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Heat Seal Machine

DES – 42

Texas Automation Products, Inc.

300 Nichols Drive

Hutchins, TX 75141

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Page 1: ...Heat Seal Machine DES 42 Texas Automation Products Inc 300 Nichols Drive Hutchins TX 75141 ...

Page 2: ...urning on Power to the DES 42 8 Chapter 3 General Operating Principles 9 General Heat Sealing Principles 9 Actuating the Heat Seal Machine 9 Using the Emergency Release Pushbutton 9 Chapter 4 Using the DES 42 Control Panel 10 Layout of the Control Panel 10 Start up and Monitoring Mode 11 Chapter 5 Setting Cycle Dwell Time 14 Chapter 6 Setting Top Platen Temperature 15 Chapter 7 Setting Bottom Left...

Page 3: ...nstructions to operate the DES 42 Replacement Parts and Technical Assistance For replacement parts or technical assistance please contact Texas Automation Products Inc 300 Nichols Drive Hutchins TX 75141 972 288 5000 800 872 1960 Fax 972 288 6022 info texasautomationproducts com Please have your model and serial number when calling for service Warranty This machine is fully warranted against defec...

Page 4: ...are permanently lubricated Dual Cycle Timer is programmable in second increments After the machine is actuated the timer counts down until the cycle is completed allowing the operator to monitor the status of cycle at any time Built in resettable cycle counter displays cycle count up to 3999 and counts completed and in completed cycles independently on both cycle times This discourages the practic...

Page 5: ...ctions if they should occur Easy to maintain and operate Industrial laundries uniform rental plants garment manufacturers hospitals nursing homes and sportswear manufacturers use the DES 42 to apply the following types of heat seal materials Label tapes Emblems Appliques Ink transfers Patches Embroideries Barcode labels Flock appliques Mending tapes Interfaces Pressure sensitive materials Heat sen...

Page 6: ...ther suitable tool remove the three bolts that secure the DES 42 to the skid Carefully lift the DES 42 from the skid and remove all other materials from the shipping crate You should have all of the following items The DES 42 pneumatic heat seal machine The package in which you found this operations manual Locating and Securing the DES 42 Before connecting power and air locate the DES 42 heat seal...

Page 7: ...e DES 42 s power cord into an appropriate power source such as a standard receptacle The electrical power cord has a molded 15 amp plug Connecting Compressed Air To connect the air supply to the DES 42 perform the following Remove the 1 8 male NPT pipe plug from the air line connector located in the back at the base of the machine This plug will protect against contaminants entering the air system...

Page 8: ...LATEN PRESSURE LBS PSI 2 x 4 PLATEN LBS PSI 3 x 5 PLATEN LBS PSI 4 x 6 PLATEN LBS PSI 5 x 6 PLATEN LBS PSI 3 x 5 EXTENDED ANVIL PLATEN 25 177 22 1 11 8 7 4 5 9 10 9 30 212 26 5 14 1 8 8 7 1 13 0 35 247 30 9 16 5 10 3 8 2 15 2 40 283 35 4 18 9 11 8 9 4 17 4 45 318 39 8 21 2 13 2 10 6 19 6 50 353 44 1 23 5 14 7 11 8 21 7 55 389 48 6 25 9 16 2 13 0 23 9 60 424 53 0 28 3 17 7 14 1 26 1 65 459 57 4 30 ...

Page 9: ...After the unit s circuits settle the control panel displays the version of central processing unit CPU software and enters Monitoring mode For a complete explanation of Monitoring mode and the controls see Chapter 4 Using the DES 42 Control Panel Caution If you press the Control Lockout button while the control panel is in Monitoring mode it will enter Set Lockout mode In Set Lockout mode you can ...

Page 10: ...al platen temperatures and air line pressure The exact settings of the three main factors depend on the requirements of your specific fusing or transfer application Actuating the Heat Seal Machine To actuate the DES 42 Position top platen over one of the bottom platens and depress the black pushbutton labeled Start Cycle located on the handle simultaneously with one of the black pushbuttons labele...

Page 11: ...s and air line pressure The exact settings of the three main factors depend on the requirements of your specific fusing or transfer application Use the Top Temp Bottom Left Temp and Bottom Right Temp buttons on the control panel to view and set the platens temperatures Use the Air Line PSI button to view the actual pressure of the heat seal machine s pressure regulator and to set a control range U...

Page 12: ...en temperature current bottom left platen temperature current bottom right platen temperature and current air line pressure as shown in Figure 4 2 Because the control panel displays the platens actual temperatures it shows room temperature for them when they are not on If the machine s pressure regulator is off the control panel displays zero 0 for air line pressure While the control panel is in M...

Page 13: ...12 Cycle Time Setting Current Top Platen Temperature Current Bottom Left Current Bottom Right Current Air Line Platen Temperature Platen Temperature Pressure Figure 4 2 Monitoring Mode Cycle Time A ...

Page 14: ...13 Cycle Time Setting Current Top Platen Temperature Current Bottom Left Current Bottom Right Current Air Line Platen Temperature Platen Temperature Pressure Figure 4 3 Monitoring Mode Cycle Time B ...

Page 15: ...d the Cycle Time button blinks as shown in Figure 5 1 This puts the control panel in the Set Mode Release the Cycle Time button The control panel will display the current setting for the cycle dwell time Figure 5 1 Setting Cycle Time Press either the Up Arrow or the Down Arrow button to change the setting press and release to increase or decrease the setting by one increment To rapidly change the ...

Page 16: ...rature as shown in Monitoring Mode if the platen is set to off the control panel displays three dashes Figure 6 1 Setting Top Platen Temperature Press either the Up Arrow or the Down Arrow button to change the setting press and release to increase or decrease the setting by one 1 To rapidly change the value press and hold the appropriate arrow button Possible top platen temperature values range fr...

Page 17: ...emperature as shown in Monitoring Mode if the platen is set to off the control panel displays three dashes Figure 7 1 Setting Bottom Left Platen Temperature Press either the Up Arrow or the Down Arrow button to change the setting press and release to increase or decrease the setting by one 1 To rapidly change the value press and hold the appropriate arrow button Possible bottom left platen tempera...

Page 18: ...temperature as shown in Monitoring Mode if the platen is set to off the control panel displays three dashes Figure 8 1 Setting Bottom Right Platen Temperature Press either the Up Arrow or the Down Arrow button to change the setting press and release to increase or decrease the setting by one 1 To rapidly change the value press and hold the appropriate arrow button Possible bottom right platen temp...

Page 19: ... in Monitoring Mode press and hold the Air Line PSI button After approximately two seconds the panel s Up Arrow and Down Arrow buttons will light and the Air Line PSI button blinks as shown in Figure 9 1 This puts the control panel in the Set Mode Release the Air Line PSI button The control panel displays the current pressure lockout setting Figure 9 1 Setting Air Line Pressure Lockout Press eithe...

Page 20: ... A 1 Press and release the Cycle Time A button 2 Press and release the Cycle Count button to view the current full cycle count 3 To view the current short cycle count press and hold the cycle count button After approximately 2 seconds the button will light Press and release the button to view the short cycles To view cycle count and short cycle count on cycle time B 1 Press and release the Cycle T...

Page 21: ... This puts the control panel in Set Mode Release the Cycle Time button The control panel displays the current cycle count Figure 10 1 Resetting the Cycle Count 3 Press and release the button to decrease the completed cycle setting by one 1 To reset the value immediately to zero 0 press the button and hold it down 4 Press and hold the button to reset the short cycle count to zero 0 5 After you reac...

Page 22: ...t button The Control Lockout button blinks and the control panel displays three dashes Each dash represents one of the buttons comprising your code Press and release the first button of your code sequence If you have correctly entered the first button in your code one dash displayed in the control panel disappears Repeat the step above for each of the remaining two buttons in your code sequence Th...

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