Drive Function and Associated Devices

The following tables indicate how devices are related to drives, and the function of the particular device.

Infeed

Drive	Device		Function
Infeed
MT902	Adjustable Reject Side Belts		Transfers the correctly oriented product past the product reject chute; incorrectly oriented products will drop into the product reject chute
	VFD901	Reject Side Belts	Controls the speed of the belts NOTE: The speed of the belts are slightly faster than the maximum product rate for the selected recipe; this ensures the incorrectly oriented product drops into the reject chute; it is the responsibility of the upstream conveyor to ensure the instantaneous maximum product rate is not exceeded for the selected recipe
	OL901	Adjustable Reject Side Belts	Senses when the motor thermal overload has tripped
	PE36003	Carton Reject Chute Photo Eye	Detects when the product reject chute is full and unable to receive any more products
MT905	Fixed Reject Side Belts		Transfers the correctly oriented product past the product reject chute; incorrectly oriented products will drop into the product reject chute
	VFD901	Reject Side Belts	Controls the speed of the belts NOTE: The speed of the belts are slightly faster than the maximum product rate for the selected recipe; this ensures the incorrectly oriented product drops into the reject chute; it is the responsibility of the upstream conveyor to ensure the instantaneous maximum product rate is not exceeded for the selected recipe
	OL904	Fixed Reject Side Belts	Senses when the motor thermal overload has tripped
	PE36003	Carton Reject Chute Photo Eye	Detects when the product reject chute is full and unable to receive any more products
MT915	Infeed Conveyor		Advances product to the side belts
MT915	VFD914	Infeed Conveyor	Controls the speed of the conveyor
MT1002	Adjustable Side Belts		Separates the product and transfers the product to the downstacker
	VFD1001	Side Belts	Controls the speed of the belts
	OL1001	Adjustable Side Belt	Senses when the motor thermal overload has tripped
	PE36007	Product in Side Belts Photo Eye	Detects products in the side belts; used to trigger the downstacker to index; used to trigger the spatula to cycle
MT1006	Fixed Side Belts		Separates the product and transfers the product to the downstacker
	VFD1001	Side Belts	Controls the speed of the belts
	OL1004	Fixed Side Belt	Senses when the motor thermal overload has tripped
	PE36007	Product in Side Belts Photo Eye	Detects products in the side belts; used to trigger the downstacker to index; used to trigger the spatula to cycle
SM02	Spatula		Prevents products from entering the downstacker; from snagging on the product in the stack chamber
	PE36007	Product in Side Belts Photo Eye	Detects products in the side belts; used to trigger the downstacker to index; used to trigger the spatula to cycle
	PX35700	Spatula Reference Prox	Reference verification, used to verify the reference sequence was successful
System	PE36000	Product Starved Photo Eye	Detects when product is provided to the machine by the upstream equipment

Downstacker

Drive	Device		Function
Downstacker
SM03	Adj Lower Downstacker		Accepts incoming products from the side belts and adjusts the depth of the stack chamber as the stack of product is being built; then presents the completed stack of product while building the next stack with the other set of flights
	PE36105	Stack Layer Height (Search) Photo Eye	Detects the top of the current stack in the downstack chamber as the downstacker searches for product in the chamber
	PE36104	Downstacker Overfull Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect that the stack in front of the stack pusher is of the proper height
	PE36106	Product At Stack Pusher Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect that product is in front of the stack pusher
	PE36102	1st Carton At Downstacker Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect if the 1st carton is at the top of the downstack chamber
	PE36103	2nd Carton At Downstacker Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect if the 2nd carton is at the top of the downstack chamber
	PE35701	Adjustable Downstacker Photo Eye	Senses when the servo motor is at its reference position
SM04	Adj Upper Downstacker		Accepts incoming products from the side belts and adjusts the depth of the stack chamber as the stack of product is being built; then presents the completed stack of product while building the next stack with the other set of flights
	PE36105	Stack Layer Height (Search) Photo Eye	Detects the top of the current stack in the downstack chamber as the downstacker searches for product in the chamber
	PE36104	Downstacker Overfull Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect that the stack in front of the stack pusher is of the proper height
	PE36106	Product At Stack Pusher Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect that product is in front of the stack pusher
	PE36102	1st Carton At Downstacker Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect if the 1st carton is at the top of the downstack chamber
	PE36103	2nd Carton At Downstacker Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect if the 2nd carton is at the top of the downstack chamber
	PE35701	Adjustable Downstacker Photo Eye	Senses when the servo motor is at its reference position
SM05	Fixed Lower Downstacker		Accepts incoming products from the side belts and adjusts the depth of the stack chamber as the stack of product is being built; then presents the completed stack of product while building the next stack with the other set of flights
	PE36105	Stack Layer Height (Search) Photo Eye	Detects the top of the current stack in the downstack chamber as the downstacker searches for product in the chamber
	PE36104	Downstacker Overfull Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect that the stack in front of the stack pusher is of the proper height
	PE36106	Product At Stack Pusher Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect that product is in front of the stack pusher
	PE36102	1st Carton At Downstacker Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect if the 1st carton is at the top of the downstack chamber
	PE36103	2nd Carton At Downstacker Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect if the 2nd carton is at the top of the downstack chamber
	PE35703	Fixed Downstacker Photo Eye	Senses when the servo motor is at its reference position
SM06	Fixed Upper Downstacker		Accepts incoming products from the side belts and adjusts the depth of the stack chamber as the stack of product is being built; then presents the completed stack of product while building the next stack with the other set of flights
	PE36105	Stack Layer Height (Search) Photo Eye	Detects the top of the current stack in the downstack chamber as the downstacker searches for product in the chamber
	PE36104	Downstacker Overfull Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect that the stack in front of the stack pusher is of the proper height
	PE36106	Product At Stack Pusher Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect that product is in front of the stack pusher
	PE36102	1st Carton At Downstacker Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect if the 1st carton is at the top of the downstack chamber
	PE36103	2nd Carton At Downstacker Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect if the 2nd carton is at the top of the downstack chamber
	PE35703	Fixed Downstacker Photo Eye	Senses when the servo motor is at its reference position

Stack Pusher

Drive	Device		Function
Stack Pusher
SM07	Stack Pusher		Pushes the accumulated product out of the downstack chamber to the stack roll
	PE36106	Product At Stack Pusher Photo Eye	Used while the downstacker searches for product in the chamber to detect that product is in front of the stack pusher
	PX35704	Stack Pusher Reference Prox	Reference verification, used to verify the reference sequence was successful

Stack Roll

Drive	Device		Function
Stack Roll
SM01	Stack Roller		Receives complete stacks of product from the stack pusher and rotates the stack as it presents the product into the loader accumulation area
	PE46002	Stack In Stack Roller Photo Eye	Senses when the stack roll contains product
	PE36204	Stack At Loader Photo Eye	Senses when the loader accumulation contains product
	PX35705	Stack Roller Reference Prox	Senses when the servo motor is at its reference position
SV35200	Roll Product Conditioner		Applies pressure on the stacked product ensuring that it will fit into the case during loading
SV35200	CS46509	Roll Product Conditioner Released Cylinder Switch	Senses when the Product Conditioner is in the released position
SV35201	Tip Clamp		Applies pressure on the stacked product ensuring that it is contained during rotation
SV35201	CS46503	Tip Clamp Released Cylinder Switch	Senses when the Tip Clamp is in the released position

Loader

Drive	Device		Function
Loader
SM08	Loader		Pushes the accumulated product out of the loader accumulation and into the partially formed case
	PE36204	Stack At Loader Photo Eye	Senses when the loader accumulation contains product
	PX35706	Loader Reference Prox	Reference verification, used to verify the reference sequence was successful
SV35202	Product Conditioner		Applies downward pressure on the stacked product ensuring that it will fit into the case during loading
SV35202	CS36203	Product Conditioner Released Cylinder Switch	Senses when the Conditioner is in the released position

Magazine

Drive	Device		Function
Magazine
SV35102	Magazine Advance		Advances the blanks up against the magazine clips
	CS36302	Magazine Advance Cylinder Switch	Senses when the magazine advance has cycled a full advance stoke
	PE36300	Case Blanks Photo Eye	Senses when blanks are present on the magazine advance chains
	PX36303	Blanks Advanced Prox	Senses when blanks have been advanced on the magazine advance chains
SV35500	Magazine Top Clip		Contains the top of the blanks in the magazine
SV35104	Magazine Side Clips		Hold the back panel of the blank while the leading panel is being opened and pulled out of the magazine
SV35103	Magazine Side Clamps		Hold the stack of blanks while the clips are open
SV35504	Magazine Bottom Clips		Contain the bottom of the blanks in the magazine

Case Former

Drive	Device		Function
Case Former
SM11	Case Robot X		Moves the setup vacuum cups in the horizontal direction as the blank is being pulled from the magazine and setup at the load station for filling the case of product
SM11	PX46000	Case Robot X Reference Prox	Reference verification, used to verify the reference sequence was successful
SM10	Case Robot Z		Moves the setup vacuum cups in the vertical direction as the blank is being pulled from the magazine and setup at the load station for filling the case of product
SM10	PX46001	Case Robot Z Reference Prox	Reference verification, used to verify the reference sequence was successful
SV45402	Setup Vacuum		Supplies the vacuum to the setup vacuum cups
SV45402	VS46501	Setup Vacuum	Senses when sufficient vacuum is present at the setup vacuum cups for proper operation
SV45401	Case Pusher		Raises and lowers the case pusher for the purpose of pushing the loaded case into the compression station
SV45401	CS46500	Case Pusher Down Cylinder Switch	Senses when the case pusher is in the push case position
SM12	Case Flights		Advance the base of the case through the loading and compression areas of the machine
	PE36306	Case Flights Reference Photo Eye	Senses when the Case Flights are in their reference position
	PE46601	Case At Load Photo Eye	Senses when a case is present at the load station
	PE46603	Adjustable Case Flap Photo Eye	Detects an open case flap as the case leaves the compression area
	PE46602	Fixed Case Flap Photo Eye	Detects an open case flap as the case leaves the compression area
	PE46604	Distorted Case Photo Eye	Detect when a case is present for applying glue and detects open trailing minor flaps
SM15	Tucker		Tucks the trailing vertical flap as the case moves to compression
SM14	Funtucker		Guides the product into the case during loading; then tucks the trailing vertical flap as the case moves to compression
SV46506	Funtucker In Out		Moves the Funtucker assembly toward and away from the case
SV46506	CS46506	Funtucker In Out Cylinder Switch	Senses when the Funtucker is out of the case
SM13	Funnel		Guides the product into the case during loading
SM13	CS36400	Funnel In Out Cylinder Switch	Senses when the funnel is or out of the case
SV35203	Funnel In Out		Moves the funnel assembly toward and away from the case
SV35203	CS36400	Funnel In Out Cylinder Switch	Senses when the funnel is out of the case
SV35205	Load Vacuum		Supplies the vacuum to the load vacuum cups
SV35205	VS36402	Load Vacuum Present Vacuum Switch	Senses when sufficient vacuum is present at the load vacuum cups for proper operation
SV35506	Load Vacuum Retract		Raises and lowers the load cups in order for the cases to clear as they travel downstream
SV30402	Adjustable Top Glue		Fires glue onto the formed case prior to compression
SV30402	PE46604	Distorted Case Photo Eye	Detects that a case is available for glue to be applied
SV30401	Fixed Bottom Glue		Fires glue onto the formed case prior to compression
SV30401	PE46604	Distorted Case Photo Eye	Detects that a case is available for glue to be applied
SV30400	Fixed Top Glue		Fires glue onto the formed case prior to compression
SV30400	PE46604	Distorted Case Photo Eye	Detects that a case is available for glue to be applied
SV30403	Adjustable Bottom Glue		Fires glue onto the formed case prior to compression
SV30403	PE46604	Distorted Case Photo Eye	Detects that a case is available for glue to be applied
SV45403	Case Squaring		Raises and lowers Case Squaring to provide a stop for the case in compression against which to square up before the case is compressed
SV45403	CS46507	Case Squaring Cylinder Switch	Senses when the case squaring is in the clear case position
SM21	Fixed Upper Compression		Folds the horizontal flaps and compresses the case to provide the needed set time for good adhesion of glue
SM19	Fixed Lower Compression		Folds the horizontal flaps and compresses the case to provide the needed set time for good adhesion of glue
SM22	Adj Upper Compression		Folds the horizontal flaps and compresses the case to provide the needed set time for good adhesion of glue
SM20	Adj Lower Compression		Folds the horizontal flaps and compresses the case to provide the needed set time for good adhesion of glue
SM09	Loader Backstop		Keeps the cartons from being pushed beyond the back side of the case

Tip Reject

Drive	Device		Function
Tip Reject
MT1102	Case Roller Conveyor		Advances product to the case discharge conveyor
MT1102	VFD1101	Case Roller Conveyor	Controls the speed of the conveyor
SV45702	Tip Reject Stop		Stops the cases to allow for tipping the cases on their side, or reject the reject cases
	CS46606	Tip Reject Stop Cylinder Switch	Senses when the stop is in the clear case position
	PE46700	Case at Tip Reject Photo Eye	Senses when the product is in the tip station
	PE46702	Tip Reject Stop Photo Eye	Senses when the product is clear of the case stop
SM17	Tip Fingers		Tips the case over on its side in coordination with the Tip Reject Flights
SM18	Tip Reject Flights		Tips the case over on its side in coordination with the Tip Fingers, and rejects reject cases
SM18	PX46007	Tip Reject Flight Reference Prox	Reference verification, used to verify the reference sequence was successful
SV45404	Blow Off		Blows dust off of the photo eye sensors
MT202	Case Discharge Conveyor		Discharges the case to the downstream equipment
MT202	OL201	Case Discharge Conveyor	Senses when the motor thermal overload has tripped

Integrated Devices

Drive	Device		Function
Integrated Devices
MT214	Vacuum Pump		Supplies vacuum to the machine
	OL213	Vacuum Pump	Senses when the motor thermal overload has tripped
	VS46104	System Vacuum	Senses when the system vacuum is sufficient for machine operation
IDV	Case Printer Controller		Applies print to each case produced by the system
IDV	PE46707	Case at Print Photo Eye	Detects the presence of a case for the case printer to apply the printing
GT9401	Glue System		Supply the adhesive applied to the case blanks

System / Unit

Drive	Device		Function
System / Unit
SV20223	Safety Air Pressure (Air Dump)		Supplies air pressure to the machine when the safety circuit is engaged
SV20223	PS35801	Safety Air Pressure	Senses when the safety air pressure is sufficient for machine operation
System	PS35800	System Air Pressure	Senses when the system air pressure is sufficient for machine operation
System	PE36000	Product Starved Photo Eye	Detects when product is provided to the machine by the upstream equipment