CTM 360a series, Maintenance And Service Manual

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LABELER TYPE SETUP PROCEDURE
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DUAL ACTION TAMP (DAT) SETUP
DAT: LEADING EDGE SEQUENCE (SWING & TAMP)
With the Applicator ONLINE and a label on the Pad, the labeler receives a Product Detect Signal. After
waiting the Label Placement Distance or Time, the Label Pad swings out in front of the product. At the end
of the Swing Extend Time, the Air Blast Valve turns on to apply a label to the leading panel of the product,
the Swing Arm starts to return home, and the Swing Retract Timer is started. When the Swing Retract
Timer finishes, a label is fed onto the Pad and the Applicator waits for the Second Label Placement
Distance or Time. The Second Label Placement Distance or Time is started at the same time as the First
Label Placement. When the Second Label Placement is reached, the Tamp Assembly extends toward the
side of the product. The Applicator waits the Tamp Extend Time, blows the label onto the product, starts to
retract the Tamp Assembly, and starts the Tamp Retract Timer. At the end of the Retract Time, another
label is fed onto the Label Pad.
Note: If DAT: Trailing Edge (Tamp & Swing) is selected, the Action
occurs first and the Swing Action applies a label to the back panel of the product.
DAT: INVERTED SEQUENCE (INVERTED SWING & INVERTED TAMP)
With the Applicator ONLINE and a label on the Pad, the Label Pad swings out into product flow and waits
for a Product Detect Signal. Once a signal has been received, the Applicator will start the Product
Clearance and Second Label Placement Times or Distances while it waits the First Label Placement Time
or Distance. When the First Label Placement is finished, the Applicator will blow the label off the Pad
onto the front of the product. At the same time the Label Pad swings home and the Retract Timer starts. At
the end of the Swing Retract Time, another label is fed out onto the Pad and the Tamp Valve turns on
moving the pad to the side of the product. The Tamp Extend Timer starts here and when complete, the
Applicator will wait for the Second Label Placement to finish. When both are done, the label is blown onto
the side of the product, the Tamp Valve turns off causing the Label Pad to retract and the Tamp Retract
Time starts. At the end of the Tamp Retract Time, another label is fed out onto the Pad. The Applicator
will then wait for the Product Clearance Time or Distance to finish and then the Label Pad will swing back
out into product flow, ready to start the sequence again.
APPLICATOR TYPE
If Dual Action Tamp (DAT) is selected from the
Applicator Type menu, the Submenu shown at the right
appears allowing the operator to define the type of
motion that occurs during each product application
cycle. The operator should select leading, trailing or
invert depending on the Mode Type you need. The
operator then can chose the Tamp Action within it
(Dual, Swing Only or Tamp Only). When the DAT
Type is changed, the Label Placement(s) will be
changed to the factory default values of 0.25.
Note:
With the Applicator Type set to DAT, jogging the Applicator will cause the Blow Valve to turn on
for the Air Blast Time and a label feed. There will not be any movement from the Tamp Assembly.
APPLICATOR OPTIONS
The following Options are not compatible with the DAT Applicator:
Loose Loop
Multi-Label
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