PAC MMC200 Operating Manual page 8

Model MMC200 Multi-Material Cutter
presses. After running a batch, the batch remains
the default batch number until it is edited again. If
the operator chooses to run the same length, quan-
tity and rate on a number of different materials (e.g.
several colors of the same wire), the operator
would push any key as instructed in the screen
above, press the <RUN> key at the batch select
menu (the previous batch is the default at this point)
and press the <RUN> key again to start the batch
at the batch start menu. Alternatively, a different
batch may be selected by pressing the key repre-
senting that batch's number (i.e. selecting a batch
number that already exists in memory) and the
pressing the <ENTER> key.
A number of events can interrupt a batch during
processing and stop the machine. If the MMC200
is paired with the Eraser APF100 pre-feeder and
the optional communication cable is in place, a
mis-feed or wire jam at the pre-feeder will stop the
MMC200 from processing any more pieces:
EXTERNAL
MISFEED!
When the condition is relieved, the exceptional
event recovery screen appears:
JOG
CUT
ABORT
CONTINUE
This menu allows the operator to continue the
batch if the current piece is unaffected, to discon-
tinue the batch or to remedy the current piece by
allowing a manual jog and cut until the machine is
setup to resume.
When the guard is opened during a running batch,
it is considered an exceptional event as well:
GUARD OPEN!
The machine will stop immediately. When the guard
is closed, we again see the exceptional event re-
covery screen:
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- JOG
- CUT
- ESC
- RUN
JOG
CUT
ABORT
CONTINUE
The MMC200 checks for the presence of material
continually during a feed. If the wire or tubing is
depleted during a feed, the operator will see:
MATERIAL OUT!
This screen remains until the operator reloads the
machine with material. The count displayed on the
subsequent batch run screen will display the cor-
rect count. At this point, the firmware displays the
event recovery screen as in the two conditions
above. The processing of material can be halted
by a <ESC/PAUSE> keypress as well. When the
operator presses the <ESC/PAUSE> key, the
MMC200 immediately comes to a halt and again
displays the exceptional event recovery screen:
JOG
CUT
ABORT
CONTINUE
This action allow the operator to halt the machine
for any reason and to resume with concern to the
piece being fed (e.g. if a 28" piece is interrupted at
8", the MMC200 will continue to feed to 28" when
the continue option is selected).
KIT FEATURE
The MMC200 also has a kit feature. This allows a
collection (or set) of batches to be run sequen-
tially. A kit can be defined (for an example) to be
batches 4 (one 6.0" pieces), 5 (three 8.0" pieces)
and 6 (one 2.0" pieces) (not necessarily in that
order). The MMC200 will then feed and cut all
pieces in batch number 4, then batch 5, then batch
6 will run. The quantity of kits are entered when
defining a kit. The default batch select screen
below:
DO ONE OF THESE: 0
0 FOR NO BATCH SAVE
ENTER . FOR KIT
NEXT NEW BATCH #1
- JOG
- CUT
- ESC
- RUN
- JOG
- CUT
- ESC
- RUN