Blade Wear Detection; Checking The Wear Rate; (When Blade Wear Setup Is On) - GRAPHTEC CE5000-60 User Manual

4.19 Blade Wear Detection

This function calculates the total cutting distance of the cutter blade to indicate when it requires replace-
ment. This should be used purely as a guide, as the actual cutter-blade wear will vary depending on the
material cut and the cutting conditions (e.g., force) used.
The pen setting areas are grouped together, and the total distances are calculated for each group. Eight
groups can be managed, and they initially correspond to the pen setting areas, so that group 1 corre-
sponds to setting area 1, group 2 corresponds to setting area 2, and so on. If two or more setting areas are
combined in a single group, the total calculated distance for that group will be the sum of the individual
area values.
It is also possible to include weighting factors for each setting area to correspond to the different wear rates
for different materials and cutting conditions. For example, if setting areas 1, 2, and 3 are combined into
one group with respective total distances of A, B, and C, and the respective factors are 0.7, 1.2, and 1.0,
the total distance for this group will be A x 0.7 + B x 1.2 + C x 1.0.
Wear detection can be switched on or off using the special function settings (see "Enabling/Disabling Wear
Detection" on page 5-3). When disabled, it is not displayed on the PAUSE menu.
If the power is turned off while cutting is in progress, the cutting distance for that operation is not included
in wear-detection calculations.

■ Checking the Wear Rate

1
Step
Check to confirm that the cutting plotter is in READY mode (displaying the current pen settings).
1 P E N 1 2 3 0 2
2
Step
Press the (NEXT) key to display the wear-rate menu for the group to which the above setting area
belongs.
B L A D E W E A R
The wear rate is shown as 0% for a new pen, and 100% when the total distance exceeds the maximum
distance for the cutter blade. Press the
3
Step
The following message is displayed in READY mode if the wear rate exceeds 100% for the group to which
the current setting area belongs.
E X C E E D S 1 0 0 %
This indication should be used as a guide for cutter-blade replacement.
This display reverts to the normal READY-mode display when the
reappear when the power is turned on again or if a setting area is selected again for a group with a wear
rate exceeding 100%.
Always zero the total distance display after replacing a cutter blade (see "Clearing the Total Distance (Wear
Rate)"). The display above will disappear, and the distance calculation will restart from zero.

(When Blade Wear Setup is On)

6 0 %
(PREV.) key to return to READY mode.
(PREV.) key is pressed, but it will
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