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TECHNIC AL REFEREN CE SEQU ENCES Chapter Issue 2 May 02 High Throughput Conveyor Manual 1.21 Three S tage Normal In three st age normal mode the up line auxilia ry conveyor transport s Board 1 to the print station convey…

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Machine
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The high throughput conveyor system can operate in four modes, selectable on
the M27 located at the rear of the machine.
• Single Stage Normal
• Single Stage Fast
• Three Stage Normal
• Three Stage Fast
NOTE
1. Large apertures in the product board can cause the sensors to activate/
deactivate. In the event of false triggering, select Normal Mode.
2. In the sequences below, the machine is described as working in left to right
operation.
Single Stage Normal In single stage normal mode the auxiliary rails and the print station rail are
configured as one rail. The rail system transports the board from the upline
machine, into the machine, where the board is positioned, clamped and printed.
After printing, the board is transferred to the downline machine. A signal to the
upline machine, to dispense another board, is sent when the leading edge of
the board switches the ‘board present’ sensor on the downline machine. If the
downline machine has a board at the sensor, the conveyor board stop activates
to prevent the board leaving the print station. In single stage normal mode, only
one board can be in the machine at any one time.
Single Stage Fast In single stage fast mode the signal to the upline machine, to dispense another
board, is sent when the trailing edge of the printed board passes the board at
right sensor on the print station. In the event of the downline machine being
busy, the board is stopped at the end of the print station. In single stage fast
mode, two boards can be in the machine at the same time (one entering the
machine on the upline auxiliary conveyor as the printed board is exiting on the
downline auxiliary conveyor).
NOTE
If the downline transfer time is greater than the machine cycle time (displayed
on the machine MMI), single stage normal mode must be selected to prevent
two boards on the downline conveyor at the same time.
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Three Stage Normal In three stage normal mode the upline auxiliary conveyor transports Board 1 to
the print station conveyor where the board is processed. With Board 1 in print
position, Board 2 is dispensed from the upline machine. When Board 2 arrives
at the sensor, at the end of the upline auxiliary conveyor, the transport belts stop.
After the print cycle, the Board 1 is then transported to the downline auxiliary
conveyor. When the leading edge of the board activates the sensor, at the end
of the downline auxiliary conveyor, a signal is sent allowing Board 2 to enter the
print station and Board 3 to enter on the upline auxiliary conveyor.
Providing the downline machine is ready, the first board can leave the downline
auxiliary conveyor and the cycle be repeated. If the downline machine is busy,
the second board is printed and transported to the end of the print station
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conveyor where it is held by the conveyor board stop.
Three Stage Fast In three stage fast mode, the operation is the same as three stage normal mode
with one exception. The second board is transported on to the print station
when the trailing edge of the first board passes the board at right opto situated
at the end of the print station conveyor. This is achieved by the downline
conveyor returning a ‘Busy’ signal back to the centre as soon as it detects that
its ‘Board Available’ input has gone ‘low’, which completes a downline transfer
as far as the print station is concerned.
Figure 1-16 Normal/Fast Mode Timing Chart
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