LINK Systems Max Presence Sensing Device - Manual (Page 41)

Link Lite Black Max Section 4 - Operating Instructions
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4.3 Safety System Setup
Each time a machine or production system
is set up with new tooling, feeding
equipment, or other elements to run a
different job or part, the person(s) setting
up the production system must perform a
"Safety System Setup" before turning the
machine or production system over to the
operator. (In some cases the setup person
and operator may be the same.) The Safety
System Setup must include the following
steps.
1. The setup person must determine the
designated safeguarding system
configuration required to protect the
operators on the production job.
2. During each change in production
system setup, the setup person must check
to see that the minimum safety distance
requirement, D
S
, from the main Black Max
unit sensing fields to the hazard is met
under actual working conditions, including
any additional safety distance for blanking.
See sections 3.3 and 4.2 of this manual.
3. If blanking of Black Max sensor
channels is required, the setup person must
follow the requirements of section 4.2 of
this manual for each setup.
4. The setup person must make sure that
all supplementary, auxiliary, or alternative
safeguarding components called for by the
safeguarding system configuration are in
place and functional.
5. The setup person must run the machine
and verify that the machine is functioning
properly and that placing an object in the
sensing field of each Link Lite Black Max
light curtain on the machine causes the
machine to stop. He should also block
each Black Max receiver channel and
verify that the red LED indicator seen
through the red acrylic strip next to the
channel numbers turns on (except for
channels with fixed blanking).
6. The machine must not be turned over to
production till steps 1 through 5 of this list
are satisfactorily accomplished, including
any necessary maintenance or adjustment
necessary to meet these requirements.
4.4 Operator Safety Syste m Checkout
After every new production set up, at the
start of each shift, or after an operator
change, the operator(s) must perform the
following "Operator Safety System
Checkout" to make sure that the Link Lite
Black Max light curtain(s), machine
control, and machine mechanical,
pneumatic, and/or hydraulic drive
components are working properly before
operating the machine. this check must
also be made to verify that all safety
components are used and set up properly.
1. Observe the VARIBLANK LED
indicators on the front door of the
enclosure unit. If they are off, proceed to
WARNING! Failure to perform the
"Safety System Setup" each time the
machine or production system is
changed to run a new job can result in
improper use of safeguarding compo-
nents or failure to use required com-
ponents of the safeguarding system
configuration. Serious injury or death
can result from a machine or
production system hazard that is not
properly safeguarded or a machine that
is not functioning correctly.