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Duerkopp Adler 550-867 Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 550-867 Operating Instructions...
  • Page 3 Foreword This instruction manual is intended to help the user to become familiar with the machine and take advantage of its application possibilities in accordance with the recommendations. The instruction manual contains important information on how to operate the machine securely, properly and economically. Observation of the instructions eliminates danger, reduces costs for repair and down-times, and increases the reliability and life of the machine.

  • Page 4: General Safety Instructions

    General safety instructions The non-observance of the following safety instructions can cause bodily injuries or damages to the machine. 1. The machine must only be commissioned in full knowledge of the instruction book and operated by persons with appropriate training. 2.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Page: Preface and General Safety Instructions Part 1: Operating Instructions Class 550-867 – Original Instructions (Edition 12/2011) Product Description ......... . .
  • Page 6 Index Page: Sewing Seam scanner (optional) ......... Maintenance Cleaning and Checking .

  • Page 7: Product Description

    Product Description The DÜRKOPP ADLER class 550-867 is a sewing unit designed for documented airbag tearing seams. Single needle flat bed double lockstitch sewing machine class 867 with bottom feed, needle feed and alternating upper feed. With electromagnetic actuated thread trimmer and sewing foot lifting.
  • Page 8 Technical specifications software · Intuitive user interface · Sewing programs with up to 30 seam segments · Switching over via strip detection, stitch counting or manually · Different setup masks and endlabel masks can be memorized · Teach-in function for ETT (electronically controlled needle thread tension) ·...
  • Page 9 Data entry · Date · Time · Line number · Endlabel barcode · Entrance barcode 1 - 3 · Barcode needle thread · Barcode hook thread · Additional barcode information (max. 9) · Bobbin number · Bobbin winder information · Bobbin insertion information ·...

  • Page 10: Designated Use

    Designated Use The class 550-867 is an configured sewing station designed for the sewing of light to medium-heavy material. Such material is generally made of textile fibers, but it may also be leather. These materials are used in the clothing industry and for domestic and motor-vehicle upholstery.

  • Page 11: Technical Data

    Technical data Noise: Lc = dB (A) Workplace-related emission value in accordance with DIN EN ISO 10821 Speed: min Material: Sewing stitch type: 301 / double lock stitch Number of needles: Needle system: 134/35 Needle size : [NM] 90 - 140 Needle thread size - Cotton: [NeB]...

  • Page 12: Operating

    Operating Threading the needle thread Caution: Risk of Injury ! Turn off the main switch! The needle thread may only be threaded with the sewing machine being switched off. Before putting in the needle thread cones they need to be scanned with the hand scanner.

  • Page 13: Machines With Electronically Controlled Needle Thread Tension (Ett)

    5.1.1 Machines with electronically controlled needle thread tension (ETT) – Conduct the thread through the threading guide 1 and clockwise around the pretensioner 2. – Conduct the thread counter-clockwise around the tensioner 3. – Conduct the thread clockwise around the tensioner 4. –...

  • Page 14: Machines With Mechanically Set Needle Thread Tension And With Electromagnetic Tension Release

    5.1.2 Machines with mechanically set needle thread tension and with electromagnetic tension release – Conduct the thread through the threading guide 1 and clockwise around the pretensioner 2. – Conduct the thread counter-clockwise around the tensioner 3. – Conduct the thread clockwise around the tensioner 4. –...

  • Page 15: Adjusting The Needle-Thread Tension (Mechanically)

    Adjusting the needle-thread tension (mechanically) The tension is to be set according to the values given by the seat cover manufacturers. The cross-over point should lie in the center of the material. – The pretensioner 1 is preset. – Unscrew the locking plate 3. –...

  • Page 16: Adjusting The Thread Regulator

    Adjusting the thread regulator Caution: Risk of injury! Turn off the main switch. The thread regulator may only be adjusted with the sewing machine switched off. The thread regulator 1 controls the quantity of needle thread required for stitch formation. The thread regulator must be precisely adjusted for an optimum result.

  • Page 17: Winding On The Hook Thread

    Winding on the hook thread ATTENTION! Only use bobbins that are specially designed for this machine type! – Put the hook thread cone on the thread stand. – Conduct the hook thread through the threading guide on the unwinder arm and through the tube 1. –...

  • Page 18: Threading In The Hook Thread

    Threading in the hook thread Caution: Risk of injury! Turn off the main switch! The hook thread may only be threaded with the sewing machine being switched off. – Raise up the flap 1 and remove the empty bobbin 2. –...

  • Page 19: Inserting The Hook Thread Bobbin With Machines Equipped With Residual Thread Monitor

    Inserting the hook thread bobbin with machines equipped with residual thread monitor ATTENTION! The hook bobbin has to be inserted so that the milling 1 is turned downwards. The area around the bobbin housing and the light barrier has to be cleared of sewing dust ! Winding on the bobbin thread ATTENTION!

  • Page 20: Setting The Hook Thread Tension

    Setting the hook thread tension Caution: Risk of injury! Turn off the main switch. The hook thread tension may only be adjusted with the sewing machine switched off. Setting the tension spring 2 – Set the tension spring 2 by turning the adjustment screw 1. Increase the hook thread tension = Turn screw 1 clockwise Decrease the pressure =...

  • Page 21: Changing The Needle

    Changing the needle Caution: Risk of injury! Turn off the main switch! The needle may only be threaded in and changed with the sewing machine being switched off. – Turn the handwheel until the needle bar is in its upper dead center. –...

  • Page 22: Lifting The Sewing Feet

    5.10 Lifting the sewing feet The sewing feet can be lifted electro-pneumatically by actuating the pedal 1. – Press the pedal 1 half-way back. The sewing feet are lifted with the machine at a halt. – Press the pedal 1 all the way back. The thread trimmer is actuated and the sewing feet are lifted.

  • Page 23: Setting The Sewing-Foot Stroke

    5.12 Setting the sewing-foot stroke The lift stroke 1 of the sewing foot can be set to eight levels (0 – 7) via the touch screen monitor in the menu item “seam pattern”. The maximum stroke can be switched on during sewing in free seam segments by actuating the knee switch 2.

  • Page 24: Setting The Stitch Length

    5.14 Setting the stitch length The setting of the stitch length is effectuated via touch screen monitor in the menu item “seam pattern”. For each seam section different stitch lengths can be programmed. 5.15 Switch-key on the machine arm Function Manually sewing backwards.
  • Page 25 Function 8 and 9 Display for an empty bobbin with residual thread monitor (left/ right bobbin) LED display “power on” With the screw 7 underneath the keys the respective function can be set as “favorite function” for key 10. – Select a function.

  • Page 26: Leds On The Tension Plate

    5.16 LEDs on the tension plate green The red LED shines = a tearing seam is sewn The green LED shines = a non-tearing seam is sewn...

  • Page 27: Residual-Thread Monitor Rfw 20 - 7

    5.17 Residual-thread monitor RFW 20 - 7 The residual thread monitor monitors the quantity of the thread on the bobbin. A signal is issued on the PC announcing that only a small quantity of thread remains. The operator can finish the seam and insert a new bobbin. This way undesirable repairs or damage to the material are avoided.
  • Page 28 ATTENTION! The hook bobbin has to be inserted so that the milling 3 is turned downwards. The area around the bobbin housing and the light barrier have to be cleared of sewing dust ! Important note If the empty bobbin is not replaced by a full one, the signal will reappear on the monitor at the end of the next seam.

  • Page 29: Electro-Pneumatic Rapid Stroke Adjustment

    5.18 Electro-pneumatic rapid stroke adjustment Sewing-foot stroke and speed are interdependent. Through the potentiometer the control unit recognizes the set sewing-foot stroke and limits the sewing speed. The values are predetermined by the control unit. The preset sewing-foot stroke can be switched on during free seam sequences by actuating the knee lever 1 or the switch 5.

  • Page 30: Uninterruptible Power Supply (Ups)

    5.19 Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) The uninterruptible power supply is connected just before the main switch. It must not be switched off separately so that the accumulator is loaded permanently. Switching on the UPS – Press the button 1. The UPS is switched on. For more details consult the instructions of the manufacturer.

  • Page 31: Operating The Tearing Seam Visualization

    Operating the tearing seam visualization The program is operated by pressing the appropriate buttons on the touch panel PC 1. The access to the program is partly protected through three security levels. (Depending on the security level some buttons on the basic screen cannot be selected).

  • Page 32: Logging In Via The Menu

    6.1.2 Logging in via the menu The operator can also log in manually as follows: “Access” – Press the button “Access”. The following screen will appear: “Log in” – Press the button “Log in”. The following screen will appear: “Operator” “Password”...

  • Page 33: Logging Out Of The System

    6.1.3 Logging out of the system “Access” – Press the button “Access”. The following screen will appear: “Log out” – Press the button “Log out”. The following screen will appear: Note: Operators with security level 0 are automatically logged off after two minutes without action.

  • Page 34: Exiting The Program

    Exiting the program – Press the button “End”. The following screen will appear: – Press the button “PC off”. The program will shut down and the computer will be switched off. Note: If the program is exited with “Yes”, the windows level will be entered (only possible with security level 2).
  • Page 35 Sewing CAUTION ! Sewing may only be carried out with a fully-assembled sewing unit on which all protective devices have been fitted! Switching on the engineered sewing station – Switch on the UPS 2. – Turn on the main switch 1. Windows will be loaded and the program “Soll.exe”...
  • Page 36 Logging in to the system – The log-in takes place by scanning the operator barcode. – The operator can also log in manually as follows: – Press “Access”. – Press “Log in”. – Enter operator name and password. Sewing can only begin if the system start and the scanning of needle thread cone, hook thread cone and bobbin have been accomplished faultlessly.
  • Page 37 green, in the red seam sections (monitored segments) the diode glows red. – If an error occurs in a monitored seam section an error message will be displayed. – For operators with the security level 0 sewing is blocked – Operators with the security level 1 or 2 can unlock the sewing process by logging in to the system (via barcode card) and pressing the field “Continue”.

  • Page 38: Seam Scanner (Optional)

    Seam scanner (optional) A seam scanner 1 can be optionally fixed onto the machine head. At the end of the seam the scanner checks whether the correct barcode label has been sewn in. If the label is not recognized, first a reminder appears and then the following warning: Operators with the security level 1 or 2 can scan the label after the end of sewing manually or print out a new label.

  • Page 39: Cleaning And Checking

    Maintenance Cleaning and Checking Caution: Risk of injury! Turn off the main switch. The maintenance of the sewing machine must only be done when the machine is switched off. Maintenance work must be carried out no less frequently than at the intervals given in the tables (see ”operating hours”...
  • Page 40 Maintenance work Explanation Operating to be carried out hours Sewing drive Remove lint and pieces of thread from Clean ventilation filter (e.g. with an air blow gun). air-intake openings. Check condition and It must be possible to depress the V-belt by about 10 mm by pressing it with a finger at its tension of V-belt 1 mid-point.

  • Page 41: Repair

    Repair When the machine is damaged or parts are worn please contact: DÜRKOPP ADLER AG Potsdamer Str. 190 D-33719 Bielefeld Phone: +49 (0) 180 5 383 756 Fax: +49 (0) 521 925 2594 E-mail: service@duerkopp-adler.com Internet: www.duerkopp-adler.com...
  • Page 42 Page: Part 2: Installation Instructions Class 550-867 – Original Instructions Scope of Delivery ..........

  • Page 43: Scope Of Delivery

    Scope of Delivery The items that are supplied depend on your order. Prior to setting up, please check that all the required parts are present. – 1 Thread stand – 2 Touch panel PC – 3 Label printer – 4 Barcode scanner –...

  • Page 44: General

    General ATTENTION! The engineered sewing station must be set up by trained specialist personnel only. All work on the electrical equipment of this special sewing unit may only be carried out by qualified electricians or other appropriately trained persons. The mains plug has to be unplugged. The adjoined manuals of the step motors’...

  • Page 45: Setting The Working Height

    3.3 Setting the working height The working height is adjustable between 685 and 1085 mm (measured to the upper edge of the table plate). The working height’s factory setting is 790 mm. – Set the working height as desired by pressing the key 1.

  • Page 46: Pedal Position

    3.4 Pedal position The pedal 3 should be set in a way that it can be moved unimpededly forwards and backwards by the operating personnel. – Loosen screw 2. – Set the pedal 3 accordingly. – Tighten screw 2 again.
  • Page 47 The pedal 1 can either be used freestanding or fixed onto the cross brace 2. If you opt for freestanding use: – Fix the rubber feet 3. – Make sure that all four rubber feet are in direct contact with the ground.

  • Page 48: Attaching The Machine Parts Removed For Shipping

    Attaching the machine parts removed for shipping 4.1 Mounting the thread stand The mounting of the thread stand and its position are shown on the picture. – Insert the thread stand into the bore of the table plate and fix it with the adjoined lock nuts 1 and the washers 2.

  • Page 49: Mounting And Connecting The Monitor

    4.2 Mounting and connecting the monitor – Fit the touch panel PC 4 onto the post 3 and fix it with four screws 5. – Plug in the mains plug 1 and secure it with the locking brace 2. – Connect the USB plug 7 to the middle bushing 8.

  • Page 50: Electrical Connection

    Electrical connection ATTENTION! All work on the electrical equipment of this special sewing unit may only be carried out by qualified electricians or other appropriately trained persons! The mains plug has to be unplugged! 5.1 Rated voltage ATTENTION! The nominal voltage indicated at the type plate has to correspond to the mains voltage available at the installation site!

  • Page 51: Pneumatic Connection

    Pneumatic connection The pneumatic system of the sewing unit and its optional equipment have to be supplied with anhydrous compressed air. The supply pressure has to be 8 to 10 bar. Connecting the compressed-air maintenance unit – Connect the connection hose 3 (Order no. 0797 003031) to the compressed air supply by using hose fixture R1/4".

  • Page 52: Oil Lubrication

    Oil lubrication Caution: Risk of injury! Oil can cause skin rashes. Avoid longer skin contact. After contact wash yourself thoroughly. ATTENTION! The handling and disposal of mineral oils is subject to legal regulations. Deliver used oil to an authorized collecting station. Protect your environment.

  • Page 53: Sewing Test

    Sewing test A sewing test should be carried out when the setting-up has been completed. – Plug the mains cable into the socket. Caution: Risk of injury! Turn off the main switch. The needle and hook threads may only be threaded with the sewing machine switched off.
  • Page 56 DÜRKOPP ADLER AG Potsdamer Str. 190 33719 Bielefeld Germany Phone +49 (0) 521 925 00 E-Mail: service@duerkopp-adler.com www.duerkopp-adler.com...

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