Applies to: K5+

Cleaning the machine

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Cleaning the working chamber includes the following components:

  • Measuring key
  • Blank holder
  • View window
  • Webcam

These components have different maintenance intervals according to the maintenance table. Therefore, depending on the components that need to be cleaned, perform daily or additional cleaning of the working chamber when necessary.

CAUTION

Breathing difficulties caused by machining dust

If machining dust gets into your lungs, this can cause breathing difficulties.

  • After dry machining, only clean the machine if the air extraction system is properly installed and activated.
  • Wear a face mask of class FFP2 during the entire cleaning.
  • Never clean the machine with compressed air.
CAUTION

Risk of injury due to splinters

When cleaning with compressed air, splinters can be thrown around and injure you.

  • Never clean the machine with compressed air.
NOTICE

Damaging of the linear guides or the spindle when cleaning with compressed air

If you clean the working chamber with compressed air, material chips can reach the linear guides or the spindle bearings.

  • Never clean the working chamber with compressed air.

Performing the daily cleaning

  1. Have ready:
    • A dry cloth
    • A vacuum cleaner
    • Small cleaning brush for the blank holder
  2. Close the working chamber door.
  3. Use the icon shown to move the axes to the cleaning position.
  4. Open the working chamber door.
  5. Suck up the coarse dirt in the working chamber with the vacuum cleaner.
  6. Clean all surfaces and clearances in the working chamber thoroughly with the dry cloth. Use a mild cleaning agent if necessary.
  7. Vacuum any machining residue off of the measuring sensor from a distance of 3 cm.

  8. Open the blank holder.
  9. Clean all sides of the blank holder with a brush. In particular, clean all openings and movable parts of the blank holder.
  10. Close the blank holder.

  11. Clean the nozzles of the ionizer with the cleaning brush for the blank holder.

  12. Close the working chamber door.
  13. Use the icon shown to move the axes to their default position.

  14. Open the Service Assistant with the following icon in the Main icon bar:

  15. Confirm the Daily cleaning task with the Mark as complete button.

Performing the weekly cleaning

  1. Use the icon shown to move the axes to the cleaning position.
  2. Open the working chamber door.
  3. Clean the view window with a dry cloth. Use a mild cleaning agent if necessary.

  4. Screw the protective cap off the webcam and clean the inside of the cap with a dry cloth.

     

     

  5. Clean the webcam with a dry cloth. Screw on the protective cap.
  6. Clean the housing.

  7. Open the Service Assistant with the following icon in the Main icon bar:

  8. Confirm the Weekly cleaning task with the Mark as done button.