Handling; Installation To Equipment P4～P5 - SMC Networks CYV Series Operation Manual

1. Handling

1. Cylinder is supplied in a double clean package. When opening the internal package, be
sure to open it in a clean room or clean atmosphere.
2. Do not touch the cylinder with bare hands when installing a cylinder to an application. It
may affect the discharge gas characteristics.
3. Replacement and disassembly of parts in a chamber shall be done after compressed air
left in piping is exhausted out of the clean room completely.
4. As aluminum alloy is use for cylinder's outer material, be sure to handle it carefully to
secure no scratches or dent are caused due to metal components (such as tool).
5. Put off a wrist watch before handling the cylinder. As a magnet is installed in the slider,
the watch may break due to leaked magnetic flux.
2. Installation to equipment
When the cylinder is installed on the equipment, use a set of special gloves for clean
room not to touch the cylinder with bare hands directly.
1. Do not place works directly or apply force on the top cover of the cylinder. The top cover
might be deformed and may come in contact with the surface of the slide table (external
moving part).
2. Be sure to fix both sides of the plates with bolts before using the cylinder (Both ends
fixing). Do not use the cylinder in that state that only the slide table or one side of the plate
is fixed. Excessive moment may break the cylinder. (See figure 1)
Figure 1. Example of cylinder installation
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