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Labotek FGB-M05 Manual

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Summary of FGB-M05

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    Manual gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) gravimetric blender serial no. ................... Iso 08.01.02.064.Gb 986731 rev. May 2001.

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 1 gravimetric blender 1.0 introduction 2.0 controls 2.1 blender startup 2.2 blender status 2.3 machine-mode 2.4 production-modes 2.5 mixer-mode 2.6 dispense modes 2.7 batch handling 2.7.1 production control 2.7.2 recipe to weight calculation 2.7.2.1 method ...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 2 gravimetric blender 3.7 settings of the user-interface 3.7.1 change the rights of an operator 3.7.2 change entrycode 3.7.3 change date and time 3.7.4 revision code of the system 3.8 menu hierarchy 4.0 installation 4.1 demanded connections 4.2 attaching 5....

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 3 gravimetric blender 1.0 introduction gravimetric feeding an effi cient materials blending system is an essential feature of the modern plastics processing industry. Dosing each component on the basis of weight shows distinct advanta ges over traditional v...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 4 gravimetric blender reliable process control the fgb control system incorporates the latest in computer and micro processor technology for total automation of recipe entry and stora ge, inventory control and process monitoring. The control panel (user-int...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 5 gravimetric blender 2.0 controls when all components are available the dispense of a batch starts. The cycle begins with closing the weigh-pan. Then each of the requested components is dispensed and weighed in the weigh-pan. When all the components of the...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 6 gravimetric blender pause when the pause-command is given for a temporary stop the blender will stop after the cycle is complete. Stop requested the blender is operating but has received a stop-command. The stop-command will be executed at the end of a ba...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 7 gravimetric blender 2.4 production-modes the production-mode of the blender indicates how the production will stop in automatic- mode. This parameter can be changed using the menu (f1) ‘controller / public parameters’. The production-mode has three option...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 8 gravimetric blender 2.6 dispense modes the blender has two ways of dispensing: gravimetric and volumetric. One mode can be selected or a combination of both. This can be defi ned choosing menu (f1) ‘controller / public parameters’. Gravimetric all compone...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 9 gravimetric blender 2.7.2 recipe to weight calculation after a start-command the controller will calculate the requested weights of all components of the selected recipe. A recipe can be defi ned in two ways: ‘standard’ and ‘percentage’. These methods can...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 10 gravimetric blender 2.7.2.2 method percentage the different component are defi ned as follows: regrind : percentage of the batch weight natural : percentage of the batch weight additive : percentage of the batch weight total sum must be 100%. Example bat...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 11 gravimetric blender 2.7.4 additive to regrind it is possible to dispense more additive in relation to the amount of regrind. Choose for this defi nition menu (f1) ‘controller / public parameters’. A maximum of two hoppers (additive) can be defi ned (addi...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 12 gravimetric blender 2.7.5.2 stock silo control a regrind silo can have (optional) three sensors to detect high- low- and middle. If the controller has these sensors, ‘stock-silo’ regrind control can be activated, choosing menu (f1) ‘controller / protecte...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 13 gravimetric blender 2.7.6 dispensing dispensing of the different components will start after the calculation of the related weights. The components are dispensed in the order as defi ned in the recipe (gravimetric only). In volumetric mode all components...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 14 gravimetric blender dispense not correct (too much) to much material has been dispensed so there is nothing the controller can do. Of course the relations within the recipe will corrected by re-calculations. After the fi rst dispense try in all of the ab...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 15 gravimetric blender 2.8 datalogging some production data is stored. This is shown at the user interface and can also be printed. * batch data - measured weight (each component) - dispenserate of each component - recalculation to recipe * total data - sum...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 16 gravimetric blender 2.9 eq-net certifi cate.

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 17 gravimetric blender 2.10 iso certifi cat.

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 18 gravimetric blender 3.0 user interface 3.1 operator-interface 3.1.1 keyboard description: f1 open main menu. All other sub-menu’s can be selected f2 open option menu. The contents is dependent of the actual screen. F3 will be used during calculation f4 c...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 19 gravimetric blender besides the function key there are some special keys: direct machine-control keys key description # or f4 select fgb start start command, the same as f5 stop stop command, the same as f6 data entry keys key description 0-9 entry of nu...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 20 gravimetric blender 3.1.2 user control the user-interface consists of several screens which can be selected by a menu. A screen consists of objects only one object in a screen is active (selected). By using the ↓ en ↑ arrow keys the actual selected objec...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 21 gravimetric blender 3.2.1 change components there is a components list available in the controller. The list can be used by the operator to defi ne recipes. The components list stores the name and type of a component and is maximised to 100 components. T...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 22 gravimetric blender in the screen it is possible to select a component with the arrow keys. After a component has been activated by the name and type can be changed. If the fi eld type has been activated an option list will appear. One of the options (re...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 23 gravimetric blender if the character w has been found the ? Key is pressed. Name type ? [natural] step: repeat the same procedure for the character h, i, t and e. When the whole name is given press . Now the name ‘white” is stored. Name type ?White? [nat...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 24 gravimetric blender 3.2.2 add/change recipes the terminal has the capacity for 340 recipes. This space is divided into 4 spices so every connected fgb can contain 85 recipes. If the menu item (f1) ‘recipes / edit recipes’ is chosen a list with recipes wi...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 25 gravimetric blender field of a recipe fields description number unique recipe number name recipe name colour characterfi eld for the colour-name batch total batchweight interpretation recipe calculation component link hopper to component the screen can b...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 26 gravimetric blender actions: step: menu (f1) ‘recipes’ step: ‘edit recipes’ name nr. Colour step: press the key (ins = insert) number: [1] name: ? ? Colour: [ ] batch: [ 2.0] kg interpretation: [ standard ] h# component quantity. Alarm speed (g/s) 1 2 : ...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 27 gravimetric blender step: press the arrow-key once interpretation: standard> step: when the interpretation must be changed into percentage press the key. Now select percentage with the arrow keys and confi rm with . Interpretation: standard percentage st...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 28 gravimetric blender step: use the arrow-keys to select a component and press . Use the arrow-key > to select quantity. Enter the quantity and press . Use the arrow-key to select alarmtype and press . Alarm ignore ignore warning error step: select an alar...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 29 gravimetric blender 3.3 timely information it is possible to get an over view of one of the connected controllers. Therefore three screens are available on the terminal: production-screen, material usage-screen and input/output- screen. 3.3.1 production ...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 30 gravimetric blender operating auto[ ] [ ] [ ] status:[0] fgb#00: (no name) status operating mode: automatic production status] production mode : continue dispense mode: gravimetric name: pir-housing mix mode : pulse recipe crates yellow [current] [previo...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 31 gravimetric blender 3.3.3 input & output monitor the input & output screen menu (f1) ‘controller / digital i/o monitor’ displays all digital input and output lines. Every object in the screen can be selected by using the arrow-keys. When a output line is...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 32 gravimetric blender 3.4.3 hardware-reactiontime the adjustment of the number of pulses is very important for the autopulse system of the fgb-m05. When dosing less than 8 gram of material, the gravimaster will switch over to the autopulse system. In the h...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 33 gravimetric blender public parameters parameter description init alarmreport indicates if alarm-reports must be printed. No *) productionreport indicates if production-reports must be printed. No *) if so the parameter interval-time must be given also. I...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 34 gravimetric blender for example if the alarm report must be activated. First select the option fi eld by using the up- and down-keys. Now press to activate the option fi eld. If the option fi eld displays a [x] the alarm report is activated. The paramete...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 35 gravimetric blender protected parameters parameter description init batchweight total weight of one batch. This value is copied into 0,5 [kg] every recipe when it is created. Dispensetry maximum number of tries per component to reach 4 maximum accuracy d...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 36 gravimetric blender 3.6 reports and overviews there is the possibility of printing several reports and overviews. Underneath a list is made with the reports and overviews with behind them the section and page where instructions for printing are given. * ...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 37 gravimetric blender 3.7.3 change date and time date and time of the terminal can be changed by entering menu (f1) ‘system / time and date’. 3.7.4 revision code of the system the terminal has the possibility to display the revision and those of the connec...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 38 gravimetric blender reference to section: production production status § 3.3.1 material usage § 3.3.2 controller select recipe § 2.1 public parameters § 3.5.1 protected parameters § 3.5.2 alarm history § 5.1 calibration hardware reaction time § 3.4.3 loa...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 39 gravimetric blender 4.0 installation 4.1 services for installation 1ph or 3ph supply is required dependent on type of unit and a 1/4” air supply with a minimum 6bar. 4.2 mounting there are several ways where to place the gravimaster, namely - on a frame ...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 40 gravimetric blender the foot plate of the gravimaster should be attached on a steel attachment plate on the frame or mezzanine or fl ange pertinent to the machine. The mounting holes are 9 mm and are positioned as shown in drawing 4.2 the unit should be ...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 41 gravimetric blender 5.0 alarms 5.1 alarm reports and solutions the operating system sends a message to the terminal when a failure is detected. The message will be displayed and stored with date and time in the alarm history. Underneath is a list of all ...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 42 gravimetric blender alarms alarm-message description action to cancel alarm press enter alarm already cancelled press enter operator must confi rm no control voltage no 24v control voltage present turn on the main-switch or check fuses covers open securi...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 43 gravimetric blender *) if this error occurs frequently contact your dealer **) other problems which initiate this error are: - the weighbindumptime too short - weighbin valve touches the material when mixerchamber is full when the second problem occurs t...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 44 gravimetric blender [0]operating auto[ ] [ ] [ ] status:[0] fgb#00: (no name) status operating ----------------------------[alarm history] no control voltage 1 loadcell overload 0 covers are open 1 loadcell not stable 0 production weight reached 0 loadce...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 45 gravimetric blender 6.0 maintenance and repair make sure ,when maintenance or repair is carried out, the power is shut off (by pulling the plugs out) and the air pressure (by disconnecting the air pressure). 6.1 maintenance everything is set right and te...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 46 gravimetric blender 6.2 replacement of parts 6.2.1 replacement of printed circuit for the replacement of the printed circuit of the control-box, the cover should be removed by unscrewing the bolts. Unplug the connectors which are attached to the printed ...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 47 gravimetric blender 7.0 technical information 7.1 general machine specifi cations connecting voltage : 1-phase 240 v communication cable : fiber optic cable (or rs–422) air pressure : max. Connecting pressure: 12 bar (+/- 170 psi) working pressure: 4-6 b...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 48 gravimetric blender drawing 7.1 cylinder drawing 7.2 topview valves 7.4 air pressure cylinders specifi cations see specifi cations on cylinder. 1 2 w h 1 h 2 b maschine w= wiegeschalenanschluss h1= dosierschieber 1 h2= dosierschieber 2 b= mischkammerschi...

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 49 gravimetric blender 7.5 electrical diagrams.

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 50 gravimetric blender.

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    Rev. May 2001 gravimaster-fgb-m05 (s) page 51 gravimetric blender.