FOREWORD
Literature Information
This manual should be stored in a protected location
for future reference. Use the literature holder if
provided with the product.
This manual contains safety information, operation
instructions, transportation information, lubrication
information and maintenance information.
Some photographs or illustrations in this publication
show details or equipment that can be different from
your machine. Guards and covers might have been
removed for illustrative purposes.
Continuing improvement and advancement of product
design might have caused changes to your machine
which are not included in this publication. Read, study
and keep this manual with the machine.
Whenever a question arises regarding your machine,
or this publication, please contact Asahi/America
Technical Services at 1-800-343-3618 or pipe@asahi-
america.com.
Safety
The safety section lists basic safety precautions. In
addition, this section identifies the text and locations of
warning signs and labels used on the machine.
Read and understand the basic precautions listed
in the safety section before operating or performing
maintenance and repair on this machine.
Operation
The operation section is a reference for the new
operator and a refresher for the experienced operator.
This section includes a discussion of gauges, switches,
machine controls, accessories and transportation.
Photographs and illustrations guide the operator
through correct procedures of setting up, checking and
operating the machine.
Operating techniques outlined in this publication are
basic. Proficiency develops as the operator gains
knowledge and experience with the machine and its
capabilities.
Maintenance
The maintenance section is a guide to equipment care.
The maintenance schedule lists the items to be
maintained at a specific service interval. Items without
specific intervals are listed under the “As Needed”
service interval. The schedule lists the page for the step-
by-step instructions required to accomplish the
scheduled maintenance. Use the schedule as an index
for all maintenance procedures.
Some maintenance procedures may be
referenced in a manual pertaining to that
component of the machine. For example,
maintenance for an engine component would
have its intervals and procedures in the engine
operator’s manual.
Use the hour meter (if equipped) to determine
servicing intervals. Calendar intervals will be
used instead of hour meter intervals if no
hour meter is equipped on
a machine. Recommended service should
always be performed at the interval that
occurs first.
Under extremely severe, dusty or wet operating
conditions, more frequent lubrication than is
specified in the maintenance schedule might be
necessary.
Asahi/America Training
Standards
Since 1984, Asahi/America, Inc. has been teaching
contractors the benefits of welding thermoplastic piping
systems in industrial and high purity applications. Our
partnership with McElroy allows us to leverage their
state-of-the-art Learning Management System (LMS)
using Asahi/America technical standards across all Asahi
piping systems.
For more than 30 years, McElroy has been the only pipe
fusion machine manufacturer to continuously offer
advanced training. Course offerings are meant to
enhance your efficiency, productivity and safety in the
proper use of McElroy machines. Asahi/America
learning portal classes powered by McElroy University
are structured so that the skills learned and the
machines used in each class closely match the machines
found on pipelining jobsites.
Training modules specific to Asahi/America piping
systems available for purchase online and required to be
completed prior to onsite training by Asahi/America
personnel.
This manual is intended as a guide only and does not take the
place of proper training by qualified instructors. The
information in this manual is not all inclusive and cannot
encompass all possible situations that can be encountered
during various operations.
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