Avery Dennison SS Finisher - Manual (Page 23)

Users Manual SS Finisher Trouble Shooting •••• 23
Trouble Shooting
Ultrasonic Noise
Since ultrasonics is high frequency sound, some noise will be heard as it makes
its cut. It is recommended that people in the immediate area wear ear protection.
The noise can be minimized by making some of the following adjustments:
Cause Solution
Bridge blade or other metal
hitting horn Maintain .015” clearance around horn
A component of the stack loose Check all parts including clamps and
the screws holding the stack to the
machine.
Blade is loose in the sandwich Check by trying to slide the blade
endwise in the sandwich. If the blade
slides - try tightening the sandwich
screws to increase the clamp pressure.
Too much dwell of the blade Re-adjust the upper blade. See
procedure in Blade Replacement
Carbide on horn may be loose Replace horn
Blade is not square to the horn face Re-adjust the upper blade. See
procedure in Blade Replacement
Blade not parallel to horn face. Re-adjust the upper blade. See
procedure in Blade Replacement