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Formech 686
Machine Purpose: To Form heated plastic around a mold
Must wear safety glasses while operating machine.
Safety:
Beware of objects that dangle and
could get caught in platen. Beware of hot plastic, fast moving parts and pinch points. This machine has
no built-in safety system.
Materials: Thermoset Plastics
Machine Specs: 24x24 raw material, 22"x22" working area, 12.8" draw depth .25" thick material, 6
heating zones
Accessories: 22"x22" & 10"x10" working area window sets (24"x24" & 12"x12" raw stock)
Instruction Required: Individual Checkout
V1.0 2/8/2018
Plastics Lab
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- Page 1 Formech 686 Machine Purpose: To Form heated plastic around a mold Must wear safety glasses while operating machine. Safety: Beware of objects that dangle and could get caught in platen. Beware of hot plastic, fast moving parts and pinch points. This machine has no built-in safety system.
- Page 2 Machine Initialization 1. Turn on the airline and power on the backside of the machine, and at the air hose line at the wall. Make sure the PSI is reading 80. 2. On the main screen press the preheat button (a), then the green arrow, then select your desired job/material profile.
- Page 3 Changing Material Window 1. Release toggle clamps (c) and lift clamping handles so upper window is pivoted up 2. Lift off lower window from alignment pins at the rear of the table, replace with desired window size 3. Upper window unbolts front and back with single nut/bolt combo, store old upper window 4.
- Page 4 Operation 1. With machine fully preheated, using the correct profile for your material, the correct window size installed, your mold positioned, and your material loaded, slide the heater over your material (this will initialize the timer). Reference guide for how long to expect for each material type/thickness to droop.
- Page 5 Icon descriptions Heater timer Shows the heater time. Press on the time value to adjust the heat timer on the operation screen. The time cannot be adjusted in manual mode. Pre-Stretch This operation will turn on the compressed air valve to allow air to flow into the sealed cabinet. This function does not latch.
- Page 6 Back This operation will exit the main operation screen and return to the main menu screen. Auto-level This operation enables the beam sensor to provide automatic levelling of the sheet level during heating. Compressed air is applied under the heated sheet when the beam is broken. This button latches and may be unlatched at any time.
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