Falcon 36 Operation Manual | Operation |
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Process control charts allow you to record the way you thread film through the machine's rolls and idlers (called webbing) and the control settings for each product and process. Process control charts are an excellent tool for training new operators. They provide a "road map" for correct machine setup and operation.
This section contains a blank process control chart and diagram for the Falcon 36 as well as completed charts for the basic operations of the laminator.
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The process control charts should be kept in this manual or in a book close to the laminator. Use the machine to encapsulate the popular charts so they can withstand food and coffee spills and so they are always available for ready reference.
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When trying new products and processes, remember
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The completed process control charts included in this section are based on Falcon Film, Falcon Board, and typical prints.
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1.Adjust the machine settings as shown in process chart 3-2.
WARNING
Do not operate the laminator without the
infeed table installed on the machine.
2. Load the film onto the upper unwind assembly.
3.Insert Orca board, adhesive side down, in between the rolls. Lower them until they contact with the board. Turn the crank another 1/4 of a turn. Set the machine to reverse and remove the board by activating the motor. Do not adjust the roll crank after setting the nip. Reset the machine to forward operation.
4.Web the film by wrapping it around the upper film idler and draping it over the upper main roll. Have about six inches laying on the infeed table.
5.With a leader board of the same thickness as the mounting board, (make sure the leader board is also as wide as the film being used) press the footswitch and insert the leader board into the nip, square to the rolls. Thin input from the film should lay flat on the upper main roll. Stop feeding once the back edge of the board is one inch from the nip.
6.Lay the image onto the adhesive side of the Falcon Board. Tacking the image down with a tacking iron at this point is sometimes helpful.
7.Push the Falcon board and image up against the leader board and press the footswitch. Be sure to maintain paper tension throughout this procedure.
8.Once the board is through the nip and it no longer continues to feed, disengage the footswitch and raise the main roll. With a knife, cut the laminate on the infeed side. Pull the mounted image through the pull rolls. Do this quickly so as to eliminate the possibility of getting adhesive on the machine.
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You can run more than one image and board during a run of this process. Feed one board after another, until complete. Make sure that the edge of the board being fed into the nip is pushed up against the rear edge of the board already in the nip area.
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