Sterlco SF1000 Gravimetric Additive Feeder - Manual (Page 2)

BF3-605 2
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 4
2.0 Product overview ............................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Feeding system .............................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Dosing screws ................................................................................................................ 6
2.3 Control unit ..................................................................................................................... 6
3.0 Installation .......................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 General safety notes and warnings ............................................................................ 7
3.2 Mechanical installation .................................................................................................. 7
3.2.1 Mounting to the injection-molding machine throat (see Fig. 2) ..................... 7
3.2.2 Releasing the load cell .......................................................................................... 8
3.2.3 Venturi loader installation (see Fig. 2) ............................................................... 8
3.2.4 Control unit mounting ........................................................................................... 8
3.3 Electrical installation ..................................................................................................... 9
3.3.1 Connect the following (see Fig 5: Connections diagram): .............................. 9
3.3.2 "Sensor" cable wiring options: ........................................................................... 10
4.0 Operation .......................................................................................................................... 11
4.1 General .......................................................................................................................... 11
4.1.1 Operation Modes .................................................................................................. 11
4.1.2 MB feeding modes: .............................................................................................. 12
4.2 Display and control panel ........................................................................................... 13
4.3 Starting sequence ........................................................................................................ 14
4.3.1 Main Screen for Mode "0" (Gravimetric Mode)................................................ 14
4.3.2 Main Screen for Mode "1" (Gravimetric Mode, with constant feeding time)
.......................................................................................................................................... 14
4.3.3 Main Screen for Mode "2" (Volumetric Mode) ................................................. 15
4.3.4 Main Screen for Mode "3" (Volumetric Mode, with constant SF-1000
feeding time) ................................................................................................................... 15
4.4 Configuration Parameters setup ................................................................................ 16
4.4.1 ................................................................................................................................. 16
4.4.2 Setting installed screw number .......................................................................... 16
4.4.3 Setting desired Operation Mode ........................................................................ 17
4.4.4 Setting Max/Min SF-1000 Hopper Weight Parameters ................................ 17
4.4.5 Gravimetric/Volumetric switch ........................................................................... 17
4.5 Process data parameters setup ................................................................................. 18
4.5.1 Entering Process Data parameters in Mode "0" .............................................. 18
4.5.2 Process Data parameters in Mode "1" .............................................................. 18
4.5.
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Process Data parameters in Mode "2" .......................................................... 18
4.5.4 Process Data parameters in Mode "3" .............................................................. 19
4.6 Accumulated data display .......................................................................................... 20
4.7 Failure alarms ............................................................................................................... 21
4.7.1 “Fill” Alarm ............................................................................................................ 21
4.7.2 “Over/Under Speed (dose)” Alarms .................................................................. 21
4.7.3 “Calibration failure” Alarms................................................................................. 22
4.7.4 Feed Deviation Alarm .......................................................................................... 22
4.7.5 Alarm Output (J2) ................................................................................................ 23
5. Maintenance ....................................................................................................................... 24
5.1 Static calibration .......................................................................................................... 24