Ag) Alignment / Gripper Operation - Aerotech VascuLathe ACS Series User Manual

Installation

2.7. (-AG) Alignment / Gripper Operation

This option equips the VascuLathe
along with a Y/Z adjustment stage. The adjustment stage has a travel range of ±0.75 mm to aid in the align-
ment of material support bushings (refer to
Step 1: Place the provided [QTY-2] 6 mm pins in bushing inserts of the base plate. Use the two bushings
that are in the middle of the front mounting platform so that tube waste is minimized.
Step 2: Set up the alignment gripper on the front tooling platform and reference it against the pins.
Step 3: Add [QTY-5] M6 socket head screws with washers.
N O T E : Make sure that the assembly is still referenced against 6 mm pins as described in Step 2.
Step 4: Manually index the VascuLathe
interference.
Step 5: Attach tube support to the alignment mechanism.
N O T E : The tube support or bushing is customer supplied.
Step 6: Loosen [QTY-2] M5 socket head (locking screws) shown in
anism can be adjusted.
Step 7: Feed the part into the collet and through the tube support bushing.
Step 8: Align bushing's vertical and horizontal position using the provided adjustment knobs.
Step 9: Secure the [QTY-2] M5 socket head cap screws that were loosened in Step 6.
Step 10: Connect the provided pneumatics kit to the gripper and adjust the operating pressure for desired grip
force.
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VascuLathe
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-ACS system with a parallel gripper for automated tube advancement
Figure 2-5 and Figure
Figure 2-5: Alignment Gripper Detail
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-ACS carriage towards the sub assembly and verify that there is no
Chapter 2
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-ACS Hardware Manual
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Figure 2-5 so that the alignment mech-
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