Synergy Software Page 5
Belt Operations
The Synergy system offers three controls for the operator;
START
,
ADVANCE
, and
RETURN
. These settings
will control how the belt moves and what garments do
in the belt. In addition to these controls, the system
will automatically begin transfers to the FireFly via an
intermediary belt referred to as the Transfer Belt. While a
garment is on the Transfer Belt, or the system thinks there
is a garment on the Transfer Belt, and there is already a
garment in the Synergy Spray Chamber the Pretreater Belt
will not move forward.
Image 6
Image 6: Belt Operations
Pressing
START
will advance the current garment into
the Synergy Spray Chamber, where the garment will be
sprayed using the settings that were displayed. If there is
already a garment in the Spray Chamber and the operator
presses
START
, the garment in the Spray Chamber will be
moved onto the transfer belt, then the garment that was in
the Loading Zone will be moved into the Spray Chamber.
Pressing the number next to
START
will prompt the user to
enter a number for the
Automatic Indexing Timer (Auto-
Start Countdown)
, then the next time the user presses
START
the system will Automatic Indexing. In Queue
Mode, the Garment will be removed from queue when the
operator presses
START
(Behavior can be configured in
Settings).
Pressing
ADVANCE
will move the current garment to the
end of the belt but not spray it. This can also be used to
move a garment that is in Spray Chamber into the dryer
at the end of a production run. The advanced garment
will use the Cure Settings set when the user pressed
ADVANCE
, meaning the garment will not be sprayed but
may be cured in the FireFly. Note that even if a garment is
not loaded, the system will act as though one has been, and
will still attempt to transfer it accordingly.
Pressing
RETURN
will return the garment which is in the
Spray Chamber to the Load Zone. Make sure the Load
Zone is clear when this button is pressed, or any garment
in the Load Zone will be moved backwards towards the
operator and into the Belt Guard.
Tank Levels Display
The typical Synergy system contains four scales for
operators to track the contents of 5 Gallon Jugs. Each scale
is labeled with its appropriate readout, and the readouts
indicate volume of the tank using green and red. When the
readout turns red the tank is empty and should be refilled.
When the tank is refilled, the system will automatically
remind the user to bleed the pump associated with that
tank.
Image 7
Image 7
: Tank Level Indicators
Camera Window
The Synergy comes with a camera attached to the rear of
the Spray Cabinet, allowing the operator to view transfers
and garments entering the FireFly. To open the Camera
Window press the Camera Icon in the top left of the
display. To close the Camera Window press the Camera
Icon again. The window can be moved around by dragging
on the Green Title Bar, and can be resized by dragging on
the bottom right corner of the window.