Operation; Setup; Easyrider Gantry And Liftouts - Alpine AutoSet Plus Manuel

4. Operation

WARNING
!
Do not extend hands, arms, or any part of the body into the
machine or table while the pucks are setting up, the gantry is
moving, or the liftouts are activated.
4.1.

Setup

Step 1. Remove any debris from the table surface
(tools, lumber, etc.).
Step 2. Setup table using the AutoSet Plus Software
(Section 3).
Step 3. Once the automated pucks have stopped
moving, place lumber, plates on the table.
Step 4. Build the truss on the table.
Step 5. Place plates on the top and bottom of lumber
connections per the engineering drawing.
Step 6. Set plates using a hammer on the leading edge
of the plate.
Step 7. Remove any tools or loose objects from the
table surface.
Step 8. Run the EasyRider Gantry across the truss
(Section 4.2).
Step 9. Raise liftouts to eject the truss (Section 4.2).
4.2.

EasyRider Gantry and Liftouts

WARNING
!
Bodily Injury: Operator shall insure that no people are on the table
in the direction of operation of the gantry prior to movement.
Not doing so can result in serious injury or death.
WARNING
!
Bodily Injury: Operator shall insure that no people are
near the gantry in the direction of operation to avoid
hitting employees standing near the gantry.
Not doing so can result in serious injury or death.
NOTE
The gantry head is responsible for partial embedment of truss
plates. It should always be used in conjunction with a finish roller.
The EasyRider Gantry is operated from the operator
platform (Figure 57). The joystick is used to control the
liftouts, and gantry movement (Figure 58).
After the truss plates have been laid in the correct
locations and secured in place with a hammer, use the
joystick to move the gantry over the truss and press the
plates. Move the joystick to the right to move the gantry
right or to the left to move the gantry left.
After the plates have been partially imbedded into the
truss by the gantry, use the liftouts to move the truss to
the conveyor rolls that will take it to the finish press to
fully embed the plates.
The liftout sections are determined by the group
selection on the gantry operator console (Figure 59).
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Figure 57
Figure 58
Figure 59