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14.8 Air filtration
FORTiS-S FS system encoders can be operated with an additional compressed air supply to increase
the level of ingress protection from IP53 to IP64. If using air purge the air supply must meet pressure and
cleanliness criteria as shown in the table below at the supply input of the encoder.
Air supply cleanliness requirements
1 bar (pressure at encoder air inlet; air inlet connector has an
Air supply pressure
integrated throttle that ensures the correct volume of airflow of
Air quality
Max pressure dew point
Total oil content
ISO 8573-1 Class 1 (max. oil concentration: 0.01 mg/m
It may be convenient to connect the air purge supply to the system part that will be fixed, i.e. depending
on the machine configuration and axis movement, either the extrusion or the readhead may move with the
machine slideway.
Air inlets are included on both sides of the readhead and on both the extrusion end caps. Use a suitable
air supply hose with a 4 mm bore.
WARNING: Remove the blanking plug only from the position at which the purge air supply is to be
connected, or the sealing integrity may be compromised.
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2 l/min through the encoder)
Particle size
No. of particles per m
0.1 μm to 0.5 μm
≤ 20 000
0.5 μm to 1.0 μm
≤ 400
1.0 μm to 5.0 μm
≤ 10
ISO 8573‑1 Class 4 (pressure dew point at 3 °C)
Removal of the air supply bung and fitment of the air connection fitting into either the readhead (1)
or extrusion end cap (2). Finger tighten (0.3 Nm maximum).
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3
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3
2
Original instructions
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