Maguire Products Weigh Scale Blender WSB Operation & Maintenance Manual Download

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MAGUIRE PRODUCTS INC.

Weigh Scale Blender

For the Maguire Touchscreen Controller

Touch Screen Controller

WEIGH SCALE BLENDER

TWELVE COMPONENT SOFTWARE

INSTALLATION

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OPERATION

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MAINTENANCE

Maguire Products, Inc. 2014

Summary of Contents for Weigh Scale Blender WSB

Page 1: ...ODUCTS INC Weigh Scale Blender For the Maguire Touchscreen Controller Touch Screen Controller WEIGH SCALE BLENDER TWELVE COMPONENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION OPERATION MAINTENANCE Copyright Maguire Product...

Page 2: ...M A G U I R E P R O D U C T S I N C Edition August 6 2014 2 W E I G H S C A L E B L E N D E R...

Page 3: ...rvance 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 th...

Page 4: ...______________________________________________________ 23 SECTION 2 OPERATION ___________________________________________________ 24 Load Cell Calibration _____________________________________________...

Page 5: ...ON 4 TROUBLESHOOTING ____________________________________________ 72 What To Do _____________________________________________________________________ 72 Typical Problems ______________________________...

Page 6: ...magnetic Compatibility Using the following CE standard references CEI EN 50081 1 2 CEI EN 55022 CEI EN 55082 2 CEI EN 61000 4 2 CEI EN 61000 4 3 CEI EN 61000 4 4 CEI EN 61000 4 5 CEI EN 61000 4 6 CEI...

Page 7: ...ssembly sometimes creates load cell problems If weight readings are not correct you MUST recalibrate the load cells SETUP OUTPUTS MATERIAL TYPES Page 22 To TURN ON a component it must be designated as...

Page 8: ...SLIDE VALVES Slide valves in hoppers SLAM CLOSED without warning They WILL injure your fingers ALWAYS keep fingers clear of slide gate openings NEVER use your fingers to clear an obstruction NEVER us...

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Page 10: ...racket Load Cell Bracket for mounting Weigh Bin onto the Load Cells 14 Safety Interlock Pneumatic and Electrical Safety interlock stops blender operating if door is opened 15 Weigh Bin Weigh Bin holds...

Page 11: ...Standard Component 6 2 11 Feeder Output Standard Component 5 2 12 Main Power Cord Bottom Panel 2 13 24 Volt DC Interlock 2 14 Sensor Cable 2 15 Load Cell Connector 2 16 Mix Motor Output 2 17 AC Output...

Page 12: ...ur press The RIGHT diagram shows only the 10 x 10 steel slide gate plate drilled for your bolt pattern and bolted to your press The FRAME is then bolted to it using the existing 8 x 8 inch bolt patter...

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Page 15: ...e and cross bar properly positioned behind corner posts e Re install hopper Slide motor forward until latches engage 4 Connect the Touchscreen to the mounting wing and plug in Touchscreen cable 7 pin...

Page 16: ...ble Long extension cords should be avoided They also reduce the ability to provide a dampening effect on spikes and static The further the equipment is from a substantial power source the more suscept...

Page 17: ...with display the following information Model Serial Number SN Software Firmware Time Date Then the Screen will display the Main Touchscreen view which includes a Main Display displaying the actual wei...

Page 18: ...kwise starting with far left corner hopper FOR WSB 100 200 400 900 1800 SERIES On the blender Controller Device 5 is the LEFT Panel front OUTLET Device 6 is the RIGHT Panel front OUTLET 4 OPERATE OTHE...

Page 19: ...screws are secure If response is not sensitive or does not return to its start point check for interference around weigh bin If pressing OPTIONS does not display ENTER PASSWORD screen you are not in t...

Page 20: ...be ignored for selecting the correct Model 400 1000 and 2000 gram systems with 3 Kg load cells weights are displayed in tenths of grams xxxx x 4000 9000 and 18000 gram systems with 10 or 20 Kg load ce...

Page 21: ...these two steps Selecting the Correct Model This Step must be done FIRST All Touchscreen Controllers capable of controlling all sizes of Weigh Scale Blenders The currently selected MODEL number that...

Page 22: ...t as the system you have selected When switching models all parameter table information is lost and the new default information for this model is loaded from ROM If you should be in any doubt as to wh...

Page 23: ...sic control and data collection while newer Maguire controllers contain additional commands for enhanced control and data collection The MLAN Protocol was initially intended to provide information for...

Page 24: ...exactly where it was plus or minus 1 gram If this does not happen something is touching something and the bin is not entirely free to move Check EVERYTHING around the bin LOAD CELL CALIBRATION The se...

Page 25: ...NATURAL and are set for 10 and 40 respectively then the RATIO of component 2 to component 3 will always be 10 to 40 or 1 to 4 If no Regrind or Additives are specified the mix will be Component 2 NATUR...

Page 26: ...ally constitute the ENTIRE mix except for the space needed for Regrind and Additives A blend of ABS Homo polymer and Co polymer or a blend of Styrene Hi Impact and Crystal are examples of NATURALS rat...

Page 27: ...r is doing this calculation automatically for you Result 1 Regrind 300 0g 30 0 parts 2 Natural 679 6g 67 9 parts 3 Color 20 3g 2 0 parts Batch Total 1000g 100 parts Example 2 Blender WSB 100 Series wi...

Page 28: ...Total 1000g 100 parts Example 4 Blender WSB 100 Series with 1000g Batch Materials 20 Regrind 50 Natural 30 Natural 4 Color 6 Additive Application Regrind is recycled next to the machine and therefore...

Page 29: ...e Press OPTIONS Display will say ENTER PASSWORD Press then press Enter Display will show menu options If you are calibrating an auger feeder operate it briefly to ensure it is fully primed To do so Pr...

Page 30: ...o apply the new setting For Keypad press the keypad icon to bring up a full sized keypad Enter your new setting and then press Accept to apply the new setting Regrind settings PERCENTAGE of the ENTIRE...

Page 31: ...you must set the related PO parameter to 00101 If overall blender throughput is too low you may increase the metering rate of each Micro Pulse device by adjusting the cylinder airflow control valves...

Page 32: ...meter information to the User Backup Settings Save User Settings touchpad Sequence Press OPTIONS Display will say ENTER PASSWORD Press then press Enter Display will show menu options Press SPECIAL FUN...

Page 33: ...Press SPECIAL FUNCTIONS Display will show menu options Press RESETS Display will show menu options Press Save Restore Settings Display will show 3 options Restore User Settings Save User Setting and...

Page 34: ...s then dropped into the mixing chamber for blending before entering the throat of the process machine Special Features To use one of these SPECIAL FEATURES read about it first The KEYSTROKE sequence r...

Page 35: ...any of these options the corresponding button will be enabled on the main screen Press Four times To return to the Main Screen Making Changes to Parameters If Blender is running press STOP and wait f...

Page 36: ...Component Settings Each enabled component displays its settings with label above 1 4 Printer Output USB printer or memory stick output toggle On Off 1 5 Sensor Status Level Sensor s current status cov...

Page 37: ...imed totals output in minutes Print Parameters Prints parameters table Document Weights Prints weight on display date time to a USB drive TCP IP Configuration Setup of IP Address and related settings...

Page 38: ...ting the desired weight unit KILOGRAMS or POUNDS for readout of data For the U S A systems are supplied with POUND readout selected KILOGRAMS are preferred for nearly all countries outside the U S A B...

Page 39: ...dispense cycle that just occurred will be sent to the printer Press Print Diagnostics to toggle between ENABLED Bullet ON and DISABLED Bullet OFF A file will be created on the USB drive called print t...

Page 40: ...sion ratioing of a selected Additive Press the displayed Component MAT 3 MAT 4 etc to toggle between PRECISION RATIOING OFF PRECISION RATIO Material 1 ON PRECISION RATIO Material 2 ON etc Only those c...

Page 41: ...g The Display will show Device 01 or Device 02 etc and the First Try adjustable with the arrow buttons Also shown will be a radio button to select Enable or deselect disable Progressive Metering for t...

Page 42: ...Time LAST CLEARED date and time Total number of CYCLES that have occurred and stored material usage data only active components are displayed Material totals are available in Pounds Kilos Grams or Oun...

Page 43: ...umbers are for your TRACKING of information ONLY They have NO EFFECT on the operation of the Weigh Scale Blender WORK ORDER number 6 digits allows you to tag all information with an internal accountin...

Page 44: ...d it monitors sequential cycle times and alarms when alarm is enabled if a cycle time exceeds the previous cycle time by an amount that is not consistent with proper operation This provides a means to...

Page 45: ...centage references 00xxx Navigating Parameters Parameters are accessible from the main screen by pressing Options Enter password 22222 by default Press Parameters Parameters are grouped into the follo...

Page 46: ...gits Press the up or down arrows to adjust Press SAVE To save your adjustment Press Until you return to the Main Screen General Parameters 200 series settings shown as example settings DLY 00488 CYCLE...

Page 47: ...are calculated This adds some color or additive to your regrind ROV 00000 REGRIND OVERRIDE ROV is for closed loop fully automatic reprocessing of regrind scrap This parameter will detect when more re...

Page 48: ...to non standard equipment 1WT 24000 WT TI the rate that will be used for calculating the next dispense time 1TI 01952 WT the Weight portion of the dispense rate calculated such that WT TI equals the a...

Page 49: ...allows falling pellets to reach the bin and also prevents their impact with the bin from adding to the weight reading SBO Sensor Blow Off If SBO is set to a value the Weigh Scale Blender will pulse t...

Page 50: ...0 grams depending on model The criteria for this number is to not exceed the volume capacity of the weigh bin and to not exceed the load cell capacity On a 9000 gram system load cells are rated for 10...

Page 51: ...g or hung up on something In this case the ALARM sounds If Tare weight is above the value of TH 100 grams the software assumes material is in the bin In this case the ALARM sounds and the weight bin d...

Page 52: ...to 00000 indicated that you do not want the process to stop then these two RETRY parameters will have no effect The first dispense will always be accepted and no retries will be made AL Standard Alar...

Page 53: ...rth component dispense is 20 grams over target 4 OVER will be displayed Specified percent example 4AL 50504 will cause the system to STOP and ALARM if the fourth component dispense is 5 over target 4...

Page 54: ...re adjusted by the computer logic after each cycle as a means of continuously calibrating the dispense times Since rate correction takes place continuously and the battery backed RAM maintains the cor...

Page 55: ...the setting that you enter The value of the XT parameter is divided into the setting thereby reducing the setting s value The only valid entries are 10 and 100 When set to 00010 the decimal point is...

Page 56: ...he percent of this Regrind component to add to or subtract from the Naturals when computing Additive dispenses EXAMPLE ROC set to ROC 01020 The first 0 means add The 1 is component 1 The 20 means take...

Page 57: ...r above If set to all zeros RHL 00000 then this parameter is ignored ROV alters the way RHL is interpreted If the last digit of ROV 0 ROV x0000 then RHL numbers indicate NEW settings that are to be ru...

Page 58: ...rial level is in the middle between sensors the High sensor is NOT covered returns a signal the LOW sensor IS covered returns NO signal Regrind runs at the THUMBWHEEL SETTING 25 percent If material le...

Page 59: ...opening and closing of the flow control valve FCV controls three different items 1 Digit 1 can reverse the output logic of the computer 2 Digits 2 and 3 set the time delay before closing 3 Digits 4 an...

Page 60: ...with proper operation This provides a means to detect mechanical failures such as a sticking valve or weigh bin gate When set to 00000 this parameter is not active When set to MCT 02060 an alarm will...

Page 61: ...0 0 0 0 0 0 DLY 1000 1000 1000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 PRC 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 STL 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 LCL 27 27 27 27 27 27 80 80 80 8...

Page 62: ...T 26000 18000 22400 24000 24000 20800 1TI 1000 1000 1000 2000 1000 1000 1MI 01 01 1NC 10 01 1PT 00 00 1RP 10 10 1RD 500 300 100 1LA 40 16 16 40 1PO 00 00 3 4 7 8 VV 3 Rnd 2 x3 or 3 x 6 Slide Gates 3TY...

Page 63: ...Save Restore Settings Display will show 3 options Restore User Settings Save User Setting and Load Factory Settings Press Save User Settings Display will prompt the Warning Are you sure you want to s...

Page 64: ...and does not overwrite existing data within the file When Print Diagnostics flag is ON selected the controller will output a single heading line at the top of each cycle information section and infor...

Page 65: ...YCLE count which is a convenient way to keep pages of data in order like page numbers the date and time the cycle was completed total cycle weight Cycle Information line RCPE 0 ID 223 WKOD 0 OPRT 0 TA...

Page 66: ...model 2000 grams indicates 200 series model 400 1000 and 2000 gram totals indicate models that use 3 K load cells which means output information is in 1 10 s of grams 4000 9000 and 18000 gram totals...

Page 67: ...Bulk density will also cause wide variations in flow rates ERROR CORRECTIONS RATE NUMBERS DATA line 2 The RATE numbers are used by the software each cycle to calculate material dispense times They are...

Page 68: ...eans the hopper ran out of material or the flow rate is so erratic that the first dispense was short for no good reason Parameters _RT and _RP determine what shortage error is necessary to force a ret...

Page 69: ...d a message will display showing that the parameters have been sent to the USB disk Press Four times To return to the Main Screen Load Cell Calibration Printout Verification Press 8 8 in Program mode...

Page 70: ...number dispense time in interrupts 244 1 sec weight dispensed CALIBRATE See KEYPAD CALIBRATE for more information The CALIBRATE function allows the controller to rapidly learn the flow rate of the dev...

Page 71: ...Each line shows component number type setting grand and current totals The GRAND totals will continue to grow until they are intentionally cleared This is done by the 00 routine or pressing 00 within...

Page 72: ...7 For difficult problems we can provide the most help if we have a printout of the PARAMETER table and 2 pages of cycle by cycle printout See PRINTED OUTPUTS section To Print the PARAMETER Table Keypa...

Page 73: ...ut of calibration Incorrect grounding is causing wide load cell readouts 4 The VERY FIRST DISPENSE does NOT take place After a few seconds the ALARM begins to flash The display says N x x and is flash...

Page 74: ...ed 12 Load Cell weight readings are not holding steady They vary as much as 100 grams from second to second This is static and improper grounding See WIRING CONSIDERATIONS If readings drift slowly in...

Page 75: ...arate materials of different bulk densities Maintain high air velocity to minimize this Models WSB MB series units use an air drive for the mix blade instead of an electric motor If you are having mix...

Page 76: ...LIBRATION If the ALARM flashes If the initial TARE weight is below 50 grams the Alarm will flash and the unit will not operate Go to TESTING of LOAD CELLS and LOAD CELL CALIBRATION The DISPENSE sequen...

Page 77: ...t in the display will signify which component is causing the problem To continue with the dispense sequence you must satisfy the requirements of the dispense or turn power off WEIGH BIN dump After all...

Page 78: ...s 3100 0 for a 200 series or 31000 for a 400 or 900 series A load cell that was forced or pried upward too far will read 0 0 We supply and replace load cells in matched sets and we always include the...

Page 79: ...is helpful if you can tell us what the RAW COUNT number is with the bin empty and with a known weight in it Pressing the CE key at any time will display the RAW COUNT number for the current weight To...

Page 80: ...3 Enter into OPTIONS Press 22222 then Enter 4 Press Special Functions Setup then Update The display should show SOFTWARE UPDATE as well as the Current Version 5 Press dropdown menu and select the firm...

Page 81: ...e LED goes OFF 4 Then turn clockwise until the LED just goes ON 5 Empty the chamber and check to be sure the sensor LED does not go on when the mix blade passes near it WEIGH BIN DUMP VALVE The WEIGH...

Page 82: ...signed full bin weight 400 1000 2000 4000 9000 or 18000 Load Cell Recalibration Press OPTIONS Display will say ENTER PASSWORD Press then press Enter Display will show menu options Press SPECIAL FUNCTI...

Page 83: ...with the closing of the flap Again if you see evidence of these problems newer design parts are available to solve these problems Check that the flap closes fully and closes softly The soft close is a...

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Page 97: ...orrect for your requirements and or for any consequential losses due to our equipment not blending to your requirements We will only be responsible to correct repair replace or accept return for full...

Page 98: ...that is returned to our factory in Aston Pennsylvania PREPAID Please note that we always strive to satisfy our customers in whatever manner is deemed most expedient to overcome any problems they may...

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