General Information; General Description Of The Machine; Transport - Sima STAR 16 Manual De Instrucciones

1. GENERAL INFORMATION.

WARNING: Please read and understand perfectly the present instruction before using the machine.
SIMA S.A. thanks you for purchasing its Electrical Stirrup Bender STAR-16.
This manual provides you with the necessary instructions to start, use, maintain and in your case, repair of
the present machine. All aspects as far as the safety and health of the users is concerned have been stated.
Respecting all instructions and recommendations guarantees safety and low maintenance.
As such, reading this manual carefully is compulsory for any person responsible for the use, maintenance or
repair of this machine.
It is recommended to have always this manual in an easily accessible place where the machine is being
used.
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2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MACHINE

The Stirrups Benders Model STAR-16 have been designed and manufactured to bend flat or corrugated steel
bars. The bending operation is done in cold using mandrills to guarantee the bending interior diameter is conforming to
the European norms.
• The reducer is the main element of the machine. It is responsible for transmitting the needed energy
to carry out the steel bars bending.
• The machine is operated by an electrical motor that passes the movement, by a transmission to the
bending mechanism in which the different mandrills are mounted.
• The bending angle can be reached by inserting the pivot in the bending plate. To accurately adjust
the angle, displace the end of course by millimetres.
• The control panel is endowed with polyester, electrical knobs easily identified by pictograms.
• The machine is furnished with a pedal to confirm and execute the manoeuvre, thus avoiding the
upper parts to be trapped while the machine is running.
• The work area is protected by a safety guard to limit possible accidents. This guard is transparent to
allow observing the material being bended, avoiding getting to the upper parts of the bending area.
• The main function of the machine is to bend polygonal stirrups.
• The machine has dismountable legs to ease its transport.
• The electrical switch board complies with the EC norms.
• The machine is painted in oven with a highly resistance, anti-corrosion epoxy polyester paint.
• The electrical equipment with the European Community safety norms.
Any other use of this machine is considered inadequate and can be dangerous. Thus, this is utterly
prohibited.

2.1 TRANSPORT

The machine has been packed on a pallet that makes its transport with trucks or manual pallets transporters
easy. Its weight and other dimensions (See the table of technical characteristics on the present manual) make it
possible to transport the machine in light vehicles.
When it is needed to transport the machine for long distances by vehicles, cranes or other means of elevation,
the latter should be safe.
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