Manual
ii Table of Contents
4 Operation ........................................................................................................................................... 27
Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 27
Theory of Operation ............................................................................................................................ 27
Basic System Operation .............................................................................................................. 27
FmNT Programming and Use ..................................................................................................... 27
Dispensing Valve/Height Sensor/Camera Offsets ...................................................................... 27
Startup................................................................................................................................................. 28
System Startup ............................................................................................................................ 28
Starting Fluidmove for Windows (FmNT) .................................................................................... 28
Positioning the Dispensing Head ........................................................................................................ 29
Safe Z-Height ...................................................................................................................................... 32
Z-Axis Positioning........................................................................................................................ 32
Setting Safe Z-Height .................................................................................................................. 33
Adjusting the Height Sensor Probe ..................................................................................................... 34
Adjusting Air Pressure......................................................................................................................... 34
Adjusting the Main Air Pressure .................................................................................................. 34
Adjusting the Valve and Fluid Pressure ...................................................................................... 35
Adjusting the Vacuum Control..................................................................................................... 36
Starting a Production Run ................................................................................................................... 36
System Shutdown ............................................................................................................................... 38
Production Shutdown .................................................................................................................. 38
Service Shutdown........................................................................................................................ 38
5 Maintenance....................................................................................................................................... 39
Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 39
Record Keeping................................................................................................................................... 39
Routine Maintenance Procedures....................................................................................................... 39
Draining the Water Trap...................................................................................................................... 40
Removing the Axis Covers.................................................................................................................. 41
Lubricating the Cables and Linear Guides.......................................................................................... 41
Lubricating the XYZ-Axis Cables.................................................................................................41
Lubricating the XYZ-Axis Linear Guides ..................................................................................... 42
Tensioning the Cables......................................................................................................................... 43
6 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................ 45
Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 45
Safety First .......................................................................................................................................... 45
Record Keeping................................................................................................................................... 45
Basic System Troubleshooting............................................................................................................ 46
System Power ............................................................................................................................. 46
Pneumatic.................................................................................................................................... 46
Dispensing Head ......................................................................................................................... 47
Height Sensor.............................................................................................................................. 47
Vision System.............................................................................................................................. 48
Needle Heater ............................................................................................................................. 48
7 Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 49
Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 49
Safety First .......................................................................................................................................... 49
DispenseMate 553 .............................................................................................................................. 49
DispenseMate 555 .............................................................................................................................. 49
Software .............................................................................................................................................. 49
Appendix A Block Diagrams.................................................................................................................. 50
Appendix B Parts List............................................................................................................................. 51