week 6

Question 1

what are the 4 S’s?

Answer 1

speed
span
scale
settling time

Question 2

you have a heavy bag followed by a light bag, what should you do?

Answer 2

adjust dump timing

Question 3

your running a big bag , and your using 7 hoppers, the feeder values are all the way up, and you have low product, what should you do?

Answer 3

increase target weight
go up on feed multiplier
and check your allen

Question 4

the crossfeeder is on for 7 seconds, and off for 2, your running the right bag combinations, what adjustments should be made?

after this should other adjustments be made?

Answer 4

raise cross feeder scanner
increase amp on crossfeeder or T1 timer

And “No”

Question 5

if product is bridging up in your filling tube in your former, it may be necessary to do what?

Answer 5

add stagger

adjust dump count from 1 to 2

Question 6

on a Polaris, what do you have control over when it comes to making end seals?

Answer 6

Heat
Dwell Time
Alignment

Question 7

What is needed to make a good back seal?

Answer 7

Heat
pressure
dwell time
alignment

Question 8

What is the product flow?

Answer 8

review paper notes!!!

Question 9

if you are performing a weight correlation, and you notice 3 out of your 20 bags are heavier then the rest, what is the problem?

Answer 9

check for leaking hoppers

Question 10

if you are in pc and one of your small bags on a non RCC, is getting chips in the seals, what is the first thing you would check?

Answer 10

Nitrogen

Question 11

you do a weight correlation, and all your weights are above the Ishida weights, and it passes you yellow, what should you do?

Answer 11

Check the 4 S's:
Speed
span
scale
settling time

Question 12

you do a weight correlation and it passes you green, but the Ata is still high, what do you need to do to bring your Ata down?

Answer 12

Make sure your running the proper combinations

Question 13

you’ve been running fine for 3 hours, and you start getting chips in your seals, what adjustments need to be made?

Answer 13

clean your weigher

Question 14

you just took over a line, and your getting chips in both seals, what should you do?

Answer 14

make sure your weigher is not giving overscale or over weight errors

Question 15

you’ve been running fine all day, you replace the roll of film and now the back seal wont seal, what should you do?

Answer 15

put a new roll of film on.

Question 16

how do you span out your weigher?

Answer 16

Zero, verify it +/- .1 gram
go up and put the span weights on
after you’ve put the wieghts on, you go down and verify its 200 +/- .1 gram
once verified, go back up and remove the weights
after taking them off, verify all weights are off.

Question 17

your getting chips in the top seal on an atlas, what is the problem?

Answer 17

add stripping.

Question 18

if you are looking at your rcu screen and you see that you are using 3 and 4 hoppers to to make every bag, on a big bag, and your feeder values are all the way DOWN, what adjustments do you need to make?

do you need to make any other adjustments?

Answer 18

1. decrease feed multiplier

and “yes” you should
increase feed and amp and time.

Question 19

how do you drain out a weigher cutting bags?

Answer 19

” infeed”

Question 20

how long should you work on a machine before getting help?

Answer 20

10 minutes.

Question 21

timing cycle on an apex 201?

Answer 21

1. registration unit sees eye spot
2. starts all timing functions
3. crumb plates make contact
   4 dump arrives
4. jaws close to strip seal cut, jaws open
5. C.M.S starts
6. air blasts
7. Repeat cycle

Question 22

what happens when the registration unit sees the eye spot on an apex 201?

Answer 22

Starts all timing functions

Question 23

if your weigher is going into low product, what is the first thing you need to check?

Answer 23

check your allen conveyor

Question 24

if your getting chips in the bottom seal on a polaris running a big bag, what adjustments do you need to make?

Answer 24

the dump is coming to early, you need to go up on your dump delay

Question 25

if your getting chips in the top seal on a polaris running a big bag, what adjustments do you need to make?

Answer 25

the dump is coming too late, you need to go down on dump delay.

Question 26

when you get a brick wall you should do what?

Answer 26

1. purge out the robot 2. place hold tag label 3. get Q.C 4. fix the problem.

Question 27

what is the polaris stripper plate gap?

Answer 27

.030 or the width of a dime

Question 28

on any machine when do you want the clamp to close?

Answer 28

after pull belts pull to cut position and stop

Question 29

what is the strip gap and what is it used for?

Answer 29

strip gap is the distance between jaw faces while stripping, and its set to .19 to .20

Question 30

what is the crumb plate gap on an apex?

Answer 30

1mm

Question 31

the rate of product from the dispersion feeder to the radial feeder, is controlled by what adjustments?

Answer 31

amp and time

Question 32

getting chips in the top seal on an apex you should?

Answer 32

increase stripping | add settling

Question 33

what is an over scale error?

Answer 33

when one scale exceeds target weight, plus upper limit

Question 34

what is over weight error?

Answer 34

when all possible combinations exceed target weight plus upper limit.

Question 35

atlas running 100bpm, what is the timing cycle?

Answer 35

its continuous, and includes C.M.S start. ``` registration unit sees eye spot starts all timing functions crumb plates make contact dump arrives jaws close to strip, seal cut, jaws open C.M.S starts air blasts repeat cycle ```

Question 36

what are the 5'5s

Answer 36

upper limit is set to 5 grams : this establishes the operating range of the weigher upper 5%- turns off the cross feeder Lower 5%- starts the feed interrupt Feed interrupt is set to 5 seconds: when the dispersion feeders target weight goes below the lower 5% for 5 seconds it, pauses the weigher, posts a low product signal, and waits until the weigher is satisfied. Transit interrupt- is set to .5 of a second: this is how long it takes the disp feeder load cell to recognize a change in weight.

Question 37

what provides the operating controls for the weigher?

Answer 37

the Rcu or oit

Question 38

your getting chips on the bottom seal on an atlas, what's the problem?

Answer 38

the clamp is opening too early, go up on your clamp delay.