Corrosion Protection; Unpacking And Checking The Delivery - Schneeberger MONORAIL Series Mounting Instructions

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Preparing for Installation
5.4 Corrosion protection
5.5 Unpacking and checking the delivery
Individual carriages are delivered on a transport rail to protect the rolling elements.
AMS measuring systems are installed ready to plug-in, and electrical accessories
and cables are packaged together with the mechanism. In its delivered condition
the read head can be either installed in its housing or separately packaged as an
individual component.
System delivery
A system delivery means that the carriages are assembled with all of their accessories
and installed onto the guide rail. Lube connections on the carriages are prepared
according to the customer's specifications. Lubricating accessories are installed
as specified or supplied in separate packaging.
The external surfaces of the carriages and of the rails are treated with a hardening
corrosion protection. The rolling elements are given a mineral-oil-based corrosion
protection. Grease protection can also be provided upon request. Carriages and rails
are wrapped in a VCI film. Additional precautions are taken for special requirements
such as overseas transport.
ATTENTION!
Risk of material damage posed by improper unpacking!
Incisions in the groove base of the distance measuring system can
damage the measuring scale.
• Only cut at the upper or underside of the rails.
• Never make cuts in the groove base.
ATTENTION!
Risk of material damage posed by premature unpacking!
Read heads can be damaged by premature unpacking.
• Only remove individually packaged read heads from their packaging
immediately prior to installation.
• Unpack profiled linear guideways (including with integral distance measuring
system) at the installation location directly prior to installation. Carefully cut open
the corrosion protection film using a commercially-available film cutter and
without scratching parts of the guideway.
• Special care must be taken in the case of guide rails with an integrated distance
measuring system to ensure that cuts are only made at the upper and undersides
of the rails and never in the groove base, as this is where the measuring scale
is located.
• Always support long guide rails at several points of contact during handling.
• Always keep carriages on the guide rail where possible. Always leave individually
packed carriages on the transport rail.
• Use an MRM or MBM assembly rail for mounting carriages onto and dismounting
them from the guide rail. Once dismounted, keep carriages on the assembly rail.
• Check the parts delivered for completeness and condition. Take particular care
to check that cover strips, lube connection parts, gaskets, plugs etc are not bent.
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