SX™ Operator Manual
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A Safety Light Curtain can be used in a hand loading operation. The operator places the product into the open
bag. When the operator removes their hand from the safety light curtain, the Parts Counter will increment by one
count. The PLC logic is properly de-bounced to ensure that each entry and exit of the light curtain produces ex-
actly one count for the parts counter. When the operator has hand loaded the required number of parts (1-999)
the Cycle will be initiated.
Note: The Safety Light Curtain function is 100% effective in this mode. The Light Curtain will always
stop the machine cycle if it is violated at any time during the bagger cycle.
Batch Counter
Target Count – The numeric entry next to the “Batch Counter” button is the Target Count and is adjustable from
2-9999. This button and numeric entry is located on Settings 2 screen. When the actual count equals this target,
the bagger will be inhibited and cannot be cycled again until this counter is Reset.
Actual Count – The numeric entry next to the “Batch Count” displays how many bags have been sealed. The
count will be incremented each time the seal bar has retracted. This value can be edited from the dashboard.
Batch counting allows a customer to make a run of products to a particular quantity and then stop the machine.
To use this feature the operator should cycle the first bag out into the loading position and then reset the actual
count to 0.
Consecutive Seal Bags Mode
This is a special operating mode that allows multiple filled and sealed bags to be connected together in a contin-
uous strip. There are restrictions and limitations to this feature. This mode requires that the customer pay partic-
ular attention to keeping the drive rollers cleaned and in good condition. Dirty drive rolls can result in loss of reg-
istration and slipping. The following settings pertain to this function:
Consecutive Bags
This maintained button turns on the function.
Number Of Bags
This numeric entry determines number of bags that will connected together in the strip. The maximum setting is
limited to 20 consecutive bags or 50 inches of total strip length, whichever comes first. The operator can enter
the desired number of bags, however if the total strip length exceeds 50, the PLC will recalculate the Number of
Bags value to limit the total length to 50 inches.
Bag Length Setting
Measure the perf to perf distance of the bags and use this value for the Bag Length setting. Use the Seal Offset
setting to adjust the sealing point on the strip of bags.
Consecutive Bags Current Count
The dashboard screen will display the current count value. This value will increment at the end of each bag feed.
The consecutive bags counter will reset if there is any fault as the strip of bags is being made.
Stack Light Option
The tri-colored stack light option is used to give plant personnel and operators a quick visual reference to the
machine’s current operational status. The advantage to this feature is that it conveys important information at a
glance, where the HMI screen may be too far away to be read. This is particularly helpful when the bagger is in
Auto Fill mode and may be running unattended at times.
THEORY OF OPERATION
INTRODUCTION
1-8
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