Ax-Series - How to Replace the Make-up Module

Safety Note

WARNING

Hazardous Chemicals. Risk of Eye and Skin Damage.

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Wear protective equipment such as gloves and glasses when near the printer.

Contact with chemicals can cause skin or eye damage. Refer to Safety Data Sheet.

WARNING

Flammable Material. Risk of Fire.

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Do not mix different types of ink or make-up in the waste/disposal stream.

Mixing different types of industrial chemical can cause harm or damage to  personnel and equipment along with waste disposal/recycling/recovery efforts.

Keep the waste/disposal streams for UV curing, aqueous and solvent based fluids entirely separate from each other.

WARNING

Pressurised System. Risk of Ink Spray.

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Shut down the printer and disconnect the electrical power cable, before removing the MUM.

The ink system is pressurised. If the printer is not shut down, ink can spray out and onto the user. This may cause injury to personnel. 

CAUTION

Contamination Hazard. Risk of Printer Damage.

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Do not allow foreign objects to enter the make-up module or ink block.

Obey good cleanliness procedures at all times.

CAUTION

Hazardous Chemicals. Risk to the Environment.

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The used ITM and paper towels contain residual chemicals which are hazardous to the environment.

Follow local waste disposal regulations to safely dispose of the used ITM and paper towels.

Description

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  • Paper towels (or similar) and wash are required for this procedure.

Step 1

Disconnect the Printer from Power

  1. If the printer is on, press and hold the Power Button.png button for 2 seconds and wait for the printer to shut down.

  2. Disconnect the power lead from the rear of the printer.

Step 2

Remove the Make-up Cartridge and Module

  1. Open the access door to the printer ink compartment.

  2. If a make-up cartridge is attached to the MUM, remove it by twisting the cartridge anti-clockwise and lifting it out of the printer.

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  3. Undo and remove the thumb screw that secures the MUM to the printer cabinet.

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  4. Remove the MUM from the printer cabinet, take care to remove the make-up recovery tube.

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    WARNING

    Harmful Fluid. Risk of Injury.

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    Put the old MUM into a sealed plastic bag.

    If the old MUM is not put into a sealed plastic bag, fluid may leak out of the MUM and cause injury to personnel.. 

  5. Place paper towel or similar on top of the level sensor module to catch excess fluid and use wash to clean the valve face.

  6. Place paper towel or similar under the manifold pipes on the new MUM and lubricate the pipes with wash.

Step 3

Insert the Make-up Cartridge and New Module

  1. Insert the MUM into the printer cabinet, insert the make-up recovery tube into the MUM and push the MUM’s manifold pipes into the ink block.

  2. Tighten the thumb screw that secures the MUM to the printer cabinet.

  3. Re-connect the power lead to the rear of the printer.

  4. Press and hold the Power Button.png button for 2 seconds and wait for the printer to start.

  5. Attach a new make-up cartridge to the MUM. See Ink and Make-up Cartridge Replacement.

  6. The status lights on the Quality Management Module (QMM) will flash amber to indicate that the RFID tags on the ITM, Ink Cartridge and Make-up Cartridge are being read. When the RFID tags have successfully been read and validated, the status lights will turn green.

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    1. If fault is detected, the QMM status lights will turn red and an alert will be displayed on the Status tab.

    2. If the RFID tag cannot be read, or an RFID tag is not present, the QMM status lights will turn solid amber. 


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  7. Check the ink compartment for leaks.

  8. Shut the ink compartment access door.

Step 4

Prime the Ink System

  1. On the TouchScreen, select Home > Setup > Wizards > Ink priming.

  2. Select Start and follow the on screen instructions to prime the ink system.

  3. Dispose of contaminated paper towels, the old make-up cartridge and the old MUM by following local waste disposal regulations.


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