Tune Your Machine for Producing Parts
Chapter 10
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In chapter 8, you configured your hold and plastication profiles to stop and
set outputs for no flow or pressure at completion. If your hydraulics and/or
process require NO changes controlled by your PLC-5 processor before
continuing a molding cycle, you may configure the QDC module to
logically bridge the following profile/movement pairs as integrated
machine phases:
hold/pre-decompression (HPC03-B08 = 0)
pre-decompression/plastication (HPC03-B09 = 0)
plastication/post-decompression (PPC03-B08 = 0)
Important: The QDC module always logically bridges the injection, pack
and hold phases as a single integrated machine movement.
Bridging machine phases has benefits such as:
reduced cycle time
smoother QDC control
less chance of hydraulic pressure transients
If your hydraulics and/or process require changes controlled by your
PLC-5 processor before continuing a molding cycle, you may configure
the QDC module to stop as completion of:
hold (HPC03-B08 = 1)
pre-decompression (HPC03-B09 = 1)
plastication (PPC03-B08 = 1)
Then the QDC module sends a fixed signal to each of its four outputs
while awaiting further commands from the PLC-5 processor.
Important: The QDC module always stops and sets outputs at completion
of the post-decompression movement.
End-of-profile set-output values have uses including:
adjusting flow through a variable pump between profiles
initializing values for the next profile or movement
re-aligning solenoid valves by PLC-5 processor before starting the next
profile or movement
When configuring end-of-profile set-output values, remember:
The QDC module ignores these values on all profiles that are logically
bridged to the next profile or movement
After the QDC module sets them, they remain in set until the QDC
module is commanded to start another movement or profile, or until the
stop command is asserted
Logical Bridges and
Endofprofile
Setoutput Values