Maguire Products VBD-1000, Installation Operation & Maintenance

Page 1: ...RE PRODUCTS INC Vacuum Batch Dryer VBD 1000 Touchscreen Controller VBD 1000 VacuumBatchDryer Touch Screen Controller INSTALLATION OPERATION MAINTENANCE Rev March 5 2018 Copyright Maguire Products Inc...

Page 2: ...Maguire Products Inc Rev March 5 2018 VBD 1000 Touchscreen 2 VBD Vacuum Dryer...

Page 3: ...s recommended to read thoroughly these operating instructions Maguire Products Inc accepts no responsibility or liability for damage or malfunction of the equipment arising from non observance of thes...

Page 4: ...red corrections or provide you with accurate information Additionally we will gladly provide you with an updated copy of any manuals you need at any time We welcome comments and suggestions on ways we...

Page 5: ...23 Start Up and Operation Instructions 23 What is happening when the Dryer is Running 25 Shutdown Immediate or Planned 26 Recommended Drying Temperatures 29 Maintenance 53 Drain and purge Air Filter R...

Page 6: ...ther warranties expressed or implied and of all other obligations or liabilities on our part and MAGUIRE PRODUCTS neither assumes nor authorizes any other persons to assume for it any other liability...

Page 7: ...an reach 350F 180C Typically these surfaces are not at dangerous temperatures however all hot surfaces should be avoided Warning Label indicate HOT SURFACES USE CAUTION when removing and installing ca...

Page 8: ...at elevates the Retention Hopper Assembly 16 inch allowing material to be convey from the base of the VBD Dryer Weight of the Base Frame is 1303 lb 591 kg Other smaller components will be included An...

Page 9: ...Maguire Products Inc Rev March 5 2018 VBD 1000 Touchscreen 9 VBD Vacuum Dryer Overall layout and Dimensions...

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Page 12: ...000 will be install on can support the weight of the VBD at 4 corners If the floor cannot support this weight in 4 small footprints use leveling shims on the frame not the leveling feet When adjusting...

Page 13: ...eating Hopper on top of section B of the VBD dryer Position the Hopper so that the front hatch faces the same side of the dryer as the VBD s control panel Install the 10 1 2 13 grade 8 bolts and tight...

Page 14: ...g up slide the Upper Vacuum Gate assembly into the slot on the mount ring as shown in the photo to the right Slide the Upper Vacuum Gate onto the mount ring until it fully seats into the slot It may b...

Page 15: ...w Continue turning until the Vacuum Chamber hanger is lifted 1 4 inch 6mm off of the sliding rail Lifting bolt 1 4 6mm gap Engage load cell Retention Hopper Load Cell Pair The Retention Hopper load ce...

Page 16: ...ht through the enclosure using the predrilled slotted keyholes in the top panel To install remove the top panel and locate the air lines and RTD thermometer cables On each air line and wire is a rubbe...

Page 17: ...band Secure the Heating Hopper Inlet RTD thermometer to the side heat inlet of the heating hopper Secure the cable to frame of the heating hopper Route the longer RTD thermometer cable up to the exha...

Page 18: ...Hopper Heater connected to blower outlet Power Junction Box Plug Purge Air Solenoid Valve Electrical Plug Electrical Field Joints Color Coded inch Purge Line 5 32 inch air lines Install the Heating H...

Page 19: ...our air supply has oil in it add an oil separator coalescing filter Oil in the air will combine with dust drawn from the vacuum tank forming a paste inside the vacuum generator It will stop working an...

Page 20: ...and 3 The fourth wire is a green yellow wire and is the ground wire Connect power to a properly fused disconnect See page 81 for the High Voltage Wiring Diagram THREE PHASE 60 cycle 480 volts or 50 c...

Page 21: ...opper Air Inlet Temperature Actual T2 Dry Purge Air Temperature T2s Dry Purge Air Temperature Setting T2a Dry Purge Air Temperature Actual T3 Heating Hopper Air Outlet Temperature T3s Heating Hopper A...

Page 22: ...rrent operating mode date and time Ethernet and USB status Navigation Menu Located along the right side of the screen these buttons allow quick navigation to frequently used and top level screens The...

Page 23: ...lear of all material from all tanks heating hopper Vacuum Chamber and Retention Hopper To facilitate a Clean Out use the Clean Out function accessible from the home screen Startup and Operation Instru...

Page 24: ...is 20 minutes In the vast majority of drying operations this time is adequate and does not need to be adjusted Special circumstances may require different vacuum times Please consult a Maguire Dryer T...

Page 25: ...cle begins concurrent to vacuum cycle the first vacuum cycle is timed The new batch of material in the upper portion of the heating hopper will take less time to heat Minimum time in the heating is di...

Page 26: ...perature of the material in the heating hopper to the specified temperature Cooldown Temp over the specified time period Cooldown Time To adjust the Cooldown Temperature and Cooldown Time use the arro...

Page 27: ...default 22222 Then press Press Dryer Configuration Display will show the Dryer Configuration categories Press Auto Stop Setup Display will show the Auto Stop screen To Enable Auto Stop Press Auto Stop...

Page 28: ...temperature Fill Info The desired weight of material to be dispensed into the Vacuum Chamber Bulk Density Bulk density of material in either pounds per cubic foot or kilograms per liter Cycle Count T...

Page 29: ...orm Extrusion 0 005 150 180 300 350 PMMA Acrylic 0 02 0 04 79 175 POM Acetal 0 20 0 10 80 110 180 230 PPO 0 02 100 120 210 250 PPS 0 02 150 300 PUR 0 02 125 140 260 280 PSU 0 02 150 300 SAN 0 20 0 10...

Page 30: ...cell Setup Loadcell calibration zero and full calibration Parameters Operation Parameters Blower BDT Blower Delay Time Seconds BLF VFD Low Limit BHF VFD High Limit BDF VFD Frequency BZL VFD Zero Leve...

Page 31: ...Alarm optional HHL Heating Hopper Low Level Load Cell KDF Loadcell Stable Wt LST Load Cell Stable Time LCZ Loadcell Zero WST Weight Settle Time LZ1 Loadcell 1 Zero LZ2 Loadcell 2 Zero Vacuum VTS Vacu...

Page 32: ...Maguire Products Inc for updates Factory Access Factory Access Only Restore Parameters Restores factory default parameters Preferences Change Passwords Change Admin and Operator passwords Display Opti...

Page 33: ...generator Holds the vacuum on the vacuum chamber Vac Cham Purge OPEN CLOSED Located below the vacuum generator When open the vacuum on the vacuum chamber is released Blower Test Operates the blower B...

Page 34: ...est Operates heater and blower that supplies heat to the Heating Hopper T1s Heating Hopper inlet temp setpoint T1a Heating Hopper inlet temp actual Start Starts the heater test Blower will run during...

Page 35: ...specific settings such as Alarm Setup Auto Stop Setup Dry Purge Setup Preheat Setup Auto Start Setup Convey Setup Load Cell Setup and Parameters System Configuration includes system wide general sett...

Page 36: ...al Temp alarm is enabled during any instance where the Heating Hopper is called upon to dispense material into the vacuum chamber and the T2 heating hopper exit temperature is below the ESM parameter...

Page 37: ...nd vacuum chamber Dump retries Print Alarm Log Prints the Alarm Log See page 67 Clear Alarm Log Clears the Alarm Log See page 67 Auto Start Setup Auto Starts the Dryer at a specified Time and Day s Ca...

Page 38: ...preheat time Parameters Parameters access See page 41 System Configuration Print Options Print Setup See page 67 Print Parameters Prints the parameter list to a USB Print Alarm History Prints the Ala...

Page 39: ...ion displays specific system related information about the controller and Dryer Load Cell Diagnostics Displays Vacuum Chamber and Retention Hopper loadcell diagnostics information Alarm and Event Log...

Page 40: ...uum Dryer Factory Access For factory access only Restore All Restores Factory Defaults WARNING Only do a Restore All when directed by a Maguire Technician Restore Parameters Resets parameters back to...

Page 41: ...ative BHT VFD Heat Throttle UT1 PD Loop Update Time Dispensing Parameters OT1 Heat1 Over Target Alarm VCH Vac Chamber Hi Level NH1 Heat1 No Heat Alarm VCL Vacuum Chamber Low Level SO1 Heat1 Set Point...

Page 42: ...may be set to from the Blower Setup menu The maximum settable value for this parameter is 000060 BLF VFD Low Limit Hz 00025 The minimum VFD frequency in Hz that the blower may be set to from the Blow...

Page 43: ...ning will be triggered when the amount of material is at or above this level When in Auto Cycle the amount of material in the Retention Hopper must be at or below this level in order for the Vacuum Ch...

Page 44: ...cuum Dump Threshold grams second 00115 During a Vacuum Chamber dump into the Retention Hopper the material flow rate is constantly calculated When the flow rate reaches VTT indicating that the chamber...

Page 45: ...centage that the Heating Hopper Level Alarm will trigger if enabled in the Alarm Setup menu Any heating hopper level at or below this level will trigger the alarm Heater Parameters PTS Heat1 Temperatu...

Page 46: ...fter the heat cycle begins during which one of the following two conditions must be detected Either the temperature must climb 20 degrees or the temperature must move at least 20 percent toward the ta...

Page 47: ...that raw loadcell counts must remain within KDF to produce a stable loadcell reading LCZ Loadcell Zero counts 01000 Minimal allowable counts when zeroing load cells WST Weight Settle Time seconds 000...

Page 48: ...continues to attempt to pull a target vacuum pressure after alarm sounds NVT No Vacuum Timeout retries time in seconds 00345 The first three digits are the number of retries that the vacuum gates wil...

Page 49: ...onfiguration Display will show the Dryer Configuration categories Press Parameters Display will show the categories of Parameters Parameters are divided into 6 categories Blower Heater System Dispensi...

Page 50: ...To enable and run the dryer in Batch Mode follow these steps from the Home Screen Press Start Batch Start Batch button is located on the Home Screen after Batch Mode is enabled Display will show Batc...

Page 51: ...cations Display will show the System Communications categories Press MLAN I D Number Display will show the MLAN I D Number screen On this screen enter the new ID number using the keypad Valid I D numb...

Page 52: ...or a password default 22222 Then press Press Display will show the System Configuration categories Press Communications Display will show the System Communications categories Press Modbus Server Displ...

Page 53: ...m the ambient air supply and protect the heating components of the Dryer The air filter must be periodically checked and cleaned Recommended cleaning interval is monthly More frequent in very dusty en...

Page 54: ...ation screen Press ZERO Display will say Confirm Vacuum Chamber is empty then press ZERO Gram weight of 0 follows successful calibration Press To return to the Load Cell Setup screen Press Retention H...

Page 55: ...al from the Heating Hopper to the Vacuum Chamber prior to entering the Full Calibration Routine If material totals are being observed loadcell full weigh calibration is recommended periodically approx...

Page 56: ...and then properly re install the Vacuum Chamber into the Dryer Press CONTINUE to proceed Wait while calibrating load cells Do not touch weigh bin during calibration After Full calibration has proceede...

Page 57: ...he Heating Hopper is non removable Prior to opening the front access door removal of all material is recommended Material in the Heating Hopper can be evacuated using the Heating Hopper Manual Drain V...

Page 58: ...us window will appear Press to return to the Home Screen Clean Out Dump All Dump All opens all valves allowing material to flow freely through the dryer Material in the Heating Hopper will pass into t...

Page 59: ...To remove the hatch insert rotate the two butterfly latches and then unhook from the hatch faceplate Using two hands slide the hatch insert out of the Vacuum Chamber Use caution handling the Vacuum C...

Page 60: ...Skirt Raising the skirt requires two people Locate the two skirt handles Using the lift handles raise the skirt up and secure the skirt on the two Skirt Hangers Locate the black lift handle and raise...

Page 61: ...ure If neither condition is met the NO HEAT alarm will sound Such an occurrence would signal a failure of either the heater or the airflow from the blower This parameter and consequent alarm protects...

Page 62: ...ts the purge heater from burn out in the event the compressed air failure or airflow is blocked Solution Check compressed airflow to the purge heater is adequate Check that the air line that supplies...

Page 63: ...Hopper or faulty loadcells Solution If Retention Hopper is missing replace Retention Hopper If Retention Hopper is in place ensure the tank is empty and zero calibrate the load cells If load cells ar...

Page 64: ...inless steel purge heater tube Press the red reset button to reset the thermal safety switch If problem occurs repeatedly contact Maguire Technical Support VC MISSING ALARM 18 Problem The Vacuum Chamb...

Page 65: ...essel Fill Adjust and pertains to filling the Vacuum Chamber The VFA parameter is a two part parameter The first three digits are the number of retries to fill the Vacuum Chamber default 3 retries Las...

Page 66: ...cleared There are two main purposes of this alarm 1 To alert the operator that dry material is ready for the process 2 To act as a hold back when necessary giving the operator additional time to prep...

Page 67: ...drive Print Event and Alarms A combination of machine status lines at defined intervals as well as mechanical events as they occur Print Alarm History Prints to USB any alarms recorded since the alar...

Page 68: ...per Loadcell Reading weight in lbs or kgs 18 THROUGHPUT 0 Throughput lbs or kgs hour Example of a VBD Event Log VBD Event Log MODEL 1000 CPU Firmware N0819B I O Firmware N0819B Serial 000000 00 08 20...

Page 69: ...i Level RHH 00375 00375 00000 00385 Weight D4 Ret Hop Low Level RHL 00025 00025 00000 00227 Weight D5 Bulk Density BLK 00035 00035 00000 65535 Weight D6 Vac Cham Fill Rate VFR 12000 12000 02500 15000...

Page 70: ...65535 Minutes Load Cell L1 Loadcell Stable Wt KDF 00200 00006 00000 65535 Number L2 Loadcell Stable Time LST 00100 00100 00000 65535 Millisec L3 Loadcell Zero LCZ 01000 01000 00000 65535 Number L4 Wei...

Page 71: ...el Sensor Off Loader 1 Off Loader 2 Off Loader 2 Mode Thruput Purge Chamber On Admin Settings Blower VFD T4 On T5 Off LOADCELL CALIBRATION NAME ZERO DELTA FULL LAST ZERO LAST FULL RH LC 3303829 158857...

Page 72: ...re User Settings Save User Settings Press Save User Settings Display will prompt for confirmation to save user settings Press To save the user settings including parameters or press the red X to cance...

Page 73: ...o refresh the display window Highlight the version in the white panel on the left and press PROGRAM Press To proceed with the firmware update or press the red X to cancel and exit The display will sho...

Page 74: ...n Large Access Door 18 x 18 Diffuser cone removable without tools 304 Stainless steel internal wall construction material contact VACUUM CHAMBER Capacity 400 lb 180 kg Rail mounted for ease of access...

Page 75: ...ry Purge inlet Vacuum Vessel Material exit Retention Hopper DRY AIR PURGE CIRCUIT Air filter regulator Coalescing Filter 1 10th micron for removal of oil and fine particulates Exhaust Shut off Compres...

Page 76: ...vel 78 db A 78 db A 14 primary heater power 35000 watts 35000 watts 15 purge heater power 2000 watts 2000 watts 16 maximum run temperature 375 F 190 C 17 vacuum generator model Xi 3 stage PIAB Xi 3 st...

Page 77: ...rmance is determined by the moisture content of the resin after the dryer has done its job Resin moisture content however is not easily measured so dryer manufactures use other criteria to assure perf...

Page 78: ...ability under this warranty will extend only to equipment that is returned to our factory in Aston Pennsylvania PREPAID Please note that we always strive to satisfy our customers in whatever manner is...

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