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MAGUIRE PRODUCTS INC.

GRAVIMETRIC AUGER FEEDER

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MAGUIRE

Model MGF-ST

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Standard Controller

GRAVIMETRIC AUGER FEEDER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Original Instructions Manual
Revision Date: February 12, 2020

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Maguire Products, Inc. 2020

Summary of Contents for GRAVIMETRIC AUGER FEEDER MGF-ST

Page 1: ...UCTS INC GRAVIMETRIC AUGER FEEDER MAGUIRE Model MGF ST Standard Controller GRAVIMETRIC AUGER FEEDER INSTRUCTION MANUAL Original Instructions Manual Revision Date February 12 2020 Copyright Maguire Products Inc 2020 ...

Page 2: ...G U I R E P R O D U C T S I N C 2 G R A V I M E T R I C A U G E R F E E D E R Use this space to record information about your Maguire Machines Serial Number Date of Purchase Model Number ID IP Address Notes ...

Page 3: ...nt Options ________________________________________________________ 23 Parameters _________________________________________________________ 27 Updating the MGF Firmware ___________________________________________ 32 Rate Adjust Reset ____________________________________________________ 33 Set Model ___________________________________________________________ 33 View Reset Totals ___________________...

Page 4: ...uire Products Inc accepts no responsibility or liability for damage or malfunction of the equipment arising from non observance of these operating instructions To avoid errors and to ensure trouble free operation it is essential that these operating instructions are read and understood by all personnel who are to use the equipment Should you have problems or difficulties with the equipment please ...

Page 5: ... time and extruder output Fine Metering Resolution 100 rpm Stepper Motor advances at 200 increments per revolution In combination with digital control the 200 step rotation achieves fine metering resolution of 0 2 Automatic Re calibration Ensures Continuous Accuracy Automatic adjustments guarantee that feed rate is held to within 0 2 of desired let down ratio Dual Load Cells Balanced load readings...

Page 6: ...the natural material hopper will be bolted on top The TOP plate has the ROUND hole The BOTTOM plate has the SQUARE hole MOUNT THE CONTROLLER 3 The CONTROLLER will be mounted to a bar that bolts on the left side of the adaptor frame You may also mount the controller in a remote location and use optional extension cords to connect the motor and load cell Be sure that the mounting screws are tight HA...

Page 7: ...n time can not be less then 1 second INJECTION time or CLAMP CLOSE time are options Description of Controls 1 POWER ON OFF SWITCH Turns power on or off Switch light is illuminated when MGF is powered ON 2 RUN STOP SWITCH This switch provides a run signal to the circuit board For the MGF feeder to run a screw turning signal MUST be present providing power to the screw signal cord AND the RUN switch...

Page 8: ...ption MAIN MENU SHOT WT 200 LDR 1 00 LOAD xxxx SIG 12 Main Screen of MGF On the right side of the screen up and down arrows indicate that there are more menu options above or below the current screen of choices Navigation selection and adjustment of menu options are accomplished by using the arrow buttons on the keypad to navigate and pressing the ENTER button to select an option Adjustments to va...

Page 9: ...le parameters See Parameter for more information See page 27 PRINT OPTIONS Parameter printout or time interval printouts to USB drive See page 23 UPDATE FIRMWARE For updating MGF Firmware See page 32 UPDATE USB CHIP For updating MGF s USB firmware See page 32 RATE ADJ RESET Used to reset the Rate Adjustment back to 1 0000 See page 33 VIEW RESET TOTALS Resets material usage totals and cycle counter...

Page 10: ...ed rate shot weight x LDR during the length of screw recover time Select CONTINUOUS for extrusion where the MGF auger runs continuously In this mode the first step is enter LBS or KILOS HOUR of the extruder on the main screen Next set the LDR Let Down Ratio on the main screen In CONTINUOUS mode your MGF will run continuously at the calculated rate lbs hr x LDR Auger speed will adjust automatically...

Page 11: ...ling the display down to UNITS Press ENTER to toggle between US and METRIC US will display in Pounds and ounces METRIC will display in Kilograms and grams With the desired UNITS selected Press BACK to make the selection Press BACK Twice more to exit SETUP and back to the Main Screen Re enter the following settings if previously set required when switching weight units 1 LBS HOUR KGS HOUR MAIN MENU...

Page 12: ... Date Format USA displays as Month Day Year Europe displays as Day Month Year Press To toggle Date Format between USA and EUROPE With the desired Format selected Press ENTER to make the selection The Display will show the current date and time on the MGF To adjust Use the keypad digits To adjust the blinking field Press to advance to the next field If necessary adjust the highlighted field using t...

Page 13: ...NU LBS HOUR 200 LDR 1 00 LOAD xxxx Adjustments SHOT WT or LBS HOUR Depending on your selected Mode the display will show SHOT WT or LBS HOUR To adjust this value follow these instructions Using the Arrow buttons select SHOT WT or LBS HOUR selection indicated with the Press ENTER Display will highlight the value on the right Enter NEW value using the keypad When new value has been entered press ent...

Page 14: ...ey on the keypad to silence the alarm When the MGF settings are adjusted and the MGF is primed with material it is ready for operation Switch to RUN using the paddle switch on the left side if the controller located next to the power switch What happens during NORMAL OPERATION The software uses the information you have entered lbs hr or shot wt and Let Down Ratio plus the motor factor to determine...

Page 15: ...e mode the difference between the two weights needs to be greater than 5 times the target rate If the above condition d or e fails then a counter is incremented If the above condition d or e passes then the counter is reset to 0 If the counter gets incremented past 3 then the NO METERING alarm is triggered In cycle mode the NO METERING alarm is checked only at the start of every cycle In continuou...

Page 16: ... effect the motor step time calculation MTF Motor Factor RPM Maximum RPM SPR Steps per Revolution LDR Let Down Ratio PHR Per Hour Rate continuous and extr Follow only SHT Shot Weight cycle mode only RATE ADJ BIN REMOVED ALARM CODE 54 This alarm indicates that the hopper is not installed on the load cells When this alarm is active the MGF will not allow the auger to run and will not allow the loade...

Page 17: ...igital measurement from the loadcells If this error is generated it may indicate damage to the A to D converter If you receive this error please contact technical support TROUBLESHOOTING CONTROLLER PROBLEMS If you have problems the more information you can provide us about what caused the problem the more we can do to improve our product so that these problems cannot and do not occur in the future...

Page 18: ...word is 2222 Four digits 0 through 9 are required A modified password will not reset back to factory default after a software upgrade If you changed the password but forgot what it is please contact Maguire Products The following describes how to change the factory password Press To scroll down to SETUP using arrow key Press ENTER Display will say ENTER PASSWORD _ _ _ _ Enter 2222 Default password...

Page 19: ...t weight x LDR during the length of screw recover time Select CONTINUOUS for extrusion where the MGF auger runs continuously In this mode the first step is enter LBS or KILOS HOUR of the extruder on the main screen Next set the LDR Let Down Ratio on the main screen In CONTINUOUS mode your MGF will run continuously at the calculated rate lbs hr x LDR Auger speed will adjust automatically to maintai...

Page 20: ... the Main Screen Re enter the following settings if previously set required when switching weight units 1 LBS HOUR KGS HOUR MAIN MENU Screen 2 LOW WEIGHT ALARM See Parameters 3 LOADER ON WEIGHT Setup Loader Operations 4 LOADER OFF WEIGHT Setup Loader Operations LANG Set the Language of the MGF Controller Languages include English Italian German Polish Czech French and Spanish Press To scroll down ...

Page 21: ... the Date Format USA displays as Month Day Year Europe displays as Day Month Year Press To toggle Date Format between USA and EUROPE With the desired Format selected Press ENTER to make the selection The Display will show the current date and time on the MGF To adjust Use the keypad To adjust the blinking field Press to advance to the next field If necessary adjust the highlighted field using the ...

Page 22: ...ENTER Display will say ENTER PASSWORD _ _ _ _ Enter 2222 Default password is 2222 Press ENTER to enter SETTINGS Press to scroll the display down to VOLUMETRIC Press ENTER To toggle between OFF ON With the desired Format selected Press BACK to make the selection Press BACK two more times to exit SETUP and go to the Main Screen AUTO STOP Used for extrusion and continuous Turning on requires a consta...

Page 23: ...O 1000 1000 LBE 30 30 UBE 300 300 NBW 100 100 LWA 400 400 ATP 50002 51005 RTU 305 305 ADJ 3005 3005 LLF 500 500 LHF 2000 2000 LAT 120 120 STL 10 10 NWA 100 100 XMR 0 0 Interval Report in Cycle Mode 07 27 2013 15 40 56 GRAVIMETRIC FEEDER ID 000 WO 00000 RECIPE 00000 OP 000 LDR 5 00 SHOT WT 69 0g TOT WT 37 2 WEIGHT 3402 1 ON TIME 171ms TOT CT 12 AVG DISP 2 98 RATE ADJ 0 8145 TARGET 3 45 ACC WT 17 89...

Page 24: ...ond which is 829 ms off The software adjusts this number based on the metering rate is has learned coupled with the machine screw ON TIME As On Time varies this number will also adjust On models using a stepper motor the off time between steps is adjusted to vary the metering rate RATE ADJ 0 8145 We begin all metering rate calculations using certain assumptions We do not know the bulk density of t...

Page 25: ...will show ZERO CALIBRATION FULL CALIBRATION ZERO CALIBRATION is selected and should be done first followed by a FULL CALIBRATION Press ENTER Display will show WARNING If this calibration is not performed properly it may disable your scale Press ENTER Display will show LOAD CELL ZERO WAIT followed by CALIBRATION SUCCESSFUL Press To scroll down to FULL CALIBRATION FULL CALIBRATION Place your known c...

Page 26: ...go to Network Mask Subnet then to Default Gateway After entering the Default Gateway the display will return to Static IP When you are finished entering the network information press BACK to save settings and BACK 3 more times to go back to the main screen LOADER OPERATIONS LOADER ON OFF Enable or Disable use of the Loader LOADER ON WT Loader On Weight Grams Weight in grams to turn on the loader L...

Page 27: ... No Meter Alarm LIW Polling Rate Rate Adjust Percentage LIW Lower Cap Target Adjust Threshold Extrusion Voltage Filter Loadcell Low Loadcell High High Rate Trip Point Error Count Tracking Injection Color Percent Injection Screw Time Percent LDR Let Down Ratio Percent Factory Default MGF 4 00200 MGF 8 00200 Percentage of SHOT WEIGHT or PER HOUR RATE in 1 100th percent SHT Shot Weight Grams Factory ...

Page 28: ...h number UBE Upper Boundary Error Number Factory Default MGF 4 00300 MGF 8 00300 Error rate upper limit in 1 100th number NBW Negative Bin Weight whole grams Factory Default MGF 4 00100 MGF 8 00100 Negative weight read from the bin hopper which will disable loader whole grams LWA Low Weight Alarm whole grams Factory Default MGF 4 00400 MGF 8 00400 0 disabled Weight of hopper that triggers the low ...

Page 29: ...PARAMETER Factory Default MGF 4 06400 MGF 8 06400 Stepper motor micro steps per revolution With a current MGF motor there are 200 step per revolution and 32 hardwired micro steps or 6400 200 x 32 RPM Maximum Revolutions Per Minute Number DO NOT CHANGE THIS PARAMETER Factory Default MGF 4 00100 MGF 8 00100 Software defined maximum number of revolutions per minute based on hardware capabilities PMR ...

Page 30: ...percentage of target rate 1 10th of a percent 33500 50 0 LIW LIW Polling Rate LIW Mode only Factory Default MGF 4 00010 MGF 8 00010 The number of seconds between each poll of the LIW s steady rate Faster rates may cause issues with the ethernet stack Slower rates may cause issues with the MGF detecting changes in the LIW s steady rate RAP Rate Adjust Percentage Extrusion Following Only Factory Def...

Page 31: ...be displayed HRT High Rate Trip Point Continuous and Extrusion Following only HRT controls the adjustment to the ATP parameter HRT is separated into 2 parts xx yyy xx new value for ATP yyy trip point for changing ATP in grams minute 1 If the current rate is above HRT yyy then adjust the ATP to HRT xx 2 If the current rate falls below HRT yyy then revert ATP back to previous setting ECT Error Count...

Page 32: ...any available firmware versions on the USB drive and display Update To GSxxxxxx BIN or GSxxxxxx XUF Press Any Key to Update Firmware Press ENTER to start the update The display will show progress in transferring to the internal SD card then The display will show progress in Verifying the update file then The display will show progress in Reflashing to the new Firmware and then The display will sho...

Page 33: ...r If the new material has the same consistency as the original material this step is not necessary Press ENTER to reset the Rate Adjustment back to 1 0000 Press BACK three more times to exit SETUP and go back to the Main Screen SET MODEL MGF 3 MGF 4 MGF 8 Used to set the model and auger size MGF 3 is used a 3 8 inch auger MGF 4 is used for a 1 2 inch auger MGF 8 is used for a 1 inch auger PRIME FU...

Page 34: ...nce the last clear and Cycle Count back to zero If no key is detected the controller will display Failed to print Continue Clearing Totals Press ENTER to confirm Press BACK three more times to exit SETUP and go back to the Main Screen RESTORE DEFAULTS The MGF can be restored back to factory defaults by entering SETUP and scrolling down to RESTORE DEFAULTS highlight and press enter Standard 1 Diame...

Page 35: ...in one minute while in continuous or extrusion following modes ERROR Accumulated Error difference between target and dispensed 0 1 in example Loss in weight Trip Point 5 in example see ATP parameter on page 27 CYCLE CT Number of cycles since last rate adjustment or refill RATE ADJ The amount of rate adjustment that has occurred to maintain correct output Initial speed is based on a specified motor...

Page 36: ...r supply to the brass 45 X NPT fitting at the input side of the solenoid mounted on the control bar 7 The air supply should be set and regulated at a pressure between 60 and 80 PSI 8 Connect the feeder motor cables to the matching connectors on the controller motor and solenoid 9 After the MGF Feeder Loader is installed the MGF should be re calibrated using the procedure found on page 25 It is imp...

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Page 48: ...w of natural material so that color is dropped into the flow from an air space and is evenly distributed over a steady and predictable flow of natural material This assures uniform distribution of color into the natural material The windows provide a clear operator view of the combined flow The hopper holds up to 10 pounds of concentrate Four sight glasses provide a view of the material level PRIN...

Page 49: ...essed or implied and of all other obligations or liabilities on our part and MAGUIRE PRODUCTS neither assumes nor authorizes any other persons to assume for it any other liability in connection with the sale of its products This warranty shall not apply to any Feeder which shall have been repaired or altered outside MAGUIRE PRODUCTS factory unless such repair or alteration was in our judgment not ...

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