Description

Design Features
Complete hydraulic and electric overload protection
Point of operation safety guards to OSHA requirements
Self-aligning clevis mounted cylinders
Low rake angle to reduce distortion of material
All steel welded and bolted construction
No foundation required

Service Features
All hydraulic fittings are "O" ring or JIC-37 Flair -- no pipe threads
All circuits and solenoids independently fused
All the electric wiring is consistently color-coded and terminals numbered
All commercial components are suppliers standard unmodified shelf parts
Minimal lubrication required - 4 grease points

Control Features
Convenient knife clearance adjustment & indicators
Convenient stroke length adjustment
Inching controls for added safety
Lockable control selector switch
Foot switch with anti-trip latch

Hydraulic System

The entire hydraulic system is to JIC standards and makes maximum use of

flared fittings, installed with the ultimate in simplicity and accessibility

to servicing the circuit components. The hydraulic oil tank is designed for

operation on 100% duty cycle, with sufficient oil capacity to dissipate any

significant temperature rise above normal operating levels. All valves are

tagged with identification and pressure settings to simplify servicing.

Machine Features

Control Panel
The control panel features a lockable mode selector to provide "Off",

"Inching" and "Single Cycle" functions. In the Off position the machine is

completely inactive. The Inching mode allows the operator to gradually move

the top beam down to check the work prior to taking the cut or to facilitate

checking knife clearance when this may become necessary. This function can

also be used to maintain hold down pressure after taking a cut to allow the

operator to support the material on the table and prevent it from falling

after the hold downs have released.

Knife Clearance Adjustment
A two-point knife clearance adjustment is provided as standard equipment.

However, because of the basic design and structural rigidity of these shears,

virtually any thickness of stock can be cut - to the maximum capacity -

without adjusting knife clearance.

Being mounted on eccentric pins or cams, the bearings serve as a simple knife

clearance adjustment. These two bearings are the only two critical wearing

points in the entire machine design. On larger capacity shears where frequent

changes in knife clearance are necessary, clearances can be altered swiftly

and accurately to graduations shown on a knife clearance indicator.

Stroke Length Adjustment
By means of a simple thumb screw the stroke length may be adjusted to reduce

cycle time and increase productivity on shorter work by as much as
an additional 80%.

Front Operated Power Back Gauge System

This illustration shows the precision gear drives which are fully sealed and
pre-lubricated. The drive train runs from a 1 HP motor coupled to the manual

fine adjustment hand-wheel and this shaft in turn drives the self locking

reduction gearbox. On both output shafts of this gearbox are two indexing

couplings which provide a simple and convenient means of adjustment to

compensate for any back gauge errors. From these couplings the drive train

runs through two precision gearboxes which rotate the rolled acme shafts.

Note - A 36" power back gauge is standard on the SO Series