Adjustment Of The Clamping Unit - Festo DNCKE S Serie Instrucciones De Utilizacion

DNCKE−...−S / KEC−...−S
Note
A permanently pressurised clamping unit can jeopardize the operational reliability.
• Exhaust the clamping unit at least once per day.
7.1

Adjustment of the clamping unit

• Adjust the clamping unit regularly or when there are signs of wear:
Test procedure
Signs of wear
Test cycle
Adjusting cycle
Adjusting procedure
Tab. 13
• In the following cases, check to see if more frequent tests are required:
– high thermal load
– large accumulation of dirt
– when there are fat solvent fluids or fumes in the vicinity
• Avoid contamination of the round material or exhaust port (7 è Fig. 1).
Only in this way can you be sure that functioning is not impaired.
Festo – DNCKE−...−S / KEC−...−S – 1511b English
Clamping unit as
holding device
– Loud noises
– Clamping unit cannot hold the payload securely.
– Holding force is not achieved (slippage).
If properly set, the payload should always maintain the clamping
position and reach the end positions without knocking hard
against them.
Every 100,000 clampings and at
least once per month
Every 500,000 clampings or
when there are signs of wear
è 6.2 Adjustment of the clamping unit
Clamping unit as
braking device
The testing and adjusting cycle
depends on the specifications
of the application and must be
determined by the machine
manufacturer within the frame­
work of the validation report.
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