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HE&M Hurricane 2030A Manual

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OMRON CONTROL
TS OPERATIONS
FOR
HURRICANE
2030A SAWS
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  • Page 1 OMRON CONTROL TS OPERATIONS HURRICANE 2030A SAWS...
  • Page 2 OPERATIONS NOTE: It is recommended that this entire control operations section be read completely before energizing the control. Follow the step by step instructions below while working with the control and saw. How to Energize the Saw 1. Pull the Main Disconnect lever located on the High Voltage Junction Box to the “ON” position to energize the saw.
  • Page 3 5. The following “Booting” screen will appear on the touch screen as shown below. While the screen is booting all the console lights will flash for a brief period. 6. After the computer initializes, a “CAUTION” screen will appear. Please read the warnings before proceeding.
  • Page 4 8. The following screen will appear. 9. With all of the function switches on the control console still in the green “NORMAL” or “STOP/AUTO” position the Hydraulic System can now be energized. 10. Turn the spring-loaded “POWER” switch to the “START” position. The spring-loaded switch will return to the center “ON”...
  • Page 5 13. A pop-up screen will appear on top of the Main Menu of the touch screen asking “Do you wish to do a “Quick Cal.” at this time?” 14. By pressing the “YES” icon, the “CONTROL PANEL” screen will appear and allow for a Quick Calibration of the Feed Encoder, Height Encoder and Miter Encoder by following the prompts.
  • Page 6 Startup Bypass Procedure The following procedure describes the “Startup Bypass Procedure” on any touch screen machine. In the event that the touch screen doesn’t power up for any reason follow the step by step procedure to power “ON” the hydraulic system. 1.
  • Page 7 CONTACT INFORAMATION To access important HE&M Saw phone numbers, touch the Made in the U.S.A. logo on the Main Menu and a screen will appear showing contact information. To access a list of specifications for the machine select the “About” icon. A list of specifications for the machine will appear.
  • Page 8 To access the security levels, touch anywhere on the model number located at the top of the Main Menu screen. A pop-up window will appear displaying the different Security Levels. Each level adds the ability to access additional options. To log in, select a security level and another pop-up window will appear asking for the password to the Security Level selected.
  • Page 9 PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE REMINDER Normal wear and tear can result in lower machine efficiency. Preventative Maintenance assures optimal working conditions and conserves the life span of the equipment. A planned preventive maintenance may cause a small burden for production, but nothing compared to downtime cause by an actual breakdown.
  • Page 10 MAIN MENU – Screen Overview AUTO RUN This screen allows the operator to run a quick job once the job has been created in the job program screen. The blade speed, quantity and any cutting operation options, such as extra vises, step feed, etc. can be adjusted from this screen.
  • Page 11 MANUAL/SEMI AUTO CUT – Screen Overview FEED BLADE SPEED: CUT TIME: POSITION: Displays the Blade HEIGHT: Displays the time Places the feed Places the Speed in feet per recorded for the into the desired arm at the minute. This can be current cut.
  • Page 12 Semi Auto Cut 1. Press the “SEMI AUTO CUT” icon on the Main Menu. NOTE: The “CONFIRM” button is used in conjunction with many of the saw’s operations. When performing an operation that works in conjunction with the “CONFIRM” button the “CONFIRM”...
  • Page 13 Note: HE&M Saw machines with the Omron touch screen have strict safety controls. Therefore every pinch point operation is a “Two Hand” operation. This means the operator must initiate the desired operation and press the “CONFIRM” button at the same time. Pinch Point Operations are: •...
  • Page 14 5. To adjust the feed shuttle position manually use the “FEED” switch and the “CONFIRM” button located on the control console to move the feed forwards or backwards. 6. To adjust the Blade Speed use the arrows in the “BLADE SPEED” window. Using the single up and down arrows will increase or decrease the blade speed by 1.
  • Page 15 9. Then press the “GO TO” icon on the touch screen and the “CONFIRM” button on the control console at the same time. Once the arm has reached the arm height position previously entered the arm will stop moving and the operator can select the “HEIGHT SET”...
  • Page 16 13. Press the “GO TO” icon on the touch screen and the “CONFIRM” button on the control console at the same time and the arm will adjust to the angle entered. 14. To adjust the Miter Angle manually use the “MITER ANGLE”...
  • Page 17 17. To “Enable” the Cut Watcher select the “CUT WATCHER DISABLED” icon. The icon will now show “CUT WATCHER ENABLED”. Then select the “DONE” icon. The “MANUAL/SEMI AUTO CUTTING OPTIONS” screen will close. 18. The Cut Watcher function is now enabled and active. Note: The Cut Watch Sensitivity is in the lowest degree of sensitivity when it is set to a “1”...
  • Page 18 21. If the blade deviates from cutting straight, a bar on the appropriate side will appear, indicating the relative amount of deviation. In this image the Cut Watcher is starting to read out-of-square with two red bars to the right of the center. The bar will grow progressively as the sensor detects deflection of the blade to either side of the center.
  • Page 19 VISE SELECT: The “MANUAL/SEMI AUTO CUTTING OPTIONS” screen allow the operator to select (or de-select) other vises which may be optionally mounted on the saw system. These include the discharge vise located on the discharge table, the 3 vise mounted near the end of the feed table, and top clamps mounted on the saw, feed, and discharge.
  • Page 20 AUTO RETRACT: At the end of the Semi Auto Cut, the blade will stop turning. The operator has the option of leaving the blade down at the end of the cut or automatically retracting the arm to the home position using the “AUTO RETRACT” icon. While the arm is retracting the blade will run in a slow “AUTO IDLE”...
  • Page 21 28. If the saw is equipped with the optional Laser Light, turn it on by pressing the icon on the touch screen. A beam will illuminate the cutting area for approximately 1 minute. A line on the material will display the blade’s path. 29.
  • Page 22 31. Turn the spring-loaded “MOTOR” switch to the "ON" position while pressing the “CONFIRM” button. The “MOTOR” switch indicator light will illuminate. 32. Press the green “SEMI AUTO CUT” button and the “CONFIRM” button located on the control console at the same time to start the cutting process.
  • Page 23 NOTE: The Blade Speed will not increase until the “MANUAL CUT” or “SEMI-AUTO CUT” and “CONFIRM” buttons are pressed. The arm will only begin to drop once the blade has achieved the desired speed. The cutting parameters can be changed during the cut by increasing or decreasing the blade speed, cutting pressure, and feed rate.
  • Page 24 38. Press the “CONFIRM” button and hold the spring-loaded “ARM” joystick into the “RAISE” position to move the arm up. 39. Press the “SAW VISE OPEN” and “FEED VISE OPEN” icon on the touch screen or use the “SAW VISE” switch and “FEED VISE” switch on the control panel to release the material.
  • Page 25 JOB PROGRAMMING - Screen Overview Job Name: Displays Quantity: Lists the REVERSE: The name of job being amount of times to operator can input Height: cut. run this particular the leading and Shows the job before moving trailing angles of a height of the to the next job.

  • Page 26: Program A Job

    PROGRAM A JOB 1. Select the “PROGRAM A JOB” icon on the Main Menu. 2. The “JOB PROGRAMMING” screen will appear. 3. Select either the “One Angle Job” or the “Two Angle Job” icon.
  • Page 27 4. Depending on which angle is selected will depend on if there is both a Leading Angle and Trailing Angle (Two Angle Job) displayed as job parameters or just a Leading Angle (One Angle Cut). 5. By touching any of the parameter boxes such as the Job Name, Blade Speed, Quantity, etc. a pop-up keypad will appear to allow the information to be entered.
  • Page 28 6. Select the “REVERSE” icon and the Leading Angle will become the Trailing Angle and the Trailing Angle will become the Leading Angle. This is helpful in preventing material waste. It is also useful when making parts that adjoin each other. 7.
  • Page 29 9. Once all the required information is entered, select either the “RUN AS QUICK JOB” icon or “SAVE JOB TO LIBRARY” icon at the bottom of the screen. 10. To advance to the “AUTO RUN” screen and continue with the cutting process select the “RUN AS QUICK JOB”...
  • Page 30 12. To save the job parameters for future use, select the “SAVE JOB TO LIBRARY” icon after all of the required information has been entered. 13. The “JOB LIBRARY” screen will appear with a pop-up at the top of the screen.
  • Page 31 16. Select the green “RUN JOB” icon to send the job information to the “AUTO RUN” screen to run the job. 17. After selecting the “RUN JOB” icon the “AUTO RUN” screen will appear with the job parameter information inserted into the proper areas.
  • Page 32 JOB LIBRARY – Screen Overview Run Job: After a job is selected, “RUN JOB” will input the Job Name: Each job can be given a name by the operator information into the “AUTO RUN” screen for the operator to prepare for easy reference.
  • Page 33 VIEW JOB LIBRARY 1. Start by selecting the “VIEW JOB LIBRARY” icon on the Main Menu. The “JOB LIBRARY” screen will appear and the operator can select a job one of three ways. 2. Select a Job # using the ↑↓ arrow keys to scroll from row-to-row highlighting which row is indicated.
  • Page 34 4. Another method to access a job is by entering the “Job Name” in the “Job Name Search” box at the bottom of the screen, if the job is named and the name is known. When the box is selected a pop-up screen will appear.
  • Page 35 7. To edit a job from the “JOB LIBRARY” screen, find the Job# to edit by any of the three ways listed above. The selected Job # will be displayed in the highlighted row. Select any of the highlighted fields to edit. 8.
  • Page 36 10. When all 9. Select any of the job parameter the changes fields and a pop-up keypad will have been appear. Input the necessary changes made press and select the “ENTER” icon. The the “CLOSE” new job parameter will be icon.
  • Page 37 12. To save time the user may copy job parameters from one job to another job instead of entering the same information twice. Select a job number from the JOB# column. 13. The row selected will be highlighted and the job parameters from the selected job will be displayed above in the “Edit Job Details”...
  • Page 38 15. The “COPY” icon will now say “PASTE”. Select a Job # to input the copied job parameter information. The row selected will highlight. 16. Select the “PASTE” icon. 17. The copied information will now be displayed in the highlighted row. 18.
  • Page 39 19. When cutting different angles sometimes it’s easier to edit the job details by getting a visual look at the “icon” or the shape of the job being programmed. 20. Select a job from the Job Library and press “ICON EDIT”. 21.
  • Page 40 PROGRAM SERIES - Screen Overview Position marker: As jobs are selected, the Job Preview: Shows a position marker preview of the job Program Repeats: Indicates displays the order the highlighted. the number of times the series program series will will repeat through the process. run.
  • Page 41 PROGRAM A SERIES 1. Select the “PROGRAM A SERIES” icon from the Main Menu. 2. The “SERIES OVERVIEW” screen will appear. Select the “PROGRAM SERIES” icon at the bottom of the screen. 3. The “PROGRAM SERIES” screen will appear. Select the “PROGRAM #” box.
  • Page 42 4. A numeric keypad will pop-up. Input a number between 0-99 to create a new program series in, and then select the “ENTER” icon. The number selected will be displayed in the PROGRAM # box and the keypad will close. 5.
  • Page 43 7. Next, the “Start Here” on the position marker should be lit up green. If it is not, then touch above the “Start Here” area. (The green bar indicates where the job is being placed in the program series.) 8. Select the “Insert Job Into Position No.”...
  • Page 44 10. Follow steps 4-7 until the desired amount of jobs are placed into the “PROGRAM SERIES”. The Program Series can contain up to 12 jobs. 11. If you would like a Job previously entered to run more than once in a Chain Program Number you can use the “COPY JOB FROM PROGRAM”...
  • Page 45 13. A “REMOVE FROM CLIPBOARD” and “PASTE JOB INTO PROGRAM” icon will appear. 14. Select the position you wish to place the copied job on the Position Marker. The green bar under the Position Marker will illuminate, indicating the position selected. 15.
  • Page 46 16. If you would like to copy the job into multiple positions you can select the next place on the Position Marker and select the “PASTE JOB INTO PROGRAM” icon. If you are finished placing the copied job select the “REMOVE FROM CLIPBOARD”...
  • Page 47 19. When everything has been entered for the program series sequence, select the “SAVE PROGRAM” icon. The “SERIES OVERVIEW” screen will appear. 20. The operator will now be able to recall the Program # from the “SERIES OVERVIEW” screen. Once a series is created in the “PROGRAM SERIES”...
  • Page 48 SERIES OVERVIEW – Screen Overview Pg. Up, Pg. Dwn, and Arrows: Use STEP #: Indicates the program # used for creating a program the Pg. up or Pg. series. This information is automatically saved to refer to and Dwn to scroll from use again if needed.
  • Page 49 Program A Series (Continued) NOTE: If the operator already knows the job numbers from the “JOB LIBRARY” that they want to run in the program series sequence, it can be entered from the “SERIES OVERVIEW” screen without previewing the jobs individually from the “PROGRAM SERIES”...
  • Page 50 3. After deciding which program “STEP #” to create a series in, select the box under the “First Job” column of the highlighted row. 4. A pop-up keypad will appear. Type in the Job # from the “JOB LIBRARY” screen and select the “ENTER” icon and the keypad will disappear.
  • Page 51 6. After entering the job sequence into the program, the operator must now enter the number of times they want the series to run. Select the “Reps” box in the highlighted row. A numeric keypad will pop-up for the operator to insert the number of times the series will run.
  • Page 52 9. The operator will be able to cancel the program by selecting the “CANCEL PROGRAM” icon from the “AUTO RUN” screen. 10. A confirmation window will appear stating “You are about to cancel the currently running program series. Are you sure?” Select “YES”...
  • Page 53 Auto Run – Screen Overview CUTTING OPTIONS: Allows the operator to select various aspects of saw operation such as CANCEL vise selection, step feed, etc. PROGRAM: Information from the Job Library Cancels or clears automatically displays in the Job#, Qty, CUT TIME: Displays the time current job or series Length, Height, 1...
  • Page 54 Auto Run – Running a Job 1. To run a job, first select the “AUTO RUN” icon on the Main Menu. The “AUTO RUN” screen will appear. From this screen the operator can run the job they wish to cut. 2.
  • Page 55 3. Select the numerical box above Job #. 4. When the “Job #” box is selected, a “Change Job Number” pop-up screen will appear. Under “New Job Number”, select the grey numerical box and a keypad will pop-up. 5. The operator must enter in the job number from the “JOB LIBRARY”...
  • Page 56 6. Select the “CLOSE” icon on the “Change Job Number” screen. (NOTE: If the operator does not know the Job # they would like to run the operator can view the jobs in the “JOB LIBRARY” by selecting the “VIEW JOB LIBRARY”...
  • Page 57 NOTE: During a cut, if the operator makes adjustments to the Blade Speed, the new speed will be displayed at the top of the screen. Saving the adjustments using the “SAVE” icon will only save the information for that particular job running. It will also be saved to that specific job in the “JOB LIBRARY”.
  • Page 58 10. The “Height Control” window displays the present height of the arm. When the arm moves up or down the display will continue to change along with the movement. If the operator decides the height originally saved isn’t as accurate as one of the heights displayed as its moving they can select the “SAVE”...
  • Page 59 Cut Watcher: Monitors blade deviation, and is useful in detecting when the blade begins to cut dull and/or cut crooked. A sensor mounted on the adjustable guide arm is connected to a precision carbide guide that rides on one side of the saw blade. If the blade begins to deviate at any time, a digital display on the touch screen panel will indicate the deviation.
  • Page 60 15. The Operator can now use the ↑↓ arrows to adjust the sensitivity of the Cut Watcher. Or they can select the numerical box and input the number of sensitivity from a pop-up keypad. 16. When the Cut Watcher centerline is NOT displaying a red bar to either one side or the other, this indicates the blade is cutting straight as shown in this image.
  • Page 61 NOTE: Some of the icons shown on the “AUTO CUTTING OPTIONS” screen are optional and do not come standard with all saws models. 19. The “AUTO CUTTING OPTIONS” screen allows for other adjustments to the cutting operation. Select the “CUTTING OPTIONS” icon. The “AUTO CUTTING OPTIONS” screen will appear.
  • Page 62 VISE SELECT: When the saw is operating automatically when feeding and cutting material, only two vises are necessary; the main saw vise and the feed vise. Icons in the “AUTO CUTTING OPTIONS” screen allow the operator to select (or de-select) the saw vise top clamp and feed vise top clamp.
  • Page 63 ENABLE CREEP SPEED: The Creep Speed is a function that slows the feed shuttle speed down when moving material into the cutting. This function is useful when positioning material to make a Trim Cut. The Creep Speed can also be used to slow the miter speed down when mitering the saw blade.
  • Page 64 25. If the saw is equipped with the optional Laser Light, turn it on by pressing the icon on the touch screen. A beam will illuminate the cutting area for approximately 1 minute. A line on the material will display the blade’s path. 26.
  • Page 65 29. At this point the arm will travel to the specified height and the feed shuttle will travel to the specified length according to the job details. 30. Next, the screen will prompt the operator to “Start with Auto Feed” or “Start with Trim Cut”. START WITH TRIM CUT: If the material needs to start with a clean end than select the “START WITH TRIM CUT”...
  • Page 66 31. Select the desired sequence and press the green flashing “CONFIRM” button on the control panel at the same time. 32. The “PAUSE” icon at the bottom of the screen will temporarily stop the cut that is currently running if the operator does not want to leave the saw unmanned.
  • Page 67 Control Panel – Screen Overview Check Table Capacity: Checks Miter Calibration the length of the feed available on Feed Encoder: allows the operator to the feed table. Displays the calibrate the saw miter. position of the Quick Cal Feed: Used to Encoder on the calibrate the feed shuttle encoder.

  • Page 68: Arm Calibration

    ARM CALIBRATION 1. Selecting the "MORE" icon on the Main Menu will bring up addition icons. Select the “CONTROL PANEL” icon and the “CONTROL PANEL” screen will appear. 2. Select the “QUICKCAL HEIGHT” icon in the ARM CALIBRATION window to initiates the arm calibration procedure.
  • Page 69 4. An “ARM MOVING!” icon will appear in place of the “QUICKCAL HEIGHT” icon. The operator can select the “CANCEL” icon to cancel the arm calibration if necessary. FEED CALIBRATION 1. Select the "Quick /Cal Feed" icon in the FEED CALIBRATION window on the “CONTROL PANEL”...
  • Page 70 3. Press the “CONFIRM” button while holding the “FEED” switch in the “FWD” position and move the feed shuttle to the front hard stop. 4. When the feed shuttle reaches the front hard stop, a green “ENTER” icon will appear. Select the “ENTER” icon and it will calibrate the feed shuttle length.
  • Page 71 7. Move the “FEED VISE” switch to the “OPEN” position to slightly open the feed vise. Then select the “YES” icon. 8. The feed shuttle will start to move forward at a fast speed. The PLC will adjust the signal to calibrate the slow speed.
  • Page 72 MITER CALIBRATION 1. Select the “QUICKCAL MITER” icon in the MITER CALIBRATION window to initiates the miter calibration procedure. 2. A pop-up window will appear with instructions to “Miter and Hold the Arm to 90 Degrees Then Press Enter”. 3. Press the “CONFIRM” button and hold the “MITER ANGLE”...
  • Page 73 4. When the arm comes to a stop the “ENTER” icon will appear. Select the green “ENTER” icon. This will complete the Miter Calibration process.

  • Page 74: Status Monitor

    STATUS MONITOR Select the “Panic Indicators” icon and a pop-up screen will appear displaying all Panic indicators. This can be used for technical assistance and diagnostic purposes. Select the “Material Handling Joystick Status” icon Select the “Comms Status” icon and a pop-up and a pop-up screen will appear displaying the roller screen will appear displaying any joystick input and center offset for powered roller...

  • Page 75: Accessory Options

    ACCESSORY OPTIONS When the “ACCESSORY OPTIONS” icon is selected, functions for the various optional features that may be present on the saw will be displayed and some functions can be turned on or off.
  • Page 76 COOLANT AUTO: With the “COOLANT” switch on the front panel in the “AUTO” position the operator can choose what mode to run the coolant from the touch screen. WITH MOTOR: The coolant will run whenever the band motor is running, this includes the auto idle mode also.
  • Page 77 Part Length Offset: If the cut pieces are longer or shorter by a constant amount then the operator can use the “Length Offset” feature to correct the length. Select the “HELP” icon for detailed instructions on using this feature. ROLLER ASSIST ON WITH CLOSED VISE – The Roller Assist is a feature that is included with input powered roller tables.
  • Page 78 TOP CLAMPS FIRST – The “TOP CLAMPS FIRST” feature allows the operator to select whether the top clamps close before or after the side vise closes. By selecting the “TOP CLAMPS FIRST” icon the top clamps above the vise will close on the material before the side vises close.
  • Page 79 Help Files Pressing the “MORE” icon on the Main Menu will bring up the “HELP FILES” icon. Calculator- A simple calculator that can be used for sawing calculation. Length Converter- A simple imperial to metric converter. Blade Trouble Shooting - Presents a document from Lennox “Band Saw Blades Trouble Shooting Chart”...