contact with substrate. NOTE: If substrate is out of alignment, loosen side guide wheels and repeat step # 4. Push substrate back one side guide wheel at a time, tightening each side guide wheel. NOTE: As substrate travels back , check side guide wheels parallel alignment to each other (I.E. Line of sight should show, that wheels are in line and approximately the same distance from conveyor edge). If wheels begin to move in or out adjust rear of conveyor according to wheel movement, moving conveyor in that direction.Then repeat steps #1 thru 7. Release emergency stop run substrate through the machine again, and check alignment to pinch rolls. NOTE: If alignment checks ok! (+/- 1/16) continue onto laminate registration . If alignment is out repeat steps #1 thru 8. Laminate to substrate side registration preliminaries Insure MAIN POWER is on. Turn SPEED CONTROL KNOB to zero. LAMINATE TO SUBSTRATE SIDE REGISTRATION Load laminate onto laminate rack , use two sheets for this procedure. Guide laminate down( laminate guide chutes) until it appears from under pinch roll, and aligns with edge of substrate. Check alignment of laminate to substrate, laminate should be parallel to front edge of substrate ! NOTE: Desired side alignment is set by adjusting laminate along length edge of the board. Set over hang 1/8 to1/4 of a inch. Alignment may be set parallel, but remember all materials are not square! Adjust laminate downer side guide so laminate edge is in contact, tighten jergans knob. Measure from edge of first leg to outside of laminate guide. Use measurement from step #5 to align second and third leg section side guide, then tighten down jergans knobs. Laminate should now be in contact with side guide chute for it's entire length. LS SERIES LAMINATOR OPERATING PROCEDURES Turn on machine power,then follow NT2S (TOUCHPAD) operating procedures. NOTE: Follow intiail machine setup values,established during installation or by material specifcations (SEE MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS) Alllow machine to heat thoroughly ( 5 to 8 minutes ). This will be indicated by a light on G10 (TOUCHPAD). Also allow ample time for glue cutoff knife to heat thoroughly. NOTE: There is also a RED light to indicate when machine is still cool. Unroll adhesive from payout bar . Thread adhesive between knurled rubber rollers, so adhesive hangs half the thickness of substrate height. NOTE: Adhesive payout assembly should be adjusted to substrate prior to adhesive loading (SEE ADHESIVE PAYOUT PROCEDURES). Load substrate onto infeed conveyor guiding substrate against side guide wheels,push forward until substrate reaches adhesive payout. Make sure that adhesive has proper overhang, before feeding substrate through payout. NOTE: (SEE ADHESIVE PAYOUT PROCEDURES) Advance substrate through adhesive payout until cutoff point is reached. This point is determined by the operator by sight alignment. Then the adhesive cut off is actuated to cut adhesive, via hand actuator. NOTE: The adhesive should over hang substrate by half of it's thickness (SEE ADHESIVE CUTOFF PROCEDURES) Register laminate to load position. Operator will index laminate to laminate stop pin, making sure laminate is squarely positioned agianst laminate guide. lamiate is now ready to be driven automatically to meet substate at pinch piont. NOTE: Pinch roll adjustment should be set prior to next step, (SEE PINCH ROLL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES). Substrate and laminate are ready for auto feed, through board drive and laminate drive areas to be laminated. The operator will now advance the substrate onto drive rollers were it will advance and trip auto laminate drive via limit switch located in board drive area. The substrate will pass under heat banks and the adhesive will flash activate, at the same time the laminate will travel down laminate chute.The two will meet at pinch and be compressed and advance onto outfeed section of laminator. The panel is now at approximately 75% of full srength. when panel cools it's at virtually 100% bonding strength. If panel will be double sided, it must be removed and follwing the same procedures as above run panel again. NOTE: That there will be (PINCH ROLL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES) for second side and also follow (MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS). LS SERIES REGISTRATION PROCEDURES SUBSTRATE TO PINCH ROLL REGISTRATION PRELIMINARIES Ensure power is on,then set operating function." Turn start/run function to (ON). Turn motor control to (OFF). Turn laminate drive to (off). SUBSTRATE TO PINCH ROLL REGISTRATION Load substrate onto infeed conveyor, advance substrate into drive area. When ready turn on motor control, set run speed to 20%,advance substrate onto drive rolls. NOTE: Use emergency stop button. This will be much easier than using control panel! Stop substrate even with face of pinch rolls. Check alignment of substrate to face of pinch rollers, substrate needs to be parallel with roller face. It must also be offset from guide roller side by at least 1-3/8, to allow for side guide roller adjustment. NOTE: To check alignment of substrate to pinch rolls,use square (combination). Align from base to bottom roller and check from side to side. Tighten first side guide wheel, then tighten last side guide wheel that makes contact with substrate. Check alignment of substrate with pinch roll face, if alignment is ok tighten down remaining side guide wheels in contact with substrate. NOTE: If substrate is out of alignment, loosen side guide wheels and repeat step # 4. Push substrate back one side guide wheel at a time, tightening each side guide wheel. NOTE: As substrate travels back , check side guide wheels parallel alignment to each other (I.E. Line of sight should show, that wheels are in line and approximately the same distance from conveyor edge). If wheels begin to move in or out adjust rear of conveyor according to wheel movement, moving conveyor in that direction.Then repeat steps #1 thru 7. Run substrate through the machine again, and check alignment to pinch rolls. NOTE: If alignment checks ok! (+/- 1/16) continue onto laminate registration . If alignment is out repeat steps #1 thru 8. Laminate to substrate side registration preliminaries Insure power is on. Turn start/run function to (ON). Turn motor control to (OFF). Turn laminate drive to (off). Loosen jergans knobs on laminate side guide LAMINATE TO SUBSTRATE SIDE REGISTRATION Load laminate onto laminate rack , use two sheets for this procedure. Guide laminate up to drive roll assembly, ensure laminate drive is off. Guide laminate down( laminate guide chutes) until it appears from under pinch roll, and aligns with edge of substrate. Check alignment of laminate to substrate, laminate should be parallel to front edge of substrate !" NOTE: Desired side alignment is set by adjusting laminate along length edge of the board. Set over hang 1/8 to1/4 of a inch. Alignment may be set parallel, but remember all materials are not square! Tighten laminate guide chute jergans knob on guide side. Laminate should be in contact with side guide chute for it's entire length. Adjust laminate side guide front end so laminate edge is in contact. tighten jergans knob. Measure from edge of first leg to outside of laminate guide. Use measurement from step #7 to align second and third leg section side guide, then tighten down jergans knobs. Lower pinch roll until compression is achieved,turn on motor and drive material onto outfeed. S & LS SERIES PINCH ROLL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES Pinch roll adjustment is accomplished by rotating hand wheel, in either a clockwise or counter counterclockwise rotation. Clockwise rotation will increase the opening! Counterclockwise will decrease the opening! NOTE: ONE FULL ROTATION WILL INCREMENT OR DECREMENT PINCH ROLL BY .040 INCH. First time adjustment of pinch roll. A. Set pinch to fully closed position. B. Open pinch roll slowly by a clockwise rotation. C. Watch digital readout, until desired opening is achieved (ACCORDING TO SUBSTRATE THICKNESS & LAMINATE THICKNESS). D. Run substrate & laminate into pinch roll. E. Set compression by slowly lowering pinch roll by counterclockwise rotation, approximately 3/4 of a turn or .030 inch. NOTE: THIS WILL VARY WITH MACHINE SETUP AND MATERIAL TYPE. Material size change from first setup A. Open or close pinch roll according to material size , by either clockwise or counterclockwise rotation." B. Watch digital readout, until desired opening is achieved (ACCORDING TO SUBSTRATE THICKNESS & LAMINATE THICKNESS). C. If laminate size isn't changed, compression is achieved by adjusting for substrate size difference only! If laminate is changed, the difference should be accounted for in compression adjustment! "Quickie" pinch roll adjustment A. Find a piece of prelaminated material of desired size, (SHOULD BE ABOUT 6"" X 12"" OR LARGE). B. Open pinch roll quickly past desired height,insert prelaminated material into pinch roll. C. Lower pinch roll until desired compression is achieved. S & LS SERIES ADHESIVE PAYOUT PROCEDURES The first step in operation of adhesive payout is to load adhesive. A. Place aluminum core support onto payout bar. B. Load adhesive onto payout bar also assuring to place aluminum core in middle of adhesive roll. C. Place core chucks onto payout bar ,tapping them into ends of adhesive roll firmly." D. Place both set collars on guide side of payout bar, then load payout bar into loading cradle." E. Center payout bar in cradle and lock set collars down, to prevent payout bar from moving side to side." Align adhesive to substrate. A. Place substrate onto infeed conveyor, move it forward to set adhesive drive roll height (UNDER DRIVE ROLL). If drive roll is at bottom of it's allowed travel you must lift it by loosening jergans knobs on both sides of slides. Lift roller and move substrate forward allowing drive roll to rest on substrate,then tighten jergans knobs down tightly. A1. If drive roll is above substrate loosen jergans knobs on both sides of slides, allowing drive roller to drop onto substrate. Make sure roller is flat on substrate then tighten jergans knobs down tightly. B. Adhesive alignment is now achieved by pulling adhesive down to substrate , then move adhesive roll so there is a overhang of adhesive on both sides of substrate of a one / quarter inch. Then tighten thumb screws on both core chucks, make sure that adhesive roll doesn't move when tightening. C. Feed adhesive through adhesive pinch roll assembly, by placing adhesive between first and second roll. Then push substrate forward advancing adhesive through adhesive payout assembly, caution make sure to adjust adhesive for even tension across width. To do this lift first roll slightly, adjusting tension on adhesive by pulling out or holding back on adhesive roll. Then release first roll when tension is even! NOTE: When changing from one adhesive roll to the next, no matter what width the guide side hardware will not be removed. (I.E. SET COLLAR AND CORE CHUCK). NOTE: When ordering adhesive make sure to order adhesive 1/2" inch larger than substrate. (S) SERIES CONTROL PANEL OPERATING PROCEDURES NOTE: MAKE SURE MACHINE DISCONNECTS SWITCH IS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION! Establish parameters for your companies’ specific material. SWITCHES Main power switch located on control panel when turned to on position will light lamp one. Cold start cycle on/off switch turned to the on position will actuate heater warm up. This will apply full power to both heaters for set warm up time. The time period is controlled by control relay (CR1). This function switch will not reset unless the switch is turned off. This operation is a one time cycle (ONESHOT). NOTE: This function will not work unless the heatbank on/off is in the on position. Heatbank on/off switch is the main control for both heaters. The switch allows you to switch between heatbank three or heat banks 1&2. (SEE MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS) Cutoff on/off switch controls hot knife operation for glue web cutoff. SPEED & HEATERS 1 & 2 CYCLE TIME Speed control knob located upper right corner of lower control can face, is used to control machine speed. NOTE: This setting will be determined upon setup or see material specifications. Heaters 1 & 2 temperature controller located directly below speed control knob used to control heat. NOTE: This time setting will be set during setup or see material specifications. DIGITAL READOUT Digital readout is located in lower control face and is used to monitor & control heat output. NOTE: This output is determined during setup. Back to Top