Operations Manual Serial Number: Original Instructions - IW2503
Operations Manual Table of Contents 1 General Declarations of Conformity Company Profile Warranty Machine Identification Operator and Supervisor Information Signal Word Definition Signal Word Panel Operational Precautions Machine Operations Foreseeable Misuse Machine Life Cycle 16 Notcher Station 6 Operations Diagrams (50/60/65/75/100DX/120 Ton Ironworkers) Safe Operation Notcher Operation Optional Tooling 17 Angle Notcher 18 Auto-Cut Tool 19 Brake 20 Notcher (25/40/55/100Ton) 22 Oversize Punch 23
Company Profile Notes Concerning Harmonized Standards Referenced or applied: EN ISO 13857:2008 Safety of machinery. Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs. EN ISO 13850:2007 Safety of machinery — Emergency stop — Principles for design EN 60204-1:2006+A1:2009/AC 2010 Safety of machinery. Electrical equipment of machines. General requirements. EN 349:1993+A1:2008 Safety of machinery. Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body.
Operator and Supervisor Information Signal Word Definition This is one of four manuals supplied with your machine. • Safety Instructions Manual • Installation Manual • Operations Manual • Maintenance Manual Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. READ ALL MANUALS BEFORE OPERATING MACHINERY. Operating machinery before reading and understanding the contents of all four manuals greatly increases the risk of injury.
Operations Diagram • Machine Front Operations Diagram • Machine Back Grease Daily Grease Daily Open Station Guarding Removed for Clarity Open Station Guarding Removed for Clarity Punch Station Punch Station Grease Daily Grease Daily Front Cylinder Guard Starter box Rear Cylinder Guard Foot Pedal 6 7
Operations Diagram • Machine Right Operations Diagram • Machine Left Punch Station Open Station Starter box Starter box Foot Pedal 8 9
Control Panel Angle Shear Station Emergency Palm Stop This button de-energizes the machine and contains a manual, safety reset function. The projecting, red, palm stop style button is set within a safety yellow bezel and is pushed to de-energize the machinery. Once de-energized the machine requires the palm stop to be re-set prior to energizing the machine. Simply rotate the emergency palm stop button clockwise. The button will retract and the machine will be available for powered operation.
Bar Shear Station Electric Stroke Control Bar Shear Operation Electric Stroke Control Operation 1. Clear bar shear station of any tools or debris prior to powering the machine on. Set upstroke for rapid cycling of your punching, shearing and notching stations. 2. Turn machine on. The shear blades will be in their neutral position. Place bar stock on the feed table and push the material under the material hold-down. Position your desired cut mark adjacent to the moving shear blade. 1.
Punch Station Punch Operation Round Holes 1. Clear the punch station of any tools or debris prior to powering the machine on. 2. Place the material to be punched between the punch and die. Check to see that your material is spanning the stripper plate and that adequate material is available to safely position the material. 3. Clear your hands from the working area and depress the foot pedal to move the punch through the material and into the die. 4.
Notcher Station 50/60/65/75/100DX/120 Ton Ironworkers Optional Tooling - Angle Notcher Notcher Operation 1. Clear the feed table of the notcher station of any tools or debris prior to powering the machine on. 2. Turn machine on. The top notcher blade will be in the neutral position. Push the material under the tooling guard and into the blade area. Position your material to the desired cut. 3. Clear your hands from the working area and depress the foot pedal to activate the notcher station.
Optional Tooling - Auto-Cut Optional Tooling - Brake Safe Operation 3. Check for punch and die alignment by powering on the machine and slowly inching down the punch to meet the bottom die with the foot pedal. Power the machine off. 4. In the event that the punch and die are not aligned, simply loosen the bolts under the table allowing the die block to be moved to center the punch. When aligned, tighten the table bolts to secure the table. 5.
Optional Tooling - Notcher 25/40/55/100 Ton Ironworkers Install the notcher table: 1. Install the notcher table assembly to the base table. The notcher table includes three blades secured within the table housing. Install with the open “U” facing the center of the machine. The guide foot of the top blade should be centered within the base table blades.
Optional Tooling - Oversize Punch 3. With die table hardware loosely installed, insert die into die holder and secure with set screw. 4. Turn Ironworker on and inch down the punch to meet the die with the foot pedal jog control. Check to see that the punch is centered within the die. Optional Tooling - Pipe Notcher Install the Pipe notcher Assembly: 6. Install the oversize punch stripper assembly to the Ironworker frame with the hardware provided.
Optional Tooling - Rod Shear/Multi-Shear Optional Tooling - 241 Punch Install the bump-die assembly: “Bump-die” tooling and accessories fit within the punch station, open station or open tooling cavity of the machine. Verify recommended location per Ironworker model below. Edwards “bump-die” tooling consists of a housing which holds a stationary blade, a moving blade, return springs and a push block.
Optional Tooling - Hydraulic Accessory Package Troubleshooting Your Edwards Ironworker is designed for years of trouble-free use. In the event of operational problems, refer to the following troubleshooting strategies prior to contacting your Edwards Dealer. Turn off power to machine by depressing the red stop / off button or lockout upstream power at the main electrical panel before any trouble shooting activity.
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