MARBURG INDUSTRIES M500 User manual

MARBURG INDUSTRIES INC.
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M500 AND M625 MODELS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE ITEM
2 SPECIFICATIONS
3THEORY OF OPERATION
4 FUNCTIONAL SEQUENCE
5-6 MACHINE COMPONENTS AND NAMES
7-15 MACHINE SET-UP
16-17 CONTROL PANEL INTERFACE OPERATION
18-19 CYCLE TIMER FUNCTIONS
20-25 CUTTER BLADE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
26 PERIODIC MAINTENENCE
27 PARTS LIST
28 RECOMMENDED SPARE PARTS
29 ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC
30 PNEUMATIC SCHEMATIC
32-36 TROUBLE SHOOTING
37-45 HEAT TUNNEL ASSEMBLY

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MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS
PRIMARY ELECTRICAL: 120VAC 7AMPS
CONTROL CIRCUIT: 24VDC
AIR SUPPLY: 80PSIG
CONTROL SYSTEM: MITSUBISHI FX1s-20MT
CONTROL PROGRAM: M1250v10
MATERIAL SIZES: 25MM LAYFLAT – 90MM LAYFLAT
BAND LENGTHS: .5” THROUGH 7”
NOTE: NOT ALL LAYFLAT SIZES AND LENGTHS CAN BE RUN IN
COMBINATION AND MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL HARDWARE TO RUN AT ALL
MATERIAL THICKNESS: 40MICRON – 70MICRON
ROLL LENGTHS: TYPICALLY 500 METERS LENGTH, OUTSIDE
DIAMETER SHOULD NOT EXCEED 17”
ROLL CORE: CORE I.D. SHOULD BE 5”
SPEED: SPEEDS WILL VARY DRAMATICALLY DEPENDING
ON LAYFLAT SIZE, LENGTH OF BAND, CONVEYOR
SPEED, AND TARGET APPLICATION. THE
MACHINE CAN APPLY BANDS AS QUICK AS
200+BPM FOR SHORT SMALLER SIZES AND
SPEEDS WILL GO DOWN FROM THERE.
PRIMARY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS: 304 STAINLESS STEEL & 6061
HARD ANNODIZED ALUMINUM

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M500 THEORY OF OPERATION
The Autocapsealer banding machine is designed to apply a heat shrinkable band to
containers. The containers are then transported through a heat source allowing the
banding material to shrink and conform to the surface of the container. This is
usually for the purpose of tamper-evidence. The material processed through the
machine is a tubular material, flattened and wound on a roll sometimes referred to
as a roll stock. The material, typically PVC, usually comes wound on a roll in
lengths of 500 meters. Because the material is flattened, the machine must open
the material to apply the bands over an object. For this task, we insert a cross-
folding device into the material. Then, we set the material with the device inside.
above a set of rollers, which are closer together than the device is wide. Feeding
the individual lengths of material plus the weight of the device and the friction of
pulling the material causes the device to interact with the roller removing the
original crease from the material. This process will cross fold the material. The
material is advanced by 2 opposed rollers, which are driven by either a servo or
stepper motor. The rollers create their grip on the material because of the pressure
against each other. The amount of rotation by the motor is set at the control panel
and will, in effect, cause a specific length of material to be advanced. The banding
material is then fed through the cutting mechanism to cut off the individual band
from the banding material. Directly below the cutting edge is a vacuum block
which will hold the band in the ready position until a container passes by. To
insure that the vacuum block gets a good grip on the band during the cutting
process, we use a band retention spring to hold the band against the vacuum block
until the band is completely cut. When the spring is removed the individual band
will bounce open to a round position. Because the band bounces open so fast a
band stabilizing finger opposite the vacuum block is used to prevent the band from
bouncing around. Above the band is a plunger, which will push the band down
when the container sensor detects passage of the container. The band is held at an
angle relative to that of the container’s path, such that the downstream portion is
lower than the upstream portion. By applying the bands at an angle, the band will
tend to align itself with the container during application. After the band is applied
to the container the process begins all over again until a new band is ready for the
next container. The container and band will now be transported through a heat
source, such as the Marburg CR6000 heat tunnel, which will shrink the bands to
complete the process.

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M500 FUNCTIONAL SEQUENCE
•Upon turning the main disconnect to the on position the power will pass
through the main fuse and onto the PLC, Servo Drive, Stepper drive (via
the transformer), and the relay which will feed the bottle feed motor.
•The PLC will then begin its subroutines, operating the control panel and
preparing for the machine to be turned on.
•The user interface control panel on the front of the machine will scroll the
menu of which buttons to press to activate the functions of the machine.
•Pressing the “B” button will alternate the “M22” relay in the PLC. With
M22 in the true position “Y3”’ will turn on to turn on SSR1. SSR1
provides power to the motor control for the bottle feed.
•Pressing the “A” button will alternate the M21 relay in the PLC to turn on
or off the cycle function. “Y7” will be active until M21 is turned on, Y7
will disable the stepper drive which operates the pre-feed rollers.
•When M21 is turned on Y4 will come on to activate the main air valve and
the servo drive. Y6 will also become active turning on the vacuum valve
and the plunger valve. After a short delay the subroutine will advance to the
next step.
•The machine is now waiting for a cycle signal from the cycle sensor on the
X7 input.
•Upon receiving a signal to cycle if the door sensor shows the door is closed
(X6) the cycle will begin. The first thing to happen is Y6 deactivates
turning off the vacuum and sending down the plunger to apply the waiting
band to the passing container. After T32 times out the Y3 will turn on
which turns on the cutter valve. This will send the cutter to the back
position. After T33 times out, a pulse train is sent to the servo drive via Y0.
The quantity of pulses is determined by the “Band Length Value” input in
the control panel. After the programmed number of steps are sent to the
servo drive T34 gives the servo a short period of time to settle in. After T34
expires Y6 will turn back on turning on the vacuum and sending up the
plunger. In addition Y5 will turn off sending the cutter forward again.
When T35 expires, the subroutine will go back to the beginning and wait
for another input to cycle again.
•During all of this while M21 is active, if the X4 input receives a signal from
the prefeed dancer that material is needed, a pulse train is sent out Y1 to the
stepper drive. The stepper drive will power the prefeed motor to pull
material from the roll. The motor will turn until the dancer is back down
and then a preprogrammed period of time after.

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MACHINE COMPONENTS
1CONTROL PANEL
2MATERIAL CLAMP
3MATERIAL FEED ROLLERS
4BUTTERFLY SUPPORT ARMS
5BELT SPEED CONTROL KNOBS (OPTIONAL EQUIP)
6BOTTLE FEED SPEED CONTROL
7PLUNGER CYLINDER
8MATERIAL GUIDE
9BAND STABILIZING FINGER
10 PLUNGER
11 CUTTER
12 DOOR PROX
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MACHINE COMPONENTS
1MALE BLADE
2MATERIAL GUIDE
3BAND RETENTION SPRING
4PLUNGER DOWN
MOVEMENT SPEED CONTROL
5PLUNGER
6FEMALE BLADE
PRE-FEED / PERF ASSY
THE MATERIAL IS FED OVER THE
FIRST ROLLER, UNDER THE
SECOND ROLLER, AND OVER THE
PERF ROLLER. THE GUIDE IS
IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE PERF
LINE STRAIGHT. SINCE THE PERF IS
LOCATED OFF OF THE ONE SIDE
WHEN THE SIZE OF MATERIAL IS
CHANGED THE PERF MUST BE
REALIGNED TO KEEP THE
CENTERLINE OF THE MATERIAL IN CENTER WITH THE MACHINE.
THE CROSSFOLDING DEVICE SITS ON THE
ROLLERS AND IS SUPPORTED
VERTICALLY BY THE SUPPORT ARMS. FOR
ALL OF THE CROSS FOLDING DEVICES
EXCEPT THE TETRAHEDRONS, THE
SUPPORT ARMS ARE SPRING LOADED. TRY
NOT TO PULL THE ARMS APART TOO
MUCH WHILE LOADING THE MATERIAL
OR THE SPRINGS WILL NOT DO THEIR JOB.
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MACHINE SET-UP
ALONG WITH YOUR MACHINE YOU
WILL GET SOME SPACERS, STUDS,
NUTS AND WASHERS. THESE ARE
FOR SECURING THE MACHINE TO
THE CONVEYOR SO THE
ADJUSTMENTS STAY PUT WHEN
YOU GET THE MACHINE SET.
DRILL 2 HOLES IN THE CONVEYOR
22 ½” APART AND 2 ½ INCHES
DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE
SLATS. THE HOLES SHOULD BE
DRILLED AND TAPPED ½-13 TO
ACCOMMODATE THE STUDS
SUPPLIED. SCREW THE STUDS INTO
THE TAPPED HOLES AND SECURE
IN PLACE WITH A NUT. NEXT,
SLIDE THE SPACERS OVER THE
STUDS AND SLIDE THE MACHINE
INTO PLACE. THE HOLES IN THE
MACHINE FRAME SHOULD SLIDE OVER THE STUDS. SECURE THE MACHINE
TO THE CONVEYOR BY TIGHTENING NUTS ON THE END OF THE STUDS.
ATTACH THE PHOTO-EYE BRACKET
TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE
CONVEYOR. MOUNT THE UPRIGHT
SO THAT IT WILL BE JUST BEHIND
THE CUTTER SO WHEN YOU RAISE
AND LOWER THE MACHINE THERE
IS NO INTERFERENCE. (APPROX. IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE STAINLESS
PANEL)
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ATTACH THE MATERIAL DISK HOLDER TO THE REAR OF THE FRAME.
THERE ARE 2 SCREWS SUPPLIED, THEY GO FROM THE BOTTOM UP
THROUGH THE FRAME INTO THE EXTENTION BRACKET. ATTACH THE
SPRING AND SET THE DISK ON THE POST. THE SPRING WILL GET THE ROLL
IN MOTION WHEN MATERIAL IS PULLED AND ACTIVATE THE BRAKE WHEN
SUFFICIENT MATERIAL HAS BEEN UNWOUND.
ATTACH THE AIR TO THE COALESCING FILTER AND
POWER TO THE CONTROL PANEL. THE AIR SHOULD BE
80PSIG MINIMUM AND THE POWER SHOULD BE 120VAC.
A STANDARD OUTLET WILL BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT.
YOU ARE NOW READY TO ADJUST THE
GIBS (A) ON THE SUPPORT POST (B).
LOOSEN THE LOCK NUTS (D) AND
LOOSEN THE SCREWS (C). WIGGLE THE
HEAD WITH ONE HAND AND TIGHTEN
THE SCREWS WITH THE OTHER HAND.
DO NOT USE A WRENCH FOR THIS.
TIGHTEN THE SCREWS UNTIL THE
HEAD WILL NOT WIGGLE ANY MORE.
NOW TIGHTEN THE NUTS WITH A 7/16”
WRENCH WHILE HOLDING THE SCREW
WITH A WRENCH TO KEEP IT FROM
OVERTIGHTENING. THE GIBS ARE NOW
SET TO RAISE AND LOWER THE HEAD JUST BY TURNING THE HANDLE
UNDER THE SUPPORT POST.
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A
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B
C
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THREADING THE MATERIAL INTO THE MACHINE
WHEN PLACING THE ROLL OF
MATERIAL ON THE DISK, THE
ROLL SHOULD UNWIND
COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. THE
MATERIAL THEN GOES
AROUND THE DANCER, UNDER
THE REDIRECT ROLLER AND UP
THE BACK OF THE CABINET.
WHEN THE MATERIAL IS
PULLED BY THE PREFEED, THE
DANCER IS PULLED TOWARDS
THE REDIRECT ROLLER
CAUSING THE BACK OF THE
DANCER ARM TO PIVOT AWAY FROM THE DISK DISENGAGING THE DISK
BRAKE. AS THE SPRING TRIES TO PULL THE DANCER BACK INTO POSITION
THE ROLL WILL UNWIND UNTIL THE BRAKE ENGAGES AGAIN.
THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE
MACHINE WITH THE OPTIONAL
VERTICAL PERFORATOR
ASSEMBLY INTEGERATED INTO
THE PREFEED SYSTEM. THE
MATERIAL WILL GO OVER THE
FIRST ROLLER THEN UNDER
THE SECOND, AND OVER THE
THIRD ROLLER WHICH IS
WHERE THE MATERIAL IS
PERFORATED. THE MATERIAL
THEN GOES STRAIGHT DOWN
INTO THE CABINET.
THE CROSSFOLDING DEVICE IS
PLACED INTO THE MATERIAL IS
SUPPORTED AN OPPOSING SET
OF BEARINGS PLACED SUCH
THAT THE CROSSFOLDING
DEVICE CANNOT FALL PAST.
THE CROSSFOLDING DEVICE IS
HELD IN PLACE BY THE GUIDE
ARMS. CHECK TO SEE THAT
THE DEVICE IS PROPERLY IN
PLACE, RESTING ON THE
BEARINGS, AND BETWEEN THE
GUIDE ARMS. IF THE DEVICE IS
SET IN CROOKED, THE FEED ROLLERS WILL HAVE TO PULL TOO HARD, THE
LENGTH WILL NOT BE CORRECT, AND FURTHER CYCLING WILL CAUSE
THE MATERIAL TO JAM IN THE MACHINE. THE MATERIAL IS THEN PUSHED

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DOWN THROUGH THE FEED ROLLERS TO THE CUTTING ASSEMBLY. WHEN
YOU FIRST FEED A NEW STRETCH OF MATERIAL YOU MIGHT CRINKLE THE
EDGES AND THE MATERIAL MAY NOT OPEN PROPERLY. CYCLE A FEW
BANDS OUT OF THE MACHINE TO REMOVE ANY CRINKLED MATERIAL.
THE MATERIAL WILL STAY
BETWEEN THE GUIDES
HANGING FROM THE
MATERIAL FEED PLATE. IT
MAY STILL BE NECESSARY TO
FEED THE LEADER ALL THE
WAY INTO THE CUTTER.
IN BOTH OF THE LAST 2
PICTURES A DIFERENT SIZE OF
MATERIAL IS BEING UTILIZED.
WITH CLOSE OBSERVATION
YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE
CUT BAND IS SUSPENDED
DIRECTLY UNDER THE
PLUNGER WAITING TO BE
APPLIED. THE BAND IS HELD
THERE BY THE VACUUM
BLOCK BUT YOU WILL ALSO
NOTICE THE BAND IS IN THE
OPEN AND READY STATE. THE
BAND IS TRYING TO OPEN BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CROSSFOLDED. THE
BAND STABILIZING FINGER IS A PHYSICAL BARRIER TO PREVENT THE
BAND FROM BOUNCING DURING OPERATION. IT ALSO CONTAINS THE
BAND TO A PRESET OPEN POSITION. YOU WILL HAVE TO PIVOT THE
STABILIZING FINGER ACCORDING TO THE SIZE BAND YOU ARE GOING TO
RUN THROUGH THE MACHINE.

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WHEN SETTING THE HEIGHT OF
THE MACHINE , FEED OUT A
BAND AND LEAVE IT IN THE
READY POSITION. TURN CYCLE
OFF AND PUT A CONTAINER
CLOSE TO THE BAND AND
START WHERE THE BACK OF
THE BAND IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE
THE LID. IN SOME INSTANCES
THE STROKE OF THE PLUNGER
CYLINDER IS LONGER THAN
THE LENGTH OF THE BAND
AND YOU SHOULD ALSO
CHECK THAT THE PLUNGER IS
NOT GOING TO COME CRASHING DOWN ON THE LID. NOTE THAT THE
BAND STABILIZING FINGER IS HOLDING THE BAND SQUEEZED TOGETHER.
THE BAND WILL FOLLOW THE VACUUM BLOCK EXPANDING WHILE THE
CUTTER OPENS. FOR THE SMALLER BANDS (50MM AND SMALLER) THE
TIMERS CAN BE ADJUSTED TO KEEP THE VACUUM BLOCK FORWARD (TO
PROVIDED THAT EXTRA BIT OF GUIDANCE) WHILE THE BAND IS BEING
APPLIED.
WHEN SETTING THE GUIDE
RAILS, MAKE SURE THE
BOTTLE TRAVELS DOWN THE
CENERLINE OF THE
APPLICATOR . TAKE A LOOK
AT THE BOTTLE RELATIVE TO
THE VACUUM BLOCK. THE
MATERIAL WILL USUALLY BE
JUST SLIGHTLY OFF OF THE
CENTER. MANY TIMES IT WILL
BE SO CLOSE THAT YOU
CANNOT NOTICE IT. BECAUSE
ONE SIDE IS CUT FIRST OR
SOMETIMES EVEN THE VARIATION IN THE WALL THICKNESS OF THE
MATERIAL, WILL MAKE THE BAND SPRING OPEN TO ONE SIDE
MARGINALLY MORE. THE BEAUTY OF THE SYSTEM, IS THAT THE BAND
CAN ALIGN ITSELF WITH THE CAP AS IT’S BEING APPLIED. THE MORE
ANGLE THAT IS USED, THE MORE ALIGNING CAPABILITY DURING
APPLICATION, HOWEVER TOO MUCH ANGLE CAN ALSO BE A HINDERENCE.
APPROXIMATLY 20DEG IS A GOOD STARTING POINT. BANDS LESS THAN
1 ½ INCHES CAN USE MORE ANGLE.

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THE 2 SCREWS WILL HOLD
THE PLATE AT THE DESIRED
ANGLE. TO CHANGE THE
ANGLE LOOSEN SCREWS (A)
AND PUSH THE CUTTER
CYLINDER UP FOR MORE
ANGLE OR PULL DOWN FOR
LESS ANGLE. YOU CAN READ
THE SCALE (B) TO DETERMINE
WHAT ANGLE YOU ARE SET
AT. THE VARIATION IS FROM
ABOUT 4-DEG. TO CLOSE TO
30-DEG.
WHEN SETTING THE
PHOTOEYE BRACKET, MAKE
SURE THE PHOTOEYE BEAM
IS BLOCKED BY SOMETHING
SOLID. USUALLY IT’S A GOOD
RULE OF THUMB TO BLOCK
THE BEAM WITH THE CAP OF
THE CONTAINER. MANY
TIMES WHEN A MACHINE IS
NOT CONSISTENT, WE SEE
THAT THE PHOTOEYE BEAM
IS BEING BROKEN BY THE
NECK OF THE CONTAINER.
THIS CAN CAUSE A PROBLEM WHEN USING GLASS CONTAINERS BECAUSE
THE BEAM CAN BLEED THROUGH THE GLASS.
THE PHOTOEYE WILL
INITIATE A CYCLE FROM THE
PASSAGE OF THE
CONTAINER. WHAT THIS
MEANS IS THE SIGNAL
COMES FROM THE BACKSIDE.
IF THE CONVEYOR IS
TRAVELING 60 FT PER MIN.
THE PHOTOEYE SHOULD
CAUSE THE MACHINE TO
CYCLE AROUND HERE. YOU
WILL NEED TO ADJUST YOUR
PHOTOEYE TO THE LEFT OR
RIGHT FOR OPTIMUM
PERFORMANCE. NOTE: THIS IS ONLY A STARTING POINT.
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PHOTOREGISTRATION OPERATION
(OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT)
THE PHOTO-EYE SENSES THE CLEAR AREA
SEPARATING THE IMPRESSIONS. WE USE 2
TECHNIQUES TO ACHIEVE REGISTERED
BANDS. THE FIRST TECHNIQUE IS TO
HAVE A LENGTH 2 MMs LONGER BAND
PROGRAMMED INTO THE BAND LENGTH
ADJUSTMENT SCREEN AND THE PHOTO-
EYE WILL STOP THE FEEDING PROCESS
JUST SHORT OF THE PROGRAMMED
LENGTH AT THE IMPRESSION LENGTH.
THE SECOND METHOD IS TO PROGRAM IN
THE EXACT LENGTH OF THE IMPRESSION
AND THE PHOTO-EYE TAKES A READING
BEFORE THE FEED PROCESS BEGINS AND
EITHER ADDS OR SUBTRACTS 1MM TO
THE LENGTH OF THE BAND TO
CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE POSITION.
THE SECOND METHOD IS USED
PREDOMINANTLY FOR THE HIGHER SPEED OPERATIONS, USUALLY OVER
15O BPM. THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE IS THAT WHEN THE READING IS
TAKEN DURING THE MOVEMENT WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN THE
MOVEMENT FOR ACCURACY. THE SLOWER FEED PROCESS AMOUNTS TO A
SLOWER OVERALL SPEED OF THE MACHINE. TO SET-UP THE
REGISTRATION OPERATION OF YOUR MACHINE YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW
WHICH PROGRAM YOUR MACHINE IS RUNNING.
READING DURING MOVE
THIS IS THE STANDARD AND WILL BE THE METHOD USED UNLESS
THERE IS A STICKER INSIDE YOUR CONTROL BOX TO INDICATE
DIFFERENT.
1: THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO DETERMINE THE LENGTH NEEDED TO
INPUT INTO THE CONTROL PANEL. YOU CAN EITHER MEASURE THE BAND
IMPRESSION OR USE THE TEST AND CHECK METHOD. TYPICALLY I PREFER
THE TEST AND CHECK METHOD. TURN OFF THE PHOTO-REGISTRATION
FUNCTION. SET IN AN APPROXIMATE LENGTH INTO THE BAND LENGTH
REGISTER. FEED OUT A FEW BANDS AND THEN COMPARE ONE AGAINST
AN IMPRESSION ON A STRIP OF MATERIAL. PUT THE CUT BAND ON A STRIP
WITH ONE END ON A PARTICULAR MARK AND SEE IF THE OTHER END IS
AT THE EXACT MARK ON THE NEXT IMPRESSION. IF NOT EITHER MAKE
THE BAND LONGER OR SHORTER UNTIL YOU HAVE THE EXACT LENGTH.
2: NOW ADD 2MM TO THE LENGTH. NOW TURN ON THE PHOTO-
REGISTRATION FUNCTION.
3: CHECK IF THE EYE IS READING THE MARK (LOOK AT THE “OUTPUT”
LED ON THE EYE TO SEE WHAT THE EYE IS DOING). IF THE EYE IS NOT
READING THE MARK MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EYE
SENSITIVITY.
4: TURN ON THE PHOTOREGISTRATION FUNCTION. ADJUST THE
MATERIAL SO THAT THE MARK IS IN FRONT OF THE EYE AND CYCLE A

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FEW BANDS. NOW THAT THE MACHINE IS CUTTING THE BANDS THE SAME
LENGTH IT IS TIME TO SET THE EYE TO GET THE MATERIAL TO BE CUT IN
THE PROPER POSITION.
5: WITH THE CYCLE FUNCTION TURNED OFF MOVE THE BAND
MATERIAL SO THAT THE CUTTER WILL CUT THE BAND AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE IMPRESSION. NOW MOVE THE EYE UP OR DOWN TO REGISTRATION
MARK.
6: TURN ON THE CYCLE FUNCTION AND FEED A FEW BANDS. IF THE
POSITION IS A LITTLE OFF ADJUST THE EYE UP OR DOWN ACCORDINGLY.
WHEN YOU ARE CUTTING THE IMPRESSIONS AT THE PROPER POSITION
YOU ARE READY TO RUN. THE PHOTO-EYE SHOULD NOW HOLD THE
POSITION OF THE MATERIAL CONSTANT. YOU CAN DOCUMENT THESE
SETTINGS SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE
PROCEDURE NEXT TIME.
READ BEFORE THE MOVE
THIS METHOD IS USED PRIMARILY USED ON THE M500-HS
SERIES MACHINE, IF THIS METHOD IS USED, THERE WILL BE
A STICKER INSIDE YOUR CONTROL BOX TO INDICATE SO.
1: THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO DETERMINE THE LENGTH NEEDED TO
INPUT INTO THE CONTROL PANEL. YOU CAN EITHER MEASURE THE BAND
IMPRESSION OR USE THE TEST AND CHECK METHOD. TYPICALLY I PREFER
THE TEST AND CHECK METHOD. TURN OFF THE PHOTO-REGISTRATION
FUNCTION. SET IN AN APPROXIMATE LENGTH INTO THE BAND LENGTH
REGISTER. FEED OUT A FEW BANDS AND THEN COMPARE ONE AGAINST
AN IMPRESSION ON A STRIP OF MATERIAL. PUT THE CUT BAND ON A STRIP
WITH ONE END ON A PARTICULAR MARK AND SEE IF THE OTHER END IS
AT THE EXACT MARK ON THE NEXT IMPRESSION. IF NOT, EITHER MAKE
THE BAND LONGER OR SHORTER UNTIL YOU HAVE THE EXACT LENGTH.
2: CHECK IF THE EYE IS READING THE MARK (LOOK AT THE “OUTPUT”
LED ON THE EYE TO SEE WHAT THE EYE IS DOING). IF THE EYE IS NOT
READING THE MARK, MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EYE
SENSITIVITY.
3: TURN ON THE PHOTOREGISTRATION FUNCTION. ADJUST THE
MATERIAL THAT THE MARK IS IN FRONT OF THE EYE AND CYCLE A FEW
BANDS. NOW THAT THE MACHINE IS CUTTING THE BANDS THE SAME
LENGTH IT IS TIME TO SET THE EYE TO GET THE MATERIAL TO BE CUT IN
THE PROPER POSITION.
4: WITH THE CYCLE FUNCTION TURNED OFF MOVE THE BAND
MATERIAL SO THAT THE CUTTER WILL CUT THE BAND AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE IMPRESSION. NOW MOVE THE EYE UP OR DOWN TO REGISTRATION
MARK.
5: TURN ON THE CYCLE FUNCTION AND FEED A FEW BANDS. IF THE
POSITION IS A LITTLE OFF ADJUST THE EYE UP OR DOWN ACCORDINGLY.
WHEN YOU ARE CUTTING THE IMPRESSIONS AT THE PROPER POSITION
YOU ARE READY TO RUN. THE PHOTO-EYE SHOULD NOW HOLD THE
POSITION OF THE MATERIAL CONSTANT.
DOCUMENT THESE SETTINGS SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TOGO THROUGH
THIS WHOLE PROCEDURE NEXT TIME.

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HORIZONTAL PERFORATION
(OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT)
THE HORIZONTAL PERF IS
LOCATED ON TOP OF THE
CABINET. THE DISTANCE OF THE
PERF FROM THE CUT LINE
DETERMINES THE POSITION OF
THE PERF LINE ON THE BAND. IF
THE DESIRED POSITION OF THE
PERF LINE NEEDS TO BE HIGHER
ON THE BAND THEN THE PERF
UNIT NEEDS TO BE MOVED
AWAY FROM THE CUTTER. IF THE
PERF LINE NEEDS TO BE LOWER
ON THE BAND THEN THE PERF
UNIT NEEDS TO BE MOVED CLOSER TO THE CUTTER. USUALLY THERE IS A
DRAG DEVICE FOR THE MATERIAL TO PREVENT CURLING WHERE THE
MATERIAL GOES INTO THE CABINET. THE MATERIAL MUST BE KEPT IN
THE MOST CONSISTENT PATH OF TRAVEL OR THE PERF LINE WILL
FLUCTUATE ON THE BAND. IN SOME CASES THE BACKING PLATES INSIDE
THE PERF UNIT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE SIZE OF
THE MATERIAL TO BE PROCESSED.

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CONTROL PANEL DESCRIPTION
From the control panel, all functions can be turned on and off, and band length can be
adjusted. The screen will flash prompts to assist you as to which buttons to press for
which functions. When the machine is first powered up, certain text will appear on the
screen while the electronics check initial readings. When the machine is ready to be
turned on, prompt messages will begin to alternately flash on the screen. On the main
menu, you will notice the status of the cycle function and the feed function on the top row
of text. On the second row, the text will rotate prompts for different functions. On a
basic machine there will be 3 different prompt.
Press the “A” button to toggle the machine on and off
(default is “off”)
Will default back to “off” when power is disconnected
Press the “B” button to toggle the spacing wheel on and off
(default is “off”)
Will default back to “off” when power is disconnected
*Note: To change the speed of the spacing wheel, you must use
the potentiometer located just inside the cabinet.

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Press the “C” button to enter the setup screen.
[A] – Photo Registration
[B] – Band Length Adjustment
[C] – Horizontal Perforator
NOTE: THE CYCLE AND FEED FUNCTIONS CANNOT BE TURNED ON AND
OFF UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE MAIN MENU SCREEN
PHOTO REGISTRATION ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION
To turn the photo registration function on and off on the “Photo-
Reg” screen:
1. Press the “A” button to enter the photo-reg screen
2. Press the “A” button to toggle between on and off (default is
“off”)
3. Press the “C” button to exit
*Note: If no photo-reg is required, turn option to off.
BAND LENGTH ADJUSTMENT
To change the length of the band on the “Band Length Adjust”
screen:
1. Press the “B” button to enter the “Band Length Adjust” screen
2. Press the “SET” button to enter a length value (in millimeters)
3. Press the appropriate number buttons for the length (example,
press “3” and “5” for 35mm length).
4. Press the ”ENTER” button and the new length is set
5. Press the “C” button to exit this screen and go to main menu
HORIZONTAL PERF. ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION
To turn the perforator on and off on the “Perf” screen:
1. Press the “C” button to enter the perforator screen
2. Press the “A” button to toggle between on and off (default is
“off”)
3. Press the “C” button to exit
Photo Registration and Horizontal Perforation are optional. For hardware and activation
code, contact Marburg Ind.

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TIMER SETTINGS
IN SOME CASES IT MAY BE BENEFICIAL TO CHANGE THE FACTORY TIMER
SETTINGS. SOME BANDS WILL NEED MORE TIME BEFORE SENDING THE
CUTTER BACK AND SOME PROJECTS WILL NEED MORE TIME BEFORE
FEEDING A NEW LENGTH OF MATERIAL. MOST MACHINES WILL NOT NEED
ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO ANY OF THE TIMERS. THE FACTORY TECHNICIAN
HAS DONE EXTENSIVE TESTING AND ADJUSTED THE MACHINE FOR YOUR
NEEDS BASED ON THE SAMPLES PROVIDED WITH THE PURCHASE ORDER.
TO ACCESS THE TIMERS YOU MUST FIRST
CHANGE THE INTERFACE KEY PAD TO MONITOR
MODE. IT IS PRESENTLY IN SCREEN MODE. FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THIS WE WILL CHANGE THE
MODE TO “ALL” SO WE CAN FLIP/FLOP BACK
AND FORTH.
1: HOLD THE “ENTER” KEY WHEN POWERING-UP
THE MACHINE.
2: SELECT “MODE SETTINGS”
3: SELECT “ALL” AND “ENTER”
4: POWER-DOWN MACHINE
NEXT WHEN YOU POWER-UP THE MACHINE YOU
CAN CHANGE THE SCREEN MODE BY PRESSING
THE “F” KEY. WHEN THE MONITOR MODE IS SELECTED PRESS THE “TIMER”
KEY AND THEN THE # OF THE TIMER YOU WISH TO ACCESS AND THEN
“ENTER” THE TIMER WILL APPEAR IN THE SCREEN. YOU CAN NOW
CHANGE THE VALUE BY PRESSING THE “SET” KEY ENTERING A NEW
VALUE AND PRESSING THE “ENTER” KEY.
NOTE: IT IS BEST TO WRITE DOWN THE ORIGINAL SETTINGS BEFORE
MAKING CHANGES. THE ORIGINAL VALUE CANNOT BE RECALLED AS A
DEFAULT, ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL VALUE CAN BE REENTERED.
AFTER MAKING CHANGES PRESS THE “F” KEY AGAIN TO REVERT BACK TO
THE SCREEN MODE.
NOTE: YOU CAN NOT TURN ON AND OFF THE MACHINE FUNCTIONS FROM
THE MONITOR MODE
BEFORE ADJUSTING THE TIMERS READ THE “TIMERS AND FUNCTIONS”
LIST TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE TIMERS.
NOTE: IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO LEAVE THE INTERFACE PAD IN THE
“ALL” MODE AS THE SETTINGS CAN ACCIDENTLY GET CHANGED. WHEN
ANY ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE, AND ACCEPTABLE RESULTS ARE
ACHIEVED, RESET THE INTERFACE PAD TO THE “SCREEN” MODE ONLY
OPTION.
TIMERS RELEVANT TO OPERATION

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T32 WILL DELAY THE ACTION OF THE CUTTER TO OPEN. WHEN
RUNNING A SMALL LAY-FLAT MATERIAL (TYPICALLY SMALLER
THAN 50MM LAY-FLAT) THE VACUUM BLOCK HELPS PROVIDE
GUIDANCE AS THE BAND IS PUSHED ONTO THE CONTAINER.
LARGER SIZES THE MOVEMENT OF THE CUTTER TENDS NOT TO BE A
FACTOR AS THE MATERIAL WILL OPEN FURTHER WITH THE
MOVEMENT OF THE CUTTER. THIS TIMER CAN BE SET TO “K0.00”
FOR THE LARGER SIZES AND A SLIGHT DELAY OF LESS THAN
“K0.10”. MORE THAN 1 TENTH OF A SECOND IS PROBABLY A WASTE
AS THE BAND HAS MOST LIKELY BEEN APLIED BY THAT TIME.
T33 WILL DELAY THE FEEDING OF THE BANDING MATERIAL. THE
MINIMUN ON THIS SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN “K0.06” SECONDS. IF
THE TIMER IS SET TOO SHORT THAN THE CUTTER WILL NOT HAVE
FULLY OPENED AND THE MATERIAL WILL FEED ON TOP OF THE
CUTTER BLADE.
WHEN RUNNING FULL BODY BANDS THIS TIMER SHOULD ALSO BE
ADJUSTED LONGER. THE OBJECT OF THIS IS TO GIVE TIME FOR THE
CONTAINER, WHICH JUST RECEIVED A BAND, TO BE REMOVED
FROM THE AREA WHERE THE NEW MATERIAL WILL BE FED. IF THE
PREVIOUSLY APPLIED BAND IS IN THE WAY OF THE NEW MATERIAL,
THE NEW LENGTH OF BAND MAY NOT HANG PROPERLY FROM THE
VACUUM STATION.
NOTE: WHEN RUNNING THE VACUUM ASSIST THIS TIMER WILL
NEED TO BE SET AT A VALUE WHICH WILL LET THE
BAND ESCAPE WITHOUT THE VACUUM TUBE ENTERING
THE BAND AS IT IS LEAVING THE APPLICATION AREA
T34 WILL GIVE THE SERVO MOTOR TIME TO SETTLE DOWN FROM THE
RAPID STOP. THE SERVO MOTOR CAN OVER TRAVEL FROM IT’S
RAPID STOP BUT WILL REVERSE AND HOLD AT THE CORRECT
LOCATION DURING THIS SETTLE IN TIME.
T35 WILL PREVENT THE MACHINE FROM INITIATING A NEW CYCLE
BEFORE THE MACHINE IS READY. THE PLUNGER MUST BE ALL THE
WAY UP FOR THE BAND TO OPEN UNDER THE PLUNGER. IF THE
TIMER IS SET TO SHORT THE MACHINE CAN POTENTIALLY START A
NEW CYCLE BEFORE THE NEW BAND HAS OPENED UNDER THE
PLUNGER. THE RESULT WOULD BE THE NEW BAND BEING
SOMEWHAT PUSHED BUT NOT OPEN AND NOT GETTING APPLIED TO
THE CONTAINER.