Features
Electrical & Control Systems
The electrical and control cabinet is located next to the machine. It includes,
- Air Conditioning System
- Main Switch with External Handle
- Power and Control Equipments
- PLC
- Push button: Power ON / OFF
- Lights: Power / Auto / Default
- Emergency button for shut down
- Safety acknowledgement
Commands and Signals
- Conveyor speed
- Water temperature
- Air temperature
- Flaps opening range
- Quantity of glass entering in and existing out (+ reset)
Parameters (Settings and Display)
- One push button for side air knives up
- One push button for side air knives down
- One push button for upper middle brush up / down (option)
- One push button for lower middle brush up / down (option)
- One push button for upper side brushes up / down (option)
- One push button for lower side brushes up / down (option)
- One push button with light for request access to washing machine
- One push button to terminate the request access to washing machine
Control Panel
- All pages could be accessed through main manual
- Manual control of devices
- Automatic parameters (setting could be only when cycle is completed)
- The default display includes Auto/Manu, heating cycle start/stop, washing cycle start/stop.
- There is an error manual.
- All pages display date/time, manual title and is capable to access to any other pages.
HMI Touch Panel Human-Machine Operator Interface
Logic
- All controls and displays are achieved through the touch panel.
- All devices could be controlled individually while the error alarm and safety devices are still activated.
- Washing pump is started up (high pressure pump and valve in front of the high pressure pump are shut down, valve in front of sprinkle nozzles is switch on).
- High pressure washing
- Pumps of pre-washing and washing are started up (high pressure pump and valve in front of the high pressure pump are shut down, valve in front of sprinkle nozzles is switch on).
- Brushes are lifted up and lowered down to provide sufficient enough space to avoid get in contact with glass and run in low speed.
- The pressure belt (or wheels) of the conveyor is lifted up too.
- Washing cycle
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- The pumps are protected against water with flow meter and water level controller.
- The interface signal is activated.
- When conveyor is stopped, the blower flap is closed.
- When there is no glass for 2 minutes, the blower flap is closed.
- When air filter is blocked, there is an alarm.
- When any of the devices is faulty, the machine is stopped. The fault is displayed.