Blade Wear Detection; Checking The Wear Rate - GRAPHTEC CE6000-120AP User Manual

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Blade Wear Detection

This function measures the depth of cuts made by the plotter to determine when the cutter blade should be
replaced.
Please utilize this function to know when to change blades as cutter-blade wear rate may differ depending on the
type of pen (fine ball point versus felt-tip), pen performance (plotting distance) type of material being cut, and the
Tool Conditions (amount of cutting force, etc).
The Condition No's. are divided into a maximum of 9 available groups and each group calculates the estimated
distance individually to determine the blade length. Condition No.1 for plotting pens is fixed as group 1; however,
Conditions 0, and 2-8 and associated groups can be altered. Please note that estimated distance cannot be
calculated in group 0.
If multiple conditions are put into a single group, the estimated distance will be calculated as the total for each
condition.
Furthermore, the weighted coefficient applied to each condition can be changed to adapt to the different wear
rates associated with the type of media and the condition settings used. For example, if conditions 2, 3, and 4
were under a single group, each condition would calculate an estimated distance for A, B, or C. Then, you can
assign each a coefficient, for example, 0.7, 1.2, and 1.0, making the estimated distance of this group the value of
A x 0.7 + B x1.2 + C x 1.0.
Figures' giving a total length of cuts for each group of below 1m will not be incorporated after the machine is
turned off.
The blade wear detection is enbaled when Blade Wear Setup is ON.

Checking the Wear Rate

When this display is on, you can confirm the present blade wear.
Operation
1
Press the [FAST] key in READY status.
This will display blade wear under the Condition No. menu.
When the blade wear exceeds 100%, the display will show
"Please change blade in READY status"
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