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CHAPTER 2 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 SAFETY
CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION
CHAPTER 7 APPENDIX
CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING
CHAPTER 4 OPERATION
Hopper Additive Feeder Sub-Assembly Optional
Chapter 1 Safety
1-1 How to Use This Manual
Safety Symbols Used in this Manual
Description
Figure 1 Safety Tags and Warning Labels
Use care when LOADING, UNLOADING, RIGGING, or MOVING this equipment
1-2 Warnings and Precautions
CAUSING BODILY INJURY EXISTS ANY TIME THE POWER IS ON
Wear SAFETY GLASSES and WORK GLOVES
1-3 Responsibility
General Responsibility
Operator Responsibility
REMEMBER
Reporting a Safety Defect
Maintenance Responsibility
2-1 Models Covered in This Manual
Accessories
Customer Service
Chapter 2 Functional Description
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Figure 2 Equipment Specifications
Figure 3 Typical Blender Assembly
Dimensions and Specifications
Figure 4 Typical Mitsubishi Controller Touch Screen Display
2-3 Typical Features and Components
Mechanical Features
Controller Features
Figure 5 Typical Hopper Assembly
System Component Description
Supply Hoppers
Slide Gates
Weigh Hopper
Figure 6 Typical Slide Gate Assembly
Figure 7 Typical Weigh Hopper Assembly
Figure 8 Typical Mixer Assembly
Mix Chamber
Operator Control Panel Display
Function
Figure 9 Typical Mitsubishi Controller Touch Screen Display
Figure 10 Controller Pushbuttons & Touchscreen Tags
Button
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Figure 11 Typical Operator Screens
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Figure 12 Typical Setup Screens
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Position
Figure 13 Mixer Slide Gate Switch Positions
2-4 Optional Components
Pneumatic Slide Gate below Mixer
Additive Feeder Hopper
Figure 15 Typical R.A.M. Hopper Blender Configuration
Figure 16 Typical Additive Feeder Configuration
Regrind Auger Metering R.A.M. Hopper
Fail Safe Operation
2-5 Safety Features
Safety Circuit Standards
Safety Device Lock-Outs
Figure 17 Electrical Disconnect Plug
Twist Cap Plug Connected to Each Feeder Auger Motor
Figure 18 Twist Cap Plug
Figure 19 Electrical Safety Interlock Switch Located on mixer door
Electric Safety Interlock Switch
Figure 20 Blender Lifting Lugs 1 on each side
Chapter 3 Installation
3-2 Mechanical Installation
3-1 Uncrating the Equipment
Mounting Configurations
Site Requirements
Machine Mount
GRAVIMETRIC BATCH BLENDER MEZZANINE SUPPLIED BY CUSTOMER
Note Larger blenders need to be braced as part of the installation
Mezzanine Mount
Figure 21 Typical Mezzanine Mounted Batch Blender
Figure 22 Typical Floor Mount Central Blender Layout
Floor Mount Central Blender
3-3 Electrical Connections
3-4 Pneumatic Connections
Figure 23 Customer-Supplied Pneumatic Components
Figure 24 Stroke Limiters
3-5 Initial Set-up
Mechanical Set-up
Stroke Limiters for Metering Gates
Figure 26 Display Startup Screen
Weigh Hopper Installation
Figure 25 Weigh Hopper
Final Connections
Controller Set-up
Figure 27 Display Main Recipe Screen
Blender Controller Menu Structure
Blender Calibration
Current Loadcell Bits Follow Instructions
Figure 28 Display Calibration Menu Screen
Figure 29 Display Calibration Screen
Enter in the Calibration Weight Press here to perform the calibration
Select a Feeder to Configure Change the Alarm Silence Delay
Alarm Setup
Figure 30 Display Alarm Flags & Feeder Setup Screen
Feeder Calibration Auger Blenders
Figure 32 PanelView Configuration Screen
Network Setup
Figure 31 Ethernet Setup Screen
Setting Date and Time
Additional Setup Parameters
3-6 Initial Startup
General Operation
Quick Start Procedure
Chapter 4 Operation
4-1 Start-up
4-2 Operation Procedures
Existing Recipes
Note Press “Push to Start or Stop” button to start blender
Operator Displays
Figure 33 Typical Recipe Entry Operator Screen
Figure 34 Typical Manual Control Operator Screen
Recipe Entry Formats
Figure 35 Typical Inventory Display Operator Screen
Recipe Format Menu
“Quickset” Mode Most common in injection molding
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Figure 37 Example Calculations of a 4-component blend in “Parts” mode
Switching Modes
Recipe Setup
“Percentage” Mode Most common in extrusion and blow molding
Inventory Shutdown
Figure 38 Typical Batch Sizes
Blender
Batch Size lbs
Figure 40 Typical Mixer and Dump Setup Operator Screen
Auto Start Feature
Mixer and Dump Setup
Mix Timer
Re-Mix Timer
Weigh Hopper Dump Time
Weigh Hopper Dump Delay Time
Mixer Dump Time
Alarm Flags
Figure 41 Typical “Out of Material” Alarm Screen
Weigh Hopper Dump Cycle
Figure 44 Typical “Power Interruption” Alarm Screen
Figure 42 Typical “Maximum Hopper Weight” Alarm Screen
MAX HOPPER WEIGHT EXCEEDED check batch size
Figure 43 Typical “Calibration Error” Alarm Screen
Figure 45 Typical “PLC Battery Low” Alarm Screen
PLC BATTERY LOW
Figure 46 Typical “E-Stop Activated” Alarm Screen
Figure 47 Typical Manual Control Operator Screen
Feeder Clean Out
Tree Diagram in section 3-5 of this manual
Recipe Book
Load a Saved Recipe from the Book
Display Recipe Contents
Figure 48 Typical Recipe Book Operator Screen
Save Running Recipe to the Book
Color Changes
Erase Recipe or Entire Book
Figure 49 Typical Inventory Shutdown Operator Screen
4-3 Shut-down
System model #
Chapter 5 Maintenance
5-1 Preventative Maintenance Schedule
Figure 50 Sample Preventative Maintenance Schedule
Internal Components of the Control Panel
5-2 Preventative Maintenance
5-3 Corrective Maintenance
Electrical
Input Signals to Programmable Controller
Output Signals from Programmable Controller
Note The alarm contact has a maximum load of 3 amps
Corrective action
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
Problem
6-1 Introduction
Corrective action
Problem
Corrective action
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Service Department
Chapter 7 Appendix
7-1 Technical Specifications
Equipment Specifications
Figure 52 Equipment Specifications
Annex B Information
7-2 Drawings and Diagrams
Final Assembly
Figure 53 Typical Final Assembly Parts List
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Figure 54 Typical Mixer Assembly Parts List
Figure 55 Typical Hopper Assembly Parts List
Hopper Sub-assembly
Figure 56 Typical R.A.M. Hopper Assembly Parts List
Hopper R.A.M. Regrind Auger Metering Sub-Assembly Optional
Figure 57 Typical Additive Feeder Hopper Assembly Parts List
Hopper Additive Feeder Sub-Assembly Optional
Figure 58 Typical Weigh Hopper Assembly Parts List
Weigh Hopper Sub-assembly
Figure 59 Typical Slidegate Assembly Parts List
Slide Gate Sub-assembly
Figure 60 Typical Knife Gate below mixer Assembly Parts List
Knife Gate Sub-assembly HD Optional
Figure 61 Typical Knife Gate floor stand Assembly Parts List
Knife Gate Sub-assembly RD Optional
Figure 62 Typical Mitsubishi Controller Main Parts List
Figure 63 Typical Mitsubishi Display Main Parts List
Control Panel Layout
Spare Parts Kits
Figure 64 Blender Spare Parts Listing
Figure 65 Typical Operator Setup Screen
7-4 Addendum Service Supervisor Information
Passwords
Programmable Settings
Metering Test Screen
Figure 66 Typical Engineering Only Setup Screen
Factory Setup Menu
Advanced Weight Options Screen
Feed Calibration Options Screen
Figure 68 Typical Advanced Weight Options Screen
Feed Algorithm Options Screen
Figure 69 Typical Feed Algorithm Options Screen
Figure 71 Typical Mechanical Options Screen
Feeder Setup
Figure 72 Typical Feeder Setup Screen
Mechanical Options Screen
Figure 73 Typical Units Screen
Customer Setup Menu
Figure 74 Typical Ethernet Setup Screen
Units
Figure 75 Typical Alarm Flags & Feeder Setup Screen
Alarm Log
Figure 76 Typical Alarm Log Screen
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Note ITEMS MARKED R ARE READ ONLY AND ITEMS MARKED RW ARE READ/WRITE
GENERAL BLENDER INFO
BLENDER ALARMS
INVENTORY INFO
CURRENT RECIPE INFO THIS IS THE RECIPE THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING MADE
RECIPE INFO THIS IS WHERE YOU RIGHT THE NEW RECIPE TO
RECIPE BOOK MANIPULATION
TARGETS VS. ACTUAL WEIGHT INFO
FIXED DECIMAL EXPLANATION
Alarm Number Explanation
WRITING RECIPE EXPLANATION
RECORDING THE TARGETS VS. ACTUALS FOR EACH BATCH
UNTIL THE HOPPER FEEDS MATERIAL INTO THE NEW BATCH
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