INDEX PAGE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARRANTY CONDITIONS AND LIABILITY APPROPRIATE USE TECNICAL DATA CHART OF TYPES A431 SPARE PARTS LIST 13.3071.01 OPERATION JOINT CONTROL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions carefully. Failure to follow these instructions can result in severe personal injury.
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Joints You are fully responsible to review the joints made by your tool. Become familiar with the seal control and seal adjustment described in this operation manual. Misformed joints may not secure the load and could cause serious injury. Never handle or ship any load with improperly formed joints.
WARRANTY CONDITIONS AND LIABILITY FROMM Holding AG warrants all its strapping tools and machine heads during a period of 90 days from the date of sale. The warranty includes all deficiencies clearly resulting from poor manufacturing or faulty materials. Damage claims as a result of production shutdowns and claims for damage to persons and to property resulting from warranty deficiencies cannot be asserted by the customer.
Thickness: 0.38 - 0.63 mm / 0.015 - 0.025" Quality: Fundamentally the A431 allows the use of all current steel straps with tensile strengths ranging from 850 to 1100N/mm / 123 000 - 160 000 psi. Straps with a low breaking elongation are unsuitable.
OPERATION When handling strap, always wear protective gloves and safety glasses with side shields which conform to ANSI Standard Z87.1. Feeding the strapping The strap is fed through the seal, around the package to be strapped and again through the seal. The strap end is then bent.
Sealing the strapping With the right hand on the tension handle (in back position as illustrated) push the sealing handle forward to the stop with the left hand. Move sealing handle backward into the initial position after completion of the sealing action. Releasing the tool After completion of the sealing action the tool can be released easily from the seal.
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