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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL Fixturlaser ECO...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Care Main Menu Shaft Alignment Horizontal Machines Softcheck Memory Manager Global Settings Display Unit ECO D 10.1 Sensors M6 and S6 11.1 Technical Specification ECO D 12.1 Technical Specification 13.1 M6 and S6 USER MANUAL FIXTURLASER ECO 1st edition 2017...
  • Page 5: Welcome To Our World

    If we had not been Since the very beginning in 1984, ACOEM AB devoted and ambitious, we would not have (formerly known as ELOS Fixturlaser AB) has been the first in the industry to have a touch helped industries throughout the world to screen.
  • Page 6 world by making it a little bit straighter, we worldwide that may be even slightly out of couldn't be happier. line. TRUE COMMITMENT PURE USABILITY One reason for our success is our solid Our design and user-friendliness are commitment. We have ensured that we carefully interwoven.
  • Page 7 we make life less difficult for our users – and probably a little more difficult for our competitors.
  • Page 8 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT The software contained in the system is the property of ACOEM AB, any copying or The rights to use the software in this redistribution is strictly prohibited. product are offered only on the conditions that you agree to all the terms stated below, Modifying, disassembling, reverse i.e.
  • Page 9 ACOEM AB (formerly known as Elos Fixturlaser AB) is since mid-2014 a fully owned subsidiary of ACOEM Group, headquartered in Lyon, France. Other brands within ACOEM Group are 01dB, ONEPROD and METRAVIB.
  • Page 11: Declaration Of Conformity

    EEA, have been applied: FIXTURLASER ECO Standard/Test report/Technical Type designation(s)/Model no(s) construction file/Normative document 1-1047 FIXTURLASER ECO D EN 61000-6-3:2007. 1-1048 FIXTURLASER M6 1-1049 FIXTURLASER S6 EN 61000-6-2:2005, EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, - 5, -6, -11.
  • Page 12 EN 61010-1:2010 Additional information The product was CE-marked in 2017. ISO9001:2008 Ref. No/ Issued by: DNV Certification AB Certification No. 2009- As manufacturer, we declare under our sole SKM-AQ-2704/2009-SKM-AE-1419. responsibility that the equipment follows the provisions of the Directives stated above. The laser is classified in accordance with the International Standard IEC-60825-1:2014, Date and place of issue...
  • Page 13: Safety

    SAFETY WARNING! Do not mount equipment on Retain and follow all product safety and running machines and take all operating instructions. Observe all warnings appropriate measures to on the product and in the operating prevent unintentional start-up instructions. of machines. Make sure to fully comply with all appropriate Failure to observe the safety pre-cautions shut down procedures, safety...
  • Page 14 LASER PRECAUTIONS FIXTURLASER ECO uses laser diodes with a power output of < 1.0 mW. The laser classification is Class 2. Class 2 is considered safe for its intended use with only minor precautions required. These are: CAUTION!  Never stare directly into the laser transmitter.
  • Page 15 Your system complies with the requirements in:  IEC-60825-1:2007  British Standard BS EN 60825-1  DIN EN 60825-1 USA FDA Standard 21 CFR, Ch 1, Part 1040.10 and 1040.11...
  • Page 16 POWER SUPPLY will not be charged properly and might be damaged. FIXTURLASER ECO display unit is powered by a rechargeable Li-Ion battery mounted in Do not expose the power adapter to rain the display unit or by the external power or wet conditions.
  • Page 17 The unit USE OF ANY OTHER can therefore only be used with the Li-Ion BATTERIES THAN THOSE batteries supplied by FIXTURLASER. SUPPLIED BY FIXTURLASER Improper replacement of batteries can WILL CAUSE SEVERE cause damage and risk for personal injury.
  • Page 18 Only use the external power adapter supplied by FIXTURLASER for use with the display unit and the measurement units. Using other power adapters can cause damage to the unit and personal injury.
  • Page 19 WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER The FIXTURLASER ECO system is fitted with a Bluetooth wireless transceiver. Make sure that there are no restrictions on the use of radio transceivers at the site of operation before using the wireless transceivers. WARNING! Before using the wireless...
  • Page 21: Care

    CARE PACKING POWER SUPPLY PACKING THE CASE Both the display unit and the measurement units (M6 and S6) can be connected to the charger and charged while lying in the case. The power supply must be placed in the case as in picture and the lid of the case has to be open during the charging or else the system might be overheated.
  • Page 22 CLEANING For the best possible function, the laser diode apertures, detector surfaces and The system should be cleaned with a cotton connector terminals should be kept free cloth or a cotton bud moistened with a mild from grease or dirt. The display unit should soap solution, except for the detector and be kept clean and the screen surface laser window surfaces, which should be...
  • Page 23 Do not use paper tissue, which can scratch DATE OF CALIBRATION the detector surface. DISCREPANCY Our instruments store the electronic date of the latest calibration of the instrument. Due to production processes and storage time, this date will differ from the date of the calibration certificate.
  • Page 25: Main Menu

    MAIN MENU Press the On/Off button to start the system and the Main Menu appears. Select icon with the arrow buttons and confirm with the OK button. APPLICATION PROGRAM Shaft Alignment Horizontal Machines MEMORY MANAGER Memory Manager...
  • Page 26 SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Global Settings Connect to PC (only available when the display unit is attached to PC with the USB cable) Bluetooth indicator Battery indicator...
  • Page 27: Shaft Alignment

    Correction of horizontal shaft alignment is done by moving The FIXTURLASER ECO system has two the front and the rear pair of one machine’s measuring units that are placed on each...
  • Page 28 Adjustment of the machine can be made directly, according to the displayed values. The alignment results can be saved in the memory manager. The measurements in the memory manager can easily be transferred to a PC for further documentation purposes. After rotating the shafts into different measuring positions the system calculates the relative distance between the two shafts...
  • Page 29 PRE-ALIGNMENT FUNCTIONS Before setting up the alignment system on the machine, check the machine foundation, In an effort to obtain the best possible bolt and shim condition. Also check if there conditions for shaft alignment, it is necessary are any restrictions in adjusting the machine to perform some pre-alignment checks.
  • Page 30  Mechanical looseness.  Check coupling and shaft run-out.  Pipe work strain.  Coarse alignment.  Check coupling gap (axial alignment).
  • Page 31 MOUNTING The sensor marked “M” should be mounted Lift the open end of the chain, tension it so on the movable machine and the sensor that the slack is removed and attach it to marked “S” on the stationary machine. The the hook.
  • Page 32 Firmly tighten the chain with the tensioning Turn the sensors on by pressing their ON screw. If necessary, use the supplied buttons. tensioning tool. Do not over-tighten. If the Adjust the height of the sensor by sliding it shaft diameter is too large the chains can be on the posts until a line of sight is obtained extended with extension chains.
  • Page 33 STARTING THE PROGRAM Start the program by selecting the Horizontal Shaft Alignment icon in the Main Menu and press When the program is started, a tolerance table will be displayed first. Select tolerance and press OK. Go to settings for selecting settings.
  • Page 34 TOLERANCE TABLE Alignment tolerances depend to a large extent on the rotation speed of the shafts. Machine alignment should be carried out within the manufacturer’s tolerances. The table provided in the system can be helpful if no tolerances are specified. The suggested tolerances can be used as a starting point for developing in-house tolerances when the Select tolerance...
  • Page 35 Enter a customized tolerance Scroll down to the last row. Enter tolerance name/rotation speed and press OK or scroll to the right. Enter tolerance for the angle values and press OK or scroll to the right. Enter tolerance for the offset values and press OK or scroll to the right.
  • Page 36 SETTINGS long sampling time with the left/right buttons and press OK. Long sampling time is suitable for high vibration environments. Tolerance table Open the tolerance table by selecting the tolerance table icon and press OK. These settings are unique for this Unit of angularity application.
  • Page 37 Adjustable screen filter Screen flip Select filter off, filter type 1, or filter type 2. Select normal screen or screen flip. To change adjustable screen filter, select the To flip the screen, select the screen flip icon adjustable screen filter icon and press OK. and press OK.
  • Page 38 Turn off inclinometers If the inclinometers are not functioning properly, e.g. in high vibrations, they can be disabled. Turns off the inclinometers. Measurement with disabled inclinometers is described at the end of this chapter. Exit Exits the Settings and returns to the application.
  • Page 39 ENTER DIMENSIONS You must enter all the distances. The distance between the sensors, the distance between the centre of the coupling and the M-sensor, the distance between the M- sensor and the first pair of feet and the distance between the first and the second pairs of feet.
  • Page 40 SOFTCHECK Go to Softcheck for checking soft foot conditions. See chapter “Softcheck”. 6.14...
  • Page 41 MEASUREMENT METHOD A green flashing arrow suggests Tripoint™ method suitable measurement positions. In the Tripoint method, the alignment condition can be calculated by taking three points while rotating the shaft at least 90°. NOTE: The shafts should be coupled during measurement in order to achieve as reliable and accurate results as possible, when using the Tripoint method.
  • Page 42 MEASUREMENT POINT REGISTRATION Rotate the shafts to the next position. The Set the sensors so that they are shafts must be rotated over a minimum of approximately at the same rotational angle 45°. at the first measurement position. Green sector show permitted positions. Red sector show forbidden positions.
  • Page 43 Select the register icon and Select the register icon and press press OK. This registers the second This registers the third reading. reading. TIP: By registering the third reading at the Rotate the shafts to the third position. position 3 o’clock, the sensors will already be in the right position for horizontal alignment.
  • Page 44 MEASUREMENT RESULTS The symbol to the left of the coupling values indicates the angular direction and offset, and also if the values are within tolerance. Within tolerance (green). Within double tolerance (yellow). Out of double tolerance (red). The Measurement Result screen shows coupling values and foot values in both the vertical and horizontal direction.
  • Page 45 EVALUATING THE RESULT Then, if the measurement result shows that the machine is misaligned, the user will be The angle and offset values are used to recommended to go to shimming. determine the alignment quality. These values are compared with the alignment If the measurement result is within tolerances to determine whether correction tolerance, the system will recommend the...
  • Page 46 VERTIZONTAL™ Align faster with the VertiZontal Moves feature. First correct the vertical misalignment in the shimming screen. The system show how much you need to remove or add shims in order to correct the machine vertically. Next correct the horizontal misalignment in the alignment screen.
  • Page 47 SHIMMING If shimming is needed, loosen all the bolts on the movable machine and follow screen instructions for inserting or removing shims. When shimming is completed, continue to alignment for adjustments in the horizontal direction. Do not re-tighten the bolts. Go to alignment.
  • Page 48 ALIGNMENT Vertical direction If the machine has been adjusted vertically in the shimming screen, go directly to alignment in the horizontal direction. If the machine has not been adjusted in the shimming screen, alignment in the vertical direction has to be done first. Rotate the shafts to the 12 or 6 o’clock position to make adjustments in the vertical direction.
  • Page 49 Horizontal direction Tighten the bolts using the tightening sequence, as below. Check and re-measure Rotate the shafts back to the 12 or 6 o’clock position and check that the machine Rotate the shafts to the 3 or 9 o’clock is still within tolerance. position to make adjustments in the horizontal direction.
  • Page 50 OTHER FEATURES When the coupling backlash or looseness is eliminated to avoid any of the above Looseness indicator conditions, the looseness indicator will automatically disappear. Screen flip The system has a function for detecting coupling backlash and looseness in order to achieve optimal accuracy.
  • Page 51 Measurement with disabled  During alignment, use the up and down inclinometers buttons to change from horizontal to vertical view of the machine and vice If the inclinometers are not functioning versa. properly, e.g. in high vibrations, they can be disabled.
  • Page 52 6.26...
  • Page 53: Softcheck

    The FIXTURLASER Alignment System’s built-in Softcheck program checks each foot and displays the result in mm or mils. The Softcheck program is entered from the...
  • Page 54 MEASUREMENT VALUE REGISTRATION Place the sensors at the 12 o’clock position. All the distances must be entered, before checking for soft foot. Check that all foot bolts are firmly Select a bolt of your choice tightened. and press OK.
  • Page 55 Loosen the bolt fully and then tighten it Continue with the rest of the bolts. firmly, preferably with a dynamometric Re-measurements can be done at any time wrench. by selecting the requested bolt again and Press OK to register the press OK.
  • Page 56 SHAFT ALIGNMENT Return to shaft alignment by selecting the Exit icon and press OK. Make the necessary corrections and then check each foot again (the values show approximately how many shims that are needed to eliminate the soft foot).
  • Page 57: Memory Manager

    MEMORY MANAGER Open file Opens selected file. FILE MANAGER Archive Goes to archive (only available when it contains folders with older files). Delete Deletes selected file. Select file Files can be selected by scrolling. Exit Scroll upwards. Exits the Memory Manager. Scroll downwards.
  • Page 58 The Memory has the capacity to store approximately 1500 measurements. When the number of measurements, exceeds 100 measurements in the file manager, a folder with the older files will be automatically created. These folders can then be found in the archive. NOTE: When there are a lot of files in the memory, processing can be slow.
  • Page 59 SAVE MEASUREMENT When saving a measurement, both a text file and a picture file (bmp) are created. Enter file name Enter file name with the keyboard, when the file name field is selected. Confirm Confirm.
  • Page 60 TRANSFER FILES TO A PC In the PC there will be two files for each measurement; a picture file (.bmp) and a Turn on the display unit and stay in the text file (.txt). The picture file shows the Main Menu. same picture as in the memory.
  • Page 61 SHAFT ALIGNMENT FOR Exits the measurement file. HORIZONTAL MACHINES Scrolls to measurement saved after the one displayed. Scrolls to measurement saved prior to the one displayed. Deletes the measurement file. The screen displays measurement results, dimensions, target values if any, file name, date and time, serial number of the display unit, program, program version, calibration date and tolerances.
  • Page 63: Global Settings

    GLOBAL SETTINGS Date Date settings To change date, select the date icon and press OK. Enter year and press OK. Enter month and press OK. Enter day and press Time The global settings menu includes settings that are universal for all applications. Time settings For most of the settings, the current To change time, select the time icon and...
  • Page 64 Measurement unit Exit Exits the global settings. Changes between mm mode and inch mode To change measurement unit, select the measurement unit icon and press OK. Select mm or inch with the left/right buttons and press OK. Bluetooth settings Bluetooth settings Open the Bluetooth settings by selecting the Bluetooth settings icon and press OK.
  • Page 65 BLUETOOTH SETTINGS Communication Changes between Bluetooth on and off. To turn on or off Bluetooth, select the communication icon and press OK. Select Bluetooth on or off with the left/right buttons and press OK. You have to exit the settings menu in order for the changes to take place.
  • Page 66 Paired units will be moved to the boxes below the blue B. Pair able units will appear in the search list to the left. Bluetooth units must be switched on for the display unit to discover them. The display unit will only discover FIXTURLASER units.
  • Page 67 Unpairing Bluetooth units If there are units paired to the display unit, they have to be unpaired before it is possible to pair new units. Select the delete icon and press OK, to unpair units. Units that are paired to the display unit are shown in the boxes below the blue B.
  • Page 69: Display Unit Eco D

    DISPLAY UNIT ECO D Alfa-numeric keyboard LED indicator ON/OFF button Navigation buttons USB micro slave 10.1...
  • Page 70 OPERATING MODES CONNECTIONS The display unit has two operating modes:  USB micro slave; for attaching the DU On and Off. to a PC. The display unit is turned on by a short press on the On/Off button. WARNING! To turn off the unit, select the Do not use the USB Off icon in the main menu and connection in wet conditions.
  • Page 71 POWER SUPPLY When used in typical conditions the batteries will sustain good capacity for FIXTURLASER ECO display unit is powered approximately 2-3 years before needing by a rechargeable Li-Ion battery in the replacement. Contact your sales display unit, or by the external power unit.
  • Page 72 RESUME FUNCTION If the system is turned off due to low power, the resume function will save the data. When the system is turned on again after battery charge, you will be prompted to choose whether to return to the stage when the system was turned off (i.e.
  • Page 73 UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE NOTE: A zipped file must be unzipped before copying it to the display unit. Any upgrades of the software will be distributed or made available for download on our website. Disconnect the display unit from the PC and wait until the display unit turns Turn on the display unit and stay in the itself off (this can take several minutes).
  • Page 74 10.6...
  • Page 75: Sensors M6 And S6

    SENSORS M6 AND S6 ON/OFF button with status indication Continuously green – On Mini USB for charging Laser transmission indication LED Green – laser transmission Bluetooth indication LED Continuously blue – paired and ready. Flashing blue – searching/ready to pair No light –...
  • Page 76 Battery status LED One LED continuously red – less 10% charge left. One LED flashing red – less than 5% charge left. One LED continuously orange – charging One LED continuously green – fully charged. Battery status LED when battery button is pressed Battery status button –...
  • Page 77 OPERATING MODES CONNECTIONS M6 and S6 units has two operating modes: Bluetooth connection On and Off. The main connection for M6 and S6 units is the built in Bluetooth connection. The units Turn the units on and off by pressing the will automatically connect to the display unit ON/OFF button firmly.
  • Page 78 pressing the battery status button quickly 5 POWER SUPPLY times in a row. The M6 and S6 units are powered by a rechargeable Li-Ion cell, or by the external power unit. The operating time of the batteries is approximately 12 hours when the system is used for a typical alignment work (continuously on).
  • Page 79 The batteries contain safety circuitry to operate safely with the unit. The unit can therefore only be used with the Li-Ion batteries supplied by FIXTURLASER. Improper replacement of batteries can cause damage and risk for personal injury. 11.5...
  • Page 80 11.6...
  • Page 81: Technical Specification

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION – FIXTURLASER ECO D Part. No. 1-1047 Housing material ABS plastic Operating temperature 0 to 50°C ( 32 to 122°F) Storage temperature -20 to 70°C ( -4 to 158°F) Relative humidity 10 – 90% Weight 346 g (1.54 lbs) with batteries...
  • Page 82 Operating time 8 hours continuous use Battery Charging time (system off, room temperature) Battery Capacity 10.4 Wh LED indicator Battery state indicator 12.2...
  • Page 83: M6 And S6

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION – M6 AND S6 Part. No. M6 1-1048, S6 1-1049 Housing Material Anodized Aluminum frame and ABS plastic over molded with TPE rubber Operating Temp 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F) Storage Temp -20 to 70°C ( -4 to 158°F) Long term storage temp Room temp.
  • Page 84 Detector Digital line sensor Detector length 20 mm (0.8 in) Detector angular subtense 30 mrad/m (3mm/100mm per meter) Detector resolution 0.01 mm Measurement accuracy 1% ± 1 digit Signal processing: Digital signal processing with Sidespot rejection, edge detection, ambient light elimination and anti-vibration mode Ambient light protection Optical filtering and digital ambient light signal...
  • Page 85 LED indicators Unit state, laser transmission and 5 battery status indicators with instant battery check Specifications are subject to change without notice. 13.3...
  • Page 86 13.4...
  • Page 88 Publication No. P-0316-GB © 2017 ACOEM AB, Mölndal, Sweden All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior permission from ACOEM www.fixturlaser.com...

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