Fromm A337.0001 Operation Manual

OPERATION MANUAL / SPARE PARTS LIST

MANUAL SEALLESS

STEEL STRAPPING TOOL

MODEL A337.0001

13.1880.01

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1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read these instructions carefully. Failure to follow these instructions can result in severe personal injury.

Eye injury hazard

Failure to wear safety glasses with side shields can result in severe eye injury or blindness. Always wear
safety glasses with side shields which conform to ANSI Standard Z87.1.

Operation

Tool must not be used by persons not properly trained in their use. Before tensioning strap, read and
understand the tool operating instructions. Failure to follow the operating instructions or improper load
positioning could result in strap breakage.
Become familiar with your tool and keep fingers away from areas that can pinch or cut.

INDEX PAGE
1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2
2 WARRANTY CONDITIONS AND LIABILITY 4
3 APPROPRIATE USE 4
4 TECNICAL DATA 4
5 CHART OF TYPES A337.0001 5
6 OPERATION LEVERS 6
7OPERATION 6
8 SPARE PARTS LIST 13.1880.01 10
9 SEAL CONTROL 12
10 SEAL ADJUSTMENT 13
11 CLEANING 13
12 EXCHANGE OF WEARING PARTS 14

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Joints

You are fully responsible to review the joints made by your tool.Become familiar with the seal control and seal
adjustment described in this operation manual. Misformed joints may not secure the load and could cause
serious injury. Never handle or ship any load with improperly formed joints.

Dispensing strap

Only dispense strap from a dispenser specifically designed for strap.
Tuck strap end back into dispenser when not in use.

Protective gloves

When handling strap, always wear protective gloves.

Strap warnings

Never use strap as a means of pulling or lifting loads. Failure to follow these warnings can result in severe
personal injury.

Strap breakage hazard

Improper operation of the tool, excessive tensioning, using strap not recommended for this tool or sharp
corners on the load can result in a sudden loss of strap tension or in strap breakage during tensioning, which
could result in the following:

• A sudden loss of balance causing you to fall.

• Both tool and strap flying violently towards your face.

Note as follows:

• If the load corners are sharp, use edge protectors.

• Place the strap correctly around a properly positioned load.

• Positioning yourself in-line with the strap, during tensioning and sealing, can result in severe personal
injury from flying strap or tool. When tensioning or sealing, position yourself to one side of the strap and
keep all bystanders away.

• Use the correct strap quality, strap width, strap gauge and strap tensile strength recommended in this
manual for your tool. Using strap not recommended for this tool can result in strap breakage during
tensioning.

Cutting tensioned strap

When cutting strapping, use the proper strapping cutter and keep other personnel and yourself at a safe
distance from the strap. Always stand to side of the strap, away from the direction the loosened strap end will
fly. Use only cutters designed for strap and never hammers, pliers, hacksaws, axes, etc.

Fall hazard

Keep your working area tidy. Untidiness ofyour working area may cause a risk of injury. Maintaining improper
footing and/or balance when operating the tool can cause you to fall. Before tensioning and especially in
elevated areas, always establish good balance. Both feet should be securely placed on a flat, solid surface,
especially when working in elevated areas. Do not use the tool when you are in an awkward position.
Pay attention to the rules and regulations for preventions of accident which are valid for the work place.

Tool hazards

A well maintained tool is a safe tool!
Check tool regularly for broken or worn parts. Do not operate a tool with broken or worn parts.
Never modify any tool. Modification can result in severe bodily injury.

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2 WARRANTY CONDITIONS AND LIABILITY

FROMM Holding AG warrants all its strapping tools and machine heads during a period of 90 days from the
d

ate of

sale.

The warranty includes all deficiencies clearly resulting from poor manufacturing or faulty materials. Damage
claims as a result of production shutdowns and claims for damage to persons and to property resulting from
warranty deficiencies cannot be asserted by the customer.
The warranty excludes:

• wearing parts

• deficiencies resulting from improper installing, incorrect handling and maintaining the tool

• deficiencies resulting from using the tool without or with defective security- and safety devices

• disregard ofdirections in the operation manual

• arbitrary modifications of the tool

• deficient control of wearing parts

• deficient repair works of the tool

• Use of consumable products not recommended by FROMM Holding AG
We reserve the right to modify the product at any time in order to improve its quality.

3APPROPRIATEUSE

The tool model A337 has been designed to strap packages with steel strapping exclusively.
The warranty / liability excludes:

• non appropriate use of the tool,

• disregard of directions in the operation manual,

• disregard of control- and maintenance instructions.

4 TECNICAL DATA

Dimensions without suspension bracket

Tool: Package:

Length: 430 mm /16.9" 730 mm /28.7"
Width: 160 mm /6.3" 230 mm /9.1"
Height: 315 mm / 12.4" 180 mm / 7.1"
Weight: 4.45 kg / 9.8 lbs 1.67 kg / 3.8 lbs

Tensioning force

4 KN /900 lbs (270 N / 60 lbs manual force)

Sealing force

The manual force required for sealing is approx. 200 N / 45 lbs.

Joint strength

Approx. 80% of the strap’s tensile strength.

Steel strapping

Width: 9.5 - 20 mm / 3/8 - 3/4" (see chart of types)
Thickness: 0.38 - 0.63 mm / .015 - .025" (see chart of types)
Quality: Fundamentally the A337 allows the use ofall current steel straps with tensile strengths

ranging from 700 to 1100 N/mm

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/ 100 000 - 160 000 psi (see chart of types).

Straps with a low breaking elongation are unsuitable.

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5 CHART OF TYPES A337.0001

Accessories

Item No. Designation Remarks

N4.1411 Hexagon socket screw key Delivered with the machine.
A33.0121 Susp. bracket for vertical and horizontal operation To be ordered separately in case of need.
A33.0122 Tang for horizontal operation To be ordered separately in case of need.

Item No. Model Strap width Strap thickness

13.1850 A337/9.5/0.38-0.50 9.5mm / 3/8" 0.38-0.50mm / .015-.020"

13.1860 A337/10/0.38-0.50 10.0mm 0.38-0.50mm / .015-.020"

13.1870 A337/12.7/0.38-0.50 12.7mm / 1/2" 0.38-0.50mm / .015-.020"

13.1872 A337/12.7/0.50-0.63 12.7mm / 1/2" 0.50-0.63mm / .020-.025"

13.1880 A337/13/0.38-0.50 13.0mm 0.38-0.50mm / .015-.020"

13.1882 A337/13/0.50-0.63 13.0mm 0.50-0.63mm / .020-.025"

13.1890 A337/16/0.38-0.50 16.0mm / 5/8" 0.38-0.50mm / .015-.020"

13.1892 A337/16/0.50-0.63 16.0mm / 5/8" 0.50-0.63mm / .020-.025"

13.1910 A337/19/0.38-0.50 19.0mm / 3/4" 0.38-0.50mm / .015-.020"

13.1912 A337/19/0.50-0.63 19.0mm / 3/4" 0.50-0.63mm / .020-.025"

13.1920 A337/20/0.38-0.50 20.0mm 0.38-0.50mm / .015-.020"

13.1922 A337/20/0.50-0.63 20.0mm 0.50-0.63mm / .020-.025"

A33.0121
Vertical

A33.0122

Horizontal

A33.0121

Horizontal