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When processing a long piece of acrylic using the conveyor feeder I have ran into an issue that causes jamming.

Machine: P2

Accessories:  Conveyor Feeder

Substrate/Material:  3mm White Acrylic (24"x 48")

Process:  Cutting out Lettering

Issue:  While processing the lettering the tool path or cutting sequence chooses to process the letters randomly causing excessive back and forth movements with the conveyor.  These random movements also cause jamming as the parts may fall partially out and as the conveyor feeds the material back through the rollers.  Additionally, excessive movements with the conveyor decreases the accuracy of the final product.  This inaccuracy increases the longer the material.

Suggestion:  Develop a Planning Path for conveyor use that processes cuts on the Z axis in order to minimize movement on the axis line thereby decreasing the risk of jamming and increasing final product accuracy.  Additionally, develop “Guides” for the Conveyor Feeder to assist in keeping from material “drift" or “wandering” in the X axis direction.  I would liken these “guides” to those used on a laser jet print on the paper feeder.

Thanks,

Chris