About This Guide; General; Audience; Purpose - Loma IQ3+ST User Manual

Introduction

About this Guide

General

This guide explains in plain language and by example how to use the IQ
and Conveyor. It begins with a conceptual overview of metal detection and then walks through the
processes required to install, operate and maintain the machine. Each process is cross referenced to
detailed information covering the concepts, controls, parts, assemblies, software and items
associated with the process.

Audience

This guide is designed for anyone using the IQ
access to the available features and functionality available, each of which provides specific benefits to
that user.
 Operator
The guide benefits operators who need to use the machine functionality and features to carry
out routine product inspections and remove any contaminated products from the production
line.
 Supervisor
The guide benefits supervisors who need to use the machine functionality and features to
manage the selection and inspection of a range of products.

Quality
This guide benefits quality staff who monitor and analyse inspection data to ensure that
acceptable quality standards are achieved and maintained for all products inspected to meet
customer and legislative requirements.

Engineer
This guide benefits engineers and technicians who need to initially install, commission and
integrate the machine into the production line and then carry out routine servicing and
maintenance tasks to assure the high availability and performance of the machine.
Even if you are not involved directly in using the IQ
general information for using metal detection to prevent products containing contaminants from being
shipped to customers.

Purpose

This guide has two integrated goals:

Immediate Success
The primary goal is to show users at all levels how to carry out operations and tasks that will
ensure the effective, safe and continued operation of the machine to detect metal
contaminants in products and remove them from the production line.

Continuing Success
The secondary goal is to provide metal detection guidelines that can be used when setting up
the machine to reliably carry out inspection of specific products.
This guide provides technical and operational information that you can integrate into your in-house
documentation, particularly to meet the requirements of legislation and other standards.
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3
+ ST Metal Detector. There are four levels of user
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+ ST Metal Detector, this guide provides you with
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+ ST Metal Detector Head