Magnum Venus Plastech Megaject RTM Pro Revison 7_0 - Manual (Page 29)

Megaject RTM Pro Manual – Revision 7.00 – 13
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The final screen, shown in Figure 3.11, allows the user to either save the changes
made to the recipe or to quit the recipe editing interface without committing changes
to memory.
Simply press the SAVE button to save the recipe that has been created or modified. A
message confirming the data has been saved successfully will be displayed, and the
operator may leave the recipe editing mode by pressing the OK button.
If the user wishes to quit editing a recipe, without saving changes, press the
CANCEL button.
Figure 3.11 – Final recipe edit screen
NOTE: If the PLC battery is not replaced when necessary, all recipe information will
be lost.
NOTE: Upgrading the PLC application will result in the loss of recipe information.
Example: 2 litre bucket recipe
This example explains how to create a recipe named “2 litre bucket”. This is a simple
recipe that will dispense 2 litres of catalysed resin into a container using head pressure
control. It is suggested that this recipe, or a variation on it, is used to calibrate the
machine, as described is section 2.6.
To create the recipe, complete the following steps:
1. From the edit recipes menu, select an “EMPTY” recipe and then press the
EDIT button.
2. On edit recipe screen 1, press the recipe name button and enter “2 litre
bucket”. Add the comment “Machine calibration recipe”. Press the right
arrow.
3. On edit recipe screen 2, ensure all the sprues are disabled (grey). Press the
right arrow.
4. On edit recipe screen 3, select the head pressure control mode. Enter 2% for
the catalyst start and end percentage values, which will cause the machine to
use the same catalyst percentage throughout the injection. Enter 1000 mbar (1