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LA 404 Pattern Control System

Customer Product Manual

Part 1037527B

Issued 5/05

NORDSON CORPORATION

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DULUTH, GEORGIA

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USA

www.nordson.com

This equipment is regulated by the European
Union under WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC).

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how to properly dispose of this equipment.

Summary of Contents for LA 404

Page 1: ...ual Part 1037527B Issued 5 05 NORDSON CORPORATION DULUTH GEORGIA USA www nordson com This equipment is regulated by the European Union under WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC See www nordson com for informati...

Page 2: ...Microcoat MicroSet Millennium Mini Squirt Moist Cure Mountaingate MultiScan Nordson OmniScan OptiMix Package of Values Patternview Plasmod PluraFoam Porous Coat PowderGrid Powderware Prism Pro Flo Pro...

Page 3: ...es 4 Operating Practices 4 Maintenance and Repair Practices 5 Equipment Safety Information 5 Equipment Shutdown 5 General Safety Warnings and Cautions 6 Other Safety Precautions 9 First Aid 10 Safety...

Page 4: ...arnings 46 Channel Driver Settings 47 Encoder Scaling 48 Low Speed Settings 49 Trigger Setup 1 4 50 Purge Pressure 51 System Settings 1 52 System Settings 2 53 System Settings 3 55 Tip Sealer Settings...

Page 5: ...cedures provided in this document can result in personal injury including death or damage to equipment or property Safety Alert Symbols The following safety alert symbol and signal words are used thro...

Page 6: ...n accordance with governing regulations Contact the authority having jurisdiction for information Maintain safety information including the safety labels affixed to the equipment in readable condition...

Page 7: ...y or physical capabilities Applicable Industry Safety Practices The following safety practices apply to the use of the equipment in the manner described in this document The information provided here...

Page 8: ...all lockable power disconnects to isolate the equipment and all independently powered auxiliary devices from their power sources Properly ground all equipment Contact your local building code enforcem...

Page 9: ...governing regulations Refer to the applicable MSDS or contact the authority having jurisdiction for information Keep equipment safety warning labels clean Replace worn or damaged labels Equipment Saf...

Page 10: ...al or mechanical devices that provide an activation signal to the guns gun solenoid valve s or the melter pump must be disabled before work can be performed on or around a gun that is connected to a p...

Page 11: ...ny aluminum component or flush Nordson equipment with halogenated hydrocarbon fluids Nordson melters and guns contain aluminum components that may react violently with halogenated hydrocarbons The use...

Page 12: ...ces De energize and electrically isolate all auxiliary devices before servicing the equipment Failure to properly isolate electrical power to auxiliary equipment before servicing the equipment can res...

Page 13: ...s PUR contact your Nordson representative for assistance HM CA CAUTION Before using any cleaning or flushing compound on or in the equipment read and comply with the manufacturer s instructions and th...

Page 14: ...l attention immediately Give the MSDS for the hot melt to the medical personnel providing treatment Safety Label The safety label is affixed to the electrical box that is mounted inside the unit Figur...

Page 15: ...med pattern 6640001A Figure 2 LA404 Pattern Controller System Description The pattern controller is a four channel four trigger distance based device that is capable of supplying signals to electric a...

Page 16: ...y Automatically converts glue line patterns to other bead types Digital display of machine speed work rate and total count Programmable gun compensation Internal timer function for fixed speed machine...

Page 17: ...n condensing Altitude 20 5000 feet above sea level Non Operating Conditions Item Specification Ambient temperature range 86 185 F 30 85 C Humidity 5 95 non condensing Altitude Up to 45 000 feet above...

Page 18: ...or 0 0 ms 50 0 ms in 0 1 ms Trigger setup time Processes all trigger inputs and generates the initial gun output within 1 ms Line speed sensor input encoder or MSD One encoder input that accepts sing...

Page 19: ...OUTPUT 1 4 LEDs Illuminates when the selected gun output is activated 5 CHANNEL SELECT Selects which channel is being programmed observed or adjusted 6 ENCODER LED Illuminates with each pulse from the...

Page 20: ...put I O connectors that connect the pattern controller to other devices 6640003A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Figure 4 Rear Panel I O Pin Connectors 1 TRIGGER 1 4 2 CHANNEL Outputs 1 4 3 RUN UP 1 2 4 ENCODER 5 T...

Page 21: ...hannel 1 4 This is a female connector the drawing shows the front view pin side Pin Signal 1 Gun or solenoid 2 Gun or solenoid 3 Chassis Encoder Input This is a female connector the drawing shows the...

Page 22: ...mmon 3 Chassis Remote Input This is a female connector the drawing shows the front view pin side Pin Signal 1 24 VDC 0 2 A maximum 2 Remote select 0 Remote program recall driven with 24 VDC 3 Remote s...

Page 23: ...l 1 Purge channel 1 2 Purge channel 2 3 Purge channel 3 4 Purge channel 4 5 24 VDC common 6 Not connected 7 Not connected 8 Not connected 9 Not connected 10 24 VDC common 11 24 VDC common 12 24 VDC co...

Page 24: ...nspect for any damage that may have occurred during shipping Report any damage to the Nordson representative 3 Bolt each mounting bracket included in the pattern controller ship with kit on either sid...

Page 25: ...s shown in Figure 5 To enable the pattern controller to begin dispensing adhesive Connect the 24 VDC Remote Input plug pin 1 to the enable input Remote Input plug pin 7 using an electrically isolated...

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Page 27: ...K P P O 6 99 11 O 4 Q 8K 7 9 O 2 9 C 9 7 6 2 R 9 R S 2 J111 22 7 5 8 2 JT 2 P 9 U 9 L U 8 9 C 2 V 99 8 2 FJ1 K 2 F K 2 E WBB 8 C 2 K WBB 6 2 6 99 WBB K 2 8 8 W X 7 YW Z8W L 22 6 2 R 9 9 WBB 1 232 232...

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Page 29: ...located at the rear panel of the pattern controller 2 Continue holding the and buttons until the words Initializing Administrator along with the panel and engine software versions appear on the setup...

Page 30: ...the line velocity as measured by the encoder The units maybe displayed either as meters per minute or feet per minute refer to System Settings 1 menu Work rate is the production rate as sensed by Trig...

Page 31: ...button on the front panel of the patten controller 2 To set channel 1 to ACTIVE or INACTIVE a Press the or button for the cursor to appear beside ACTIVE or INACTIVE b Press the or button to select AC...

Page 32: ...and output when a photosensor is active longer than the user defined product length 5 JJ 5 1 JK L A 9 MM L A K 9 AA KD J AA 6640011A 1 To set masking a Press the or button for the cursor to appear bes...

Page 33: ...peed 2 S2 at Pressure 2 P2 see Figure 6 Maximum and Minimum Line Pressure The minimum line pressure is reached at the minimum cutoff limit and the maximum pressure is reached at the maximum cutoff lim...

Page 34: ...2 a Press the or button for the cursor to appear beside the numeric value b Press the or button to set the desired speed value from 1 600 m min 4 To set P2 a Press the or button for the cursor to app...

Page 35: ...in compensation and the time for each gun to close and stop dispensing adhesive drop out compensation Typical values for pull in and drop out are as follows liquid adhesive electric guns 2 8 ms high...

Page 36: ...c value b Press the or button to set the desired pull in value from 00 0 500 0 mm NOTE Pull in is the amount of time prior to start of a bead 3 To set drop out a Press the or button for the cursor to...

Page 37: ...ton for the cursor to appear beside the desired bead type 3 Select from Normal Continuous Modulate Stitched Autospot Random or Dot 4 After selecting the bead type press the SET UP forward button to pr...

Page 38: ...of successive intervals during setup to prevent overlapping of bead When incrementing delay or duration settings the bead editor will stop at the overlap value To continue incrementing delay or durati...

Page 39: ...pattern is programmed and no trigger signal is required NOTE Low Speed Settings will override the line speed settings for continuous bead patterns G6 868K R 7 5 T ABA 6 T ABA 6640017A 1 To set start a...

Page 40: ...bead contains the same amount of adhesive as the solid bead As the line speed decreases the sub beads get shorter and their thickness increases Specify the interval desired between sub beads and the...

Page 41: ...et interval a Press the or button for the cursor to appear beside the numeric value b Press the or button to set the desired interval value from 3 9999 mm 3 After setting the Speed and Interval press...

Page 42: ...n into a series of shorter beads A percent glue savings and an interval value will need to be entered All the stitched patterns begin and end with a sub bead NOTE Interval also known as pitch is the d...

Page 43: ...sor to appear beside the numeric value b Press the or button to set the desired Interval value from 3 9999 mm 3 After setting the Glue Savings and Interval press the SET UP forward button to open the...

Page 44: ...after a sudden machine stop 6640041A 2 1 Activation Speed Figure 10 Autospot Bead Pattern for Decelerating Line Speed 65A F 2T ABA A 01 AK 8 6K 6 4 5 A 5K 4 9E AA 6640020A 1 To set the size of each do...

Page 45: ...activation speed Below this speed the normal bead pattern is broken into dots 4 After setting Time Pitch and Normal press the SET UP forward button to open the Dly Dur setup menu screen refer to Norma...

Page 46: ...nating between short and long products on the production line the control will produce continuous beads that fit each product The control automatically determines the length of each product as it pass...

Page 47: ...ed the normal bead duration is broken into dots The size of each dot is programmed in 0 1 ms increments with a maximum value of 50 0 ms The spacing between the dots pitch is programmed in millimeters...

Page 48: ...itch a Press the or button for the cursor to appear beside numeric value b Press the or button to enter the desired pitch value from 3 9999 mm 3 After setting Time and Pitch press the SET UP forward b...

Page 49: ...program number b Press the or button to select the desired program from 01 50 c Press the or button for the cursor to appear beside No d Press the or button to change No to Yes and this will save or...

Page 50: ...a fault or a warning condition see Warnings in Appendix A Press the or button on the front panel of the patten controller to review all the warnings and faults in the system C 5 JK 6640024A Fault Cond...

Page 51: ...0 0 5 0 ms 3 To set hold voltage a Press the or button for the cursor to appear beside the numeric value b Press the or button to set to 5 V 10 V or 24 V NOTE When a holding voltage of 5 V is selected...

Page 52: ...ng the number of pulses per millimeter that the encoder outputs when installed If a quadrature encoder is used the direction of rotation travel maybe reversed X 967 5 9 F J X 967 5 Y8 7 G8K 6A 10 AA 6...

Page 53: ...ing this feature prevents a puddle of adhesive from forming when the line stops NOTE Low Speed Settings will override the line speed settings for continuous bead patterns 6 7 JK 5 ABA 6 ABA 6640027A 1...

Page 54: ...is used by the pattern controller to set the distance between each photosensor and its corresponding gun 5 JJ 5 1 8 T AA 5 JJ 5 JE 6640028A 1 To select Trigger number s 1 4 press the CHANNEL SELECT bu...

Page 55: ...tput This feature is used for flushing liquid adhesive system 485J 45 KK85 8 1 1 N 485J 67 485J 8 2 1 N 6640029A 1 To set run up 1 a Press the or button for the cursor to appear beside the percentage...

Page 56: ...A K 6 AA 6640030A 1 To set the language a Press the or button for the cursor to appear beside language b Press the or button to select the appropriate language 2 To set the units of measure for speed...

Page 57: ...and when set to on the pattern resumes when the line speed is above the start speed setting The remote recall feature allows the programs to be selected either from the front panel or remotely from th...

Page 58: ...4 Remote Recall 3 Remote Recall 2 Remote Recall 1 Remote Recall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 V 2 0 0 0 24 V 0 3 0 0 0 24 V 24 V 4 0 0 24 V 0 0 5 0 0 24 V 0 24 V 6 0 0 24 V 24 V 0 7 0 0 24 V 24 V 24 V 8...

Page 59: ...attern clipping is detected a warning is displayed in the Warnings screen and the warning relay is activated SK A JK A6 X F G X GF J MM 6640032A 1 To set remote enable a Press the or button for the cu...

Page 60: ...e the tip sealer output is continuously activated In automatic mode the tip sealer output is activated prior to any gun being activated The output is also activated when triggered by the tip seal phot...

Page 61: ...r the sequence of menu screens that are used to program the pattern controller 1 Turn on the power switch located at the rear panel of the pattern controller 2 The pattern controller will perform a br...

Page 62: ...ntative will need the panel and engine software versions in order to assist in troubleshooting the pattern controller effectively Make sure you have the panel and engine software version numbers prior...

Page 63: ...bling OK No Yes Gun No in Power switch on Turn switch on No Line Start line No No Replace control Encoder light ON or flashing Pattern entered Enter pattern Replace control output light active Gun or...

Page 64: ...re operator panel LA 404 1024934 Kit software engine LA 4400 738277 Remote purge box 1039524 LA 404 ship with kit 939683 Fuse 6 3 A fast acting 250 V 5X2 1042120 Mounting bracket 1039829 Remote input...

Page 65: ...08 to 44XX pigtail 372759 Cable encoder remote output extension 5 meters 377227 Cable splitter encoder repeater 5 meters 377228 Cable extension encoder 5 meters 738648 Cable encoder GSITE to LA 404 5...

Page 66: ...rammed pattern for a specific channel If the short product is in product queue and has not been initiated it will be removed from the queue When pattern clipping is detected a warning is displayed in...

Page 67: ...hen generating random length beads The size of the margin a can be independently set t both the leading and trailing edges of the product Refer also to Random Length Bead Type Refer to Minimum Operati...

Page 68: ...d When the production line is set to a user selected speed the control starts dividing each bead into shorter sub beads to prevent bead volume from increasing The total gun on time to produce each div...

Page 69: ...r nozzle or of relieving system pressure by turning the gun or guns on A custom bead type that the pattern control can generate The random length feature allows the user to apply a continuous bead of...

Page 70: ...A device that receives an analog current signal from the pattern control and uses it to regulate air pressure A transducer is used only in systems equipped for run up control Refer also to Run Up Cont...

Page 71: ...n the signal is sent to the gun actuator 1 2 3 when the signal is sent to the gun actuator To correct this decrease the line speed or add more space between the 1 0 2 3 To correct this decrease the li...

Page 72: ...he other edge of the bead has been exceeded To correct this make the beads smaller make the gaps between each bead smaller change the encoder gearing or decrease the GTO 48 9 This warning appears when...

Page 73: ...ibility STANDARDS USED TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE EN61000 6 4 EN61010 1 EN61000 6 2 PRINCIPLES This product has been manufactured according to good engineering practice The product specified conforms to the...

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