The situation has been resolved for me. When I started the thread I was initially hearing that our people did virtually nothing in the way of maintenance and I was not really sure they were involved at any level with beam alignment. Everyone involved with the laser had been trined through Trumpf...
IRstuff: So any beam adjustment regardless lockout, or interlock function makes this Class 4 activity then correct.
JayMaechtlen: I plan to require lockout for anything beyond normal operation so yes certainly lockout is part of my game plan.
Actually, I do not recall seeing any Class 1 markings anywhere on the machine. In fact, the only place mention is made of Class 1 ouside the walls was in the operators manual sent with the machine. The manual also said under "normal" operation no laser glasses needed as it was a Class 1...
So by your response I take it that under normal operation (excluding maintenance) what I described is what many are calling "embedded" correct? At least that was what I took from your response.
I appreciate your rapid response. The Class 4 status during maintenance I understand.
1) The changing of the cutting heads is done from outside the machine. The operator travels the bridge to his end of the machine, I watched him turn the machine off, however he also showed me that if he did...
You are correct, there should have been a LSO designated when the machines were first purchased and the Trumpf manual stated as much. As to the interlocks as far as I have been able to determine all of them are functional as they came with the machine. The operator showed me how they work, each...
In no way am I asking anyone to do my work for me. So far I have been reading and reviewing anything I can get my hands on relating to my questions, but thus far I have not found the answers I am looking for. I did ask my questions in a thread separate from this one. Hopefully others can see I...
I will start with the background. I work for a company that has two Trumpf TruLaser 2030 cutting tables. Both machines are about five years old with cut tables that are enclosed on the sides but not the top. There are no overhead operations so there is no employee exposure at heights beyond the...
Good morning,
I am a new guy here. Just so everyone knows I am not an engineer and will not try to pretend to be one either. I was looking for a forum where I could discuss lasers with those more experienced and wiser than me so that is what led me here.
My background is 100% employee safety...
