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Section 13 - Operation
MC032 - MCP-25 Control
To adjust the glue volume, follow these steps:
1.
Operate the parent machine at slow speed (under 10 meters/
minute).
2.
Press the AUTO button on the front panel of the MCP-25.
3.
Using the front-panel valve-selection keypad, activate glue valve
1.
4.
Observe the glue volume on the product.
5.
Using the scroll buttons on the right side of the display, increase
or decrease the glue volume by adjusting the pressure values in
the pressure table.
Adjustments
Occasionally, adjustments need to be made to the glue volume, glue-pattern
position, delay, or pattern length.
Adjusting the
Glue Volume
To adjust the glue-pattern position at low speed
low speed
low speed
low speed
low speed, follow these steps:
If possible, standard mode (mode 0)
with a pattern length of 100mm (4
inches) or more should be used.
1.
While operating the parent machine at slow speed
(approximately 10 meters/minute), apply glue to a few products.
2.
Stop the parent machine.
3.
Measure the delay and glue-pattern length on the product.
4.
Compare the measurements with the values displayed in the
glue-pattern-edit menu.
5.
If the glue pattern is shorter or longer than the value seen in the
glue-pattern-edit menu, check the encoder configuration setup
(see
Section 11—Setup Menu).
To adjust the glue-pattern position at high speed
high speed
high speed
high speed
high speed, follow these steps:
1.
While operating the parent machine at high speed (approximately
300 m/min ), apply glue to a few products.
2.
Stop the parent machine.
3.
Measure the delay and glue pattern length on the products.
4.
Compare the measurements with the values displayed in the
glue-pattern-edit menu and with the previous pattern.
Adjusting the
Glue-Pattern
Position