ECN005 Upgrade - Eject Cylinder Floating Mount

Added a floating joint to the cylinder end, necessitating and extended cylinder spacer for the eject cylinder. The spacer mounts separately to the cylinder and then to the eject carriage

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Technical Bulletin – ECN

Number	ECN005
Name	Eject Cylinder Floating Mount
Created By	Gareth Green
Applies To	All Sawing Modules
From Build(s)	John Fredericks Plastics Ltd (JFP) #1 Z106
Effective from	26 Aug 2024
Assemblies	R0000571F
Change	Added a floating joint to the cylinder end, necessitating and extended cylinder spacer for the eject cylinder. The spacer mounts separately to the cylinder and then to the eject carriage
Reason For Change	Cylinder alignment suspected as a major root cause of regular nose seal failures. This upgrade is fairly simple and low cost without any downsides. The location of this mount makes alignment difficult, so this should ease the replacement process, as the alignment is not so important

Impact

Cost Saving Per Build	<<column_firstrow:Impact on Cost (£)>>
Build Time Saving Per Build	<<column_firstrow:Impact Build (hr)>>
Other Impacts	Estimated cost savings based on warranty replacements of P0000443 eject cylinder every year. Increase reliability and customer satisfaction. retrofittable in field
Service Dept Specific Instructions	Upgrade Kit for onsite upgrades is available - R0019249. This will be supplied with every replacement cylinder. Includes Bolts
Production Dept Specific Instructions	Implement in build from Z106 Assembly document R0000571F shows changes Use fasteners M6x70 (F0000021)

Implementation Dates

Name	Owner	DueDate
Eng: Update Assembly Drg
Service: Change Install Plan
QA: Change Work Instructions
Eng: Create Training Doc
Eng: Update BOMs
Service: Organise Training
Prod: Update Build Plan
Stores: Remove or Rework Obsolete Parts from Stores
Parts: Cancel / Modify Outstanding POs

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