ZX5 Alignment Check

How to check and correct the alignment of a ZX5 machine

Difficulté

Very hard Très difficile

Durée

2 day(s) jour(s)

Introduction

The ZX5 machine can be tricky to align as there are many adjustments designed into the table to offset manufacturing tolerances. This step by step guide follows the correct protocol to ensure the starting point and sequence of alignment is correct

Étape 1 - Ensure alignment of module A, B and C on machining centre side

• Check backfence roller alignment to infeed
• Check roller heights to infeed and outfeed

Étape 2 - Both Linear Beam check - straightness and level

• Straightness of MH side with laser level
• Levelness of MH side with carriage plate. Use the carriage plate to check X and Y levelling

• Straightness of saw side with laser level
• Levelness of saw side with carriage plate
• Parallelism of hepco beams to each other with tape rule

Adjust to get this correct - adjust frames on floor if not parallel

Étape 3 - MH Outfeed Roller bed height adjustment to gripper base

• Fixed distance 2-3mm
• Has to be clear of transfer beams in the up position

Étape 4 - Saw Roller bed height adjustment to gripper base

• Fixed distance 2-3mm
• Has to be clear of transfer beams in the up position

Étape 5 - Popup Alignment MH side

• Alignment of the popup ins on crank C, D, E to hepco
• Using Hepco as datum, ensure they are parallel

Étape 6 - Grip jig alignment on MH side

Check with beam at the HOME position (outside machine) and beam in the OUT position (inside machine)

Check pressure - as low as possible

Étape 7 - Popup Alignment / Overlap Saw side

Use the linear rail as the datum

Étape 8 - Set backfence parallel to hepco and overlap with popup correct

Étape 9 - Grip jig alignment to backfence

Adjusting Gripper Y position to suit Jig

Grip pressure as low as possible

Set first and last backfence, then use a string

...When setting long backfences be careful not to distort them when fixing the two anchoring points

Étape 10 - Channel Bar parallel with saw infeed backfences

Misses gripper by 1mm - should not touch

Parallel all the way down

Channel bar should be just over 1 bar - able to push profile to backfence

...Too much pressure will cause the fence to distort

Étape 11 - Saw Module Fence Alignment

• Backfences aligned
• Front fences aligned
• Back and front parallel

Étape 12 - Infeed to saw module alignment

...Moving the saw is a major step, so double check your steps if this becomes necessary

• Saw module level
• Eject beds level and aligned
• Backfence 0-1mm in front of saw infeed backfences
• Beds 0-1mm above infeed rollers

Étape 13 - Outfeed push bar alignment

• Pusher bar is behind saw rear rollers
• Pusher bar is straight

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