Nasarc INTELLIFLO Series Owner's Manual

Robotic arc welding gas flow monitoring system

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INTELLIFLO-NGFS
Effective with serial No. GF?????? & following.
Nasarc Technologies, Inc.
602 Colby Drive
Waterloo, Ontario, N2V 1A2
Tel: (519) 747-0336, Fax: (519) 886-9022
WWW.NASARC.COM
INTELLIFLO
Robotic Arc Welding
Gas Flow Monitoring System
OWNER'S MANUAL
INTELLIFLO-IGFS
Safety Depends on You
DO NOT INSTALL, OPERATE, OR REPAIR
THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT READING THIS
MANUAL AND THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CONTAINED THROUGHOUT.
ELECTRIC
LINCOLN
®
MULTI-WELD 350
ELECTR IC
MULTI-WELD 350
LINCOLN
®
DRAFT
April 2024
"U.S. Patent No.: #,###,###"
GFSOM-A1

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  • Page 1 INTELLIFLO-IGFS OWNER’S MANUAL “U.S. Patent No.: #,###,###” Effective with serial No. GF?????? & following. Safety Depends on You Nasarc Technologies, Inc. 602 Colby Drive DO NOT INSTALL, OPERATE, OR REPAIR Waterloo, Ontario, N2V 1A2 THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT READING THIS Tel: (519) 747-0336, Fax: (519) 886-9022 MANUAL AND THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WWW.NASARC.COM...
  • Page 2 IFLOW-1a DRAFT...
  • Page 3 Safety Information Before installation and commissioning of the INTELLIFLO, please read and understand all of the following safety information. Failure to follow these instructions may result in damage to the equipment or personal injury. The INTELLIFLO is constructed to be safe to operate provided that only authorized personnel perform the installation, commissioning and maintenance of the unit and all safety precautions in these operating instructions are observed.
  • Page 4 Safety Information Disconnect power before servicing. Disconnect gas supply before servicing. Do not use damaged, frayed, or deteriorated air hoses and fittings. Maintain safe operating pressure (80 psi). DRAFT pg. 4...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    INTELLIFLO Table of Contents Specifications ............................. 6 Installation ..............................7 2.1. Gas Connection ..........................8 2.2. Electrical Connection ......................... 8 IO-Link Specification and Data Map ......................11 User Interface ............................12 4.1. LCD Navigation with one inline flow meter..................12 4.2.
  • Page 6: Specifications

    INTELLIFLO 1. Specifications GAS FLOW SPECIFICATIONS Max Pressure: 60 PSI Flow: Argon = 1 – 26 LPM (2.1 – 55 SCFH) AR90:C10 = 1 – 25 LPM (2.1 – 53 SCFH) AR75:C25 = 1 – 22 LPM (2.1 – 47 SCFH) Carbon Dioxide = 1 –...
  • Page 7: Installation

    INTELLIFLO 2. Installation Mounting Dimensions The Nozzle Gas Flow Sensor mounting bracket provides through holes for mounting on the bottom or on the side. All holes are 0.28” (7mm) through. inch 1.13 28.7 2.75” 1.68 42.6 2.5” 1.75 44.4 63.5 2.75 69.8 1.68”...
  • Page 8: Gas Connection

    INTELLIFLO 2.1. Gas Connection Use only regulated, dry, welding gas. Connect the inlet supply line to the AW-15A (5/8-18 RH) welding gas fitting located at the bottom right side of the INTELLIFLO IGFS . Connect the outlet supply line to the AW-15A (5/8-18 RH) welding gas fitting located at the bottom right side of the INTELLIFLO IGFS .
  • Page 9 INTELLIFLO Connect the IO-Link M12 cable. Pin and wire colors have the following descriptions. Pin. Color Name Description 1. Brown +24 VDC Power supply (+24 VDC, 0.75 Amp DC) 2. White PNP output: Nozzle Seal Detect 3. Blue 0 VDC Power supply return.
  • Page 10 INTELLIFLO The final installation should resemble the following typical setups: One robot with one IGFS and one NGFS. Solenoid IGFS Robot Regulator NGFS Gas Supply Two robots sharing one NGFS and each with their one IGFS. Solenoid 2 Solenoid 1 IGFS 1 Robot 1 Robot 2...
  • Page 11: Io-Link Specification And Data Map

    INTELLIFLO 3. IO-Link Specification and Data Map M12 pinout Data transmission rate COM2 (38.4 kBaud) Minimal cycle time 10ms IO-Link Version IO-Link port type Class A Vendor ID 1842 Device ID Process Data In Length 96 bits Process Data Out Length 8 bits SIO mode Output:...
  • Page 12: User Interface

    INTELLIFLO 4. User Interface The User Interface displays all readings from the connected equipment. - Navigate through the screens using the up (▲) and down (▼) buttons. ● - Press Enter ( ) to jump between similar screens. - Press both up (▲) and down (▼) at the same time to return to the title screen at any time. Several special characters are used in the screens.
  • Page 13: Lcd Navigation With Two Inline Flow Meters

    INTELLIFLO 4.2. LCD Navigation with two inline flow meters. Title Screen (▲)+(▼) Inline 1 Flow / Nozzle Flow IntelFLO Difference 1 (L1-NZ) V 1.0 Inline 1 Pressure Inline 1 Total (Volume) L / ft (▲) (▼) (2 sec) Inline 2 Flow Nozzle Flow L1 12.3 L2 0.0...
  • Page 14: Operation

    INTELLIFLO 5. Operation Gas flow and pressure from the Inline Flow Sensor(s) is available at any time. To read gas flow and temperature from the Nozzle Gas Flow Sensor; Move the robot to position the nozzle at a point directly above the inlet flow cone. Turn on the gas flow and slowly move the nozzle down into the flow cone until the spring engages or the “Nozzle Seal Detect”...
  • Page 15 INTELLIFLO Further troubleshooting of the gas delivery system is possible with readings from both the IGFS and NGFS. Inline Gas Inline Gas Point-of-Use Operational Condition Command Flow Pressure Gas Flow Zero Peak No Problem Zero Zero Gas bottle / delivery system is not pressurized, or gas bottle is empty.
  • Page 16: Preventative Maintenance

    INTELLIFLO 6. Preventative Maintenance The Nozzle Gas Flow Sensor will require periodic maintenance to ensure a dependable service life. 1. Clean debris from the drain plug by unthreading and removing the plug at the bottom, turn over to allow the debris to fall out. 2.
  • Page 17: Troubleshooting

    INTELLIFLO 7. Troubleshooting A subnet is used to communicate between nodes within the IntelliFLO system as shown below. The NGFS communicates with all nodes. IGFS #1 IGFS #2 NGFS Sensor #1 Sensor #2 Display #1 Display #2 IO-Link Hub Several LED indicators on the circuit boards can be used to diagnose communication issues. NGFS circuit board (NTE80-1) IO-Link Activity (fades in and out) IO-Link Waiting (fades in and out)
  • Page 18: Replacement Parts List - Ngfs

    INTELLIFLO 8. Replacement Parts List - NGFS ITEM PART # DESCRIPTION GFS20-11 MEMBRANE 20 NTE80-1R PC BOARD GFS20 ASSEMBLY GFS20-10R LIMIT SWITCH W/WIRE ASSEMBLY NTE37 GAS FLOW SENSOR NAC40A NGFS - SINGLE UNIT SUB ASSEMBLY DRAFT pg. 18...
  • Page 19: Replacement Parts List - Igfs

    INTELLIFLO 9. Replacement Parts List - IGFS ITEM PART # DESCRIPTION GFS30-11 MEMBRANE 30 NTE80-2 PC BOARD GFS30 ASSEMBLY GFS30-9R INLINE FLOW SENSOR ASSEMBLY DRAFT pg. 19...
  • Page 20 INTELLIFLO Accessories PART # DESCRIPTION ####-## M12 Cable, 10m ####-## M8 Cable, 10m ####-## NGFS Discharge Cup ####-## NGFS Flow Cone DRAFT pg. 20...
  • Page 21: Appendix A: Something Something

    INTELLIFLO Appendix A: Something Something Appendix text goes here. DRAFT pg. 21...
  • Page 22: Warranty

    NASARC shall not be liable for any consequential or incidental damages for breach of any express or implied warranty of this equipment.

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