Name | Description | Options | Default |
RPV (Remote | This option allows the system to use a remote | disabled, | disabled |
Proportioning Valve) | proportioning valve to mix two different | enabled PLC, |
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| materials, typically virgin and regrind materials, | enabled local |
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| during a convey cycle. Touching RPV repeatedly |
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| at the Station n Setup screen steps through the |
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| three choices. |
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| Enable this option with PLC control if you will be |
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| adjusting the mix from the controller’s touch |
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| screen. |
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| Enable this option with local control if the station |
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| operator will be adjusting the mix using a timer |
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| box at the station. |
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RPV material B | Percentage of the additive material to be | 0 | 30% |
| included in the mix. This setting applies only |
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| when RPV is enabled with PLC control. The |
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| system is set up so that, if there are any |
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| inaccuracies in the proportions, the mix will |
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| contain more Material A and less Material B |
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| than specified here. |
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Cycle time | Number of seconds for each cycle in depositing | 10 sec. | |
| Material A and Material B during the convey |
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| time. This setting applies only when RPV is |
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| enabled with PLC control. Example: If you set |
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| convey time to 30 seconds, cycle time to 10 |
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| seconds, and Material B to 30% (so Material A |
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| is 70%), the system will convey as follows: |
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| Material A for 7 seconds |
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| Material B for 3 seconds (end cycle 1) |
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| Material A for 7 seconds |
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| Material B for 3 seconds (end cycle 2) |
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| Material A for 7 seconds |
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| Material B for 3 seconds (end cycle 3) |
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| In a |
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| before completion if the station becomes full. |
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| The cycle time should divide evenly into the |
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| convey time. |
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| Chapter 6: Configurable Settings | 68 |