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CONTROLLER
EASY TO USE
Software and user interface that is easier to use and understand makes the whole process less cumbersome and faster.
STANDARD FEATURESET
No matter what model of controller you get be it 6800 or 5700, all the features are present in both and all data is intercompatible with all our machines.
USER ACCESS CONTROL
Multiple sure access control with login id and password, and per sure feature access control makes managing multiple users per machine really easy.
EUROMAP READY
All the controllers are euromap ready, beneficial when robotic automation is required, and standard robot with euromap support will work directly.
ACCURATE HEATING CONTROL
With a fast processor and highly efficient alogithms, we are able to provide multi zone heating control with tollerances of only 1°C, providing super control over processing.
SHORTCUT KEYS
Multiple shortcut keys to jump directly to the required functions, save a lot of time when setting up an new mould.
HIGH LEVEL LOCAL DATA LOGING
Controllers can record all the data for each cycle of production, also providing machine quality check while production cycle is going on and much more.
REMOTE ACCESS
Want to monitor multiple machines locally from a single computer, you can do that, all the machines are Ethernet enabled and provide Local Remote monitoring.
ROBUST
High-quality components and in built redundancies provide long controller life and service life.
HOME SCREEN
The controller home screen is designed in a way that all the necessary information is available at a glance and is easily readable.
Details available on the home screen are:
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All zone heater status display
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hydraulic oil temperature
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Live pressure and velocity readings
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Live mould position graph and value readings
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Live injection position graph and value readings
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rotary / sliding table position graph and readings
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Ejector position graph and value readings.
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Rotary/sliding table position indicator
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lock pin status indicator
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Ejector position status indicator
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Cycle time details.
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production counter details
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Mould save file details
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User login information
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Live machine operation function status
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Machine Operation mode status
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Date and time details.
MACHINE TIMERS
Adjust all the timers necessary for machine operation from a single page, no need to search through the whole controller for a single timer, access all the timers from a single page.
The active field I highlighted in black colour, this field can be edited and is actively selected.
The fields highlighted in green are the fields that are unlocked and can be changed by current user login access.
The fields highlighted in grey with white text are the fields that are locked and not available to the current user login and need a higher-level login to be accessed and changed.
These timers directly affect the operation machine in semi-auto and full auto operation mode.
LOGIN CONTROL
Controller has built-in login access where depending on the user login access level multiple functions can be disabled to make sure that certain users only have access to limited features and important functions are locked.
The controller has a login access control centre where all the pages and functions can be individually selected for each login access.
By default, there are 4 login profiles provided by the factory
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Login level 0: Operator
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Loin level 1: Supervisor
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Login level 2: Manager
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Login level 3: Maintenance
Login level 0 is lower in the control ladder and has access to only a few functions that are necessary for production. while level 3 is the highest and has access to most functions for machine control and operation.
New users with custom user names and passwords can be created on the machine and they can be provided with default login levels or custom login access control.
In case of forgotten passwords, the passwords can be reset on machine.
MOULD OPEN/CLOSE
Mould open and close sections are located on the same page but are paced in two individual sections for easier understanding and operation.
The mould close section on the left side of the page has 4 stages of mould close control from top to bottom similar to the physical machine, after 4 stages comes the low protection stage for mould protection and mould safety (providing safety up to 0.1mm) and then arrives the stage for tonnage buildup, for each stage the values for pressure and flow(velocity) and the position till when those values will be used can be set. also in the mould close section the timers and settings related to mould closing are present at the bottom.
In mould open section on the right side of the page has Mould release at the bottom used to release the tonnage built up during mould close, after release, there are 4 stages for the mould to open in sequence from bottom to top, just like the physical operation of machine stage 1 is closest to mould close and stage 4 is the maximum open position for the machine, for each stage the pressure and flow(velocity) and the position till when those values will be used can be set individually. also in the mould open section, the settings and timings related to the open section are located at the bottom.
While opening or closing the mould the section that the machine will be in at that moment will be live indicated by highlighting that section in green background, for easier tracking of mould open/close stages.
MOULD ADJUSTMENT
The mould adjust page contains all the settings required for setting up new mould on the machine.
The Auto mould height function is used to set mould height of the mould, setting up is easy, clamping the mould inside the clamping area opening the mould, placing the machine in adjustment mode turning on the auto mould adjust function and pressing the 2 green cycle start buttons, the machine will close the mould and set the mould height automatically and also set up mould open and close parameters according to new mould height.
This page also displays the absolute position of the clamping platen for the reference of the operator.
You can also the max pressure and speed for mould opening and closing in adjustment mode.
TABLE SETTINGS
This page provides settings related to the rotary / sliding table for the machine, it displays the absolute position reading and position of the table at the top left section of the page, and the animation graphics show the table position live while also displaying the positional value
On the right side of the page, the settings related to the table are located, the top testing section is for the speed of the table, and speeds for Auto modes, Manual mode, and Adjustment mode can be set individually.
The mould transfer mode is used to change the operation mode of the table, from turning it off to setting the table to single mode or setting the table to dual station mode depending on your use case.
The details for the table lock pin are also available on this page, from setting he pressure and flow(speed) settings for the lock pin to the actual position of the lock pin are shown in this page.
EJECTOR SETTING
The ejector page contains all the settings for ejector advance and return, both stages of the ejector are separated into different sections on the same page for easier access and understanding.
The left side of the page contains all the settings for the ejector advance, the advanced settings are from bottom to top and in 2 stages adv 1 and adv 2, to make sure you have the best control for the ejector forward. this can be changed to a single stage also. indication of the current stage is provided live when the ejector advanced function is used.
Ejector return settings are located on the right side section of the page containing all the settings for ejector return, there are also 2 stages for ejector return which can be changed to a single stage.
The ejector mode controls the operation mode, there are 3 operation modes.
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None: This will turn off the ejector function
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Single: in this mode the ejector will only run 1 time and stop
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Continuous: in this mode, the ejector will keep repeating till the times entered by the operator.
Also, ejector can be held in ts position for as long as the operator wishes using the holding function.
BARREL TEMPERATURE CONTROL
This page contains all the settings for barrel heating. There are max 8 heating zones asvailable as standard, depending on machine the heatings can be less, Each zone has total individual temeperature control, At the top, the live temeprature readingof each zone is shown on an graphical barrel to make it easier to understand.
The values in green the main temeprture setting fields where you can set the temeprature you require, up limit and low limit are the tollerances allowed for the heating, the machine can maintin the temperature with tollerance of 1°C.
The standby temperature is the value which the barrel will be kept in case of standby mode is turned on.
The switches at the bottom can be used to physically turn off power to individual zones in case of maintainance or checking barrel heating function.
The nozzle control mode can be used to change the operation mode of the nozzle in case of the nozzle thermocouple is damaged, then the nozzle can be temperarily ran on duty cycle mode to keep the heating on and off for short production time.
Other than this there is also material soak time and graphical heating represenation, wehre the zone with low temperature be shown in blue and zone with ok temperature will be shown in green and, zone with high temeprature will be shown in red.
INJECTION SETTING
The injection page contains all the settings for injection and holding in two separate sections on a single page.
The left section contains all the settings for injection, there are a maximum of 7 injection stages available, to make sure you have the best injection control, for all the stages the pressure and flow settings for position range can be set individually, also the injection can be operated in position control or timing control, also there is cooling time setting available on the same section
The right section contains holding pressure settings, there are a maximum of 4 stages for holding pressure, and this can be reduced to 1 or none in case holding pressure is not required, for holding pressure, the settings or pressure and flow of a set amount of time can be set individually for each and every zone.
The machine also provides advanced injection controls like, Intrusion filling, retracting nozzle after injection.
BARREL CHARGE SETTINGS
This page contains all the settings for charging the barrel (plasticizing), The charge setting consists of a front suck-back (suck the screw back before refilling to create a vacuum gap before refilling). the main refilling(plasticizing), and rear suck-back (suck back the screw after refilling to stop drooling of material from the nozzle).
The refilling is available with a maximum of 3 stages, where for each stage the refilling pressure and flow for set position value and backpressure can all be set individually.
The plasticizing mode can be set to After cooling, after injection, after mould opening, and after mould closing, the same modes are available for suck-back.
The cooling time for mould be configured to start after injection, after plasticizing to provide the best cooling control.
Intrusion mode is also available, where the material will be drolled inside the mould in a controlled manner to fill the mould over the injection capacity of the machine by up to 10%
RPM speed of the screw is also provided as live reading during the plasticizing function is happening.
AUTO PURGE
Use auto purge to clean out the barrel and change to a new material. the auto purge page is divided into 2 sections on the left is the page for injection, suck-back and plasticizing settings and on the right section are the control parameters for for auto purge.
The left section contains 3 tabs.
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Injection tab: set the pressure, flow and position settings for the injection process. and the delay time after injection is completed
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Front suck-back: set the pressure, flow and position for front suck-back to stop drooling. and set a delay time after the front suckback is completed.
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plasticizing: set the pressure, flow and timing for the plasticizing to take place and after front suck-back, the plasticizing will happen for the set period of time.
On the right section the toggle for turning on or off the auto purge function I given along with the auto-purge cycle times, which controls how many times the auto-purge will happen
BARREL HEATING SCHEDULING
temperature function page contains a heater scheduling function which can be set to make sure the heating turns on automatically at the designated time on the designated day of the week.
Just turn on the switch for the day of the week when you want to turn the heater on automatically, and set the time at which you want to turn on the heater automatically in 24-hour format.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION CALCULATION
What a calculation of production quantity per kilowatt hours of power used, well the machine can take care of it for you, just set up the SPC data for the mould you are using and then for every good shot that the machine has recorded it will calculate the quantity/kwh data and store it in an excel sheet format which can be uploaded from the controller with the use of the pen drive.
The machine can store total data in its memory and the recorded data can be exported to an Excel sheet, also the same data can be visualized in a bar graph form for easier understanding and comparisons. the data is logged on an hourly basis for a total of 24 hours.
This is an optional extra addition to the machine.
QUALITY CONTROL
The machine has built-in quality control parameters with more than 20 control parameters which can be set and monitored for every production cycle.
Turn on the parameter you would like to be monitored and set the acceptable upper and lower limit for that parameter and the machine will continuously monitor that parameter For some reason, the parameter is out of limit then the machine will sound a warning indication notifying to check the parameter settings and count out of limit shot as a not good shot.
SPC DATA
Serial production counter data is available where you can track more than 40 different parameters for the machine for each shot and store that data, or export that data to a USB drive in the form of an Excel sheet.
The machine will record the fields turned on by the user for each cycle, the data of the last 15 cycles will be displayed on display and data can be stored in the controller memory also.
ALARM RECORD
The machine has a built-in alarm record that stores the alarms caused by any error in its memory and the date and time of the alarm for the operation log and system log.
This is useful in case when there is any scheduled function and if any alarm occurs and alarm is cleared accidentally, then the alarm record can show you what that alarm could was.
SETTING RECORD
setting record keeps track of all the settings that have been changed by the user, the date and time when the setting was changed, the login of the user who changed it and the value from what the change was done.
This feature is useful in case there are multiple operators for the same machine and operators keep changing parameters, at that time the machine keeps a log of all the changes that were made.
MOULD SAVE FILE
After setting up a mould and finding the perfect settings for that mould for the highest quality production and completing the production you change the mould, you can save all that data in a save file on the controller and then when you want to load that mould again then just make the controller read that save file and all the settings will be perfectly set as they were previously.
The save files are incompatible with all our controllers, so exporting the save file from one machine and importing it to another machine with a smaller controller model is no issue.
SUPPORT FOR CONTROLLER
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