4259
5226; Clamp and Radius Adjust Position Interaction
Pathfinder

Changes made for Pathfinder 5226 controllers.

Some folding machines have an automatic radius adjust that controls the air gap between the nose of the clamp and the bending beam. This allows users the ability to adjust the gap depending on the thickness of the material. In most cases to achieve this adjustment the radius adjust usually moves the position of the clamp nose. On some mechanisms though this changes the physical clamp open position which can be dangerous when considering safety stop heights.

The solution to this problem was to create a new calibration table that takes into account the relationship of where the of the radius adjust is and the corresponding clamp position. Having this information the controller is able to internally adjust its actual position and help it set up the correct target positions for moves.

Model Version Released
5226BB 4.02.07 2/18/2020