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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 0 5. Adjusting of mounting pad………………………..………………………………………….. 3-7 6.Ventilation……………………………………..……………………………………………….. 3-8 7. Preparation before operation………………………………………………………………….. 3-9 7.1 Power supply........................3-9 7.2 Cooling water ........................3-10 7.3 Main power/water connection position................3-10 7.4 Material ..........................3-10 7.5 Hydraulic oil, lubrication oil and grease ................3-11 7.6 Operating temperature and humidity ..................
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 0 2.18 Function setting/pressure testing ..................4-36 2.19 Production management ....................4-38 2.20 Automatic mold adjustment....................4-39 2.21 Automatic purge function ....................4-41 2.22 External I/O monitor......................4-42 2.23 Charge record........................4-46 2.24 Alarm record........................4-47 2.25 Maintenance check point ....................
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 0 1.10 No mold adjustment ......................5-5 1.11 No automatic clamping force ..................... 5-5 1.12 Core failure......................... 5-6 1.13 Temperature control abnormal ................... 5-6 2. Electric unit…………………………………………………………………………………… 5-7 2.1 Warning screen description....................5-7 2.2 Warning content and maintenance message indication ............5-8 2.3 System message and description..................
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 0 1.2 Adjustment of moving platen shoes..................7-2 2. System adjustments........................7-3 2.1 Adjustment of transducer…………………………………………………………………. 7-3 2.2 Adjustment of proportional valve………………………………………………………… 7-5 2.3 Adjustment of motor overload protector…………………………………………………. 7-6 Appendix A 1 Hydraulic sequence ………………………………………………………… A-1 2 How to re-open clamp when it locked ………………………………………………….
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 1 Chapter 1:Safety This machine has equipped with mechanical,hydraulic and electrical triple safety devices, however,only qualified personnel by the user company can operate this machine, the user company must have the operators to read and execute all safety rules to ensure safety. Only manufacture or manufacture’s agent qualified technical personnel can perform maintenance or repair works on the machine, the technical personnel must have sufficient knowledge regarding all safety precautions and operating elements.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 1 1.1 Electrical device 1.1.1 Emergency button:Each machine is equipped with two emergency buttons located respectively on the control panel and rear operation side. Upon emergency,press the emergency button nearby. When the emergency condition is cleared,rotate emergency button clockwise to release it.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 1 1.3 Mechanical safety device A Open/close the front operation door , and check the action of drop bar plate for smoothness. B Barrel guard:check barrel cover,injection nozzle guard fixing screws. Drop bar Barrel cover Injection nozzle guard V3.0...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 1 2 Safe operation of machine 2.1 Operating environment For a safety operating environments, personal protection devices are required; safety shoes and other protection devices required by the user country regulations are necessary. If the noise level of operation environment is over 80dB,protection device like ear-mask is required.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 1 or before machine shutdown,please use PP material to clean the barrel. ★Prior to move the carriage forward,be sure to close the mold. 2.5 Hydraulic unit ★Do not set pressure over the maximum system operation pressure according to machine specification.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 1 3 Safety labels and alarm devices 3.1 Definition of labels ◇Safety label shall be adhered on/fixed to some corresponding positions to remind operators of protecting their own safety. ◇Do not remove the safety labels or hide them behind other objects. ◇When the safety labels are old or damaged to such an extent that they are illegible,...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 1 WARNING 1. WARNING OPERATORS NOT TO OPERATE MACHINE UNLESS THOUOUGHLY INSTRUCTED ON SAFETY RULES AND OPERATIONS. 2. INSPECT AND CHECK OFF PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRIC, HYDRAULIC, AND MECHANICAL SAFETY DEVICES. 3. MAKE SURE CLAMP CAN NOT BE CLOSED WHEN OPENING ANY SAFETY GATE. DANGER WARNING High Voltage-High Temperature...
◇Machine has been modified without the written approval of TMC. ◇Machine components have been removed without the written approval of TMC. ◇Machine has been re-sold without the written approval of TMC (e.g. The second hand machine purchased by the customer) ◇Machine has been installed with peripheral equipment without the consent of TMC thus...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 2 Chapter 2:Machine description All devices and specifications herein are TMC standard only, it’s will be different according to different order,customer’s machine may not have the same specifications or all the device. Contact TMC for specific model’s data.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 2 Machine Model Number TMC 150E TMC 200E TMC 250E TMC 350E International Size Code 1500/640 2000/960 2500/1500 3500/2700 A. Injection Unit Code 1500 2700 1. Screw size 2. Screw diameter 3. Screw length to diameter ratio 22.5 20...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 2 Machine Model Number TMC 500E TMC 750E TMC 1000E International Size Code 7500/5700 7500/5700 10000/9200 A. Injection Unit Code 5700 5700 9200 1. Screw size 2. Screw diameter 95 100 110 110 120 130 3. Screw length to diameter ratio 21.3 20 17.9 21.1 20 18.2 21.8 20 18.5...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 2 10:Lubrication 11:Warning 12:Danger 13:Shock Warning 14:Turn off power 15:Name plate V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Preparation for installation and test running 1. Placing of the machine......3-1 2. Foundation of the machine ....3-1 3. Transportation 3.1 Transportation preparation .... 3-2 3.2 Process of transportation ....3-2 4. Leveling…………………………………. 3-6 5.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Preparation for installation and test running 1 Placing of the machine For the convenience of machine operation and maintenance , a space of 1~1.5m shall be reserved around the machine at least , if more than two machines are arranged in abreast with one another ,...
It’s not necessary to prepare a fixed foundation for the machine, using machine mounting pads with good leveling (0.2mm/M) is usually enough, in case fixed foundation is needed, call TMC or agent to get all necessary information. 3 Transportation 3.1 Transportation preparation a.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 e. U-bolt : JIS F3022 , 65-3(used in 30E~250E). f. Eye-bolt : JIS B1168 , M16(used in 30E~150E) 3.2.2 Machine lift support position a. 30E~250E Method 1: H-beam , machine frame. Wire rope Eye-bolt U-bolt on machine H beam Steel pipe, D=76.3mm, t=7mm,be used to lift at both side.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 b. 350E~500E H-beam , machine frame. Wire rope Machine frame Steel pipe, D=76.3mm, t=7mm,be used to lift at both side. Movable crane ︰ 20 tons, use two at the same time. c. 750E~1000E Machine of this model is disassembled to three main parts for shipment. C1 :...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 H-beam , machine frame. Wire rope Machine frame Steel pipe, D=76.3mm, t=7mm,be used to lift at both side. Movable crane ︰ 20 tons, use two at the same time. C2 : Machine frame-injection side Lifting device and method are same as C1. C3 :...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 Through holes on top of platen. Wire rope does through holes. Operate two 20 tons move cranes simultaneously. Re-assembly works must be performed by manufacture’s and/or agent qualified personnel. 4 Leveling Machine must be leveled after installation; unleveled machine has potential risks and can cause damages both to operator and machine itself.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 c. Adjust level from front to back Remarks ︰ 1.Adjust mold height to maximum position before checking level. 2.Clean tie bars surface. 3.Use auxiliary gauge when check level in front-back direction. 5 Adjusting of mounting pads Adjust mounting pads to have a good machine level.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 6 Ventilation If ventilation is necessary when processing some specific plastic resin (according to resin supplier recommendation) , suggestion on ventilation apparatus position is shown below. V3.0...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 7 Preparation for operation 7.1 Power supply To meet the power requirement in different countries and areas , we provide machines with different voltage rating , please confirm the voltage specification of the machine prior to operation. ◇...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 7.2 Cooling water This machine needs cooling water to cool down hydraulic oil , barrel feeding throat , and mold. Required water flow rate and the size of pipes are shown in the table below and the connection positions are shown in the photos below :...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 7.5 Hydraulic oil , lubrication oil and grease Prior to operation , the hydraulic oil tank and lubrication oil reservoir have to be filled , the filling ports are as shown in the drawings. The oil filled shall be within the upper and lower limit of the oil gauge.
★ Check the cooling water pipe for proper connection and water supply. ★ Check the hydraulic pipes for being tightened up without any damage. After the checkpoints mentioned above are confirmed , operation procedures shall be: A)Turn machine power on , TMC screen will appear. Screen 2-1 3-12...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 3 After about 3 seconds , press this button again to start the pump , repeat this operation for over 10 times for expelling the air being sucked in the pipe. ◇ Continuous Operation After the completion of the inspection mentioned above , press the pump on button the operation panel to start pump for continuous operation thus checking the pipelines for air/oil leakage.
1 Operation panel 1.1 Screen/function selection key When power is turned on , the TMC logo will appear on the screen. Press any key to display the maintenance checklists screen. Press the HOT key or FUNCTION key to access the screen required by the operator.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 SCREEN DISPLAY AREA FUNCTION KEY HOT KEY MOTOR ON/OFF HEATER ON/OFF ALARM RESET DATA LOCK MANUAL KEYS CYCLE START EMERGENCY STOP MOTION KEY: USA ONLY V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 1.5 Key definition a) Manual key (green background) MOLD OPEN MOLD CLOSE EJECTOR BACKWARD EJECTOR FORWARD MOLD HEIGHT MORE MOLD HEIGHT LESS CORE 1 OUT CORE 1 IN CORE 2 OUT CORE 2 IN CORE 3 OUT CORE 3 IN INJECTION SUCKBACK...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 A 10 V1 0/ 0 : The output value of the first set proportional flow valve. On the left side is the command number , on the right side is the command value. A 11 P1 0/ 0 :...
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ALARM LOG MEMORY FUNCTION MAINTENANCE PROD.MANAGEMENT MOULD SUPPORT MACHINE MONITOR E2007 Screen 4-4 The ex-factory password 1 is set to 1 , the password 2 is set to 2. Please contact TMC or the local agent to get password 3. V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.2 Machine monitoring page Press F1 twice to enter the MACHINE MONITORING screen. 03D05M07Y 100.0mm 100.0mm V1: 0/ 0 0/ 0 ACTION STATUS 10h25m10s 1.0mm 100.0mm P1: 0/ 0 0/ 0 20°C CLAMP P 140bar FORCE 250 Ton.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.3 Clamp open/close setting Press hot key or use directional key in the main menu to move the cursor to CLAMPING and press ENTER to display CLAMPING screen. 03D05M07Y 210.0mm 100.0mm V1: 0/ 0 0/ 0 ACTION STATUS 10h25m10s 0.5mm...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 which is set by the internal parameter. E Mold opening decompression position : it’s the switching position of mold opening from low speed to high speed , usually this value is set same as mold clamping high pressure mold locking position C...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.4 Clamping parameters On CLAMPING screen press F2 CLAMPING PARAMETER , or use the directional key in the main menu to move the cursor to CLAMPING REF. , press ENTER if the massage area show [Lock mode key in password…02] ,...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 completely release mold close hydraulic pressure. H RE-CLOSE COUNT:If mold is not closed to the end point before MOLD PROTECTION T. expired,then mold open→ ejector advance/retract→ mold close again,if the mold can not be locked up within the counters of clamp re-close,alarm is activated. I...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.4.1Mold Compression (for H2-SE model) On 於 MOLD ADJ. screen, press F2 to enter this screen. 10D05M10Y STATUS 110.0mm 50.0mm V1: 0/ 0 0/ 0 10h25m10s 10.0mm 100.0mm P1: 0/ 0 0/ 0 20°C INJ. END MOLD COMPRESS CLAMPING STATUS 0 TON COMPRESS START INJ.PT.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.5 Ejector setting Press HOT key or use the direction key in the main menu to move cursor to EJECTION then press ENTER to display ejector screen. ACTION STATUS 14D05M10Y 110.0mm 100.0mm V1: 0/ 0 0/ 0 10h25m10s 0.2mm...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 Ejector forward will be counted one time and ejector backward will also be counted one time. If count 2 is odd number, ejector will stay at forward position, and it will retract automatically before next mold close action. If EJECT ON FLY function is on ,...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.6 Ejector parameters On EJECTION screen press F2 EJECT. PARAMETER or use the direction key in the main menu to move the cursor to EJECTION PAR. then press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y ACTION STATUS 110.0mm 100.0mm 0/ 0...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 time is finished,ejector process starts no matter where mold position is at open end position or not. I, J, K is an special option feature. I IN MOLD CUT:When set on,after charge,IN MOLD CUT DELAY starts timing,when time’s up,ejector advances to ejector advance position 1,then retracts to RET.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.7 Corepull setting hot key or use the direction key in the main page to move the cursor to CORE , Press press ENTER to display core screen. ACTION STATUS 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 100.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 10h25m10s 100.0mm...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 of clamp close is at 100.0. C TIME : use timer to control core in/out operation. D COUNT : use counter to control core in/out , the user has to install the core counting detection device to core in and out I/O. If only one counting device is used ,...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.8 Corepull parameters On CORE screen press F2 CORE PARAMETER or use the direction key in main menu screen to move the cursor to CORE PAR. , press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 100.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.9 Injection setting hot key or use the direction key to move the cursor to the INJECTION , press Press ENTER to display this screen. ACTION STATUS 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 100.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 10h25m10s 1.0mm 100.0mm 0/ 0...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2. PT mm: 92~98% of the entire injection travel is the approximate position for P/V TRANS. POINT. In the case of high injection speed , uses small value of 92% , in the case of slow injection speed ,...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.10 Injection parameters On INJECTION screen press F2 INJ. PARAMETER.,or use the direction key in the main menu screen to move the cursor to INJECTION PAR.,press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y 210.0mm 100.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 ACTION STATUS 10h25m10s...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 GAS VENT INJECTION MOLD CLOSE MOLD OPEN MOLD CLOSE INJECTION DELAY TIME COUNT HOLDING END MOLD OPEN CHARGE NORMAL SEQUENCE COOLING F GAS ASSIST INJ.:Set on to run gas assist injection sequences. GAS ON DELAY T. GAS ASSIST SIGNAL mm GAS ON T.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.11 Injection closed loop control On INJECTION screen press F4 INJ. GRAPH or use the direction key in the main menu screen to move the cursor to INJ. GRAPH,press ENTER to display this screen. ACTION STATUS 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 100.0mm...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 A Injection function ON:injection speed will be immediate feedback to perform closed loop control. B Pressure holding function ON:holding pressure will be immediate feedback to perform closed loop control. C Y coordinate on the left is the pressure. D...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.12 Charge /Carriage setting Press hot key or use the direction key in the main menu screen to move the cursor to CHARGE , press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y ACTION STATUS 110.0mm 100.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 10h25m10s...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 residence time in barrel. The best setting is charging just finished before cooling is over. 2.12.2 Setting suck back E Suck back is controlled by position or timer (the timer setting is on the CHARGE PAR. screen) ,...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.13 Charge/Carriage parameters On CHARGE screen press F2 CHARGE PARAMETER or use the direction key in the main menu screen to move the cursor to CHARGE PAR,press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 100.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 ACTION STATUS...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 J CARRIAGE MONITOR T.:Carriage movement monitor time. When this time is up, carriage movement stops no matter what carriage position is. K CARRIAGE HOLD T.:The time for carriage been pressurized to hit against the mold before injection,it is usually set at 0.5~1.0 second.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.14 Temperature setting Press hot key or use the direction key on the main screen to move the cursor to TEMPERATURE , press ENTER to display this screen. ACTION STATUS 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 50.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 10h25m10s 1.0mm...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.15 Temperature parameters On TEMPERATURE screen press F2 TEMP PARAMETER or use the direction key to move the cursor to TEMPERATURE PAR. , press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 50.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 ACTION STATUS 10h25m10s 1.0mm...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 starts running to cool down barrel. 4-32 V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.16 Mold memory save Press hot key or use the direction key to move the cursor in main menu screen to MEMORY , press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 50.0mm V1: 0/ 0 0/ 0 ACTION STATUS 10h25m10s...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.17 SPC Data Press SPC hot key or use direction key in the main menu screen to move cursor to SPC, pressing ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 50.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 ACTION STATUS 10h25m10s 1.0mm 100.0mm...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 B SPACE:sampling interval,for example,3 means skip 3 mold before take next sample. C SAMPLE:set how many continuous samples to be taken,for example sample=2, space=3 , take 2 continuous samples then skip 3 continuous samples the take 2 continuous sample again….
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.18 Function setting/Pressure testing On INJECTION or CHARGE screen press F7 FUNCTION , or use the direction key to move the cursor on the main menu screen to FUNCTION , press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 50.0mm...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 F P.W. ? SET : Factory default password 1 is 1 , password 2 is 2. G ALARM T. : The time for alarm sound ON , ALARM INTERVAL T. is intermittent time for alarm sound OFF , different values can be set for different machines for identification when several machines issue alarms at the same time.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.20 Automatic mold adjustment On CLAMP or EJECTION screen press F3 MOLD ADJ. , or use the direction key in the main menu screen to move the cursor to MOULD ADJ. To display this screen. 03D05M07Y ACTION STATUS 110.0mm...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 safety door. H F4 AUTO TONNAGE : Press F4 , automatic mold clamping force adjustment process will start , it takes about one minute before finishing , alarm will be activated upon completion. I DIE HEIGHT JOG : When set on , manual die height adjusting operation is running in fine mode ,...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.21 Automatic purge function On INJECTION or CHARGE screen press F3 AUTO PURGE , or use direction key to move the cursor on the main menu screen to AUTO PURGE , press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y ACTION STATUS 110.0mm...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.22 External I/O monitor On FUNCTION screen press F7 EXTERNAL I/O , or use direction key on the main menu screen to move the cursor to EXTERNAL I/O monitor , press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y ACTION STATUS 110.0mm...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.23 Change record On MACHINE MONITORING screen press F5 CHANGE LOG or use direction key to move the cursor on main menu page to CHANGE LOG,press ENTER to display this screen. Screen 4-29 1 In new machines , as there is no existing information in the changing log memory , therefore ,...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.24 Alarm record On ALARM LOG page press F6 ALARM LOG or use direction key to move the cursor on main menu screen to ALARM LOG,press ENTER to display this screen. Screen 4-30 1 Log data has 4 pages with 60 data totally , the latest alarm is stored on page 1 with the biggest serial number.
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Chapter 4 2.25 Maintenance checklist When TMC screen appears on the screen , depressing any key will have maintenance checklist screen displayed or use direction key to move the cursor on main menu screen to MAINTENANCE , press ENTER to display this screen.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 Press F5 LOG MAINTEN. on the MAINT LIST page to have this screen displayed. ACTION STATUS 29D08M07Y 110.0mm 50.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 MAINT. 10h25m10s 1.0mm 100.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 20°C 06/21/02 05/21/02 04/21/02 03/21/02 02/21/02 01/21/02...
100.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 SUPP. 20°C 2004-08-10 MOLD NO. SCREW DIM. < 45.0> mm DATE MOLD NAME TMC-150 RESIN DENSITY < 1.10> 14:20:30 MODIFY MATERIAL < 2> PARTS WEIGHT < 200> g MOLD THICKNESS < 250.0> mm PRESET CUSHION <...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.27 System self diagnostic On TEMPERATURE screen press F7 DIAGNOSTIC , or on main menu use the direction key to move cursor to DIAGNOSTIC , press ENTER to display this screen. 29D08M07Y 110.0mm 100.0mm V1: 0/ 0 0/ 0 ACTION STATUS DIAGN-...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.28 Internal I/O monitor On EXTERNAL I/O screen press F5 or use the direction key to move the cursor to INTERIOR I/O , press ENTER to display this screen. 29D08M07Y 110.0mm 50.0mm 0/ 0 0/ 0 ACTION STATUS 10h25m10s 1.0mm...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.29 T/C setting On main menu screen , use the direction key to move the cursor to T/C , press ENTER to display this screen. 29D08M07Y 110.0mm 50.0mm V1: 0/ 0 0/ 0 ACTION STATUS T / C 10h25m10s 1.0mm...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 2.30 Screen print On INJECTION or CHARGE screen press F7 FUNCTION or use the direction key to move the cursor on the main menu screen to FUNCTION , then press ENTER to display this screen. 03D05M07Y 110.0mm 50.0mm...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 3 Machine operation procedures CORE IN CORE IN MOLD CYCLE START CLOSE GATE EJECTOR RET. CLOSE MOLD CYCLE END LOCKED ROBOT CORE IN EJECTOR CARRIAGE RETRACT ADVANCE CORE OUT INTRUSION INJECTION HOLDING CORE OUT CORE OUT COOLING PRE-SUCK BACK...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 In semi-auto mode , machine stops at clamp open stop position when cycle end , CAUTION open safety gate and take out finished product then repeat next cycle. However , if the safety gate isn’t opened within the interval time , alarm will initiate. 4.3 Fully automatic operation After completion of semi-auto operation ,...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 4.6 Re-Start after safety interlock devices were tripped MANUAL MODE : When gate 2 , gate 3 , gate 4 were opened , pump motor will be shut of immediately alarm fired , to clear the alarm , close all gates , then press alarm reset key When any hydraulic movement key was pressed while any doors was opened ,...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 ★ Confirm no unnecessary tools , foreign objects on the machine and circumference of the machine has been cleaned without any litter. ★ Confirm barrel temperature has been proper set and cold start protection time has met the requirement of the set value.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 5.4 Start molding Upon completion of sections 5.1 , 5.2 , 5.3 , preparations shall be made for before production , usually semi-auto operation shall be confirmed before change to auto operation.. CAUTION Please confirm once again that sufficient plastic material has been available in the hopper and material type is correct.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 4 6 Machine shutdown procedures Machine shutdown procedures are as follows : A ) Switch hoppers baffle plate to close position. B ) Press semi-auto key C ) Wait until completion of mold opening , take out the product , press manual key D...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Chapter 5: Trouble Shooting 1. Mechanical Part…………………………. 5-1 1.1 Motor can not be started ....5-1 1.2 No clamp close ........5-1 1.3 No clamp open........5-2 1.4 No ejector forward......5-2 1.5 No ejector retract ....... 5-2 1.6 No injection ........
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Chapter 5: Trouble Shooting 1. Mechanical Part Item Possible Causes Solution A Turn power on A Power not being turned on B Rotate emergency stop button to release B Front or rear emergency switch is lock pressed.
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C Check corepull setting condition D Decompression circuit failure D CheckV8, F8 or set fast speed to slow speed position to 0 E Contact maintenance department of TMC E Clamp locked time too long agent. F Clean direction valve V8, V9, V10 F Directional valve stuck G Repair signal wire156/0,...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Item Possible Causes Solution A Temperature condition not ready A Check temperature setting page B Carriage doesn’t advance to end B Adjust parameter setting point C I/O W (5A) fuse blown out C Replace fuse D Injection delay time is set too long D Adjust parameter setting E Check clamp close and carriage in operation...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 item Possible causes Solution A Temperature condition not ready A Check temperature setting page B Charge position , pressure , B Adjust parameter setting speed, time are not set properly C Check temperature control system C Barrel temperature insufficient D Adjust parameter setting D Charging delay time is set too long...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Item Possible Causes Solution A Mold is not unloaded from A Unload mold first machine B Mold adjusting gear locking screw B Release locking screw is not loosened. C Mold adjusting brake is not C Check mold adjusting braking device released D Mold height limit switch OFF D Check and repair LS28,...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Item Possible Causes Solution A Clamp open and close not in A Correct clamp open, close and corepull position position B Mold stuck B Check and repair mold C Hydraulic piping not conform to C Check and repair pipeline and operation actuation sequence sequence D Actuation conditions are not...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Electrical Control Part Description on Warning screen Screen 5-1 When alarm happens , alarm red light lit and buzzer sounded , alarm number and message are indicated on the massage area. If no action is taken for a period of time , alarm screen will be displayed automatically.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Warning contents and maintenance message indicated M:Manual operation S:Semi-auto operation A:Auto operation Alarm Massage Cause of Alarm Reset of Alarm 01. Mold protection S/A:T/C 324 mold clam Open safety gate Please check mold protection time over Adjust T/C 324 set value Adjust mold clamp low and mold protection...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Content of Alarm Cause of Alarm Release of Alarm Plasticization time S/A: T/C 336- charge Open safety gate over monitor time over Adjust T/C 336 set value Please check plastic 3. Check plastic material supply material condition Check back pressure set...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Content of Alarm Cause of Alarm Release of Alarm Safety door front be M/S/A: I/O 101 OFF Close operation safety gate open Please check front safety door & input no. 101 M/S/A: I/O 103 OFF Close rear safety gate Safety door rear be open...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Content of Alarm Cause of Alarm Release of Alarm Total parts count over S/A: Product counting Open safety gate Please check part shot exceeded Reset product counter count & setting Control panel temp. M/S/A: temperature inside pen safety gate 1.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Content of Alarm Cause of Alarm Release of Alarm Robot connection S/A: T/C 326 time counting Open safety gate error completed I/O 222 OFF Adjust T/C 326 set value Check robot Please check robot input I/O222 M: function not selected Open safety gate Auto mold adjustment...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 Content of Alarm Cause of Alarm Release of Alarm Under mold adjust S/A: Mold adjusting function Open safety gate mode not off Turn off mold adjusting function afety door #3 rear be S/A: No.3 safety gate not Open safety gate 76.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 System Message & Description 01 Power on- system test 31 Transfer to manual operation first!!! 02 Information being transmitted , please wait! 32 No operation until after machine is started! 03 Information being received, please wait! 33 if correction is required, please input new week! 04 Information transmission---OK--- 34 input pre-heat time: HH:MM...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 5 3. Hydraulic part Symptom Possible causes Solution 3.1 Pump noisy A Sucking side air leakage A Check O ring or packing on B Coupling damaged filter suction line C Motor damaged B Check rubber gasket of coupling D Pump damaged C Check motor D Check pump...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 Chapter 6: Maintenance Attention: Before doing any maintenance work,make sure the power supply is cut off. Safety devices inspection Upon machine starting,safety devices have to be inspected in detail thus ensuring the safety in machine operation,safety devices are laid out as follows: Hydraulic safety device Drop bar and Scotch bar set...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 2 Periodical inspections 2.1 Daily inspection items ★Press emergency stop button to check whether or not PUMP/MOTOR stops immediately. ★Open and close safety gate to check whether or not I/O 101,103 have on/off. ★Open and close safety gate to check whether or not drop bar can operate smoothly. ★Check the barrel guard for security.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 2.4 Maintenance and check chart 2.2.I 1).Refer to the TM3 operation manual's inspection items on page 5-2 2).Grease lubrication refer to the drawing E0001-LUB03 (page 5-8) Visual control Cleaning Drain Hydraulic oil temperature control (hydraulic oil : use 46cSt/ 40°C) Checking, made only by a skilled specialist 圖圖...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 1).Refer to the TM3 operation manual's inspection items on page 5-2 2).Grease lubrication refer to the drawing E0001-LUB03 (page 5-8) Visual control Cleaning Changing of content tank Cooling water Changing,renewal regularity Checking,made only by a skilled specialist E0001-CHK02 V3.0...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 Cleaning 3.1 Screw removal/installation and cleaning Procedures for removing the screw for cleaning are: A) Carriage retract all the way back,adjust mold thickness to maximum , injection to end , clamp open to maximum , temperature still maintained.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 3.2 Barrel removal/installation and cleaning Procedures for removing barrel are: A) Carriage retract all the way back,adjust mold thickness to maximum , injection to end , open the mold to maximum,turn off heater. B) Remove all heater band,thermocouple & barrel cover. C) Remove screw lock ring from quill D) Suck back to pull out the screw from quill E) Remove barrel fixing nut.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 3.3 Cooler removal/installation and cleaning Cooler must be checked and cleaned every season to ensure its cooling efficiency. Failing to do such maintenance will lead to fracture of cooling tubes inside cooler, and make oil and water mixed together, this fault will seriously damage machine.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 3.5 Water distributor removal/installation and cleaning Procedures for removing the transparent tube of water distributor for cleaning are: Return water knob A) Pull out water supply knob and rotate it clockwise to stop water supply. Transparent tubes B) Rotate transparent tube fixing nut counter Fixing nut...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 4.2 Grease lubrication Recommend Setting For Toggle Lub. Counter & Time Note: 1.cSt150~250 Oil Is Recommend For Toggle Lubrication. 2.Depending On Clamp Tonnage And Cycle Time Of Each Case. Setting Of Lub. Counter Can Be Varied By Divide The % Of Clamp Tonnage. 3.For Example: The 250E, Time Of Used Is 1 Year &...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 4.4 Lubrication for die height adjustment gear For machine of 750 tons and above, there are three imbedded grease holes in each die height adjustment gear; special extended grease nipple is needed for greasing the gear mechanism.
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 6 5 Spare Parts Each machine go with a tool box and some model related spare parts,below spare parts are for reference only,exact parts are listed in packing list. E120 spaer pars list PN. Number Name Specification Unit Q’ty ψ60*50*350W*230V...
Injection Molding Machine Chapter 7 Chapter 7: Adjustments 1. Mechanism adjustments……………….. 1.1 Adjustment of carriage center height.. 1.2 Adjustment of moving mold plant slide shoes ........... 2. System adjustments…………………….. 2.1 Adjustment of electronic transducer ... 2.2 Adjustment of proportion valve ..2.3 Adjustment of motor overload protector ..........
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 7 Chapter 7: Adjustments 1 Mechanism Adjustments 1.1 Adjustment of nozzle center The purpose of this adjustment is to make the center of nozzle hole and the mold center hole (center of locating ring) to be on the same centerline. Adjustment procedures are as follows: Fixing bolt Adjusting 5304...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 7 Center height of nozzle has been adjusted upon factory delivery, unless injection CAUTION base deflection is confirmed,it is better not to make any adjustment arbitrarily. Machine Model 120E 150E 200E 250E 350E φ100×φ150×15 depth φ150×φ200×15 depth Locating ring Machine Model 500E...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 7 2 System adjustments 2.1 Adjustment of transducer This adjustment is to enable transducer to give correct position. Adjustment procedures are as follows: A) Make sure that transducer has been secured properly and is still in normal operation. B) Open control box door (power is still “ON”) C) Adjust 7 variable resistors on the upper side of M93PT8 board to min.
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 7 Arrangement sequence,up to down: Serial No. Definition Mechanism relative position Upper row 1 Accumulator pressure min. value (NULL) 2 Injection speed min. value (NULL) 3 Injection pressure min. value (NULL) 4 Carriage position min. value Carriage forward to the end (NULL)...
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Injection Molding Machine Chapter 7 E) On charge screen, set screw speed at low value 5%, adjust flow to min. value to check whether RPM is less than 10 revolutions, then, set screw speed at high value 100%, adjust flow to max. value to comply with the highest revolution of hydraulic motor ,...
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60E 90E 120E 150E 200E 250E 350E 500E 750E 1000E 220V 40A 54A 38A 85A 105A 38+105A 105+105A 380V 26A 35A 22A 22+61A 61+61A The values above may differ from your machine,please contact TMC for details before you adjust overload protector. V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A Appendix A 1 Hydraulic sequence---------- A-1 2 How to re-open clamp when it locked---------------------- A-17 V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 1 Hydraulic Sequence 1.1 ALL GATES CLOSED INPUTS: 101,103,109,110,111,112, 201,205,209,210,211,212,212,213,221,222,231,233 ON. OUTPUTS: 251,295 ON. V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 1.2 CLAMP CLOSING CLAMP CLOSE Depend on CLOSE < > SECTION setting V246 V240 V241 V242 V288 V287 P162 P160 P207 P230 P208 P161 PT37 PT46 PT47 PT48 PT30 PT31 (PT32) IO156 IO157 TC322 IO252 IO253 IO158 IF CLOSE RELEASE IO895 ON...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 1.3 CARRIAGE ADVANCE If CARRIAGE MOVEMENT ON, then CARRIAGE ADVANCE V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 1.9 AUXILIARY SEQUENCE 1.9.1 CORE MODE: OPN_E :Start core movement when mold is at open-end position. CLS_E :Start core movement when mold is at close-end position. POSIT. :Start core movement when mold is at specified mold position.
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 1.9.1.1 CORE IN CORE 1 IN CORE MODE : OPN_E POSIT CLS_E Core 1 Core 2 Core 3 Core In Delay TC359 TC344 TC390 Core In Time TC351 TC353 TC376 Core In L.S. IO131 IO133 IO331 Core In Valve 1O182...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 1.9.1.2 CORE OUT CORE 1 OUT CORE MODE : OPN_E POSIT CLS_E Core 1 Core 2 Core 3 Core Out Delay TC360 TC345 TC391 Core Out Time TC352 TC354 TC377 Core Out L.S. IO132 IO134 IO332 Core Out Valve 1O181...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 1.9.1.3 COLLAPSIBLE CORE CORE MODE: EJ_F ->COLLAPSIBLE CORE FORWARD BACKWARD EJECTOR CORE OUT CORE IN MOLD OPEN END EJECTOR FORWARD CORE OUT CORE IN EJECTOR BACKWARD NEW CYCLE. If ejector count =1, then sequence act as MOLD OPEN END EJECTOR FORWARD CORE OUT NEW CYCLE CORE IN EJECTOR BACKWARD MOLD CLOSE …...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 1.9.2 GAS VENT SEQUENCE A-14 V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 1.9.4 GAS VENT+INJECTION COMPRESSION A-16 V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 1.9.5 VALVE GATE FUNCTION VALVE GATE If VALVE GATE function is ON, core 1 and core 2 functions are change to valve gate function REGARDLESS of core’s function ON/OFF. A-17 V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A INJECTION INJECTION DELAY INJECTION CORE 1 IN DELAY CORE 1 IN CORE 1 IN TIME CORE 2 IN DELAY CORE 2 IN CORE 2 IN TIME CORE 1 OUT DELAY CORE 1 OUT CORE 1 OUT TIME CORE 2 OUT DELAY CORE 2 OUT CORE 2 OUT TIME...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A 2 How to re-open clamp when it locked In case the clamp locked after machine was stopped accidentally, do following procedures. 2.1 Set clamp DECOMPRESS. position to 0, 1’S pressure to 140, speed to 2.2 Press manual clamp open/close key intermittently to re-open mold. NACHI Proportional System 2.3 If the clamp still can’t be opened, tighten the knob in proportional pressure valve R1 (fully C.W in) completely, then press manual clamp...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix A Attention: 1 The knob in R1 must be loosened after the clamp is opened. 2 Restore the original decompression position and pressure settings. A-20 V3.0...
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PV60 (fully C.W in), then press manual clamp open/close key intermittently to re-open it again. Attention: The adjustable resistor max. must be restored after the clamp is opened. CALL TMC OR TMC LOCAL AGENT IF MOLD STILL CAN’T BE OPENED. A-21 V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix B APPENDIX B Notes on Motion/ No motion This function is for USA machine ONLY. 1 It is ONLY effective in SEMI-AUTO MODE. 2 When motion on, CLAMP OPEN, EJECTOR ADVANCE, CORE OUT are allowed with operator gate opened after all movements in injection unit have finished.
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix C Appendix C: Robot Connection 1 Signal Definition----------- C-1 2 Wiring Example-------------- C-2 V3.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix C Appendix C: Robot Connection The connections described herein is for TMC’s standard robot interface, if machine is equipped with Euromap or SPI robot interface, refer to related circuit diagram for wirings. 1 Signal definitions IO222:Robot enables clamp close,when IO222 is ON, clamp close is allowed.
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D Appendix D: USB file operation 1 Program date---------------- 3 Operation items-------------- D-1 4.Function descriptions and operations-------------------- V1.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D Appendix D: USB file operation 1.These functions are supported in screen and PLC program dated in 2010/04/23 and after. 2.When put in USB disk, wait until USB symbol stopped blinking, USB operation screen will pop up automatically. (USB disk must be FAT32 format) Graph (A): used in items: (1), (3), (4), (5) 3.Operation items Press F2 to change operation item, there are 10 function items.
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D (9)MEMO COPY TO INSUDE: Transfer mold data in USB disk to machine internal mold memory. (10)MEMO COPY TO OUTSIDE: Transfer mold data in machine internal mold memory to USB disk. 4.Function descriptions and operations (1) LOAD MEMO (.SET): Select mold data in USB, for example, the filename is XXX.SET.
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D (2) SAVE MEMO (.SET): This function will save current machine mold data in USB disk. a .SET file size is about 5Kbyte, maximum savable mold data numbers is depended on USB disk size, USB disk size 2G or bigger must be formatted in FAT32 file structure.
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D (4)LOAD OS (.OSC): used to update screen program, file extension name can only be .OSC (1536Kbyte). V1.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D Steps: press F2 [ITEM CHANGE] UNTIL [(1)LOAD OS (.OSC)] is showed, F3,F4, ↑, ↓ to select screen program, press ENTER to update screen program. After pre ENTER, operation screen will switch off, and processing system messages show: LOAD FILE 100% CHECK SUM OK...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D Graph (B): used in items: (2), (6), (7), (8) (6) SAVE US (.USC): This function will save current machine user program in USB disk. Steps: press F2 [ITEM CHANGE] UNTIL [(1)SAVE US (.USC)] is showed, F3,F4, ↑,↓...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D (7) SAVE OS (.OSC): This function will save current machine screen program in USB disk. V1.0...
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D Steps: press F2 [ITEM CHANGE] UNTIL [(1)SAVE OS (.OSC)] is showed, F3,F4, ↑,↓ to select destination folder. Press F5 will move cursor to SAVE AS position, enter desired file name without extensions filename, then pressure ENTER to save screen program in a new created filename, extension file name .OSC will be added automatically.
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D Filename must be different from existed files. Wait until system messages show. SAVE FILE COMPLETE 100%. Graph(C): used in item (9) (9) MEMO COPY TO INSIDE: copy mold data (.SET) stored in USB disk to machine internal memory.
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Injection Molding Machine Appendix D (10) MEMO COPY TO OUTSIDE: copy mold data stored in USB disk to machine internal memory. This function will overwrite existed mold data in USB disk. Steps: press F2 [ITEM CHANGE] UNTIL [(10)MEMO COPY TO OUTSIDE ] is showed, use F3,F4, ↑,↓...
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