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Gravimetric Dual Feeder

TrueFeed

™

U S E R G U I D E

UGB0

-0806

www.conairgroup.com

C o r p o r a t e O f f i c e :

724.584.5500

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Page 1: ...Gravimetric Dual Feeder TrueFeed U S E R G U I D E UGB025 0806 www conairgroup com Corporate Office 724 584 5500 Instant Access 24 7 Parts and Service 800 458 1960 Parts and Services 814 437 6861...

Page 2: ...Manual Number UGB025 0806 Serial Number s Model Number s Please record your equipment s model and serial number s and the date you received it in the spaces provided DISCLAIMER Conair shall not be li...

Page 3: ...on________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Startup and Login __________________________________________________________________________________ 13 Ke...

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Page 5: ...ts together for documentation of your equipment Date Manual Number UGB025 0806 Serial Number s Model Number s Software Version Disclaimer The Conair Group Inc shall not be liable for errors contained...

Page 6: ...lug from electrical power before performing maintenance Ensure that all parts are securely fixed to the injection molding machine Dangerous voltages are still present inside the control cabinet for up...

Page 7: ...or 2 Dispensing cylinder 3 Hopper 0 2 ft 3 6 liter 4 Thumb knob M10x40 5 Standard NST40 Throat adaptor 6 Material discharge slide in closed position 7 TrueFeed Load frame 8 Slide frame Optional 9 Slid...

Page 8: ...crew For more information see Section 5 Safety bolts total of 4 Balance frame Transport protection pin Remove before operation Hopper loader tube support when option selected The serial number for the...

Page 9: ...ine and the machine hopper In the figure below a cross section of the NST40 throat adaptor can be seen Standard throat adaptor During operation the virgin material runs from the machine hopper through...

Page 10: ...to 50 4 A 20HT YES YES 0 4 to 14 0 1 3 to 50 4 A 30HT YES YES 1 4 to 35 0 5 0 to 126 0 Note Used for regrind and irregular shaped materials Note Feed rates are based on materials with a bulk density...

Page 11: ...d micro granules To determine the kind of material in your application use the description below For other sizes contact a Conair representative The actual capacity of the feeding system depends on Th...

Page 12: ...the 6 x 6 inch top flange of the NST40 throat adaptor will have 5 x 5 inch pre drilled mounting holes 2 Install the throat adaptor directly on top of the entrance of the production machine Install the...

Page 13: ...r the throat adaptor connection flange 1 is equipped with a ball bearing 5 When using an auger screw system the ball bearing must be removed The metal ring 2 that is fixed on the feed screw tube fits...

Page 14: ...ctions Main power cable L Before switching on the unit for the first time ensure the main power voltage being applied is between 80 and 260V Input cable 2 Motor cables 1 for Regrind and 1 for Color 2...

Page 15: ...put Tachometer 0 30 Vdc start input 5 MOTOR The Dual TrueFeed can control 2 motor types LT low torque standard motor for normal feeding HT high torque motor for high output feeding See Section 5 for m...

Page 16: ...ons Enter Confirm settings Pick up a JOB Start Start unit Stop Stop unit Input LED is lighted Input signal is ON 7 Operation 7 1 Navigation L Note that from the color unit the internal dipswitch 1 ON...

Page 17: ...ION SUPERVISOR Default code 2222 TOOLING Default code 1111 OPERATOR Default code 0000 LOGIN To enter the different user levels YES YES YES CONFIGURATION To configure the feeding system YES NO NO PRODU...

Page 18: ...the keyboard then press Enter to confirm When Locked is selected the unit will automatically be set to OPERATOR level This screen will appear when a user is trying to change settings while the keyboa...

Page 19: ...Start user Operator Tooling Supervisor not visible in Color mode Tooling passw xxxx 1111 not visible in Color mode Supervisor passw xxxx 2222 not visible in Color mode Date dd mm yy not visible in Col...

Page 20: ...he Stop Start button was pressed the feeding time will reset automatically Configuration Fill System Filling system NO None ME MV or GR see Section 7 7 Configuration Filling start Function When it is...

Page 21: ...r sec When the maximum deviation message Error 01 page 32 appears in the display of the controller it shows the measured deviation in percent of the setpoint Configuration Auto start Enable disable au...

Page 22: ...Operator Tooling or Supervisor Configuration Tooling password Password for Tooling user level 4 numerals default 1111 Configuration Supervisor password Password for Supervisor user level 4 numerals de...

Page 23: ...mix the Regrind metering unit needs know in advance how much regrind must be processed before the masterbatch dose is adjusted This is done via a master slave control in which the Regrind metering un...

Page 24: ...The filling of the hopper will work like a normal ME hopper loader system The Regrind system will feed to the Regrind Setpoint set in the Production menu 2 With a grinder connected to the machine clos...

Page 25: ...ll offtime 2 fast filling The Regrind unit starts feeding if the Level is between Level 2 and 3 The hopper loader will fill now with intervals fill offtime 1 normal operation If the Regrind weight ris...

Page 26: ...fter a few minutes the following screen appears Place calibration weight 500 gr on the hopper and press the START button After approximately 1 minute the loadcell calibration is ready press the MENU b...

Page 27: ...se you want the feeder to reach its setpoint with the matching speed of the motor RPM as quickly as possible Starting the unit with a speed that is already near to the setpoint will achieve quicker re...

Page 28: ...bration How can I select a calibrated material When one or more material calibrations are made one can be selected as follows Go to PRODUCTION menu Use the cursor to go to Material Press and hold the...

Page 29: ...in Timer mode Test Initial production test with set speed and time Actual production data LActual color output is only visible after the first automatic RPM adjustment If there s not yet a value known...

Page 30: ...st because of max 10 in the screen fill in the first letter s of the calibration name and press ENTER A filtered list will now appear To go back to the main list fill in with blank spaces and press EN...

Page 31: ...re no moving parts except for the pneumatically operated closing valve of the MV system How the ME works The ME system blows the material from a bag drum or container into the feeder s hopper The hopp...

Page 32: ...ec Fill offtime2 60 sec Manual fill NO YES MV FILLING SYSTEM MV system OFF ON Fill time 20 sec Empty time 05 sec Fill cycles 3 x Alarm cycles 10 x Alarm mode OFF ON Manual fill NO YES ME system Switch...

Page 33: ...f the hopper and the filling with an automatic hopper loader During the time that the hopper is being filled the TrueFeed is feeding with a fixed RPM this means that the unit runs temporarily volumetr...

Page 34: ...should be avoided Do not use an empty time that is longer than necessary but not too short of an empty time that can cause a decreased capacity of the MV hopper loader For the amount of filling cycle...

Page 35: ...M HISTORY All alarms and warnings will be stored in the alarm history Go to the ALARMS menu Press to scroll to the stored alarms max 50 The alarm history can be reset by the supervisor in CONFIGURATIO...

Page 36: ...the hopper loader Check the hopper loader settings Error 03 Maximum RPM exceeded change feeding tool for higher capacity Calculated motor speed is higher than the maximum of 200 RPM Check the material...

Page 37: ...its 7 11 Files In this File manager menu files Material curves can be searched renamed and deleted When entering the file manager menu it will allow you to search and select from the material material...

Page 38: ...warning will be logged when an alarm or warning occurs The error codes can be found in Section 7 12 To effectively use the Event Log be aware that the correct data and time must be set in the CONFIGU...

Page 39: ...it might be running already very close to the desired setpoint because it uses a cylinder and material reference system to determine the first RPM setting This accuracy however cannot be guaranteed be...

Page 40: ...m recalibrate the system and try the weight check again Problem The Dual TrueFeed does come into specification but it seems to be slow Possible causes 1 Extreme vibrations and shocks to the system 2 E...

Page 41: ...APPENDIX A TrueFeed Print view INSIDE VIEW OF THE CABINET 37 Dual Feed TrueFeed Manual...

Page 42: ...APPENDIX B TrueFeed Wiring diagram 38 Dual Feed TrueFeed Manual Only with Dual TrueFeed...

Page 43: ...input potential free or 24VDC Note potential contact Guaranteed OFF 0 8VDC Guaranteed ON 18 30VDC Output s Stepper motor max output 2A or 4A high output at 40VDC Solid state 24VDC 0 5 An output for va...

Page 44: ...APPENDIX D TrueFeed General Dimensions 40 Dual Feed TrueFeed Manual...

Page 45: ...or sharp edges Check slide valve Check sealing ring Check sight glasses Neckpiece check Check sight glass and the inside if everything is clean Check fitting of the feeding house Check curled knob len...

Page 46: ...e day minimum plus expenses Before You Call If you do have a problem please complete the following checklist before calling Conair r Make sure you have all model control type from the serial tag and p...

Page 47: ...spect the equipment and perform alterations or adjustments to satisfy performance claims Charges for such inspections and corrections will be waived unless failure to meet warranty is due to misapplic...

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