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Fast Wire Computer-Controlled Equipment: Horizontal Contour Foam Cutters

FAST WIRE COMPUTER-CONTROLLED CONTOUR CUTTER
FOR RIGID & FLEXIBLE FOAMS

MACHINE DESCRIPTION

The Fast Wire Profiler consists of a fixed cutting table with horizontal linear bearings mounted along the two long sides. An aluminum gantry, housing the endless loop abrasive cutting wire, moves horizontally along the cutting table. Within the gantry another system of linear bearings is used to control the vertical movement of the cutting wire.

High-speed abrasive wire cuts practically all types of rigid and flexible foam
Exceptionally high foam utilization
Clambing of the block not required
Hot wire option for EPS cutting
Dust extraction and isolation
Large range of machine sizes to accommodate all block sizes
Powerful Profiler softwire for ease of use
Remote handset for easy manual control

The Saw Motor, a direct drive electric motor is mounted with the gantry assembly on the far side of the machine, from the operator's point of view. The motor is controlled by an "inventor style" speed controller to operate at 85 Hz or 4700 rpm. The cutting wire rides on five sheels sithin the gantry, one wheel being directly driven by the saw motor.

Vertical movement of the cutting wire and the horizontal movement of the gantry are controlled by stepper motors, mounted beneath the cutting table as part of the gantry carriage.

Cable ducts carry all control and power wires from the machine to the control console. This console houses the electrical and electronic components for controlling and driving the stepper motors, running the saw motor and the various control panel and machine switches and buttons. The electronics module responsible for controlling the motion of the machine if referred to in this manual as the Indexer. In the new models the Indexer connects to the machine via PLC, Programmable Logic Controller.

COMPUTER CONTROL CABINET

The control cabinet contains the computer and the full electronic control system. This is responsible for all computer-controlled motion when using the handset of cutting under computer control. The electronics module in this cabinet that actually controls the motion of the machine is referred to as the Indexer. The Indexer connects to a PLC which in turn connects to all inputs and outputs on the machine, such as limit switches, etc. This cabinet also contains the Fast Wire Saw Motor control in the Fast Wire/Compuset machine.

A smaller cabinet is also used when the Fast Wire machine is fitted with the hot wire option for cutting of EPS foam. This second cabinet houses the hot wire power system, earth-leakage safety systems, and another PLC responsible for the wire setting and unloading.

The main power switch is located on the side of the right-hand end of the console. This switch also switches the power to the computer.

WINTECH PROFILER SOFTWARE

The powerful Wintech Profiler software drives the machine, translating designs for foam shapes into profile signal commands for the indexer card. The computer that runs the software resides in a positively pressured dust cover on top of the console and connects to the indexer inside by a serial cable.

REMOTE HANDSET

An 11-button manual control handset is connected to the console by an 8-meter cable. The handset enable the operator to manually move the wire positions, start, stop, pause, and cancel a job. The handset can also be used to set the cutting speed and is used to provide signals back to the Profiler software for digitizing the wire position for block height, enabling extremely accurate cutting.

OPTIONS and UPGRADES

Vacuum
DUST EXTRACTION

The machine is supplied with a perforated dust extractor head that allows fitting to a wide variety of commonly available dust extractor units. The dust extractor head surrounds the cutting wire and the guide wheel and captures dust produced by the cutting process and carried out by the exiting cutting wire.

Remote Control WIRELESS REMOTE
This wireless remote gives you all the flexibility of control that you've come to expect from the world leader in fast wire technology. Control the wire, conveyor, start, pause, cancel, cutting speed, wire position, and cut shapes.

CUTTING WIRES TO SUIT A RANGE OF MATERIALS

To complement the versatility of the Fast Wire machine, a variety of cutting wires are available to suit the multitude of materials and applications possible. Cutting wires, each with 13 cores for strength, are available in a standard wrap, not unlike a guitar string, a more aggressive “Spiral-wrap” with a spiral ridge profile, and an even more aggressive “X wrap” with two crossing spiral ridges for very dense materials. Replacement wires can be added to the original order.

DIGITIZER TABLET, 36" x 48"

Allows user to trace pre-drawn shapes directly into the profiler; thus, shapes can be cut very quickly. Once the shape has been entered into the computer via the digitizer, then it can easily be changed in size. The digitizer is only an advantage if the user has pre-drawn-out shapes.

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