Milnor COLFM 111, Installation And Service

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How to Test Traversing Shuttle Stop Positions
PELLERIN MILNOR CORPORATION
Table 1: Initial Device Settings
Initial Setting
Device
Symbol Description
Comments
1
Start
Shuttle to be tested
H
Manual mode
Manual operation
enabled
Any other shuttles that
share this path
m
Shut down. Ensure no
movement.
Device(s) the shuttle
receives goods from
m
Master switch off.
Shut down. Not needed
except to test this stop
position
1
Start
Device(s) the shuttle
discharges to
g
or
H
Load Not Allowed or
Manual mode
Not allowed to receive
goods from the shuttle.
2.
Test the Home Position and Aligned Stop Positions
Every shuttle installation has a home position. This is true regardless of how the shuttle is
configured to act after it discharges goods (Always return home, Homeless—return home when
empty, or Homeless). If there is only one position that loads the shuttle, this always coincides with
the home position. The home position may also coincide with a position that receives from the
shuttle. Whenever the machine (the shuttle) is stopped (
0
) in Automatic mode (
B
) and you start
it (
1
), the shuttle returns home as part of the initialization procedure. To test the home position
and any stop positions that coincide with it:
1. Move the shuttle manually (
H
) away from the home position, if it is at home.
2. Set the shuttle to the automatic mode (
B
).
3. Stop, then start the machine (
0
,
1
). The shuttle will seek the home position.
4. When the shuttle stops at the home position, set the shuttle to the manual mode (
H
).
5. Check shuttle alignment and adjust as required.
6. Repeat these steps as necessary.
3.
Test Stop Positions Where the Shuttle Discharges Goods
Choose a position (a device that receives goods from the shuttle) to test. The shuttle will go to
this position if:
• this is the only available position to receive goods and
• the shuttle is encoded with batch codes that this position can accept.
With the shuttle at the home position, cause the shuttle to go to the test position as follows:
1. Set the device at the test position so it can receive a load (
9
and
B
). All other devices that
can receive from the shuttle must be set so they cannot receive a load (
g
or
H
).
2. Set the shuttle to the automatic mode (
B
), then stop the machine (
0
).
3. Place a rag or similar object large enough to block the photo eye in the center of the top bed
of the shuttle.
4. Start the machine (
1
). The shuttle bed will run until the photo eye is blocked. The Cake
Data prompt will appear on the Drynet display or the 2 x 20 display.
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