1.) IS MACHINE 3-PRESS OR 5-PRESS? ( A THREE PRESS MACHINE IS ONE WITHOUT THE BOTTOM FLANGE PUNCH UNIT. THIS IS CRITICAL TO THE LAYOUT OF OUR RETROFIT.)
2.) ARE THERE ANY FULL LENGTH ROLLERS ON MAIN BASE? IF SO, LOCATIONS, WITH RESPECT TO WEB UNIT. (THE PICTURE BELOW INDICATES THE TYPICAL ROLLER LOCATIONS. ROLLERS MAY NEED TO BE ADDED OR REPLACED DURING RETROFIT.)
3.) ARE THERE ANY VERTICAL HOLD-DOWN CYLINDERS ON MACHINE? IF SO, LOCATION AND AMOUNTS. (THE PICTURE BELOW INDICATES THE LOCATIONS FOR MOST UNITS. HOLD DOWNS MAY NEED TO BE ADDED OR REPLACED DURING RETROFIT.)
4.) IF MACHINE IS A 5-PRESS MACHINE, IS BOTTOM FLANGE MOVED IN AND OUT WITH A HAND CRANK, OR A HYDRAULIC MOTOR COUPLED TO LEAD SCREW?
5.) DOES THE TOP FLANGE AND BOTTOM FLANGE SET AIR VALVE -CYLINDER OPERATE CORRECTLY? A THREE-PRESS MACHINE WILL NOT HAVE A BOTTOM FLANGE.
6.) IF AIR VALVE-CYLINDER IS OPERATING INCORRECTLY, IS THE AIR VALVE OR CYLINDER BAD?
7.) DOES MATERIAL FLOW FROM OPERATORS RIGHT TO LEFT, OR LEFT TO RIGHT?
8.) DOES THE MATERIAL PASS THROUGH WEB PUNCH OR THE FLANGE PUNCHES FIRST?
9.) ARE THERE ANY OBVIOUS PROBLEMS OR PIECES MISSING FROM THE BASE (BEAMLINE CENTER SECTION)?