Pneumatic Safety; Safety Features - GBC ORCA III Operation & Maintenance Manual

Safety

1.2 Pneumatic safety

The Orca III/ Orca III T laminator has been
designed with safety as a primary consideration;
however, you must become thoroughly familiar with
the controls, proper operation, proper service
procedures and safety features of the laminator before
using or servicing the unit.
The pneumatic system used to provide down-
ward pressure on the top main roller and the top pull
roller is capable of producing great amount of forces.
This force is applied to any object presented in the
opening (called the nip) between the two rollers.
O bjects other than m edia, film or approved
substrates, w ill cause irreparable dam age
to the rollers if caught in the nip.
Use care in lowering the top main and/ or pull
rollers. Know how to react quickly in an emergency.
The top main laminator roller UP-DOWN switch is
located on the front control panel. The top pull roller
UP-DOWN switch is located on the rear control panel.
This switch controls the up and down motion of the
top pull roller.
Before pressing either of these switches to the
DOWN position, ensure that nothing is in the nip ar-
eas. If any problem or danger should occur, depress-
ing any of the emergency stop push buttons or engag-
ing the emergency cables, described in Section 1.3,
stops the rollers from closing and raises them com-
pletely.
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1.3 Safety features

Important safety features of the Orca III/ Orca
III T laminator are the emergency stop push buttons
(E-STOP), the emergency stop cables (E-CABLE)
and the photo electric sensors (PHOTO-EYE). It is
recommended that you become thoroughly familiar
with each of these safety features purpose and how to
use them in the event of an emergency.
E- STOP
To engage any one of the four E-STOPs, press
the push button down. Any one of these, when
engaged, removes power to the motor and opens the
main roller and pull roller nips.
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To continue operation, all E-STOPS must be
in the up position. To reset the E-STOP, twist the
button 1/4 turn counter clockwise and reset the main
roller UP-DOWN switch to UP.
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