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Chapter 6: Configurable Settings
This section describes the proper setup of the 1-pump, 9-station control system parameters.
These parameters are operator changeable; however, these items should require setup only
during the initial installation. Only authorized personnel should change them.
Many of the variables and setup parameters have been preset at the factory and do not need to
be changed. However, this section of the manual will address all of the setup parameters that
were available at the time of printing. The purpose of this is to familiarize the reader with all
the setup parameters and their usage.
6-1 Options for Station Setup
Name Description Default
Conveying Components
Convey time
Length of time the station’s vacuum valve remains open to
allow material to be drawn in. (For a volume-fill station, the
valve closes when material covers the station’s volume-fill
proximity sensor or this time elapses, whichever comes first.)
Adjust this value to match the actual time needed to fill the
station. To disable a station, set the convey time to Ø
(zero).
15 sec.
Unload Time Length of time allowed for material to drain from the station into
the receiver. The controller will not attempt to deliver more
material to the station until this time has elapsed.
Adjust this value to match the actual time needed to drain the
station. If it is set too short, the controller may attempt to refill
the station before it is empty, causing material to back up
and/or underusing the station’s capacity. If it is set too long, the
system may be unable to keep up with your equipment’s
demand for material. DO NOT SET TO “Ø”.
10 sec.
No conveys
The controller issues a “no convey” alarm if it has repeatedly
attempted to convey material to the station but the flapper
never opened during the dump delay. (The number of attempts
is controlled by this setting.)
The setting for this option depends on (a) how much material
your injection mold uses to make each part compared with the
capacity of the receiver and (b) how important it is to keep your
injection mold from running out of material and shutting down.
A higher setting will give you fewer alarms, at the risk of
emptying the receiver without warning. A lower setting will give
more frequent alarms, at the risk of disrupting operations
unnecessarily. DO NOT SET TO “Ø”.
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