Hello,
I am new to laser cutting so please use words of one syllable or less. :)
I have recently joined a company to run their Amada FO4020NT here in Perth, West Australia.
It has an ongoing problem with the CBL unit (U axis) every so often getting out of calibration.
This necessitates a long list of codes etc to be typed into the Amada operating system to recalibrate it.
This is quite dangerous as prior to my arrival something was done wrong that resulted in the X axis bellows being damaged ($25,000 au).
I had calibrated it several times in the past but one morning I must have done something wrong and ALL axes would not calibrate, resulting in a technician being flown out from Sydney on a special trip and a lot of very unhappy people.
This has been an ongoing problem for many months and no-one seems to have an answer.
I have noticed that the CBL always stops in contact with the lower of 2 micro switches on the U Axis track. I have mentioned this to the Amada technician who seems to think it is just a coincidence. To me I would have thought it is maybe the switch, connectors, cable or something in the line from the switch.
The tech has contacted Japan who has recommended replacing all the cables in the tracks which is obviously an expensive and time consuming option. As well as this has been done recently anyway.
My questions are firstly has anyone else experienced the same problem and if so, can you let me know what the eventual fix was so I can pass it on.
Kind Regards
Ian Wood
PS. This internet is a small world; I notice one of the contributors is Chris Krug that I have spoken to on a totally unrelated subject in a totally unrelated forum in relation to a RR Nimbus going into my Salt Lake Racer here in Australia.
Anyway hello Chris..small world .