Kinematic Matrix 2360 - Optional Feature Registration

Matrix 2360 Programmable Shear User Manual - Section 6
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6.3 Optional Feature Registration
The Matrix™ 2360 Programmable Shear may be equipped with an optional Feature
Registration device. An adjustable registration sensor is mounted in the product
path, either just before or just after the guillotine blade. Its purpose is to ensure the
product is fed and cut at the correct position, based on a Customer-defined feature
on the material to be cut.
NOTE: This option is installed at the factory during manufacture.
This is not a field upgrade. For retrofits, the machine must be
returned to the factory.
Contact Kinematic Sales for more information about this option.
The feature sensor mounting fixture is adjustable closer to, or farther from the blade,
side to side, and up and down, to accommodate variations in product registration
(notch, mark, hole, & etc.) locations.
Feature sensors may be through-beam, reflective heads, or lasers, depending on
the Customer requirements and the material being processed.
For a through-beam configuration, the designated registration mark must present a
difference in light transmission when the registration point is presented. For the
reflective configuration, the product should present a sharp difference in reflectivity
at the desired location. The sensor may be set to trigger on a light-to-dark, or a
dark-to-light transition.
The feature registration option uses a micrometer-mounted optical sensor located at
a selected point near the guillotine blade. The sensor may be located on the infeed
side, or on the outfeed side, depending on the Customer specifications for the
machine and the materials used. Adjustment is controlled by a micrometer-
positioning unit, which is an integral part of the sensor mount.
When Feature Sensing is ON, the card will be fed as follows.
1) The drive will quickly feed the card to the programmed strip distance (set on the
SET UNITS screen of the HMI touch screen),
2) The drive will then feed slowly until the sensor/amplifier signals that the feature is
detected.
3) The drive will stop and trigger the shear to cut the strip.
So to find the first registration feature and cut the leading edge scrap, the feature
must be no more than 1 strip width from the sensor. See Section 6.3.4.