The SmartDispenser® Priming Station primes Linear Drive Dispense Guns (LDS) offline while the SmartDispenser® production system is manufacturing product in the automated assembly system. The SmartDispenser® Priming Station has two functions. It expels all of the air from the dispense tip by advancing the fluid from the end of the syringe luer to the end of the dispense tip and it sets the dispense tip height for automated assembly systems.
Follow these steps for using the SmartDispenser® Priming Station:
1. Remove the dispense gun from the SmartDispenser® gun tray using a slight wrist caulking motion and snap it into place on the Priming Station gun stand with a similar motion.
2. Once the first LDS dispense gun is in place, set the tip locator to capture the height of the dispense tip and using the thumb wheels, lock it in place. The tip locator provides a reference point for slight adjustments to each dispense tip assuring all are set to the proper height for the Z axis location in the automated assembly system.
3. Move the tip locator from the locked position to the unlocked position to start the priming process. The SmartDispenser® Priming Station advances the fluid from the end of the syringe luer to the end of the dispense tip.
4. When the priming process is complete, transfer the step count from the SmartDispenser® Priming Station to the SmartDispenser® USB memory stick.
5. Remove the dispense gun from the Priming Station placing it in the gun tray. Load the next dispense gun for the priming process.
6. Moving the tip locator from the unlocked position to the locked position, check the tip height and adjust if needed.
7. Repeat the priming process until all dispense guns are primed. When all guns are primed, remove the SmartDispenser® USB memory stick from the SmartDispenser® Priming Station and insert into the USB slot on the SmartDispenser® Gun Tray.
8. Transport the gun tray to the automated assembly system for replacement of empty dispense guns.