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Rev. May 2001 

GraviMaster-FGB-M05 (S) 

Page 38

 Gravimetric 

Blender

 

Reference to section:

 Production

 Production 

status 

 

§ 3.3.1

 Material 

usage  

 

§ 3.3.2

 Controller

  

Select recipe  

 

§ 2.1

  

Public parameters 

 

§ 3.5.1

  

Protected parameters 

 

§ 3.5.2

  

Alarm history 

 

 

§ 5.1

  

Calibration

   

Hardware reaction time § 3.4.3

   

Load cell 

 

 

§ 3.4.1

   

Load cell tarration 

 

§ 3.4.2

  

Digital I/O monitor 

 

§ 3.3.3

  

Select automatic mode  § 2.3

  

Select manual mode 

 

§ 2.3

 Recipes

  

Edit recipes   

 

§ 3.2.2

  

Edit components 

 

§ 3.2.1

 System

  

Login/logout  

 

§ 3.7.1

  

Change ID   

 

§ 3.7.2

  

Time and date 

 

 

§ 3.7.3

  

Revision 

 

 

§ 3.7.4

Summary of Contents for FGB-M05

Page 1: ...MANUAL GraviMaster FGB M05 S Gravimetric Blender Serial No ISO 08 01 02 064 GB 986731 Rev May 2001...

Page 2: ...mpty regrind Control 2 7 5 2 Stock Silo Control 2 7 6 Dispensing 2 7 7 Calculations 2 8 Datalogging 2 9 Certificates 3 0 USER INTERFACE 3 1 Operator interface 3 1 1 Keyboard 3 1 2 User control 3 2 Rec...

Page 3: ...1 Demanded connections 4 2 Attaching 5 0 ALARMS 5 1 Alarm reports and solutions 6 0 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 6 1 Maintenance 6 2 Replacement of parts 6 2 1 Replacement of printed circuit 6 3 Cleaning t...

Page 4: ...Injection moulding Blow moulding Sheet extrusion and Film extrusion ACCURATE WEIGH SYSTEM Each component is dispensed into a weigh pan using one set of load cells When all the components are correctl...

Page 5: ...ive to regrind control a fixed weight of blended material can be produced according to any of the stored formulations screen display of all process operation reports of material used and batch histori...

Page 6: ...o the blender and turn it on 6 bar is recommended 3 Turn on the power On the user interface and control box 4 Select the right language The selected language is indicated Select a different language t...

Page 7: ...n 2 3 Machine mode The controller can be in two modes Automatic and Manual The operator can change the mode using the menu item controller This changing of mode is only possible while the blender has...

Page 8: ...When using the option Weight Error a weight has to be given After a start the requested weight will be compared with production weight If both are the same or the production weight higher the control...

Page 9: ...ic dispenses This is defined by the parameter combinationRatio This parameter can only be defined if combination is chosen This mode has the best of gravimetric and volumetric Use normally the defined...

Page 10: ...ge define the relation of the components Regrind Natural and Additive in a recipe 2 7 2 1 Method Standard The different components are defined as follows Regrind Percentage of the batch weight Natural...

Page 11: ...tural 1 60 0 Natural 2 15 0 Additive 5 0 Regrind 20 0 of 2000 0 400 0 Natural 1 60 0 of 2000 0 1200 0 Natural 2 15 0 of 2000 0 300 0 Additive 5 0 of 2000 0 100 0 TOTAL 2000 0 2 7 3 Adding extra materi...

Page 12: ...is very often not continuous due to the process There are two methods to adjust the amount of regrind to the actual process Empty Regrind or Stock Silo 2 7 5 1 Empty regrind Control Empty regrind con...

Page 13: ...Therefore more regrind will be dispensed This is the same as described in empty regrind control This will be done until the middle sensor is not true anymore In a defined number of steps the process w...

Page 14: ...nd with the results parameters can be changed Result is a more accurate next dispense After the first dispense of a material one of the following situation occurs Dispense is correct The difference be...

Page 15: ...When all components of a recipe are dispensed the contents of the weighbin is dumped in to the mixer chamber The weighbin dumps the material by opening a valve for a given time This time weighbinDump...

Page 16: ...ored This is shown at the user interface and can also be printed Batch data measured weight each component dispenserate of each component recalculation to recipe Total data Sum of batch data Material...

Page 17: ...Rev May 2001 GraviMaster FGB M05 S Page 16 Gravimetric Blender 2 9 EQ Net Certificate...

Page 18: ...Rev May 2001 GraviMaster FGB M05 S Page 17 Gravimetric Blender 2 10 ISO Certificat...

Page 19: ...pen option menu The contents is dependent of the actual screen F3 Will be used during calculation F4 Choose node number The function keys F5 up to F8 is dependent of the machine mode automatic manual...

Page 20: ...ncrease and decrease function value of field can be changed by step ENTER Select function choise is made and entered values are saved Decimal point ESC Escape Leave menu without choice Home Arrow up w...

Page 21: ...mented to enter characters To enter a character in a text inputield first activate the object with the ENTER key When the input field is activated a cursor is shown at the first position At this momen...

Page 22: ...ral Basic material Additive Additive material e g masterbatch One component of every type is already present in the list These components have the name no name and can not be deleted from the list To...

Page 23: ...Deleting a component from the list can be done by pressing the DEL delete key The component pointed to by the highlighted line will be deleted from the list The option key F2 contains two functions i...

Page 24: ...stored Name Type WHITE NATURAL Step Press the key again to select the type field Name Type WHITE NATURAL Step Press ENTER to activate the field Name Type WHITE NATURAL REGRIND NATURAL ADDITIVE Step Se...

Page 25: ...0 OPERATING AUTO STATN 0 FGB 00 No name STATUS OPERATING MODE AUTOMATIC EDIT RECIPE Number 10 Name CRATE Colour YELLOW Batch 2 Kg Interpretation STANDARD H Component Quant Alarm Rate g s 1 noname r 50...

Page 26: ...her changing the recipe or discard all changes The option key F2 contains other functions in the screen edit recipes The next functions are available OPTION MENU IN EDIT RECIPE Option Description Copy...

Page 27: ...our Batch 2 0 kg Interpretation STANDARD H Component Quantity Alarm Speed g s 1 2 10 11 12 The name and colour of the recipe is entered in the same way as the components name 3 2 1 Step Press the arro...

Page 28: ...key Now select PERCENTAGE with the arrow keys and confirm with ENTER Interpretation STANDARD PERCENTAGE Step Press the arrow key once H Component QTY Alarm Speed g s 1 2 12 Step Select the hopper you...

Page 29: ...d AT keyboard to the terminal This keyboard must connect to a connector which is placed on the PCB in the terminal When using a AT keyboard than Switch power off the terminal Disconnect the internal k...

Page 30: ...Therefore three screens are available on the terminal production screen material usage screen and input output screen 3 3 1 Production screen The production screen can be reached by selecting menu F1...

Page 31: ...f the current recipe The recipe can be changed in the production screen by selecting a field arrow keys Next enter a new value and press ENTER to confirm Now the recipe is changed but the controller u...

Page 32: ...operator by the menu F1 controller calibration loadcell The calibration procedure of the loadcell has two steps Extra information is given to the operator by every step This information is displayed...

Page 33: ...for an amount of material This is why it is very important that the opening time of the pulse is not too long because it cannot dose accurate anymore Standard adjustment Hopper Clockpulses Time s 1 3...

Page 34: ...ionRatio must be given CombinationRatio Relation between the volumetric and gravimetric 3 dispenses one gravimetric dispense and x volumetric dispenses MixMode Actual mixermode There are four possible...

Page 35: ...the option field If the option field displays a X the alarm report is activated The parameters must be updated into the controller so select the OK button and activate it by pressing ENTER Updating t...

Page 36: ...nsor not activated 100 before the controller initiates an alarm EmptyRegrind Indicates the Empty Regrind regrind control No process is activated EmptyRegrindHopper Indicates the hopper which is used i...

Page 37: ...e terminal has some area s which are protected by a password protected parameters debug monitor etc Before an operator can use modify or see these area s he has to perform a login procedure This proce...

Page 38: ...ollers This information can be important for system errors when you inform the dealer To display this information chose menu F1 system revision 3 8 Menu hierarchy PRODUCTION CONTROLLER RECIPES SYSTEM...

Page 39: ...ipe 2 1 Public parameters 3 5 1 Protected parameters 3 5 2 Alarm history 5 1 Calibration Hardware reaction time 3 4 3 Load cell 3 4 1 Load cell tarration 3 4 2 Digital I O monitor 3 3 3 Select automat...

Page 40: ...mum 6bar 4 2 Mounting There are several ways where to place the GraviMaster namely on a frame on a mezzanine on the machine Before mounting the unit first open the front panel and take out the mixing...

Page 41: ...in connection with the accuracy of the loadcell Now mixer chamber the weighbin and the front panel can be replaced Connect the air pressure to the regulator max 12 bar Put the plugs of the GraviMaste...

Page 42: ...Alarms 5 1 Alarm reports and solutions The operating system sends a message to the terminal when a failure is detected The message will be displayed and stored with date and time in the alarm history...

Page 43: ...nsor optional indicates that a Fill hopper with material hopper runs out of material Hopper empty No material is dispensed so the controller Fill hopper with material and indicates that a hopper must...

Page 44: ...he hopper There are three possible reasons for this 1 dispense accuracy is too narrow 2 dispense speed is too high 3 number of dispense attempts is too low solutions 1 increase dispense accuracy 3 5 2...

Page 45: ...cell boundary error 0 Parameters are corrupted 0 Silo full error 0 Production data corrupted 0 Silo empty error 0 Hopper number n is empty 0 Conflict with regrind parameter 0 Loadcell is not calibrate...

Page 46: ...about 1 cm past the inside surface of the stainless mounting plate If it protrudes too far it will sense the mixer blades If it does not protrude far enough it will sense the mounting plate itself Ad...

Page 47: ...th PE This because of the of static electricity 6 3 Cleaning the machine The frequency of cleaning will depend on the number of times the raw material is changed For cleaning the machine the front pan...

Page 48: ...ace specifications Connecting voltage 240 V Printer connection Parallel port 7 3 Valves specifications The machine is supplied with valves from the brand MAC type 45A SC1 DDAJ 1KJ The number of valves...

Page 49: ...c Blender Drawing 7 1 Cylinder Drawing 7 2 Topview valves 7 4 Air pressure cylinders specifications See specifications on cylinder 1 2 W H 1 H 2 B Maschine W Wiegeschalenanschluss H1 Dosierschieber 1...

Page 50: ...Rev May 2001 GraviMaster FGB M05 S Page 49 Gravimetric Blender 7 5 Electrical diagrams...

Page 51: ...Rev May 2001 GraviMaster FGB M05 S Page 50 Gravimetric Blender...

Page 52: ...Rev May 2001 GraviMaster FGB M05 S Page 51 Gravimetric Blender...

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