ITW Alpine ALS 4.0 XE - 3.2.4 Create a Pick List; 3.2.5 Single Piece Run

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ALS 4.0 XE
PRODUCT MANUAL
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Figure 12
1. The top bar shows the stock board that was just cut
or in the process of cutting.
2. The middle bar shows the stock board that was cut
previously.
3. The bottom bar shows the stock board that is set up
and ready for cutting next.
4. OK – This button is used only during Oce Mode
operation of the program. It switches the program
to the Cut Screen simulating detection of a board.
5. PAUSE – This button allows you to pause cutting
process. Machine will not stop until current cut
board is nished. If you need to stop the saw
immediately during cutting operations, use the
Emergency Stop.
6. RESUME – This button allows you to resume cutting
the Next Cut Order will be the same as when you
pause.
7. CANCEL – This button will return you to the Job/
Piece Select Screen. All cut status information for
all previous cuts will be saved, and you will be able
to review it on the Job/Piece Select Screen. If no
changes are made to the cut status information
or stock length after you CANCEL here, when you
touch RUN ALL and return to this screen the Next
Cut Order will be the same as when you left.
3.2.4 Create a Pick List
When you touch the button and have the Create Pick
List option checked in General Options the program will
create a pick list for the current job. You can create the
Pick List at the saw in regular operating mode or in the
oce in Oce Mode.
A le will be created with the same name as the job and
the extension .STK. The le will be placed in the same
directory as the job. You can create two versions of this
le. Both versions contain the Pick List and Summary
information. If you check Stock File Details under
Program Options, the le will also contain details about
each piece of stock that will be cut. Each line of these
details contains the stock length, lumber description,
lumber code, lumber size, and information about the
pieces placed on the stock. If desired, you can interface
this information with other programs.
Here’s an example of the complete le with Stock File
Details, Summary, and Pick List:
Figure 11
3.2.5 Single Piece Run
Will cause the saw to cut only the piece that you have
highlighted. When you touch this button, the saw will
start and the Piece Layout Screen will appear showing
the piece placed on the stock you have specied. The
computer will place as many of the selected piece on
the stock as it can, but it will not look through the le
for other pieces to place on the stock. When you push
the stock lumber into the feeder, the cutting operation
will begin. If the quantity of the selected piece is greater
than the number that could be placed on the stock,
additional stock pieces will be used until the total
quantity of the selected piece has been cut. When all
the pieces have been cut, you will be returned to the
Piece Select Screen so that you can select another piece
for cutting. The OPTIMIZE feature is non-functional in
Single Piece mode.