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Date 07/27/20

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Page 1: ...Date 07 27 20 microcanner MC MAX OPERATING INSTRUCTION MANUAL Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...yors are dangerous and present entanglement hazards Loose clothing hair and jewelry should be avoided at all costs Never place hands near or inside of a moving conveyor NEVER permit children or un trained operators anywhere near an operating machine In the event of an emergency hit the E stop Never perform adjustments without being in E Stop mode or unplugging the machine Never plug into an outlet...

Page 3: ...ety glasses anytime during operation of the MCMAX canning system TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 4 2 MACHINE REQUIREMENTS 4 3 GENERAL MACHINE SERVICE 5 4 START UP PROCEDURE 8 5 SEAM SETUP GUIDE 11 6 CHANGE OVER PROCEDURE 14 7 HMI OPERATERATIONS 15 8 TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL RUN 28 ...

Page 4: ...is machine can be special ordered to run Slim series cans The machine will run up to 150 cases per hour 60 cans per minute CPM Results will vary from product to product based on carbonation and or specific gravity along with temperature of the product 2 MACHINE REQUIREMENTS For safety purposes you should plug your machine into a 110v 20 amp GFCI outlet Please note that the motors use a V F D varia...

Page 5: ...ressure needle jumps around during operation you will need to supply a surge tank near the machine CO 2 delivery system that is regulated to 18 P S I This line should have a standard quick connect for hooking up to the filler head Water supply for rinse tunnel and pre rinse if applicable Simple garden hose connection Water supply can not exceed 55 psi 1 Tri clamp product supply line from brite tan...

Page 6: ...every 200 cans to assure that bad cans are not being made due to worn out or loose tooling Drain beer from the fill line and run sanitizer through it after use Thoroughly clean fill level sensors and spray with alcohol Following each use the entire machine should be hosed off no pressure washers A bucket of warm water and dish soap should be prepared and the machine be scrubbed with a soft plastic...

Page 7: ...mping when you just start to notice the rpm of the wheel drop from the grease contact Grease Shaft Zerc behind the cap in place sensor thoroughly between canning runs grease until a small amount of grease is coming out by the chuck Prior to running the machine check to see if any water has accumulated in the catch bowl to the left of the filter or the water separator to the left ...

Page 8: ...of the gage then turn and pull down to take the bowl off Empty the bowl of any water 4 START UP PROCEDURE 1 Place the machine in the desired location 2 With a bubble level on the bed of the conveyor raise the machine by lowering the threaded foot pads by hand until the machine is completely level in all directions ...

Page 9: ...llowing to make sure your ionizer is working properly ii Check that air is flowing through the ionizer Adjust the flow control on the airline of the ionizer You want enough air pressure to blow out the can but not enough to tip over or mess with the can iii Check the indicator lights on the ionizer make sure that the ionizer is one and is ionizing For more information on the ionizer please refer t...

Page 10: ... shedder is at the appropriate running height Run a can by hand under the shedder to verify the end catches and falls on top of the can 6 Plug in the machine power plug in the infeed power hook up the air supply connect Co2 on the quick connect fitting located behind ...

Page 11: ...re sanitizer has fully made it through the system c Using F5 maintenance screen press the cylinder button then press split gate d Using the fill station screen F3 lower the fill station so that the fill tubes and float switches can be soaked with sanitizer e On the HMI turn the fill valves off f Let sit for desired amount of time g Raise the fill station and retract the split gate h Remove the 10 ...

Page 12: ...ce for seaming 2 The 1 st operation form tool is to the right of the chuck and starts the seam by curling the end around the lip of the can 3 The 2 nd operation form tool is to the left of the chuck and acts more as an anvil to flatten and seal the seam Check out http www doubleseam com for a wealth of great information HOW TO ADJUST SEAM FORM TOOLING 1 You should read this section and the next se...

Page 13: ...der of the chuck and the shoulder of either form tool 5 To adjust the height on either form tool you first need to loosen the 2 jam nuts then the two set screws that lock the threads of the form tools Never use a set screw that is not brass or brass tipped as you risk damaging the threads of the form rolls You then turn the form tools clockwise to raise the tool or counter clockwise to lower the t...

Page 14: ...on the rod of the cylinder and turn the wrench clockwise to increase depth and counter clockwise to reduce depth Retighten the jam nut once in desired position 7 Adjusting the 2 nd op form tool is the same as adjusting op 1 form tool HOW TO TEST AND MEASURE SEAMS 1 Prior to continuing make sure to complete the steps in section 5 3 to roughly position the seam tooling to avoid damage to the tooling...

Page 15: ...ntrols screen F5 6 Press seamer 1 button 7 Press the indexer button to Index the can into position 8 Make sure the can is in the correct position 9 press op 1 to run a op 1 test 10 Repeat step 6 then press op2 to run a op 2 test 11 Repeat 6 then press op 1 2 to run a combined test where both operations run like in auto 12 Measure the seam and compare to seam dimensions on the seam reference screen...

Page 16: ...ing station screen on your HMI panel F3 and lower the filling station so that the fill tubes and float switches are inside the cans Loosen the knob on the filler head and adjust the float height Adjust the height of the float until the float indicator on F3 is lit up Retighten the knob after height is adjusted Use the HMI screen to raise the fill station Remove setup cans so the machine will be re...

Page 17: ...ing operations can is getting stuck or tilting at the foam rail raise the foam rail until the problem stops 7 HMI OPERATIONS There are 5 menu screens on your HMI F1 F5 which we will get into in this section Navigate through each screen by Pressing the corresponding F button on the right next to the screen Menu screens have buttons on the touch screen that perform certain tasks these will be descri...

Page 18: ...low correspond with the numbering in this section 1 Help This button takes you to the help page which has helpful information ranging from guides references and website directions 2 Live CPM this gauge will show you your current cans per minute For best results have the machine running for ...

Page 19: ...en the machine is on is the setting needed to activate cylinders in the maintenance screens as well as the valves and auto C I P on F2 2 To put the machine into auto press this button and click agree after reading the pop up screen 5 Machine status This indicator displays the machine s current status If the indicator is red and displays E STOP This means the E stop is on pressed in and the machine...

Page 20: ...urthest from the fillers When seamer 2 is off only valves 1 6 will fill seamer 2 will not turn on and run and the 6 cans filled will go to seamer 1 If seamer 2 is on and seamer 1 is on the machine will run like normal Warning Can C02 will still be running on all valves 8 Run count and RST Run count displays how many cans the machine has seamed To reset the run count click the run count box or the ...

Page 21: ... open the can CO2 valve 3 Cap CO2 This button will open the cap CO2 valve 4 Fill delay This display shows the current fill delay This is the amount of time after the filler head comes down that the Valves will open Use the arrow buttons to adjust this time Warning increasing the fill delay will slow down fill rate 5 Estimated CPM This dial is only a reference to show how changing delay time and ov...

Page 22: ...rning this button works in both auto and manual 3 Valve control page this button will take you to the valve control page which gives you control of each individual valve The machine must be in manual in order to interact with the valve buttons At the bottom of the display is the AUTO C I P button when this button is pressed the machine will start a 14 min cycle of opening and closing the valves fo...

Page 23: ...or manual F4 Top off screen The numbers on the picture below correspond with the numbering in this section Overfill is the amount of time after the float is triggered a valve will remain open Each number on the hmi refers to that number fill head The fill head is set up with 10 being the closest to the control box and 1 being the closest to the cap shedder ...

Page 24: ... take you to the other overfill screen Ex The image below is of Valves 6 10 screen the blue button will take you to 1 5 valves screen 2 Overfill value display These displays show each valve s overfill value The display will show green while values are in a good range The display will turn yellow if the value is a little high and if the value is abnormally high the display will turn red When values...

Page 25: ...y 50 Note this value is only being added to each individual overfill value To get values back to zero the indivilde valve will need to be lowered EX Valve 1 is 50 the rest are zero To get 1 to zero go to Valves 1 5 and lower 1 All valves will not lower 1 any further F5 Maintenance screen Clicking one of the buttons will take you to that page ...

Page 26: ...e in look Seamer 1 systems will take you to seamers 1 page which is the seamer closest to the cap shedder and seamer 2 systems button will take you to seamers 2 page which is the seamer furthest away from the cap shedder The numbers on the picture below correspond with the numbering in this section ...

Page 27: ...e as it would in auto Use this button to test seams for OP 1 for that seamer 2 Sani When pressed will open that sani valve The sani valves are what control the end rinse 3 Seamer op 2 When pressed the seamer will perform a seaming operation 2 The puck will rise the motor will turn on and op 2 cylinder will be extended This will all be done for the same amount of time as it would in auto Use this b...

Page 28: ... re on 6 Can rise when pressed will extend the can rise cylinder 1 or 2 depending on which seamer screen you re on this is the puck cylinder 7 Motor When pressed will turn on the seamer motor 1 or 2 depending on which seamer screen you re on Sensors These are indicators which will light up if the sensor is being triggered The numbers on the picture above correspond with the numbering in this secti...

Page 29: ...next to indexer 2 7 Cap track Is located near the top of the cap shedder 8 Filler full Is located next to the back gate Cylinders Buttons will only be visible while the machine is in manual 1 Seamer gate This extends seamer gate cylinder Which is located between the seamers right next to indexer 1 cylinder 2 Cap shedder This extends the cap shedder cylinder which is located at the top of the cap s...

Page 30: ...ave the fill head To achieve this tank pressure temperature and carbonation rates must be experimented with on each beer until this desired condition is met When starting out only can the beer you know will sell in a couple of weeks 8 2 Steps that need to be taken prior to dissolved oxygen testing 8 2 1 Measure dissolved oxygen at the tank Preferably this should be at or below 7 ppb 8 2 2 Measure ...

Page 31: ... accurate until above 35 I like to take a bic lighter and put it under the CO2 can purge tube It is important that the flame dances without being blown out When you achieve this level it s about the proper flow Anything higher than that will actually create a Venturi effect drawing air into the can Bernoulli s principle 8 2 7 With any beer other than a porter or a hard seltzer or something that do...

Page 32: ...pressure as the components cool off Stop when the foam becomes unmanageable and lids start skipping off at the Track When this happens bleed off some CO2 and drop approximately two psi This will result in about 2 55 parts of carbonation after the beer is canned It is important to use the beers own CO2 to expel oxygen Training Video https drive google com file d 1JhVhzjZZfq1qaS4SAMrQGSokUKrsPPzB vi...

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