User Guide for GIMBEL AUTOMATION models including: 2024 Q2, 2024 Q2 Two Op Automation Pallet, Two Op Automation Pallet, Automation Pallet, Pallet
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Gimbel Automation Two-Op Automation Pallet Programming Guide 2024 Q2 1 INTRO 2 FROM $6849 TWO-OP MODULE · Two-Op Module · Enables Two-Op One-Cycle Parts · Includes Two 75 or 100mm Vises · Includes Integrated Part Flipper · Internal Air Line Routing · Built-In 96mm Pullstuds for 5th- Axis/LANG/Jergens Zero-Point 3 AIR ROUTING & INFO 4 AIR LINE GUIDE 5 FLIP STATION GRIP FLIP STATION UNRATE FLIP STATION ROTATE VISE 1 CLAMP VISE 1 UNCLAMP VISE 2 CLAMP VISE 2 UNCLAMP AIR LINE ROUTING GUIDE · STANDARDIZING ROUTING · To make routing easier, we highly recommend adopting a standard for your air line colors · Use the same bundle color-coding on signal wires to the control · Recommended Line Color Coding · Black is [FLOWS NORMALLY] · Red is [FLOWS ENERGIZED] · Recommended Bundle Color Coding · For each Instant Solenoid Kit, designate a color-coded bundle · Wrap each bundle of four air lines with the designated color of electrical tape Bundle each cable coming off each individual Instant Solenoid Kit 6 Two-Op Auto. Pallet Work Offsets 7 MACRO PROGRAM TEMPLATE · Macro Program Template · Your purchase of a the Two-Op Automation Pallet comes with the MachineAppropriate Template · Turnkeys · For Turnkeys, this Template will be edited specifically for your setup, tool numbers, and exact part · Self-Installs · For Self-Install, you will have to edit the Program Template provided with your specific machine information 8 TWO OP AUTO PALLET WCS SUMMARY · First-Op Vise: G54 · First-Op Vise is the vise closest to the user in Y-Axis configurations · G54 X0.000 should be set to the left-to-right center of the vise for X · G54 Y0.000 should be set to the front-to-back center of the vise for Y · G54 Z0.000 should be set to bottom face of the stock location during Op1 machining · Second-Op Vise: G55 · Second-Op Vise is the vise farthest from the user in Y-Axis configurations · G55 X0.000 should be set to the left-to-right center of the vise for X · G55 Y0.000 should be set to the front-to-back center of the vise for Y · G55 Z0.000 should be set to bottom stock height theoretical value (this is where the material from Op1 would have been, had that material not been removed · Integrated Flip Station: G56 · Integrated Flip Station is centered between the two vises · G56 X0.000 should be set X end location of the Flip Station fingers · G56 Y0.000 should be set to the front-to-back center of flip location · G56 Z0.000 should be at Flip Station flipping center of rotation 9 TWO OP AUTO PALLET WCS SUMMARY · Stock Tray: G59 · Stock tray should be located on the table to the right of the Automation Pallet · G59 X0.000 should be set to the left-to-right center bottom left stock pickup point · G59 Y0.000 should be set to the front-to-back center bottom left stock pickup point · G59 Z0.000 should be set to bottom face of the stock at the bottom-left pickup point · Stock Tray should be aligned to the X-Axis of the Machine (dialed-in) Bottom left pickup point is (0,0) in the part tray shown above 10 TWO-OP AUTO. PALLET WCS OP1 VISE: G54 FLIP STATION: G56 OP2 VISE: G55 11 TWO-OP AUTO. PALLET WCS OP1 VISE: G54 OP2 VISE: G55 FLIP STATION: G56 12 Programming Variables 13 PROGRAMMING MACRO VARIABLES · Part Information · Tray Information · Stock Size Information 14 PROGRAMMING MACRO VARIABLES · Clearance Planes & Stock Removal · WCS & Feedrates 15 Jaw Configurations 16 OP-1 VISE JAW CONFIGURATION · First-Op Jaw Configuration · Rectangular Stock · For rectangular stock, use the provided adjustable hard jaws · Round Stock · In the case of round stock, we recommend cutting Op1 Soft Jaws · A note about WCS: Once the soft jaw has been cut, the Z-axis G54 WCS should be moved so that the stock bottom in the Op1 Jaw is at G54 Z0.000 Most rectangular starting stock removes need to cut Op1 Soft Jaws Stock that is initially round will require a soft jaw for the Op1 Vise 17 OP-1 VISE JAW CONFIGURATION · Second-Op Jaw Configuration · Rectangular Parts · For rectangular stock, it is sometimes possible to use the square jaws · When doing this, be careful as the serrated teeth can mar the part · Most Parts · In most cases, the Op2 Vise Requires soft-jaws to match the part profile 18 APPENDIX 19Microsoft PowerPoint for Microsoft 365