Overview; System Requirements; Product Requirements - Thermo Scientific APEX 100 User Manual

Overview

The IntelliTrack™ XR (IXR) function is an intelligent software-driven solution to two
common problems that occur when trying to detect contaminants.
• Wet products where you are trying to detect non-magnetic stainless steel.
• Products that produce inconsistent phase angles from package to package, or
within a single pack itself.
Before proceeding, please make sure the APEX and its associated operating environment
and the product you are running, meet the following requirements.

System Requirements

The APEX and its associated operating environment must meet the following
requirements.
• An in-feed product photo eye is installed.
• The in-feed product photo eye is positioned as follows;
o at least 1x (one times) the smallest dimension of the search head's
aperture, and,
o no more than 5x this dimension from the in-feed edge of the aperture.
• In-feed guide rails are installed to prevent the packaged product from skewing.
• The conveyors are always run at a constant speed during your normal production
runs and during the IXR calibration process. (Please note that, if—at a later
date—you change the speed of the conveyor on your normal production runs, the
IXR function must be recalibrated.)
• Version 4.0.0 (or later) of the detector's operating software is installed.

Product Requirements

The product you are running must meet the following requirements.
•
The product must be in package form. Please note, the IXR function should not
be used for bulk products on conveyors (for example, apples, grapes, and so on)
or on liquids in pipelines.
• The leading edge of the packed product must consistently block the in-feed photo
eye. This requirement is critical for the IXR function to work properly.
• The packaged product must not skew as it passes through the search head. This
requirement is also critical for the IXR function to work properly.
• When using the IXR calibration functions, a minimum gap between the packages
equal to the width of the search head is required.
• During normal production runs, a minimum gap of 25 mm between packages
must be maintained. (Please note that if the APEX detects no gap between the
packages, the IXR function will use the package length you entered, but false
rejects may occur as a result.)
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