Sorting/Idle Stroke Adjustment
4 Sort in MAN mode: When set to "Y" the sort signal will be activated when the SK bbx runs
in MAN mode. All set-up pieces and non-monitored parts are sorted which prevents possible
contamination.
5 Sort when idling: When set to "Y", the sort signal will be activated every time the process
monitor detects an idle stroke. On some machines certain faults have very low force readings
and may look like an Idle stroke. Idle strokes, however, are typically allowed on these machines
and would not prompt a sort signal. In such a case, the sort gate can be activated for safety
reasons every time an idle stroke or a "would-be idle” stroke is detected.
6 Sort for CrashControl: when set to “Y” the sort signal will be activated for every so-called crash-
control stroke. These are machine strokes where due to feeding problems, or in case of detected
short feeds, the forces are not monitored with their regular envelopes but are only checked for
heavy overloads (crash). These potentially suspicious parts can all be sorted.
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idle stroke setting
Idle stroke adjustment
Some machines tend to occasionally run idle stokes due to problems in feeding blanks down the
feed rails. Normally, an idle stroke is considered to be a "fault", and the monitor would stop the
machine. To prevent that, the monitor is capable of seeing the difference between an idle stroke and
other faults, and can tolerate idling for a certain period of time. The machine will be stopped only if
idling continues (e.g. when feeder bowls are empty). The following parameters can be set to tell the
monitor what idle strokes look like:
1 Idle stroke detection
Allows you to select which channels will tolerate idle strokes. Set those channels to "Y".
In those channels where you don't want to allow idle strokes put a "N". Confirm your settings with
the "E" key.
2 Idle stroke limit
Determines the limit for idles strokes as a percentage of the normal peak force reading. If a force
reading is below the threshold, this stroke will be considered an idle stroke. The example above will
see idle strokes if the peak forces are less than 10 % of the normal load.
SK 7
V5.2 E 10/04
SK7-27
