Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Summary INTRODUCTION ________________________________________________________ 5 CE CONFORMITY __________________________________________________________________ 6 SAFETY SYMBOLS _________________________________________________________________ 7 SYMBOLS OF PROHIBITION AND OBLIGATORINESS ___________________________________ 8 THE SAFETY DURING THE USE OF THE MACHINE _____________________________________ 9 1.4.1 General ________________________________________________________________________ 9 1.4.2 Safety Warnings __________________________________________________________________ 9...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 QUALIFICATION OF THE OPERATOR ___________________________________ 30 10 POWER ON ____________________________________________________________ 31 10.1 UNDAMENTALS __________________________________________________________________ 32 10.2 _____________________________________________________________ 34 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION 10.3 ______________________________________________________________ 34 PNEUMATIC CONNECTION 10.4 ___________________________________________________________ 35 DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUPS 10.5 ____________________________________________________________________ 41 CHIPS ASPIRATOR 10.6...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 14.3 IRREGULAR GLUE START / STOP: ___________________________________________________ 91 LLING STATION – IRREG 14.4 : ____________________________________ 91 ULAR CUT AND NOTCHING MILLING STATION – ’ 14.5 C / CLOSE CORRECTLY:___________________ 91 OVER PLATE IT DOES T OPEN 14.6...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 1 INTRODUCTION THE READING OF THIS OPERATOR AND MAINTE- NANCE MANUAL IS FUNDAMENTAL FOR THE SAFETY OF THE USER AND FOR THE PROPER USE OF THE EQUIPMENT. We thank you to have bought our product. This machine has been designed specifically for your job and your applications, and provides a high quality production and a wide range of functions.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 1.1 CE CONFORMITY DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITÀ CE CE CONFORMITY DECLARATION DIRETTIVA CE PER MACCHINE 2006/42/CE, DIRECTIVE FOR MACHINES 2006/42/CE, E SEGUENTI DIRETTIVE EUROPEE (ALLEGATO IIA) AND FOLLOWING EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES (ANNEX IIA) COSTRUTTORE, MANUFACTURER: K.G.S.SRL Via Donizetti 5 – 20090 Assago (Mi) Italy ...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 SAFETY 1.2 SAFETY SYMBOLS In the manual some symbols are used to inform about dangerous situations for people and/or things The following symbols mean dangerous situations for people and/or things If you don’t follow carefully the appropriate procedures, damages can occur to people and/or things, and in extreme situations also fatal accidents.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 In case of not warning of the symbols damages, also great, can happen to the machine and to the accessories. 1.3 SYMBOLS OF PROHIBITION AND OBLIGATORINESS This symbol means a prohibition. This symbol means an imperative.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 1.4 THE SAFETY DURING THE USE OF THE MACHINE 1.4.1 G ENERAL The manufacturer guarantees that the contents of this manual are in specification with the proce- dures required by the machine. The manufacturer therefore will be not responsible if the machine will be used in a different way from what indicated in this manual.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 1.5 SAFETY CLOTHING Clothing to use during the cleaning and /or maintenance operations Eye protection against any spray of PUR glue or high temperature cleaner Respiratory mask suitable for the glue you are using Protective gloves Tight clothing, to avoid that they remain engaged with protruding parts.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 1.6 INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL CABLES AND HOSES Cables and hoses must be put inside of special cable channels to avoid the people to stumble and get hurt. 1.7 SAFETY EQUIPMENTS IN THE PERFECT BINDER DANGER! It is forbidden to remove or disable the safety guards for the safety of persons, and to tamper and / or modify, even partially, safety devices installed on the machine.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 1.7.2 G REEN UTTON TART YCLE The green button accomplishes the command to start the cycle; that means that the cover feeder (if enabled) draws the cover and lay it down on the nipping station, the clamp closes and moves rightwards.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 There are two sliding barriers on the right end of the binder. In case of opening, they block the nipping station operation avoiding and preventing shocks and crushing for hands and arms of the operator. Detail: safety protection In the diagrams the SAFETY protections are identified in the following way: Left safety protection SQ22.02, right safety protection SQ22.03...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 1.7.4 P ROTECTIVE LATE ILLING TATION An elastic cord with a long excursion exerts constantly on the plate (F) a force (see arrows) The plate consists of a mobile plate that, except that covers the mill disc. A sensor monitors...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 1.8 RESIDUAL RISKS These are risks that cannot be completely eliminated by either protective devices or by the machine design. Area of the glue head. Attention – Hot surfaces! Risk of burn. Use protective gloves. Area of glue loading.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 1.9 PURPOSE The machine is used to bind books using the following materials: a) Signatures, or sheet of paper (printed or not) for the block book b) Cardboard as cover of the book within the limits specified in the data sheet, included in this manual.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 2 TECHNICAL SHEET DigiBook 450 2.1 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS Machine features: Cycle/Hour 450 mechanical cycles 39.370 – 177.17in Spine length 47.244 – 125.98in Workable height of the book Max. Cover size 275.59 x 177.17in/94.488 x 43.307in Workable thickness of the book from 0.78740 to 19.685in...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Nipping station Nipping station Pneumatic Adjustment Force / pressure, nipping time Mechanical Adjustment Automatic/mechanical height adjustment Mechanical Adjustment automatic front and rear guide for the cover on the nipping station according to the parameters set on Touch-Screen...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 2.1.1 E LECTRICAL PECIFICATION Electrical power 400 V ±5%, 50 Hz, 3 ph + N + PE Protection fuses on the power network are duties of Power of the machine the customer 16 A Distribution cabinet, customer side Differential protection class A 300mA 2.1.2 P...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 The compressed air system upstream of the machine must be equipped with a dryer. Periodically check the quality of the compressed air supplied to the machine and the operating values . AIR QUALITY PROVIDED TO THE PERFECT BINDER...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Polizene green spatula (to remove excess glue or cleaner) Steel Wire Ø0.015748in (for cleaning the channels of leakage of the lateral glue) Lamella thickness of .015748in (for cleaning the slit of leakage of the spine glue)
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 4 TRANSPORTATION The binder must be moved with a forklift. It can be forked frontally or from the back. On the bottom of the frame, the binder is pro- vided with channels for insertion of the forks.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 DANGER! For no reason the staff is authorized to pass under a suspended load during transport or in the proximity of. The producer is not responsible for what happens during this operation, this operation must be carried out by qualified and authorized personnel, with the necessary individual safety protections (clothes, shoes, gloves, helmet, and glasses).
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 5 STORAGE The information contained in this section must be observed in case of temporary storage of the ma- chine that may occur in the following situations: Installation of the machine not immediately after its delivery.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 7 POSITIONING AND WORKSPACES Positioning: The Perfect Binder must be positioned so as to have a clear space around of at least 31in, and around the work area at least 59.055in. The room where the machine is installed must be properly ventilated with air change as required by law.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 8 INSTALLATION 8.1 TECHNICAL STAFF FOR THE INSTALLATION The machine must be installed by people specifically trained and authorized by K.G.S. . 8.2 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AREA PLACEMENT In addition to the overall dimensions of the machine given in the previous chapter, you must also...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 8.6 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS The values of temperature and humidity should be within the values in the table below. In case of use of the system in corrosive environments it is important to intervene in the mainte- nance of the machine with adequate time to avoid excessive wear of components.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 8.7 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Electrical cable The end of the cable is prepared according to the destination of the binder. a) With the European standard plug with pro- tective earth (PE) mounted on a 3 meters length cable...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 9 QUALIFICATION OF THE OPERATOR DANGER! The operator must be trained about the operations to perform during the oc- currence of possible faults, malfunctions or conditions of danger to themselves or others, and any- way he must perform the following procedures: Stop the machine quickly by pressing the emergency button (red button installed aboard of the ma- chine itself);...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 10 POWER ON 1) Be sure that the machine is correctly fed by air and electrically.. 2) Turn on the machine turning the general switch. 3) Open the valve on the premelter 4) Close the rear inspection panel.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 10.1 FUNDAMENTALS Pay Attention during the glue loading because of the high tem- perature, as indicated by the la- bel, and use protective systems such as gloves. When you operate with PUR glue or with glue that is harmful...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 The machine can’t stay with the The PUR glue dries permanently; in this glue system empty for more than case you risk permanent damage to the glue system. If you don’t have a glue car-...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Orange light blinking Auxiliaries turned on or off in Orange light off Auxiliaries turned off Green light on Machine on cycle Green light blinking Machine not on cycle Green light off Machine not ready 10.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Make sure that the cable of the Perfect Binder is connect- ed to electricity network with the specified features.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Danger! Risk of collision due to uncontrolled movements of the hoses subjected to passage of compressed air. 10.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUPS Position OFF Main switch open. The machine is off. Position ON Main switch closed.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Glue pressure regulator To adjust the amount of glue coming out of the extruder. Approximate values (1 bar = 14.50 psi) Pressure = 0 lack of glue (don’t use) Pressure = 1.2 - 1.8 bar (books up to a 0.19in) Pressure = 1.8 - 2 bar (books 0.19 - 0.39in)
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 MILLING STATION GLUE STATION Rear guide adjustment for gluing internal side. Set on 1 for book block made of single sheets. Set on >1 for sewn book block. Adjustment for glue station-book block dis- tance. Set on 1 minimum distance (little glue) Set on 6 max distance (much glue) Suggested set: between 3 and 4.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Adjustment for flow rate of front air blows. Buttons to lower/raise the cover feeder sur- face. Height adjustment for cover feeder surface. Depth adjustment for creasing. 1= does not crease Higher numbers increase scoring. Lever to raise the creasers. It is possible to...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Lateral rear edge (motorized) Removable front-lateral hedge to facilitate cover insertion. Lateral front hedge (manual) containment the covers. Sensor for cover presence. In the two suckers indicated by white arrows it is not possible to exclude vacuum.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 STACKER EXIT BELT Frontal blowing system. It is magnetic, with possibility to adjust position and quantity of the air dispensed through the built-in valve. Support with depth adjust- ment. Lateral hedge, magnetic, with support function. Automatic system to adjust height and...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 GLUE TANK CLEANER TANK Glue pressure tap -- closed | open Chips aspiring tube 10.5 CHIPS ASPIRATOR The chips aspirator is located inside the cabinet of the Perfect Binder and is electrically connected to the binder herself. When the binder is delivered, the chips aspirator is ready, mechanically (aspi- ration tube) and electrically connected, he switches on and off together with the Milling Station.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Every day the chips aspirator must be emptied and cleaned to be ever efficient rel. 2.00-B...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 10.6 PUR TANK OPENING AND CLOSING AND GLUE LOADING. 10.6.1 O PENING To access the glue tank it is necessary to open the sliding door provided with handle. The opening of this protection put the machine in a state of emergency and reduces the pressure of the glue tank while the Cleaner tank remains at a pressure of 2 Bar about.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Please follow scrupulously the sequence below. Open the sliding door on the rear part using the handle. The machine goes to emergency state and reduces the pres- sure in the glue tank, while the cleaner tank is at 2 bar (29 PSI) about.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 10.6.2 P REPARATION OADING Take a package of glue, verify the integrity of the aluminium colour pack, and check the expiration date printed package Please read the SAFETY cards of the used glue, and follow all the instructions of the manufac- turer.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Close the cap. Lift the knob, paying attention to high temperature components. Turn the knob clockwise vigorous- ly to tighten the tank. Close the sliding door on the back of the machine with the handle. rel. 2.00-B...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 10.6.3 C LEANER OADING Open the sliding door on the back of the machine with the handler. Attention! High temperature! Use protective gloves. Read carefully the SAFETY cards of the used cleaner and fol- low all the instructions of the manufacturer.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Tighten the knob until the noise of escaping air disap- pears. Close the sliding door in the back of the machine with the handle. rel. 2.00-B...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11 FUNCTIONS OF THE PERFECT BINDER 11.1 START UP PAGE Sectioning Area 1 -Selector for book type -Front glue stop -Rear glue stop -Rear cover set -Height cover set -Book thickness Optional: Thickness detection for the book.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Press the picture of the book. In the first page it will appear the dialog box for selecting the type of book work. See below. Button for the production of books with cover. Button for the production of book blocks to verify glue spread.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 When this symbol appears and blinks it means that some axis is not in the right position. Pressing it, you open the dialog box below. Grey icons indicate that the reset for the axes has not been done.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Nipping station set up Cover feeder set up Cleaning procedure with CLEANER or GLUE loading Advanced set up Indicate the arrival position for the book block compared to the cover. Current temperature for the premelter Current temperature for glue station...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.1.1 D ISPLAY RODUCTION ETERS Meter of total production: Meter showing all the items produced during the life of the machine. It is not possible to reset it. Pressing on the icon in the picture you will visualize the correspondent number.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.1.2 A LARMS List of Warnings and Messages : Description N° Warnings Verify that the emergency button is not pressed and press Machine Emergency green button. Driver error for cover feeder arm. Fault Drive Arm Driver error for carriage engine control.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Encoder error for frontal guide for cover on the nipping sta- Error Cover Encoder tion . Verify there are no obstructions for the movement, re- set the alarm and press START Encoder for thickness survey. Make sure you have not left...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Jogger not in position, the alarm occurs when the cutter is ex- Jogger Out of Position cluded and the jogger is not put in the zero position. Set the jog- ger to zero position. Protection of the cutter is not closed. Verify that the cover closes Mill Door not Closed and if necessary clean the guide.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.2 PARAMETERS FOR SINGLE AXES (GROUPS) Standard symbols that you will find in the following pages. Access to manual movement page Axes preset Group movement in the direction indicated by the green arrow. If you push the green arrow, the dimension increases.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.2.1 P ARAMETERS LAMP ARRIAGE Offset for carriage position + 0.5in Offset for the arrival position of the carriage onto - 0.5in the nipping station. This allows to position the book rightmost (positive value) or leftmost (negative val- ue) compared to cover.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.2.2 P ARAMETERS TATION Management for working parameters of glue station head Temperature control for premelter Current temperature for premelter Temperature control for the glue head Current temperature for glue head Stand by launch Timer for homogenization the temperatures The temperature must be set on the basis of the glue type you are going to use.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 So the machine will start to move the glue station and the timer for homogenization will start. If the delta between the set temperatures and the recorder one is more than 104 °C, the following message will appear “Wait.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.2.3 P ARAMETERS IPPING TATION Management of working parameters for nipping station Nipping station height From 0 mm Tune the distance between the spine plate and the to 0.059in book. Manual movements MyBinding.com 5500 NE Moore Court...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Select the nipping station or the delivery arm. 1A-1B With these buttons you can move the front and rear guide to support the cover on the nipping station. With these buttons you can move the spine base plate.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.2.4 P ARAMETERS OVER EEDER With this button you can pick up the cover and put it on the nipping station. With this button the arm returns in the loading position. This button lowers the plane covers. If you open the protective cover the plane stops.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 With this button you can enable the suction, on the sucker. With this button you can enable the frontal blower. 11.2.5 C LEANER OADING See the next chapters. MyBinding.com 5500 NE Moore Court Hillsboro, OR 97124...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.3 ACCES TO ADVANCED SET UP PAGES Area 1 Acces to advanced set up pages Area 2 Buttons for language selection Area 3 Buttons to adjust the display brightness and setting the date and time. Area 4...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 When you disable this function, the machine does not show anymore the tutorial when you change the type of book you want to produce. of work. When enabled, it opens the window below which helps the operator to set the machine.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.3.1 A DVANCED LAMP Clamp with a standard set up Clamp with a set up for a sewing book. This set up facilitates the insertion of the book inside the clamp. MyBinding.com 5500 NE Moore Court...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.3.2 A DVANCED ILLING TATION Power vacuum cleaner Release of the engine brake on the nipping station NB it works only when the emergency button is pressed. MyBinding.com 5500 NE Moore Court Hillsboro, OR 97124 Toll Free: 1-800-944-4573 Local: 503-640-5920 rel.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.3.3 A DVANCED Manual operation for glue station: If you press and release rapidly, it opens and close the nozzle of the glue head. If you hold it spills out the glue NB. First of all, set the glue pressure With this key it is possible to activate cleaner spillage.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.3.4 A DVANCED IPPING TATION Nipping station disabled Nipping station enabled Value to move back and forth the cover on the nipping station. Max. value ±0.059in 11.3.5 A DVANCED HICKNESS URVEY MyBinding.com 5500 NE Moore Court Hillsboro, OR 97124 rel.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.3.6 A DVANCED OVER EEDER Offset compared to the default value. Max. value ±0.5in 11.3.7 A DVANCED ELIVERY Delivery arm disabled Delivery arm enabled Rotation time of the belt. Activation for belt rotation. rel. 2.00-B...
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 11.4 MANAGEMENT PAGE FOR WORKING JOB 11.4.1 MANAGEMENT OF THE JOBS It is possible to save until 100 working JOBS. To move from previous memory job to the next one To move from ten previous memory job to the next ten Selection of memory job MyBinding.com...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 When you select the working JOB the window below appears. The circled values are the current settings of the axes, they are not editable. All other texts written in blue can be edited, they help the operator to set the machine in the correct way.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 12 PREPARATION OF THE MACHINE TO PRODUCE A BOOK. 12.1 CHECKS TO BE DONE BEFORE STARTING THE JOB Before to use the binder perform the following controls: The operator must have read and understood this manual, including the im- portant information concerning the SAFETY.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 12.2 SWITCHING ON THE MACHINE Switch on the machine using the main switch. Move the switch to ON position Verify that the pressure indicated on manometer is cor- rect. MIN 6 bar Open the valve on premelter.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 To produce a milled book, set the milling depth. If you have to produce a not milled book, act on the lev- erage that allows to lower the milling station. Key the parameters of the book thickness, cover, front and rear glue stop.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 12.3 GLUE REFURBISHMENT PROCEDURE The glue refurbishment procedure must be done every time the machine is switched off with the procedure END OF JOB. In case the machine has been switched off with the END OF JOB procedure, it will be possible to start working only doing a glue refurbishment.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Remove the grub screws using the allen key you have (pay at- tention to the temperature) and set the pressure of the glue at 1 bar. Press OK Press the button until the traces of Blue cleaner disappear.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Replace the grub screws using the allen key you have (pay atten- tion to the temperature). Press OK. Attention! Grub screws max. protrude 1 mm Clean very well all the excess of material spilled out using the palette and paper towel.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 13 CLEANING THE MACHINE When the machine works using PUR glue, it is imperative and essential an accurate cleaning of the glue. The dried glue is no more refusible. Residue of glue during the drying process can cause blockages or an incorrect and not uniform ex- trusion of the glue.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 13.1 “END OF JOB” CLEANING To switch off the machine at the end of the day you must eject the remaining glue inside of the extruder. To do it you must activate the automatic procedure that allows executing a safe switching off.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 During this phase the machine closes the head automatically and clan the lateral passages of the glue. Once this operation is over, it opens again the head. Use the green spatula included and make the glue to flow in the collection tank.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 13.2 PROCEDURE TO CLEAN THE EXTRUDER FOR THE SPINE GLUE. Press Button “Manual movements”. Press the key dedicated to the glue head Press reset to open the head until reset posi- tion. Insert the calibrated blade into the slot extrusion until you touch the bottom and move it along the slot to re- move or release any possible obstructions.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Adjust the value of the glue extrusion pressure to 1 bar (14.5psi). Hold the key for few seconds until you do not see the glue spilling. Verify that the glue extrusion is uniform and continu- ous; otherwise, insert the calibrated blade and repeat the cleaning operation.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 13.3 PROCEDURE TO CLEAN THE GLUE LATERAL EXTRUD- Press Button “Manual movements”. Press the key dedicated to the glue head Press reset to open the head until reset posi- tion. The glue spread on the side of the book is extruded through 3 small channels located on the plates con- taining the book.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Pass the thread also in the main conduit until you enter into the slot below the retaining plates of the book. Be careful. When you replace the grub screws, they cannot protrude otherwise you cause a collision with the nipping station.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 13.4 DETAILS CLEANING Press Button “manual movements” Press the head key Press reset to open the head to the reset po- sition Use the blade or a suitable tool to remove all the vis- ible traces of residual glue.
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 If necessary you can use liquid solvents to get a bet- ter cleaning of the surface. During the use of liquid solvents refer to the safety instructions provided by the solvent manufacturer. MyBinding.com 5500 NE Moore Court...
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Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Clean carefully all the used tools, otherwise they be- come unusable later. Clean periodically the glue tank. Please pay attention to HIGH TEMPERATURE, use rags that do not leave any remain. Use scraping off tools that do not damage the internal surface of the premelter.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 14 Problems - Solutions 14.1 CHIPS ASPIRATOR – LESS VACUUM: Verify that the Plexiglas inspection, located on the Milling Station, is free. Verify that the chips aspirator tank is empty. Verify that the chips aspirator tube is not full of chips.
Operators Guide DigiBook 450 Verify the presence of glue in the tank. Verify that the glue in the tank is not cured. Verify that the tank valve is open. Verify the position of the internal lateral jaw: it must be 0.10 tenths back from the edge of the clamp.
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