Cab Hermes Q en
Cab Hermes Q en
Print and
apply systems
for industrial operation
Made in Germany
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cabPROTECT
Permissions can be assigned to users Firmware updates are verified for integrity
and restricted by passwords. before installation.
Access to network services (HTTP, FTP, Network protocols can be encrypted using
VNC, OPC UA etc.) is possible only for users TLS/SSL. To connect securely in a network,
with authorization. Network services a certificate as required is installed
can be switched on or off. in the device ex factory.
All the current cab printing systems are based on the same electronics and firmware.
The printer language is the same, so are interfaces and memory. Any further developed operating system
or driver is available immediately on every device. Resets to default settings are PIN-protected.
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models SQUIX, MACH 4S, EOS 2/5, AXON 1/2, XD Q, XC Q, HERMES Q, PX Q, IXOR
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Contents
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Pages 4 - 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HERMES Q
Pages 14 - 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Software
Pages 16 - 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applicators
HERMES Q
Printing labels and applying them automatically in production lines
1.1
The slim one
to print small labels
1.2
The universal one
An industrial bestseller, providing a wide range of accessories
1.3
The wide one
to print Odette, UCC and GS1 labels in logistics applications
Sample applications
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Label rolls
All units can provide an unwinder for
picking up rolls with maximum diameter
either 205 mm or 305 mm.
Directions to which
dispense labels
All units can be designed for providing
labels either to the left or to the right.
left right
Orientations of assembly
All the units can be rotated vertically by at most 360°
or assembled in horizontal orientation.
HERMES Q in detail
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Print heads
Units of the same width are interchangeable.
They are detected by the CPU automatically and calibrated.
The print distance to the locating edge can be adjusted.
Major data such as the operational performance,
maximum operating temperature and heat energy
are recorded on the print head. Data can be read at the factory.
Print heads provided for HERMES Q2, HERMES Q4 - 300, 600 dpi
- sharp-edge print images
- e.g. when printing small fonts and graphics on typeplates
- e.g. when printing on materials requires high energy needs
Print heads provided for HERMES Q4.3, HERMES Q6.3 - 200, 300 dpi
persistent; when labeling in rough settings and thermal direct method
Interfaces
❶ Slot to insert a SD memory card
❷ 2 USB hosts to connect a service key, USB memory stick, keyboard,
barcode scanner, USB Bluetooth adapter, USB WLAN stick,
warning light, an external operation panel
❸ USB 2.0 Hi-Speed to connect a PC
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❹ Ethernet 10/100 Mbit/s
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❺ RS232C 1,200 to 230,400 baud /8 bits
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❻ Digital I/O interface; socket connector SUB-D, 25 pins
5 compliant with IEC/EN 61131-2, types 1+3;
All the inputs and outputs are isolated galvanically and protect
6 from reverse polarity. In addition, outputs are short-circuit proof
PNP inputs PNP, NPN outputs
Start printing or labeling Device ready
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Print first label Print data available
Reprint Initial / upper end position
Delete print job Paper feed ON
Label removed Label in transfer position
Stop printing or labeling Label application / lower end
Label feed position
Label rotated by 90° Pre-warning to a ribbon ending
(to be applied by applicator 4214) Pre-warning to a label web ending
Pause End of a ribbon and/or a label web
Reset Collective error
Option:
❼ 2 port Ethernet switch 10/100 Mbit/s
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Operation panel
Self-explanatory symbols are on display. The device can thus Landscape or portrait display,
be operated intuitively and settings be configured easily. depending from the orientation of assembly
❶ LED: Power ON
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❷ Status bar: data reception, record data stream, pre-warning
to a ribbon ending, SD memory card / USB memory stick plugged in,
Bluetooth, WLAN, Ethernet, USB slave, time 1
❺ Operation
Printer rotated by 90°
Printing and applying labels in individual steps
Jump to menu
Reprint the latest label
Interrupt and continue a print job
1 LED: Power ON
2 USB port to plug a service key or a memory stick,
to transfer data to the IFFS memory
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3 Connecting USB cable for power supply
cab provides specified cables. Lengths are 1.8 m to 16 m.
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Accessories
Accessorial products are plugged or screwed to a printer by the customer.
2.1 2.10
SD memory card External operation panel
If the operation panel of a printer cannot
2.2
USB memory stick be accessed, an additional external one
can be plugged.
2.3 USB WLAN stick
2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n Same functionality as on the printer
hotspot or infrastructure mode Landscape or portrait mode
2.4 USB WLAN stick including a rod antenna Operability as desired on the external
to extend the range of operation operation panel or on the printer
2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n + 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac
hotspot or infrastructure mode
2.5 USB Bluetooth adapter Printer connectivity:
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed device
2.6 Product sensor, 3 pins
cab provides specified connecting
to be attached to a front side applicator, USB cables for power supply.
a vacuum belt applicator or an air jet box. Lengths are 1.8 m to 16 m.
Labels are triggered to be applied
as soon as a product has been detached, 2.11
e.g. on a conveyor belt.
Label selection - I/O box
2.7 Product sensor, 25 pins A maximum of 16 different labels
Labels are triggered to be applied can be selected from a memory card
as soon as a product has been detached, by a master control unit, e.g. PLC.
e.g. on a conveyor belt.
2.8 I/O interface connector SUB-D, 25 pins
2.12
All control signals can be attached to
the I/O interface using clamping screws. Hand switch TR2
to be attached to the I/O interface
2.9 Warning light
In addition to the information 2.13
indicated on the display of a printer,
states are signalled. Foot switch
to be attached to the I/O interface
Red Collective error
Yellow Pre-warning to a label web
or a ribbon ending 2.14
Green Device ready
Connecting RS232 C cable
1 USB cable (1 m) to connect to HERMES Q 9/9 pins, 3 m
Assembly materials are provided for
vertical printer installation only. 2.15
Scanner CC200
1 Chassis assembly
provided on request
2 Bracket assembly
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Options They
are parts or units to perform special functions.
are assembled to a printer in addition to
If order implies options be assembled ex factory,
the part numbers of such printers and options are added by .250.
or instead of standards. Options delivered separately are added by .001.
Pos. Designation roll Ø 205 305 HERMES Q2 HERMES Q4.3 HERMES Q4 HERMES Q6.3 .250 .001
3.1 Automatic ribbon saving - -
3.2 Label unwinder K40
3.3/3.4 Adapters 40/50 and 76/100
3.5 Spacers - -
3.6 Margin stop 10 -
3.7 Cover -
3.8 Print head pressure system, reduced force -
3.9 Extended peel-off plate (+10 mm)
3.10 Print roller DRS
3.11 Antistatic brush -
3.12 Draw roller ZS
3.13 Interface for plugging an external label sensor
3.14 2 port Ethernet switch 10/100 Mbit/s
3.15 Label sensor, modified - - -
Spacers
3.5
to process narrow labels provided on liners ≤ 20 mm wide,
wound on a roll or a reel.
Ribbon protruding on both sides prevents from wrinkling.
The label guidance is therefore offset by 7 mm
from the middle wall with spacers.
A modified label sensor is included on delivery.
Reel plate wall thickness 1 - 2 mm
Options
3.7 Cover
to prevent from contamination and contact
Maximum outside diameter for label rolls is 205 mm
If the tamp-on pad of an applicator immerses more than 25 mm,
the cover must be adapted.
Assembly in vertical orientation, rotated by ± 90° or horizontally
cablabel S3 software
Design, print, administrate
cablabel S3 opens up the full potential of cab devices.
Creating a label is the first step. cablabel S3 adapts to
requirements easily using a modular design. Plug-ins like the
JScript Viewer support native JScript programming, as well as
other features. The designer user interface and the JScript code
synchronize in real time. The Database Connector and other
special features can be integrated, so are barcode verifiers.
Stand-alone printing
A printer can select and print labels even when the system
is disconnected from a host.
Labels are designed using software such as cablabel S3
or a text editor on a PC. Label formats, texts, graphics and data
taken from a database are transferred to a memory card,
a USB memory stick or the internal IFFS memory.
Only variable data are sent to the printer using a keyboard,
a barcode scanner, scale or another host system and/or are
recalled from a host by the Database Connector and printed.
OPC UA
The latest cab printers are ready to interact with machines
and components of different manufacturers in industrial plants.
An OPC UA server and a client are part of the firmware.
The server enables a printer be configured and controlled. Dynamic
print data can be edited using a defined programming interface.
The integral client enables reading data fields from other machines
ready for OPC UA, as well as transferring data to a label.
No additional software is needed.
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Programming
JScript
cab printers embed JScript language.
Download free manual on www.cab.de/en/programming
Integration
Printer Vendor Program
cab as a member of this program developed a replace
method for controlling cab printers from SAP1) R/3 using SAPScript.
Only variable data are sent by a host system to a printer. They add
on the printer to local images and fonts (IFFS, memory card, etc.).
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SAP and all its corresponding logos are trademarks
or registered trademarks of SAP SE
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Applicators
HERMES Q has been designed for printing
and applying labels automatically in
production lines. Labels are applied by
applicators, using transfer modules to roll,
blow or tamp labels on products or packages.
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ighly reliable processes
Support air and intake air can be defined,
so can stroke speed. Sensor control
❺ Label application
in real time. Small or large labels,
4 to 250 mm high and 4 to 174 mm wide,
can be processed using an applicator.
Pressure-reducing valve
It reduces the pressure exerted by
the stroke cylinder to a product.
❻ Pivoting applicator
The print mechanics can be accessed
quickly and easily in case of maintenance
or if materials have to be replaced.
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HERMES Q
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Applicators Order code Page 11 11 12 61 21 88 31 31 41 51 — — 90
Swing applicator 3214 3214 18 — F F F — — — — — — — —
4116 19/20 — F F F — — — — — — — —
3014 25 — — — — — — — — — —
Front side applicator
3016 25 — — — — — — — — — — —
4014 26/27 F — — — — — —
Stroke applicator
Package marking
4016 26/27 — — — — — — — — — —
5314 5316 30
Vacuum belt applicator — — — — — — — — — — — —
5414 5416 31
Applicator type code 4414L-200 F Tamp-on pad immersing in the surface along a label
For depths of immersion see the
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Type specified technical data of an applicator.
Label printer HERMES Q2 2 If an applicator immerses more than 25 mm,
HERMES Q4 4 the cover of HERMES Q must be adapted.
HERMES Q4.3 4
HERMES Q6.3 6
Product marking
Swing applicator 3214 4.1
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
Product marking
Stroke applicators 4114, 4116 4.2
Labels very small or midsized can be applied in real time from all sides.
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
5.17 Pressure-reducing valve
Product marking
Stroke applicators 4114, 4116 4.2
Labels very small or midsized can be applied in real time from all sides.
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
5.17 Pressure-reducing valve
Form pad
Labels are precisely applied to cylindric objects,
inclined or curved surfaces. Curved form pads prevent
from blistering on very smooth and plane surfaces.
200° maximum label wrapping on cylindric objects
Form pad
Technical data 4114, 4116 L/R 8800
Label widths operating a HERMES Q2 mm 10 - 58
HERMES Q4/Q4.3 mm 10 - 114
HERMES Q6.3 mm 50 - 174
Label heights mm 8 - 80
State of a product at rest
at the moment a label is applied
Label applications from the top
from below
from the side
Product heights variable
Short stroke cylinder, horizontal mm 10
Distance of a product to the bottom of the unit
using a cylinder stroke 200 up to mm 135
300 up to mm 235
400 up to mm 335
Compressed air bar 4.5
Cycle rate1) labels/min approx. 20
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calculated using a stroke of 100 mm below the unit, labels 40 mm high, a print speed of 100 mm/s
If the height of the form pad exceeds 25 mm, the cover of HERMES Q must be adapted.
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Product marking
Stroke turn applicator 4214 4.3
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
5.17 Pressure-reducing valve
Product marking
Stroke applicator 4414 4.4
Labels very small or midsized can be applied in real time from all sides.
Positions to which labels shall be applied can be adjusted
in directions x and y.
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
5.17 Pressure-reducing valve
Product marking
Swing stroke applicator 4514 4.5
Labels can be applied in real time from all sides on inner surfaces
of profiles and pipes. Stroke cylinder adjustment enables labels
be transferred exactly to their dedicated spots.
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
Blow-on pad
Labels are blown on a product surface by a blast of air,
bridging a distance of 5 to 10 mm.
Blow-on pad
Technical data 4514 L/R 2100
Label widths operating a HERMES Q2 mm 10 - 58
HERMES Q4/Q4.3mm 10 - 80
Label heights mm 10 - 60
State of a product at rest
at the moment a label is applied
Label applications from the top
from below
from the side
Product heights uniform
Pivot angle, vertical 120°
Distance between the bottom of the unit
and the upper label ending
using a cylinder stroke of 200 up to mm 1502)
300 up to mm 2502)
400 up to mm 3502)
Compressed air bar 4.5
Cycle rate1) labels/min approx. 20
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calculated using a stroke of 100 mm below the unit, labels 40 mm high, a print speed of 100 mm/s
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depending from the height of a label
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Product marking
Flag applicator 4712 4.6
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
diameter x π Ø
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Technical data 4712 L 300
Label widths operating a HERMES Q4L/Q4.3L mm 501) - 100
Label heights mm 10 - 50
Diametermm 3 - 16
State of a product at rest
at the moment a label is applied
Label applications from the top
from below
rotated vertically 0 - 180° clockwise (request in case of other rotations)
from the side
Product heights uniform
Distance of a product to the bottom of the unit at least mm 70
using a cylinder stroke of 300 up to mm 260
Depth of pliers immersing mm 55
Offset P up to mm 1.02)
Compressed air bar 4.5
Cycle rate, printing and applying only3) labels/min approx. 15
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Processing labels 50 to 58 mm wide requires a spacer.
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depending from the quality of a label
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calculated using a print speed of 100 mm/s
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Flag on product requires >60 mm clearance on one side without components, bend or step
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Package marking
Front side applicators 3014, 3016 4.7
Labels can be applied in real time from the top or the side to packages
in motion. Front sides or back sides of a package are preferred.
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Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
Package marking
Stroke applicators 4014, 4016 4.8
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
5.17 Pressure-reducing valve
Tamp-on pad Universal pad Tamp-on pad, spring-mounted Universal pad, spring-mounted
Labels are precisely tamped on Labels can be tamped on plane Labels can be applied to surfaces Labels can be applied to surfaces
plane surfaces. Recessed levels surfaces. Drilled holes are pro- inclined by a maximum of 15°. inclined by a maximum of 15°.
are possible as well. vided in gaps of 5 mm to suck a Heights witin the area of a label Heights in the area of a label
label. The holes are covered by may vary by 10 mm at most. may vary by 10 mm at most.
a sliding foil, but can be opened To suck a label, drilled holes
according to the size of a label are provided in gaps of 5 mm
using a punching tool. and covered by a sliding foil.
Delivery includes two extra foils. Delivery includes two extra foils.
Package marking
Stroke applicators 4014, 4016 4.8
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
5.17 Pressure-reducing valve
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Package marking
Stroke blow applicator 4614 4.9
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
5.14 Unit to regulate compressed air
Blow-on pad
Labels are blown on a package surface by a blast of air,
bridging a distance of 5 to 10 mm.
Blow-on pad
Technical data 4614 L/R 2100
Label widths operating a HERMES Q4/Q4.3 mm 20 - 114
HERMES Q6.3 mm provided on request
Label heights operating a HERMES Q4/Q4.3 mm 20 - 100
HERMES Q6.3 mm provided on request
State of a package at rest
at the moment a label is applied in motion
Label applications from the top
from below
from the side
Package heights uniform
variable
Distance of a package to the bottom of the unit
using a cylinder stroke of 200 up to mm 140
300 up to mm 240
400 up to mm 340
Compressed air bar 4.5
Cycle rate1) labels/min approx. 25
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calculated using a stroke of 100 mm below the unit, labels 100 mm high, a print speed of 100 mm/s
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Package marking
Demand modules 5112, 5114, 5116 4.10
Package marking
Vacuum belt applicators 5314, 5316 4.11
Package marking
Vacuum belt applicators 5414, 5416 4.12
Y m a x . 1 5 0°
Package marking
Air jet box 6114 4.13
Accessories
5.13 Blow tube
nit to regulate compressed air, providing a shut-off valve
5.16 U
to vent a hose line subsequent to the unit;
provided in a left-hand or right-hand design
1 emplatee
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to cover all the holes sucking or blowing off air outside a label
By holes pre-scored on an 8 x 8 mm pattern, a template can be
adapted easily to the size of a label. By sliding in a template
between the suction block and rails, the surface outside a label
is covered. Scope of delivery includes five templates.
Mount
to install on a table or to a production line.
Provided in a left-hand or right-hand design
The size of the mount can be adapted to an application.
❶ Adapter plate
to fix a label application system.
Alternatively, it can be assembled directly to a production line,
using the adapter plate with a profile.
6.1 ❷ Profile
6.2 square aluminum; 40, 80, 120 mm are standards,
further lengths can be provided on request
6.3
❸ Base plate
to fix the product jig; 500 x 255 mm by default
6.4 6.5
Clamped joint designed for a 50 x 50 mm profile Flanged joint designed for a 50 x 50 mm profile
to move in horizontal or vertical direction to move in horizontal direction or rotate around an axis
6.6 6.7
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700
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USB WLAN stick including a rod antenna 5977386.001 Print head 6.3 200
2.4 5977731
2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n + 5 GHz a/n/ac 5977387.001 Print head 6.3 300
5954102.001 Print roller DR2
2.5 5977732 USB Bluetooth adapter
5954180.001 Print roller DR4
5954245.001 Print roller DR6
2.6 5970071 Product sensor, 3 pins
5961015.001 Draw roller ZR2
5961298.001 Draw roller ZR4
2.7 5964300 Product sensor, 25 pins
5961220.001 Draw roller ZR6
2.8 5917651 I/O interface connector SUB-D, 25 pins
in preparation
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4.13 5984810 Air jet box 6114L 5984709.001 Template 6114 L/R
5 templates are included 5 items are included in a pack unit
4.13 5984800 Air jet box 6114R 5984709.001 Template 6114 L/R
5 templates are included 5 items are included in a pack unit
Floor stands
Pos. Part no. Designation
Label printers Label printers Print and apply systems Print and apply systems
XD Q double-sided XC Q two-colored HERMES Q Hermes C two-colored
Tube labeling systems Print modules Labels and ribbons Label software
AXON 1 PX Q cablabel S3
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