Sodick Pop-up guides creating burr in the annealing process.

[Luke.kerbey]

Hi,

Could anyone running a Sodick Wirer check to see if their pop up guides create a burr/burn on the wire when the cutting and annealing takes place? I can feel it with my nail.

The attached photo is in a 20x microscope. It shows what I’m talking about. For months I was led to believe that my lower tube was worn and had a groove. But after a session today I found this burr getting caught in the top head guides.

I lowered an annealing setting (not sure which one) by a digit 06 down to 05 and the threading is golden now but this burr is no different. (0.25mm wire for reference)

It’s the first time I’ve noticed this burr and have no idea if it’s created for the pop up guides to grab the wire or if something is amiss here.


Any help is appreciated.

Luke.

 

[plastikdreams]

Looks like something isn't gripping right during the anneal cycle...I'm not sure on sodick but on mits it will emit a larger spark when the system is not adjusted right or the contact need to be spun.

 

[Luke.kerbey]

Looks like something isn't gripping right during the anneal cycle...I'm not sure on sodick but on mits it will emit a larger spark when the system is not adjusted right or the contact need to be spun.

Hmmm, funny you should say that. I do every so often find the machine let go of the wire and it rewinds back to the jumbo spool in the back. But that is less than once a month.

 

[JZ.]

Are you seeing these up by your support rollers above the pipe tube when doing a thread cut?

 

[Luke.kerbey]

Are you seeing these up by your support rollers above the pipe tube when doing a thread cut?

At the end of a thread cut cycle I pull the tube and blow guides assembly down and the burr is sitting where the blow guides are when the tube is up.

From watching the cycle it doesn’t feed or retract the wire at the end of the cycle so where the burr situated seems to be where it is created.

I hope I’ve written that clearly enough.

 

[JZ.]

At the end of a thread cut cycle I pull the tube and blow guides assembly down and the burr is sitting where the blow guides are when the tube is up.

From watching the cycle it doesn’t feed or retract the wire at the end of the cycle so where the burr situated seems to be where it is created.

I hope I’ve written that clearly enough.

I think I know what you mean haha....Take a look at this pic i attached....You may be getting a spark between the upper support roller when doing a thread cut, which might be making your burr. I have noticed a small spark there as well when doing a thread cut on mine.

Do you get any alarms like the H10171 AWT OPERATION ERROR or anything?

 

[Luke.kerbey]

I think I know what you mean haha....Take a look at this pic i attached....You may be getting a spark between the upper support roller when doing a thread cut, which might be making your burr. I have noticed a small spark there as well when doing a thread cut on mine.

Do you get any alarms like the H10171 AWT OPERATION ERROR or anything?

It’s funny you should say that, the cylinder that when released allows the rollers to close was sticking.

I’ve serviced the cylinder/actuator so the rollers close fully. It was after that I’ve noticed the burr being created by the blow guides.

So really I need to know if you have a similar knotch where the blow guides sit with the tube down.

I’ll try to get a photo of the wire in situ.