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MAGUIRE PRODUCTS, INC. 

 Vacuum Batch Dryer

 Touchscreen 

VBD-150

 

VBD-300

 

Vacuum Batch Dryer

 

 

Touch Screen Controller     

 

INSTALLATION 

  OPERATION 

  MAINTENANCE    

 

 

 
 

 

Rev. October 5, 2018 

Copyright 

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 Maguire Products, Inc. 2018 

 

Summary of Contents for Vacuum Batch Dryer VBD-150

Page 1: ...MAGUIRE PRODUCTS INC Vacuum Batch Dryer Touchscreen VBD 150 VBD 300 VacuumBatchDryer Touch Screen Controller INSTALLATION OPERATION MAINTENANCE Rev October 5 2018 Copyright Maguire Products Inc 2018...

Page 2: ...Maguire Products Inc 2 VBD Vacuum Dryer TSC...

Page 3: ...of the Maguire VBD 150 and VBD 300 it is recommended to read thoroughly these operating instructions Maguire Products Inc accepts no responsibility or liability for damage or malfunction of the equip...

Page 4: ...this manual or find errors please let us know so that we may make the required corrections or provide you with accurate information Additionally we will gladly provide you with an updated copy of any...

Page 5: ...Maintenance 51 Drain and purge Air Filter Regulator 51 Air Pressure Adjustments 51 Replacing the Air Filter 51 Loadcell Calibration 52 Temperature and Pressure Verification 54 Cleanout Procedure 55 Va...

Page 6: ...xpressed 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 wit...

Page 7: ...C Typically these surfaces are not at dangerous temperatures however all hot surfaces should be avoided Warning Label indicate HOT SURFACES USE CAUTION when removing and installing canisters USE GLOVE...

Page 8: ...ing Hopper Assembly B Vacuum Chamber Assembly C Retention Hopper Assembly D Control Panel Lifting and Moving components of the Dryer Ensure your lifting equipment is rated to lift the weight of the in...

Page 9: ...Maguire Products Inc 9 VBD Vacuum Dryer TSC Overall layout and Dimensions VBD 150...

Page 10: ...Maguire Products Inc 10 VBD Vacuum Dryer TSC VBD 300...

Page 11: ...rom the pallet Two wheels can be locked With the wheels secured locate the two shipping bolts that attach the VBD 150 to the pallet Unbolt the upper visible nuts from the frame and allow the bolt to d...

Page 12: ...ence time or running at higher throughputs If the VBD Dryer will use a Heating Hopper Extension it should be installed before the Heating Hopper is installed into the VBD Dryer If you do not have a He...

Page 13: ...ton head screws and Nyloc nuts Secure the RTD cable to the RTD located on the Loader Adapter Plate Diffuser Assembly Attaching the Heating Hopper A forklift can be used to raise the heating hopper ont...

Page 14: ...lve recollector hopper 2 Remove the Vacuum Chamber fill valve hopper 3 Install the supplied aluminum Drop Tube Packed separately See next photo 4 Install Drop Tube in large hole in bottom of hopper fr...

Page 15: ...D Plugs The RTD plugs are different sizes and will only install on the correct outlet Installing the Retention Hopper Unbox the Retention Hopper The Retention Hopper is identified by the red handles l...

Page 16: ...e right side of the VBD 150 cabinet Lock Slider into Open Position While holding the Slider Lock up pull the Vacuum Chamber slider out When the slider is fully extended release the Slider Lock which w...

Page 17: ...l the Slider Lock falls into place in front of the Vacuum Chamber Slider locking the Vacuum Chamber Slider into the operating position Connect the air lines Rotate the locking ring fully clockwise to...

Page 18: ...amber forming a paste inside the vacuum generator It will stop working and require cleaning Observe the air pressure gauge to be sure the pressure maintains 80 psi 5 5 bar while the vacuum generator i...

Page 19: ...the Dryer Within the cable are four wires Three of the wires are black and labeled with a number 1 2 and 3 The fourth wire is a green yellow wire and is the ground wire Connect power to a properly fus...

Page 20: ...3 phase connection will result in reversed blower rotation Both methods for checking correct 3 phase connection involve testing the blower rotation Method one requires the disconnecting the 2 inch hot...

Page 21: ...Dryer TSC Dryer Overview T2 Heating Hopper Outlet Temperature T1 Heating Hopper Inlet Temperature T1s Heating Hopper Air Inlet Temperature Setting T1a Heating Hopper Air Inlet Temperature Actual T4 Ma...

Page 22: ...et and USB status Navigation Menu Located along the right side of the screen these buttons allow quick navigation to frequently used and top level screens The middle three buttons are soft buttons tha...

Page 23: ...achine is clear of all material from heating hopper Vacuum Chamber and Retention Hopper To facilitate a Clean Out use the Clean Out function accessible from the home screen Startup and Operation Instr...

Page 24: ...cuum time is 20 minutes In the vast majority of drying operations this time is adequate and does not need to be adjusted Special circumstances may require different vacuum times Please consult Maguire...

Page 25: ...the first vacuum cycle is timed The new batch of material in the upper portion of the heating hopper will take less time to heat Minimum time in the heating is dictated vacuum time After first vacuum...

Page 26: ...perature of the material in the heating hopper to the specified temperature Cooldown Temp over the specified time period Cooldown Time To adjust the Cooldown Temperature and Cooldown Time use the arro...

Page 27: ...n press Press Dryer Configuration Display will show the Dryer Configuration categories Press Auto Stop Setup Display will show the Auto Stop screen To Enable Auto Stop Press Auto Stop Enabled to enabl...

Page 28: ...Info The desired weight of material to be dispensed into the Vacuum Chamber Bulk Density Bulk density of material in either pounds per cubic foot or kilograms per liter Cycle Count Total number of cy...

Page 29: ...05 150 180 300 350 PMMA Acrylic 0 02 0 04 79 175 POM Acetal 0 20 0 10 80 110 180 230 PPO 0 02 100 120 210 250 PPS 0 02 150 300 PUR 0 02 125 140 260 280 PSU 0 02 150 300 SAN 0 20 0 10 80 180 Final mois...

Page 30: ...ibration zero and full calibration Parameters Operation Parameters Blower BDT Blower Delay Time Seconds BLF VFD Low Limit BHF VFD High Limit BDF VFD Frequency BZL VFD Zero Level BLA VFD Level Adjustme...

Page 31: ...PL Vacuum Pressure Low VPD Vacuum Pressure Delta VSO Vacuum Shutdown Offset LVT Low Vacuum Timeout NVT No Vacuum Timeout VPT Chamber Purge Timer VPI Chamber Purge Interval ATM Atmospheric Pressure Sys...

Page 32: ...n display preferences Language Language selection Screen Options Screen saver brightness calibration options Date and Time Weight Units pounds ounces grams kilograms Navigation Bar Options configure r...

Page 33: ...ower Test Operates the blower Blower OFF ON toggle using ENTER button Aux OFF ON toggle using ENTER button Fail Safe OFF ON toggle using ENTER button T1s Heating Hopper inlet temp setpoint T1a Heating...

Page 34: ...er test Blower will run during test Heater Output Heater duty cycle expressed in percent Blower Status of blower Control PID or manual Controller will modulate the heater as it would during auto cycle...

Page 35: ...ions settings The following section describes the features within the Setup Menu Dryer Configuration Setup Menu Option Description Options Alarm Setup Material Shortage Alarm OFF Disables the Material...

Page 36: ...r determines when a residence alarm will occur based on elapsed time and weight of remaining material in the retention hopper See the RAL parameter for more information ON When the Residence Alarm is...

Page 37: ...ial away from dryer retention hopper When enabled select Throughput or Weight Reset Totalizer Resets Weighed totals to zero Totals are the amount of material that has been conveyed away from the dryer...

Page 38: ...t in the retention hopper too long Show Throughput Displays throughput lbs or kgs per hour Show T4 Temperature Displays actual temperature Display Units Fahrenheit F or Celsius C Pounds lbs or Kilogra...

Page 39: ...see page 49 Resets User Settings Save Restore Settings Used for saving or restoring previously saved parameters For more information on Saving and Restoring Settings see Saving Parameters in the User...

Page 40: ...T1 PD Loop Update Time Dispensing Parameters OT1 Heat1 Over Target Alarm VCH Vac Chamber Hi Level NH1 Heat1 No Heat Alarm VCL Vacuum Chamber Low Level SO1 Heat1 Set Point Off Percent RHH Ret Hopper Hi...

Page 41: ...e frequency in Hz that the VFD will run the blower motor with The blower RPMs as well as the airflow are directly proportional to this frequency BZL VFD Zero Level 00045 visible when equipped with an...

Page 42: ...Rate grams second 00580 Learned dump rate of the Vacuum Chamber in seconds Used to calculate a precise Vacuum Chamber dump time VFT Chamber Fill Time Time in seconds 00035 The time in seconds that the...

Page 43: ...al in pounds or kilograms that will be dried during a batch run LTP Loader Trip Point weight 1 10 pound or kilogram 00005 If loader 2 downstream loader is enabled and the amount of material in the ret...

Page 44: ...e Time Time 00415 This parameter has two parts The first three digits is the amount of time in seconds between heat control updates if the heating hopper inlet temperature T1a is ABOVE setpoint The la...

Page 45: ...Load Cell Parameters KDF Loadcell Stable Weight counts 00500 Maximum allowable fluctuation in raw loadcell counts to produce a stable weight reading LST Loadcell Stable Time milliseconds 00100 Duratio...

Page 46: ...will run before a LOW VACUUM ALARM is triggered Vacuum generator continues to attempt to pull a target vacuum pressure after alarm sounds NVT No Vacuum Timeout retries time in seconds 00345 The first...

Page 47: ...lay will show the Dryer Configuration categories Press Parameters Display will show the categories of Parameters Parameters are divided into 6 categories Blower Heater System Dispensing Load Cell and...

Page 48: ...d run the dryer in Batch Mode follow these steps from the Home Screen Press Start Batch Start Batch button is located on the Home Screen after Batch Mode is enabled Display will show Batch Start Optio...

Page 49: ...the System Communications categories Press MLAN I D Number Display will show the MLAN I D Number screen On this screen enter the new ID number using the keypad Valid I D numbers are 1 though 254 Press...

Page 50: ...22 Then press Press Display will show the System Configuration categories Press Communications Display will show the System Communications categories Press Modbus Server Display will show the Modbus S...

Page 51: ...ssure setting of 85 PSI while the dryer is resting idle Air is used when the vacuum generator is running so observe the PSI while the Dryer is drawing a vacuum The gauge should continue to read this s...

Page 52: ...show the ZERO FULL Calibration screen Press ZERO Display will say Confirm Vacuum Chamber is empty then press ZERO Gram weight of 0 follows successful calibration Press To return to the Load Cell Setup...

Page 53: ...re being observed full weigh calibration is recommended periodically approximately every six months Press Display will prompt for a password default 22222 Then press Press Dryer Configuration Display...

Page 54: ...pressure sensor used for vacuum level readings is accurate to within 2 mm Hg The pressure sensor cannot be calibrated T1a RTD Sensor Verification The T1a RTD sensor is located about 1 3rd the way up t...

Page 55: ...ing Hopper Dump Chute if equipped The Heating Hopper has a front side door for access to the full internal height of the Heating Hopper The Heating Hopper is non removable Prior to opening the front a...

Page 56: ...nders Orient the Heating Hopper Dump Chute so that material will exit out the back of the dryer Dump Chute to direct material to a holding vessel Pinch Hazard Keep fingers clear of Heating Hopper Dump...

Page 57: ...lve button located near the upper rear of the Vacuum Chamber area can be used to empty the Heating Hopper Press Dump Heating Hopper Confirmation window will appear Press to Dump Heating Hopper and sta...

Page 58: ...he Home Screen Clean Out Dump All Dump All opens all valves allowing material to flow freely through the dryer Material in the Heating Hopper will pass into the Vacuum Chamber and then pass into the R...

Page 59: ...magnets Lift the Slider Lock located to the left of the Vacuum Chamber While holding the Slider Lock up pull the Vacuum Chamber slider out Release the Slider Lock which will rest on top of the opened...

Page 60: ...Slider Lock up and push the Vacuum Chamber Slider in until it clears the retaining plate Release the Slider Lock and continue pushing the Vacuum Chamber Slider in Push the Slider rails and Vacuum Cha...

Page 61: ...g collar up so that the magnets engage onto the bottom of the Vacuum Chamber Raise the Vacuum Chamber by switching up the Vacuum Chamber Lift Switch Pinch Hazard Keep fingers clear of Vacuum Chamber M...

Page 62: ...s A combination of machine status lines at defined intervals as well as mechanical events as they occur Print Alarm History Prints to USB any alarms recorded since the alarm log was last cleared Copy...

Page 63: ...F T1a 150F H1 23 1 T2 96F T4 71F VC 00 00 20 00 ABS 760mmHg VC 1 RH 0 TPT 0 TOT 105 10 07 2014 08 39 40 MODE PHT T1s 150F T1a 150F H1 23 1 T2 96F T4 71F VC 00 00 20 00 ABS 760mmHg VC 1 RH 0 TPT 0 TOT...

Page 64: ...Gram Sec D16 Chamber Dump Retries CDR 05003 05003 00000 10099 Perc Ret D17 Residence Alarm RAL 02120 02120 00000 29999 Wt Min D18 Batch Size BCH 00000 00000 00000 65535 Weight D19 Loader Trip Point L...

Page 65: ...emp Off HH Level Alarm Off Residence Off Throughput Alarm On Dump Retry On Display Flags Auto Shutdown Off Batch Mode Off Cycle Info On Display Temp Fill Time On Dump Time On I O Status On Preheat Tem...

Page 66: ...int LTP 00013 00013 00000 00250 Weight D20 Ldr Thruput Cutoff LTC 00002 00002 00000 65536 Wt Min D21 Heat Hopper Volume HHV 00118 00118 00000 00060 Volume Heater H1 1 Preheat Temperature PTS 00150 001...

Page 67: ...Mode Off Cycle Info On Display Temp Fill Time On Dump Time On I O Status On Preheat Temp Off Preheat Temp On Residence Time Off Screen Timeout Off Vacuum Time On Heat Settings Temperature Unit Fahrenh...

Page 68: ...heater or the airflow from the blower This parameter and consequent alarm protects the heater from burn out in the event the blower fails or airflow is blocked Solution Check for airflow from the blow...

Page 69: ...e valve jam The outcome of this alarm is controlled by the Material Shortage Alarm settings See page 35 Solution Check material supply Check Vacuum Chamber fill valve located at the base of the heatin...

Page 70: ...ot found RESIDENCE ALARM ALARM 23 Problem Material has been in the retention hopper too long This alarm is triggered by the RAL parameter When the Residence Alarm has been enabled this alarm will soun...

Page 71: ...nu during any instance where the Heating Hopper is called upon to dispense material into the vacuum chamber and the T2 heating hopper exit temperature is below the ESM parameter level this alarm will...

Page 72: ...Save User Settings Press Save User Settings Display will prompt for confirmation to save user settings Press To save the user settings including parameters or press the red X to cancel and exit Restor...

Page 73: ...play window Highlight the version in the white panel on the left and press PROGRAM Press To proceed with the firmware update or press the red X to cancel and exit The display will show progress in tra...

Page 74: ...y the moisture content of the resin after the dryer has done its job Resin moisture content however is not easily measured so dryer manufactures use other criteria to assure performance Conventional d...

Page 75: ...8 blower noise level 64 db A 63 db A 19 heater power 11 000 watts 11 000 watts 20 vacuum generator model JS 250 Vaccon JS 250 Vaccon 21 heating hopper cylinder I D 13 5 in 343 mm 22 heating hopper cyl...

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Page 87: ...28 mbar 18 blower noise level 77 db A 72 db A 19 heater power 18 000 watts 18 000 watts 20 vacuum generator model JS 250 Vaccon JS 250 Vaccon 21 heating hopper cylinder I D 17 in 432 mm 22 heating hop...

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