Erkodent Erkoform-3d + User manual

Erkoform-3d +

Instructions

VideoInstructions

Erkoform-3d +

Vacuum thermoforming
unit with touchless
temperature control
(EP 1 905 380),
pre-vacuum and
touchpanel

Medium-wave infrared
heater with cover

Foil reception handle with
cavity for good grip

Mains connection (back)

Foil reception with

foil securing ring

Sensor window for
temperature registration

Column for movement of
foil reception

Form pot for reception of
granules pot, model plate
and Occluform-3 model pot
(Occluform-3, 188 580)

Touchpanel to operate all
functions

Main switch

Granules collecting device

Granules pot*, Ø inside 97 mm
height inside 40 mm

Erkodent Erich Kopp GmbH • Siemensstraße 3 • 72285 Pfalzgrafenweiler • Germany

Tel.: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • www.erkodent.com • [email protected]

Model plate* for very flat trimmed models

*also included

Technical data:

Measurement: height 315 mm
width 350 mm
depth 370 mm
weight 11,9 kg

Foil measures: diameter 120 mm
thickness 0 - 5.5 mm
Form pot: inner Ø 101 mm
inner height 42 mm

Electricity: volt: ~220 - 240 (100, 110 - 120)
watt: 340 (incl. heater)

Fuse: 2 x T- 2 A (230 / 240 V) or
2 x T- 4 A (100 /115 V)

Security

Before starting, please read instructions for use. The operator of the machine is
responsible for the complying with regulations for accident prevention concerning
technical security.
The construction of the Erkoform-3d + unit complies to the applicable legal standards.

Security hints

ATTENTION! Risk of burns, do not touch heater, housing of the heater and hot foils!

Only operate the machine under supervision. Do not keep highly inflammable materials near
the machine. Heat and work only with suitable thermoforming materials.

Usage as directed

The Erkoform-3d + unit must only be used with suitable dental thermoforming material in diam-
eter 120 mm and thickness of up to 5.5 mm for forming on suitable models. In case of non-ob­servance we cannot take any liability or guarantee for damages.

Cleaning and maintenance

The unit should only be cleaned with a damp cloth.
Do not use any solvents or other cleaning agents. To ensure
that the unit maintains its full function the sealing rings require
replacing once a year when the unit is consistently in use.
New seals should be firmly pushed into position.

Installation instructions: In order to avoid humidity and dirt
entering the unit install and store it in a dry and low-dust
environment. Allow a cold unit (after transportation, storage
or similar) to warm up for 2 hours at minimum 15 °C room temperature to avoid condensed
water.

Putting into operation

Fit in the supplied plug in the rear socket of the machine and plug in at the wall socket.
Unplug the machine when not in use.

Heater technique: medium-wave
round-pipe
infrared heater

volt: ~220 - 240 (100, 110 - 120)

watt: 280 - 300

Sensor: touchless infrared
temperature sensor, pro­ grammable measuring
range up to 240 °C

Vacuum technique: with pre-vacuum
vacuum 0.8 bar
litre capacity 9 l/min
noise level < 60 db(A)

Spare sealing
foil reception
188 011

Spare sealing
form pot
188 017

1

Recommendation:

Operate the machine only with granules (illustr.) To fill the
granules pot move the foil reception in the upper right position.
Smooth the granules, excessive granules will fall in the
surrounding chanel and can be swept with the brush in the
granules collecting device. Ensure that no granules remain on
the sealings.

The symbols of the touchpanel:

refer to

instructions

continue

foil temperature

main switch

list of foils

back

cooling time

favourites

ok continue

rated temperature

new foil

abort

delete

special functions

add favourite

heating off

Switch unit on

Switch the unit on at the main switch.

A picture in the touchpanel reminds to
clean the sensor window.
A dirty sensor window leads to mea­surement errors. If necessary, dust off
or clean with a damp cloth (no clean­ing agents!).

After a few seconds the basic display
automatically appears.

The touchpanel responds in the
framed function fields on slight
pressure.

language option

change presettings

heating on

main menue

foil thickness

sensor window

For input, the enclosed brush for
granules is equipped with a rubber cap.
Input is also possible with fingers.

2

Select language: (The unit retains the language selected)

1. Select language option 2. Select language 3. Menu, selected language

Select foil example, Erkodur, thickness 1 mm

The list of foils contains all foils of the Erkodent range of
products that can be used with this machine and that have
been available at the time of production of this unit.

Add new foil, page 6 Save favourites, page 5

1. Select list of foils 3. Select 1.0 mm2. Select Erkodur

4. Selected foil

Functions of this indication

Thumb list of foils

back menu continue

selected foil

rated temperature

cooling time

work with Occluform-3

change rated tempera­ture and cooling time

save as favourite

menu

OK, next step

one step backwards

3

Thermoforming (see also page 10)

1. Correct foil (?),

confirm.

As soon as the foil
is confirmed the dis­play shows the fur­ther working steps.

Further functions of
this indication (see
page 10).

Hint:
Press abort: X

2. Foil will be heated.

As soon as the foil
reception clearly

clicks into place

under the heating,
the display shows
the foil temperature.

70 °C before the
rated temperature is
reached the vacuum
pump switches on to
built up the pre-vac­uum.

3. Attention!

Thermoforming pro­cess

10 °C before the
rated temperature
is reached there
will be an acoustic,
optic and written
request to thermo­form, „Thermoform
when the lights are
green!“

4. Cooling time

After the thermoform­ing process the
cooling time runs.

to 2. and 3.
During the heating
process the foil recep­tion can shortly (max.
3 sec.) be swivelled
towards the starting
position without inter­rupting the program.

1. Select Occluform-3
and confirm.

Hint: When thermoforming Playsafe triple the
machine requires to close the Occluform-3 only
1 min. after the thermoforming process.

2. As above 3. As above, the
thermoforming pro­cess runs after the
rated temperature is
reached.

4. Request to close the
Occluform-3.

Afterwards the cooling
time is indicated.

4

Save favourites

The list of favourites allows a quicker selection of often used foils. To save a foil in the list
of favourites, this foil is selected out of the list of foils as described under ”select foil“. New
foils, either future Erkodent foils or foreign foils, are entered with the functional field ”new
foil“ and are saved in the list of favourites.

After having selected the desired foil from the list of foils the display 1. will be visible. To
save the foil as favourite, select „to favourites“.

1. Select
add favourite

Delete favourite

1. Select

favourites

2. Select

favourite

2. Confirm
add favourite

3. Select
delete favourite

3. The favourite appears
and can be processed

4. Confirm
delete favourite

Recommendation: If an Erkodent foil will be saved with the factory parameters and as a favou­rite with changed parameters, the changed one should be saved as new foil with a different
name in order to avoid any mix-up.

5

Enter new foils

New foils can be future Erkodent foils or foreign foils.
If Erkodent launches a new foil the necessary data will be found on the label
(example: Erko neu (new), thickness 1.8 mm, rated temperature 150 °C, cooling time 1:40 min.).
The foil can be saved under input „New foils“. In case of foreign foils the rated temperature
and the cooling time have to be determined with the help of the special functions.
The new foils will be saved in the list of favourites and selected via this list.

Hint: Max. 240 °C can be entered as rated temperature. The cooling time has to be at least
30 sec. Otherwise there may be malfunctions.

1. Select
new foils

5. Enter
cooling time

2. Enter

foil name

6. Select

favourite

3. Enter
foil thickness

7. Select
new foil

4. Enter
rated temperature

8. Thermoform new
foil

To 2., the new foil is saved as favourite,
the menu appears

6

Change factory settings for foils

The rated temperature and cooling time can be changed for one single thermoforming process
or constantly as favourite. The rated temperature (factory presetting) can only be changed by
maximum +/- 5 °C. The changes are done in the window „selected foil“ or „favourite“, also see
“select foil” and “save favourite”.

1. Select change 2. Change rated
temperature and
cooling time

Abort Save Thermoform once

Occluform-3

3. Thermoform or save

as favourite

Save as favour­ite. As favourite
the changed
data and the
foil name will

remain.
with the changed
data

Optional Occluform-3 device
(188 580) to imprint the opposing
bite.

The construction is based on
a Bonwill triangle with a side
length of 11.5 cm and a Balkwill
angle of 20 °.

7

Special functions

Using special functions the heating and the vacuum pump can be
switched on and off independently of the program.

To determine the rated temperature (thermoforming temperature)
of an unknown foil, select „heating on“ and clamp the foil in the foil
frame as mentioned under „thermoforming“. As soon as the foil frame
is swivelled under the heating (a), it will be switched on and the
sensor will measure the temperature of the foil. If the foil shall be
thermoformed afterwards, select „pump on“.

Note, switch on the vacuum pump only with the foil reception in the
upper position.

Select special functions Heating off Heating on

a

Vacuum pump off Vacuum pump on

To check the thermoformability, swivel the foil towards outside (b)
and check with a blunt instrument. If permanent impressions result,
generally the foil is ready for thermoforming.
The heating switches off if the foil is swivelled out of the heating area,
“heating off“ is selected or the sensor measures > 240 °C.

The temperature shown on the display is the temperature measured
at last. If the foil is ready for thermoforming, this temperature
corresponds to the rated temperature.

To determine the cooling time, the time beginning with the adaptation
is measured. For the first time check the foil temperature manually
app. after 1 minute (earlier: risk of burning!). The correct cooling time
is achieved if the foil on the surface has app. room temperature. The
foil can now be saved as described under „enter new foil“.

b

8

Trouble shooting:

error

machine not ready to use,
no display in the touchpanel

heating does not switch on

program reacts absurdly

absurd temperature
indication

possible reason

wall socket, machine plug or
fuses defective

foil reception not in the
correct position
heater, switch for heater or
circuit board defective

system crash,
program faulty

sensor window soiled,
sensor defective

elimination
(after sales service = ass)

check wall socket, machine plug,
fuses (at the machine plug)

foil reception has to clearly click
into place under the heating,
exchange heater, switch for
heater or circuit board (ass)

switch machine on and off,
deploy program again (ass)

clean sensor window,
exchange sensor (ass)

vacuum not sufficient

vacuum pump does not
function

granules on the sealings,
hole in the foil, sealings
used, vacuum pump soiled or
defective

membrane clotty,
menbrane too hard at room
temperature below 15 °C

remove granules from sealings,
check foils concerning holes,
exchange sealings, clean or
exchange vacuum pump (ass)

clean membrane (ass)
allow machine to warm up for
app. 2 hours at room temperature
to avoid condensed water

9

Thermoforming with Occluform-3

* the working steps
required before thermo­forming will be shown in a
repeating animation.

All animations will be
stopped with the next
working step.

1. Select list of foils

2. Thumb list of foils

3. Select desired foil (in

the example Erkoloc-pro)

6. Continue, thermoform­ing*, swivel foil reception
under the heating ...

8. Animated request to
close the Occluform-3.

4. Select foil thickness

7. ... until it clicks into

place (!). The heating

switches on.

9. Close the Occluform-3
to the stop, wait for the
cooling time.

5. Select Occluform

8. Thermoform.

10. Release foil securing

ring, remove the Occluform
model pot with the foil.

10

Delivery form for Erkoform-3d +

please check concerning completeness

Piece: Article: Order number:

1 Erkoform-3d + 188 600

with accessories as follows:

1 foil securing ring 188 550

to fix the foils in the foil reception

1 granules collecting device 188 470

1 centering plate (assembled) 188 095

to later on install the Occluform-3 device (188 580)

1 model plate 188 507

1 granules pot 188 593

1 brush for filling granules with rubber cap 188 530

can also be used as input pen
(in the foil trial package)

1 on-off magnet red 110 890
to collect filling granules

(in the foil trial package)

1 power supply cable 188 001

1 worktray white 222 100

1 filling granules 110 852 (1.3 kg)

(supplied with the Erkoform-3d motion 1.8 kg)
high-grade steel filling granules (magnetic) with

rounded edges

1 foil trial package

1 machine documents (folder)
instructions, thermoforming technique manual,

material card, Erkodent program,
guarantee card, declaration of conformity (if applicable)

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