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2000X aed Actuator
Chapter 2: Introduction to the 2000X aed Actuator
Instruction Manual
Glossary of Terms
2.6 Glossary of Terms
The following terminology may be encountered when using or operating a 2000X-series ultra-
sonic welding system. Some of these terms may not be available in all Controls (Power Supply
model) configurations:
AB Amplitude:
The amplitude at the horn face during the afterburst step.
AB Delay:
Time delay between the end of the hold and the start of the afterburst.
AB Time:
The duration of the afterburst.
Abort Current Printing:
Terminates the current printing request.
Absolute Cutoff:
Ends the ultrasonic portion of the cycle when the set absolute distance is
reached.
Absolute Distance:
The distance the horn has travelled from home (ULS deactivation).
Absolute Mode:
A mode of operation in which the ultrasonic portion of the cycle is terminated
when a user-specified distance from home has been reached.
Absolute Position:
The position of the actuator after clearing the Upper Limit Switch.
Actual:
A reported value that occurred during the weld cycle. The converse is the set parameter
that was requested during the setup.
Afterburst:
Ultrasonic energy applied after the hold step. Used to break away sticking parts
from the tooling.
Alarm Beeper:
An audible signal that sounds when a general alarm has occurred.
Amplitude:
The peak-to-peak movement at the horn face. Always expressed as a percentage
of the maximum.
Amp A:
The amplitude applied to the part from the start of the weld to the step change.
Amp B:
The amplitude applied to the part from the step change to the end of the weld.
Amplitude Graph:
A graph of amplitude percentage plotted against time.
Amplitude Step:
A change in amplitude during the ultrasonic portion of the cycle.
Amp Control:
The ability to set amplitude digitally or by an external control.
Automatic:
A pretrigger condition indicating that pretrigger engages when the actuator leaves
the upper limit switch.
Baud Rate:
The rate of data transmission over the serial communication port.
Beep:
An audible signal produced by the Branson control board. Used to alert the operator to an
unexpected condition.
Cold Start:
A condition that restores a setup to its default values.
Collapse Distance:
The distance the horn has travelled from the trigger point of ultrasonics.
Collapse Mode:
A mode in which the ultrasonics portion of the cycle is terminated when a user-
specified distance from the trigger point has been reached.
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