Watson-Marlow FF30 V2 - Manual (Page 18)

INSTRUCTION HANDBOOK
FF30 V2
FF30 IH EN 74-216-201 v1.20.doc Page 18 of 26
4.6 Production START and STOP
FF30 is ready for production when:
 bottles are placed on the inlet tray
 the inner bottle rail is adjusted
 the inlet guide is adjusted
 filling stand is adjusted
 the external filler is connected and ready
 capping sensor is adjusted
 height of capping head is set
 the Index speed is set, if necessary
 READY indicator is ON
Production can begin by pressing START. FILL and CAP must be activated before pressing START.
When a bottle is detected at the inlet the star wheel will begin the indexing, and the activated
functions start.
The time/pause between 2 indexing cycles can be adjusted via the DELAY function. If a function has
a longer cycle time than the setting of the DELAY, the indexing will be halted until all functions have
finished the cycle.
4.6.1 Manual placing of caps
Caps are to be applied on the bottles after filling has been performed.
The cap is placed with a small twist to prevent the cap from falling off during the following indexing.
The cap sensor is only active when the CAP button has been activated.
If a bottle enters in front of the sensor without a cap the FF30 will stop. Place the cap manually and
press CAP to continue production; or press STEP to end automatic production – the star wheel will
now move one position forward.
4.6.2 Removing bottles from collection tray
When the collection tray is full the operator must stop the machine and empty the tray.
When the outlet tray is full the operator can choose to stop the machine and empty the tray or to
empty the tray when production is ongoing and the tray is not packed.
4.7 Stepping bottles through the FF30
Pressing the STEP button will perform one indexing; the star wheel will move all bottles one function
forward. From inlet to filling > from filling to capping > from capping to outlet.
When pressing STEP, the star wheel and the bottle ejector will move whether a bottle is present or
not.
If filling is desired this must be activated manually from the filler.
If the CAP function is ON a cap must be applied to the bottle manually after the filling is performed.
By using the STEP function the star wheel can be emptied at the end of a batch.
If the STEP button is held down constantly the functions continue as long as there are bottles in the
star wheel.