Resetting; Starting The Stations; Sequence - Festo MPS 404-1 Notice D'utilisation

404-1 System, Distributing Pro-Joining-Measuring Pro-Sorting Inline – Operating instructions

11.3 Resetting

The stations of a system are always reset in the opposite order to the direction of material flow. In this case
from the Sorting Inline station via the Measuring Pro station and the Joining station to the Distributing Pro
station.
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Turn the key switch in the clockwise direction to the horizontal position (MAN).
The reset LED lights up.
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Press the reset button.
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Advance the station to its initial position if necessary.
The reset LED goes out.
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Turn the key switch in the counter-clockwise direction to the vertical position (AUTO).
The start LED lights up.
The station is ready for operation.

11.4 Starting the stations

A system's stations are always started in the order opposite to the direction of the material flow, and thus in
this case from right to left. After successful resetting, press the start buttons at the control panels from right
to left.

11.5 Sequence

1. Enter the work order in the MES computer.
2. Press the start button at the Distributing Pro station.
3. A workpiece of the color defined in the order is fed from the stacking magazine.
4. Distributing Pro station conveyor motor on.
5. The workpiece is stopped at the RFID write/read head for reading/writing.
6. The work order number and the order position are written to the RFID tag.
7. Distributing Pro station conveyor motor on.
8. The workpiece is transferred to the Joining station.
9. The workpiece is detected at the Joining station.
10. Joining station conveyor motor on.
11. The workpiece is detected at the start of the Joining station's conveyor belt.
12. Distributing Pro station conveyor motor off.
13. The workpiece is stopped at the Joining station's first RFID write/read head for reading/writing.
14. The RFID tag is read.
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