Texas Automation Products DES-32, Manual

Page 1: ...Heat Seal Machine DES 32 Texas Automation Products Inc 300 Nichols Drive Hutchins TX 75141 ...

Page 2: ...ing the Air Line Pressure 7 Turning on Power to the DES 32 8 Chapter 3 General Operating Principles 9 General Heat Sealing Principles 9 Actuating the Heat Seal Machine 9 Using the Emergency Release Pushbutton 9 Chapter 4 Using the DES 32 Control Panel 10 Layout of the Control Panel 10 Start up and Monitoring Mode 11 Chapter 5 Setting Cycle Dwell Time 14 Chapter 6 Setting Top Platen Temperature 15 ...

Page 3: ...nstructions to operate the DES 32 Replacement Parts and Technical Assistance For replacement parts or technical assistance please contact Texas Automation Products Inc 300 Nichols Drive Hutchins TX 75141 972 288 5000 800 872 1960 Fax 972 288 6022 info texasautomationproducts com Please have your model and serial number when calling for service Warranty This machine is fully warranted against defec...

Page 4: ...rator to monitor the status of the cycle at any time Built in resettable cycle counter displays cycle count up to 3999 and only counts completed cycles The counter does not recognize any cycle that has been interrupted This discourages the practice of operator short cycling a major cause of tape adhesion failure Top and bottom platen temperatures are adjustable from 100 to 450 Fahrenheit Top or bo...

Page 5: ... Industrial laundries uniform rental plants garment manufacturers hospitals nursing homes and sportswear manufacturers use the DES 32 to apply the following types of heat seal materials Label tapes Emblems Appliques Ink transfers Patches Embroideries Barcode labels Flock appliques Mending tapes Interfaces Pressure sensitive materials Heat sensitive materials ...

Page 6: ...id With the socket wrench or other suitable tool remove the four bolts that secure the DES 32 to the skid Carefully lift the DES 32 from the skid and remove all other materials from the shipping crate You should have all of the following items The DES 32 pneumatic heat seal machine The package in which you found this operations manual Locating and Securing the DES 32 Before connecting electricity ...

Page 7: ...e DES 32 s power cord into an appropriate power source such as a standard receptacle The electrical power cord has a molded 15 amp plug Connecting Compressed Air To connect the air supply to the DES 32 perform the following Remove the 1 8 male NPT pipe plug from the air line connector The DES 32 includes this plug during shipment to protect against contaminants entering the air system After removi...

Page 8: ...PLATEN PRESSURE LBS PSI 2 x 4 PLATEN LBS PSI 3 x 5 PLATEN LBS PSI 4 x 6 PLATEN LBS PSI 5 x 6 PLATEN LBS PSI 3 x 5 EXTENDED ANVIL PLATEN 25 177 22 1 11 8 7 4 5 9 10 9 30 212 26 5 14 1 8 8 7 1 13 0 35 247 30 9 16 5 10 3 8 2 15 2 40 283 35 4 18 9 11 8 9 4 17 4 45 318 39 8 21 2 13 2 10 6 19 6 50 353 44 1 23 5 14 7 11 8 21 7 55 389 48 6 25 9 16 2 13 0 23 9 60 424 53 0 28 3 17 7 14 1 26 1 65 459 57 4 30...

Page 9: ...just After the unit s circuits settle the control panel displays the version of central processing unit CPU software and enters Monitoring mode For a complete explanation of Monitoring mode and the controls see Chapter 4 Using the DES 32 Control Panel Caution If you press the Control Lockout button while the control panel is in Monitoring mode it will enter Set Lockout mode In Set Lockout mode you...

Page 10: ... Using the DES 32 Control Panel You can also use the control panel s digital display area to monitor the DES 32 s actual platen temperatures and air line pressure The exact settings of the three main factors depend on the requirements of your specific fusing or transfer application Actuating the Heat Seal Machine To actuate the DES 32 perform the following Simultaneously press the Right and Left S...

Page 11: ...tor the DES 32 s actual platen temperatures and air line pressure The exact settings of the three main factors depend on the requirements of your specific fusing or transfer application Use the Top Temp and Bottom Temp buttons on the control panel to view and set the platens temperatures Use the Air Line PSI button to view the actual pressure of the heat seal machine s pressure regulator and to se...

Page 12: ...temperature current bottom platen temperature and current air line pressure Because the control panel displays the platens actual temperatures it shows room temperature for them when they are not on If the machine s pressure regulator is off the control panel displays zero 0 for air line pressure While the control panel is in Monitoring mode you can immediately see any function displayed by pressi...

Page 13: ...12 Cycle Time Setting Current Air Line Pressure Current Top Platen Temperature Current Bottom Platen Temperature Figure 4 2 Monitoring Mode Cycle Time A ...

Page 14: ...13 Cycle Time Setting Current Air Line Pressure Current Top Platen Temperature Current Bottom Platen Temperature Figure 4 3 Monitoring Mode Cycle Time B ...

Page 15: ...the Cycle Time button blinks as shown in Figure 5 1 This puts the control panel in the Set Mode Release the Cycle Time button The control panel will display the current setting for the cycle dwell time Figure 5 1 Setting Cycle Time Press either the Up Arrow or the Down Arrow button to change the setting press and release to increase or decrease the setting by one increment To rapidly change the va...

Page 16: ...erature as shown in Monitoring Mode if the platen is set to off the control panel displays three dashes Figure 6 1 Setting Top Platen Temperature Press either the Up Arrow or the Down Arrow button to change the setting press and release to increase or decrease the setting by one 1 To rapidly change the value press and hold the appropriate arrow button Possible top platen temperature values range f...

Page 17: ...mperature as shown in Monitoring Mode if the platen is set to off the control panel displays three dashes Figure 7 1 Setting Bottom Platen Temperature Press either the Up Arrow or the Down Arrow button to change the setting press and release to increase or decrease the setting by one 1 To rapidly change the value press and hold the appropriate arrow button Possible bottom platen temperature values...

Page 18: ...is in Monitoring Mode press and hold the Air Line PSI button After approximately two seconds the panel s Up Arrow and Down Arrow buttons will light and the Air Line PSI button blinks as shown in Figure 8 1 This puts the control panel in the Set Mode Release the Air Line PSI button The control panel displays the current pressure lockout setting Figure 8 1 Setting Air Line Pressure Lockout Press eit...

Page 19: ... 1 Press and release the Cycle Time A button 2 Press and release the Cycle Count button to view the current full cycle count 3 To view the current short cycle count press and hold the cycle count button After approximately 2 seconds the button will light Press and release the button to view the short cycles To view cycle count and short cycle count on Cycle Time B 1 Press and release the Cycle Tim...

Page 20: ... 1 This puts the control panel in Set Mode Release the Cycle Time button The control panel displays the current cycle count Figure 9 1 Resetting the Cycle Count 3 Press and release the button to decrease the completed cycle setting by one 1 To reset the value immediately to zero 0 press the button and hold it down 4 Press and hold the button to reset the short cycle count to zero 0 5 After you rea...

Page 21: ...t button The Control Lockout button blinks and the control panel displays three dashes Each dash represents one of the buttons comprising your code Press and release the first button of your code sequence If you have correctly entered the first button in your code one dash displayed in the control panel disappears Repeat the step above for each of the remaining two buttons in your code sequence Th...

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