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4.4.14 Vacuum times
This menu is accessed by pressing the ‘VACUUM TIMES’ button in the main menu (see Figure
4.35)
This screen shows you all time settings for the vacuum chamber (seal station).
Delay vacuum bottom:
= Waiting time before the bottom vacuum start its process.
Delay vacuum top:
= Waiting time before the top vacuum start its process.
Vacuum time:
= Extra time, starts after the vacuum switch point is reached.
Gas time:
= Extra time, starts after the gas switch point is reached.
Seal time:
= Time that the seal plate is active.
Delay ventilation bottom:
= Waiting time before the bottom ventilation valves opens.
Delay ventilation top:
= Waiting time before the top ventilation valves opens.
Ventilation seal plate:
= Time needed to ventilate the membrane for the sealing plate.
Pause time:
= Process pause time beginning after the forming process. This
enables the possibility to synchronize the machine speed, for
example, with a conveyor for product supply.
The value of the
set points
can be changed by pressing the numbers. A numeric keypad
(Figure 4.6) will appear, fill in the desired settings, press enter, now the numeric keypad will
disappear and the value for the SP has changed.
Press
Save
to store the settings in the current program.
Press
return
and the screen goes back to the previous menu.
Figure 4.35 Vacuum times
