LS5 Operation

Training
 Basic HMI Navigation
Duty Cycle &
Power Output Message/Alarm
“dials” View
All
Machine Messages/Alarms Operation Mode
Auto or Jog Active Laser Status Assistance Tool
Status Will Show In Drop
Depending On Cycle Menu
Down Menu When
Operation Type
Touched

Siemens
Environme
nt

Applicatio
n
Selection

Shut
Down/Restart/Log Off
Menu
Live Application
Production State

Job Production Time

Single Nesting Time

Current Part Time

Create Production
Report
Tool used for creating &
saving a production report
for transferred Job to a
desired location. Session Time Working Time Laser Emission Time
Machine On Elapsed Time Elapsed Time When
Time Machine Was Beam Is Actually
Moving/Running Emitted
Live Application
Production State Continued

Value Type
By Touching the
Value, It Will
Display Either a %
or a Fraction
Live Application
Working State

The sub menu

“Working State”
inside the Live
application will allow
you to view and
navigate through the
transferred nesting’s
along with access to
various tools that can
assist the operator
during the cutting
process.
Live
Application
Working State Continued

Return to Draw Box Enable Step to Either Return to Part # Selection

Full View Allows Segmen the Beginning Machine Operator can specify
of the operator to t or Ending of Stop Point what part #,
Nesting draw a box Selectio the Entire depending on the
focusing on a n Nesting chosen group of parts,
specific area they want to be
in the highlighted.
nesting view

Zoom In & Zoom Grab & Step Type Step Through Part Selection
Out Drag Select Nesting Based Operator can
Tool specific step Off “Step Type” select a specific
type weather Selection part to be
it be line, highlighted
geometry, or within the
part nesting.
Live
Application
Working State Continued

Numerical Information Relative to

Nesting Status
 Part/Piece = Part # in nesting
 Geometry = Geometry # within
nesting
 Line = Line relative to entire nesting
 Piercing = Piercing “tool” required for
that geometry
 Cut = Cut “tool” required for that
geometry

*Note: When any of *Note: By having Restart Restart form

these values are selected, and clicking from Last Desired
highlighted in pink, on a line segment, the Stop Geometry
the operator can machine will show Point
select and change each number relative
the value to its numerical
information.
Live
Application
System Monitor
The System Monitor sub
menu in the Live application
is informational only. It
displays in real time various
parameters that the machine
is running at while cutting.
Aside from that, it also
displays other information
regarding the machine’s
status like for example
emission time, gas type,
etc..

Laser Wattage Output

Speed of Cutting Head

Gas Pressure
Programing
Sheet Jobs

The Sheet Job sub menu in the

Programming application is
where the operator will setup
each of their jobs.
Programing
Sheet Jobs
Click Add
once you
You can load programs
have chose
from nesting
How to load a programs(Default), USB or
the correct
program you
program: Network
want

1. Add Nesting Name

from Network, USB, or
Default

Choose cutting
program
Programing
Sheet Jobs

How to load a
program:

2. Material & Thickness

is preset when choosing
nesting name. Material
& Thickness can be
changed in technological
parameters.
 Click

Programing Apply
when
finishe
Sheet Jobs
d

Oxygen or
How to load a Nitrogen
program:

3. Add Tech Table

according to thickness of
sheet, metal your
cutting, oxygen or
nitrogen gas use
Choose cutting
program
What type
of metal
Thickne
your
ss
cutting
Highlight
“ALL” to view
all thicknesses
Programing
Sheet Jobs

How to load a
program:
Selecting this
Click Apply
will set your
4. Select origin of origin as the
when done
nesting. Choosing setting origin
current
and
“Select Actuals” will position of
dimensions
the cutting
set your origin as the head.
current position of the
cutting head.
Choose cutting
program
Programing
Sheet Jobs

How to load a
program:

5. Quantity

6. Table Interchange

Set the number

of nesting Activate
sheets whether a
table change
happens once
nesting is
complete
Programing
Sheet Jobs

How to load a
program:

• Click on the nesting

number, to proceed to
the edit nesting
screen

Click on the number

you want to edit (will
turn into play symbol)
Programing
Sheet Jobs

How to load a
program:

7. Edit nesting options:

• -Enable/Disable Micro Joint

allows you to attach parts to
sheets. A minimal part of
the contour will not be cut
through.

• Enable/Disable Edge Waiting

introduces a wait time with
laser off at an edge to
improve cutting quality of
the part.

• Enable/Disable Rapid head

down movements during
sheet machining.
Programing
Sheet Jobs

How to load a
program:

7. Edit nesting options:

• Enable/Disable cutting tool

for pre-cutting film. “Chosen
in CAM” programmer
defined.

• Enable/Disable automatic
use of nozzle change.
“Enabled with camera”
means enabled with
dimensional and wear Click apply once
control. all your options
have been
• Enable/Disable Sheet selected
research the process of
finding the position and
orientation of the sheet.
Programing
Sheet Jobs

How to load a
program:

7. Edit nesting view is

the preview of the
Click back once
nesting plan before tools have been
transfer. On the nesting selected
view page you can
change piercing and
cutting tools used, on a
contour.
Programing
Sheet Jobs

How to load a
program:

7. Once all editing is

complete click
“Transfer” to send
nesting program to live
cuts.

Click here to
send program to
live cuts
Machine
The different sections
you can adjust are:

• General

• Laser Technology

• Sheet Zone
Machine
General

Time in which Time in which

machine goes machine shuts
into sleep mode down
Machine
Sheet Zone

Movement:

Manuel Movement for

the cutting head.

Needs to be in
“JOG” mode to be
able to manually
move cutting
Moves head
head.
up and
down

Moves the Moves the head the

head the width of the machine
length of the
machine
Machine
Sheet Zone

Service Cycle:

When changing a table

always make sure the
pallet change selector is
on auto.

Make sure
table
change is
your active
cycle
before
pressing
start
Machine
Sheet Zone

Service Cycle:

Final Cut- a trimming

operation to save usable
material.

The origin of the

final cut

Direction and
distance of final cut
(to move in the –
direction use a
negative number)
Machine
Sheet Zone

Service Cycle:

This option will only be

available if you have the
Antil added.

There will be 3 options to

choose from. 1.Unload/load
2.Load only 3.Unload only
Machine
Sheet Zone

Setup: The height of the cutting The height of the

head while doing a rapid cutting head while
head down movement doing a rapid head up
movement

Height of Automatically assign

cutting tech table according to
grates combining rules
Machine
Sheet Zone

Setup: Speed in the

first part of
Sheet work restart the resumed
options cut

Enable/Disable Auto
restart of the sheet
working after an
interruption.

How long the

Enable/Disable if
head will
you want head to How long it will
travel before
skip to next stay in the
confirming
geometry reduced speed
material is
not cutting
through
Machine
Laser Technology

Service Cycles:

The head is moved

into a position
suitable for
mounting the
assisted automatic
nozzle change
device
Machine
Laser Technology

Service Cycles:

Nozzle Centering-
procedure used to
center the beam.

Power- determines the

size of perforation

Duty-

Time- determines the

amount of time that the
laser emission is on
Machine
Laser Technology

Service Cycles:

Gas blow- used to test

the pressure of gases.
(Oxygen, Nitrogen,
compressed air, lateral
blow)

Can change the amount

of pressure(bar) desired
in this field
Machine
Laser Technology

Service Cycles:

Sensor approaching-
enable the capacitive
sensor and positions it
at a distance set by the
cutting surface.

Set the distance from

sensor to material
Machine
Laser Technology

Service Cycles:

Capacitive sensor
calibration- used to start
a new capacitive sensor
calibration cycle.

*NOT TO BE
ADJUSTED*

Never disable “Use

Fix Point”
Machine
Laser Technology

Service Cycles:

Lens Positioning- used to

change the position of
the laser beam focus
point.

*NOT TO BE
ADJUSTED*
Machine
Laser Technology
Shows the
measured
diameter of
Service Cycles: the nozzle in
the cutting
Automatic Nozzle head
Change- category
groups of all the options
that could be set for the
automatic nozzle change
device.

Choose the
Use this option to
position of the
choose which action
nozzle that is going
the nozzle changer
to be changed
device performs
Machine
Laser Technology

Service Cycles:

Automatic Nozzle
change cups positions
search- used to
determine the position
of the nozzle changer
cups. Manuel input the
position of the first cup
and the rest will
automatically be
determined.

Can only be seen if Siemens

password was entered.
Machine
Laser Technology

Service Cycles:

Automatic Nozzle
change test- is used to
check that the nozzle
changer is functioning
correctly.

Can only be seen if Siemens

password was entered.
Machine
Laser Technology

Service Cycles:

Nozzles parameters
calibration for camera- is
used to calibrate each
nozzle for the nozzle
changer camera.

Can only be seen if Siemens

password was entered.
If you only need
to calibrate one
nozzle this
button needs to
be enabled
Machine
Laser Technology

Service Cycles:

Automatic Nozzle
change camera test- is
used to check that
nozzle changer camera
is functioning correctly.

Can only be seen if Siemens

password was entered.
Machine
Laser Technology

This value defines

Defines
Setup: the stretch which Used to set the purging time
must be re worked. laser preheating for gas
Only use if time. change.
“ATTACHMENT
REWORK” paramet
er is enabled in
the piercing tool
tech table.

Defines the height

the cutting head will The machine determines This stops the
go before running the location of the cutting process
the “GAS calibration strip using the if high reflection
BLOW SERVICE cutting head levels is
CYCLE.” when enabled. sensed when
Machine
Laser Technology

Setup:

Cutting head options-

used to input
custom maximum
temperature thresholds
as a safety precaution.

*NOT TO BE
ADJUSTED*
Machine
Laser Technology

Setup:

Defines the
alarm
threshold on
the diameter Defines the
error alarm
detected by threshold
the nozzle related to the
Change this nozzle
option on how to damage
be notified incase
of error (Message
or Alarm)
Machine
Laser Technology

Setup:

The amount of
piercing times
before nozzle
must be
cleaned
Machine
Laser Technology

Maintenance:

This page would be used

to check/inspect
different parts of the
machine. (Each part has
a deadline time to be
checked/inspected)
Machine
Laser Technology

Digital Input-Output:

Shows input/output
signals from certain
parts of the machine.
Machine
Laser Technology

Current
Nozzle Change: position of
nozzle in
cutting head
Once nozzle have been
manually loaded in
position you will use the
drop down menu to
select the correct nozzle
type.

Current
nozzle in
cutting head

Usage of nozzle, 0%
meaning it has not
been used to 100%
meaning worn
out/damaged
 Export tech Import tech
table table

Technology This opens up

the tech
table for the
Selection nesting your
currently
cutting

This section
Opens up
is used to highlighted
edit tech tech table
tables.

“Save as”
feature of
highlighted
tech table

Delete highlighted
tech table Used to filter through tech
tables
Technology
Cutting
“Save as” button Adjust the width
(used to change of the micro
access level) joint
Tech table
information

Save button
(need to save Monitors the
after every Monitors the temperature of the
change in order temperature of protective lense
for the the protective (sends a alarm and
adjustment to lense (send a stops machine)
apply) message)

Continued in next
 Technology
Cutting
Adjust how deep
Adjust the kerf/width of the Adjust the into a material
beam. (if you want the part that amount of the beam will go
your cutting smaller then your cutting (the deeper into
kerf would have to increase) pressure material you want
to go the higher
The distance between the the number)
nozzle and the material
(9mm is the highest the
capacitive sensor will work)

Nozzle keeping its

speed over a detected
variation
If
having The speed once the
issues machine starts cutting
with cut
after The delay of A setting to
pierce capacitive sensor to cap the
start maximum
Enable/disable the power the
power curve (as laser would
the speed use.
increases the Continued in next Correlates
Technology
Cutting

Speed of the
head/laser
Technology
Piercing
Technology
Utility
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