LINK Systems OmniLink 5000 - Manual (Page 39)

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5. Current Scrap Count and Scrap Rate
Section 4.6.1 Production Counters
The OmniLink control has up to ten production counters. The first three production counters have dedicated
names. These are Order, Batch and Quality. These three counters will always appear on the screen. The
other seven counters are auxiliary counters. Auxiliary counters can be enabled or disabled in the counter
configuration. If an auxiliary counter is enabled in the counter configuration, it will appear on the screen.
If an auxiliary counter is disabled in the counter configuration, it will not appear on the screen. Also during
counter configuration, each of the auxiliary counters can be assigned a sixteen character name. This counter
configuration is on a job basis. The configuration information will be stored with the job. The stored
information includes the counter name. When a job is recalled, the configuration information will also be
recalled. For example, if the first auxiliary counter is being used on job number one, it will be recalled when
job number one is recalled. If it is not being used on job number two, it will not be recalled and not appear
on the screen when job number two is recalled.
All production counters that are turned on will increment as the press strokes, when the press is operating
in a production mode. Production modes are Single Stroke, Continuous, Automatic Single Stroke,
Continuous on Demand, and Maintained Continuous modes. Normally each counter will increment by one
counter per press stroke. However, all of the counters have the option to configured to increase by multiple
counts every press stroke or by multiple counts every programmed number of press strokes. The values of
the increment and the number of press strokes before a count changes are programmed in the counter
configuration menu. For example, an operation that runs a three out blanking die would have the counter
increase by three every press stroke. Another example, an operation that runs a one part out lamination die
that requires ten laminations per part would have the counter increase by one every ten press strokes. As a
final example, an operation that runs a four part out lamination die that requires ten laminations per part
would have the counter increase by four every ten press strokes.
When the current count reaches the programmed limit, a top stop will be issued. This stop will remain active
until the counter is reset or is turned off.
All counters can be configured so that the current count value is loaded with the last count from the previous
run of a job. For example, Job A was running on a machine and it was decided that Job B should be run on
the machine. The Order Counter for Job A was at 1020. When Job B was loaded from memory with a Job
Recall, the current count for Job A’s Order Counter, 1020, was stored in memory. The next time that Job
A is loaded with a Recall, the count for the Order Counter will be set to 1020. If this feature is being used,
it is imperative that the current job be terminated by recalling another job. The current counts are stored only
when a job recall is performed.
The three dedicated counters are Order, Batch, and Quality. The Order counter usually records the total
parts made for a given process setup. The Batch counter usually records a small group of a process run, such
as the number of parts that can be put into one container. The Quality counter is used to record the number
of parts that can be made between quality inspections.
Section 4.6.1.1 Production Counters On/OFF