Advanced Poly-Packaging Advanced Poly-Bagger T-1000-S18H Operation Manual page 81

PROBLEM
Pressure bar presses against
front plate but does not seal bag
Bag sticks to PTFE or pressure
(rubber) bar
Bag does not tear off completely
Two bags index from rollers
Bag does not completely index
Bag web indexing to floor level
without stopping on bag
Bags web breaking prematurely
in machine
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POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Seal time too low
2. Heat (temperature) too low
3. Heater cartridge bad
4. Insufficient air pressure
5. Misalignment of guide rods
6. PTFE folded over
7. Heater bar not extending
8. Seal cylinder bad
9. Heater bar cylinder(s) bad
1. Seal temperature too high
2. Seal time too high
3. PTFE in poor condition
4. Rubber is dirty /
contaminated
1. Bag slipping through rollers
2. Compression pressure
insufficient
3. Drive roller not reversing
4. Bag did not index properly
5. Seal rubber dirty / worn
1. Bag is folded over
2. Perf sensor dirty / damaged
3. Perf sensitivity out of
adjustment
4. Ungrounded outlet causing
electrical noise
5. Auxiliary equipment: noise
6. Seal point value too high
1. Perf is sensing hole in bag
(vent)
2. Seal position setting too
low
1. Perf sensor not sensing bag
2. Dirty / damaged sensor
3. Perf sensor out of
adjustment
1. Improper web tension
2. Web dragging foreign
objects
3. Bag roll side plates bent
inward
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Increase in Settings screen
2. Increase in Settings screen
3. Replace heater cartridge
4. Increase air pressure
5. Align guide rods
6. Turn PTFE
7. Check heater bar cylinders /
valve
8. Replace cylinder / valve
9. Replace cylinder / valve
1. Decrease temp in Settings
screen
2. Decrease seal time in Settings
screen
3. Turn / replace PTFE
4. Clean / replace pressure bar
rubber
1. Clean upper and lower rollers
with alcohol to remove slip and
dirt build-up
2. Adjust roller compression
3. Check Reverse setting
4. Index another bag for test
5. Clean / replace rubber
1. Lower inner frame and
straighten bag
2. Clean / replace perf sensor
3. Contact APPI for perf
adjustment
4. Plug into "clean" power source
5. Contact APPI for solution
6. Set value lower
1. Reposition bag
2. Increase seal position in
Settings screen
1. Contact APPI for adjustment
2. Clean / replace sensor
3. Contact APPI for adjustment
1. Adjust tension
2. Remove obstructions
3. Repair / remove side-plates