Rapid-Air SERVO FEED WITH CUT-TO-LENGTH: 100, 200 & 300 SERIES - Manual (Page 7)

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INSTALLATION AND MECHANICAL SETUP OF SERVO AND CUTTER
If you purchased the servo/cutter combination already mounted on a base then the
servo and cutter were aligned at the factory. A good practice is to check all hold down
bolts to be sure that they did not come loose during shipment.
If you purchased the servo and cutter and are going to mount it on a base at your
facility, then a base should be selected that will hold the weight of the servo and the
cutter and also the cycling shocks incurred during production.
When mounting the two devices. The pass line height of the cutter and the servo roller
center line should be equal. Even more critical is the parallelism between the two
devices. The cutter should be mounted first then the servo center line should be
aligned to the cutter center line with the servo rollers parallel to the cutter blade.
The servo should be mounted as close to the cutter as possible and depending on
thickness of the material a bridge should be installed between the servo and cutter to
minimize material droop or buckling during feed.
Although the cutter and servo weights can be located in other sections of the manual.
The following is a list of the weights.
Servo
104 Servo—78 lbs. 204 Servo—119 lbs. 306 Servo—241 lbs.
108 Servo—87 lbs. 208 Servo—159 lbs. 312 Servo—312 lbs.
112 Servo—101 lbs. 212 Servo—187 lbs. 318 Servo—339 lbs.
118 Servo—115 lbs. 218 Servo—203 lbs. 336 Servo—493 lbs.
Cutter
4” Cutter—47 lbs.
6” Cutter—72 lbs.
8” Cutter—110 lbs.
12” Cutter—213 lbs.
The unit is now assembled and the next step is to attach the electrical and air lines to
the servo and cutter.