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Operating Manual
Hardware/Software Version 1.8/1.5
Date: December 2012
H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG
Lothringer Straße 23, D-88512 Mengen
Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0, Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99
Manufactured exclusively by
MESA Systemtechnik GmbH D-78467 Konstanz

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  • Page 1 Operating Manual Hardware/Software Version 1.8/1.5 Date: December 2012 H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23, D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0, Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 Manufactured exclusively by MESA Systemtechnik GmbH D-78467 Konstanz...
  • Page 2 All modifications, in particular those relating to technological improvements, are reserved. © 2012 MESA Systemtechnik GmbH Konstanz All rights reserved. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    8.2.1 Measuring Head Extension Cylinder for M3 und M4 8.2.2 Mounting M3 und M4 Measuring Head Measuring procedere 8.3.1 Static Measuring 8.3.2 Dynamic Measuring H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...
  • Page 4 Problems with Chuck Explorer – cause / corrective How to change the power plug at mains adapter Changing the battery of the Handheld Unit Accessories / spare parts list H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    233 MHz processor (Recommended: pentium 500 MHz or newer processor) • 64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or more) • 20 MB of hard drive space H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    -X Upgrade Kit can only be used for Measuring Heads showing a serial number of >= 0089-3. For other Measuring Heads packing list can vary. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 7: Overview

    Now the support must be positioned in such a way that the magnetic bar ends besides the black cover of the Measuring Head (see chapter 8.3.2) H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 8: Technical Data

    *) the lower value can start from 60 rpm by reducing the gap between magnet and Measuring Head from 3mm to about 2mm H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 9: Measuring Heads For Jaw Chucks

    Battery could, if not in use and not charged for several months, discharge itself. If operating time drops down to less than 2 hours it is recommended to replace the battery (see chapter 15) H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 10: Handheld Gft

    Moves icon or character / number to the left Delete deletes last input (character / number) Menu Back to Main Menu Back one level above Confirm selection H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 11: Status Line

    Red symbol indicates disturbed radio communication or no Measuring Head available /in range. Indicates chosen Measuring Head M1 or M2. At M3 and M4 the number of jaws is also indicated. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 12: Led Indicator

    The Softkeys could be programmed as often as desired. Already programmed keys couldn´t be deleted. Only overwriting is possible. In some Menus not each Softkey is available. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 13: Menu Gft®-X Hand Held - Outline

    *) All Icons figured as „selected“, identifiable by the white triangle, at the left side of the border. All functions and Icons are explained in a tree structure on next page, followed by a detailed description of the relevant commands. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 14: Menu-Overview

    ® Gripping Force Tester GFT -X 270 Rev. 1.8/1.5 12/2012 page 14 7.6.1 Menu-Overview H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 15: Measuring

    Measuring Head connected! appears. This window must be confirmed by pressing OK. Managing all Measurement Heads must be performed under Menu Measuring Head, chapter 7.6.5. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 16: 7.6.2.2 Recharge Measuring Head

    If cursor keeps staying on the input mask after save or disk symbol is activated, the Handheld Unit has recognized an entry error. Please check your entries regarding this chapter again and use just valid characters. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 17: Settings

    Reduces brightness to a minimum and helps to increase operating time. When in Save mode the first entry leads to normal indication again. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 18: Menu Measuring Head

    A sub menu will open and requires the entry of a new Measuring Head Measuring Head serial number. Delete Deletes the Measuring Head marked Measuring Head Recharge see chapter 7.6.2.2 Measuring Head H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 19: Menu Collet Chuck

    -X Handheld Unit is prepared for several languages: German English Italian Spanish Russian Chinese Japanese. The selection is made with the arrow keys and confirmed by H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 20: Measuring Head

    Please note, that compliance with the above instructions will be decisive for the quality of the measuring values. support Measuring head M1 (max. 75kN) H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 21: Measuring Head M3 And M4 For Jaw Chuck

    Extension Cylinders for minimum jaw diameter of 72, 88 and 108 mm are available by default. Measuring Head M3 (maximum load 90kN/jaw) H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...
  • Page 22 Always fit the extension symmetrically (0°, 120° and 180°) Always mount the Extension Cylinder firmly (screw the Torx screw down tightly) Only with original accessories correct measured values are ensured. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 23: Measuring Head Extension Cylinder For M3 Und M4

    Please be assured, that prior to measuring procedure the Measuring Head is tight and plane-parallel clamped to the rotational axis and the Loading Brackets are removed. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 24: Measuring Procedere

    When the chuck is rotating at the same time, the display shows besides the gripping force the corresponding actual number of revolutions H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 25: Calibration, Recalibration

    If problems occur which cannot be solved as described in chapter 13, the complete GFT must be returned to the supplier. A detailed description of the problem will shorten the time to repair and save costs. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 26: Measured Data Display / Storage On Pc

    At the end of this process, a message confirms the successful installation and the program can be started immediately. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...
  • Page 27 All program and menu windows can be changed in their size, by clicking on the right edge with the mouse cursor. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 28: Using The Software

    If the speed is x ±50 [1/min] during the hold time, the measured value is taken over. Automatic measurement settings: Tolerance [%] ± 1-10%, Tolerance [1/min] – freely selectable Hold time [s] 1-5sec (0,5sec steps) H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...
  • Page 29 Edit Copy chart: To copy the displayed diagram into clipboard and could imported or paste in Bitmap-Format into other programs. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 30: Measurement

    (jaw type, hydraulic pressure, etc.) in the right-hand part of the display window. These parameters recorded together with the measurement. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 31: Manual Measuring

    H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 32: Download Data From Gft ® -X Handheld Unit

    Choose File Open to open an existing data file. The filename appears in the tab bar. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 33: Software Update

    The update starts by pressing the Update GFT-X button. Do not disconnect the USB connection during the update, otherwise a factory service will be necessary. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...
  • Page 34 Should the USB connection be interrupted during this process, start the update once again. The update of the graphics files will take about 15 minutes. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 35: Problems With The Update Of The Gft-X Handheld Unit Cause / Corrective

    This message appears if the user correctly cancels the update operation. This is no fault notice. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 36: Trouble Shooting / Faq´s

    -X Handheld Unit to PC, check USB-interface cable Check interface settings in ChuckExplorer: is COM Port selected? Check whether the Handheld Unit is switches on H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...
  • Page 37 Error message: "During the first measurement gripping force must be above zero" To afford a calculation of the percentage aberration, the first measured gripping force must be above zero. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 38: How To Change The Power Plug At Mains Adapter

    Using another hand pull up on the blade (Picture 6). Note: The blade assembly is "finger proof" which meets UL requirements against all shock hazards. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 39: Changing The Battery Of The Handheld Unit

    Handheld Unit. Insert the battery as shown beside into the housing and close the battery cover carefully. Recharge the battery before first use completely. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

  • Page 40: Accessories / Spare Parts List

    -X Handheld Unit ® 201923 Spare battery for GFT -X Handheld Unit Prices and delivery times on request! Please contact your local vendor. H.-D. SCHUNK GMBH & CO. SPANNTECHNIK KG Lothringer Straße 23 D-88512 Mengen Tel. +49-(0)-7572-7614-0 Fax +49-(0)-7572-7614-99 www.schunk.de...

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