Chapter 2: Operating Your FT-70/75
Container Changeover
The FT-70/75 is equipped will certain features that allow you to
change between different container types easily. If the production
line the FT-70/75 is installed on is designed to produce more than
one size or type of container, this procedure will explain how to
reconfigure the unit for a different container type.
To accomplish a container changeover you must do the following:
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Select the container type to be inspected.
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Adjust the Inspection Head height.
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Adjust the Conveyor Guide Rails.
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Adjust the Centerline Trigger Bracket height
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Adjust as need any option sensors and senor brackets installed.
Selecting the Container Type to be Inspected
Before you can select a particular container type, the parameters
for that container type must be programmed into the FT-70/75.
This should have been done by your Service Department.
1.
Press Key 5 until CURRENT CONTAINER TYPE appears.
2.
Use the Arrow Key to select the desired container type. After
you select the container type a message will appear asking you
to wait while the FT-70/75 reconfigures itself for the new
container type.
Adjusting the Inspection Head Height
You must adjust the Inspection Head height to align the Inspection
Beam to the container’s Target Fill Level. This will require you to
make several mechanical adjustments.
1.
Approximately 5 seconds after you select the container type, a
message will appear indicating the head height setting to
which you must adjust the FT-70/75.
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