The Package® Commitment
Manual Overview
1 Safety
1.1 Safety Responsibility
1.2 FA-ST Safety System
1.2.1 FA-ST Guard System
1.2.2 FA-ST Emergency Stop Switches
1.2.3 FA-ST Safety Nameplates
1.2.4 FA-ST Stack Light
1.2.5 FA-ST Electrical Safety Features
1.2.6 FA-ST Safety Conditions
1.3 Safety Procedures
1.3.1 General Safety
1.3.2 Machine Safety
1.3.3 Electrical Safety
1.3.4 Specific Dangers and Precautions
2 Overview
2.1 The FA-ST Series
2.1.1 Safety
2.1.2 Machine Capability
2.1.3 Quality
2.1.4 Economy
2.2 Wrapping Media
2.2.1 Design Process
2.2.2 Machineable Wrapping Media
2.2.3 Rolls of Wrapping Media
2.2.4 Your Package
2.2.5 Layout
2.3 Machine Description
2.3.1 FA-ST Series Wrapping Process
2.3.2 Servo Drives and Motors
2.3.3 Control System
2.3.4 Support Systems
2.3.5 Features, Options, and Customizations
3 Installation
3.1 Personnel Training
3.2 Your Bill of Materials
3.3 When Your Machine Arrives
3.3.1 Production Site Considerations
3.3.2 Handling Instructions
3.3.3 Unpacking
3.4 Utility Connections
3.4.1 Electric
3.4.2 Air
3.5 Installation Testing
3.5.1 Getting Started
3.5.2 Baseline Maintenance
3.5.3 Film and Mechanical Setup
3.5.4 Operator Setup
3.5.5 Machine Operation
3.5.6 Safety Tests
3.5.7 Startup Activities
3.5.8 Quality Tests
4 Mechanical and Film Setup
4.1 Mechanical and Film Setup Process
4.2 What You Need
4.2.1 Setup Personnel Requirements
4.2.2 Job Specifications
4.2.3 Tools
4.3 Mechanical Setup
4.3.1 Mechanical Setup Parameters
4.3.2 Sequence of Changes and Adjustments
4.4 Film Setup
4.4.1 Personnel Requirements
4.4.2 Film Roll
4.4.3 Electric Eye Adjustment
4.4.4 Tear Tape Dispenser & Notcher Adjustment
5 Operator Setup
5.1 Operator Setup Process
5.2 Operator Interface and Menus
5.2.1 Power to Control System
5.2.2 Operator Interface Touch Screen
5.2.3 The Main Menu
5.2.4 Move Between Menus
5.2.5 Select an Operating Setup Parameter
5.2.6 Change Value of Operator Setup Parameters
5.3 Job Specifications
5.4 Machine Setup Menu
5.4.1 Setup Process
5.4.2 Machine Setup Menu
5.4.3 Save Current Machine Values
5.5 Find and Load a Stored Job
5.5.1 Job Storage Menu
5.5.2 Stored Jobs
5.5.3 Load Menu
5.6 Offline Edit and Load a Job
5.6.1 Select a Job Number
5.6.2 Offline Edit Menu
5.6.3 Load Menu
6 Machine Operation
6.1 Personnel Requirements
6.2 Operator Controls
6.2.1 Power to Control System
6.2.2 Interaction with the Control System
6.2.3 Power to Servo Drives
6.3 Operation Checklist
6.3.1 Perform Maintenance
6.3.2 Verify Job Specifications
6.3.3 Verify Mechanical and Film Setup
6.3.4 Power the Control System
6.3.5 Verify Operator Setup
6.3.6 Conduct Safety Tests
6.3.7 Complete Startup Activities
6.3.8 Conduct Quality Tests
6.4 Production Activities
6.4.1 Production Counters
6.4.2 Start Machine Cycles
6.4.3 Stop Machine Cycles
6.4.4 Restart after Manual Mode
6.4.5 Change a Roll of Film
6.5 Respond to Alarms
6.5.1 Alarm Banners
6.5.2 Alarm Status
7 Maintenance
7.1 Overview
7.2 General Maintenance
7.2.1 Machine Paths
7.2.2 Guard Panels
7.2.3 Operator Interface Screen
7.2.4 Electric Eye & Sensor Lens
7.2.5 Static Eliminator Assembly
7.2.6 Heat Exchanger
7.2.7 Wires and Cables
7.2.8 Mechanical Components
7.3 Preventative Maintenance
7.3.1 CPU Battery Module Replacement
7.3.2 Checks
7.3.3 Lubrication
7.4 Specific Mechanical Maintenance
7.4.1 Slackner
7.4.2 Tear Tape Dispenser and Notcher
7.4.3 Paper Feed Pressure Roll
7.4.4 Knife (& Drive)
7.4.5 Upper Film Feed
7.4.6 Lower Film Feed
7.4.7 Infeed (& Drive)
7.4.8 Infeed Sweep (& Drive)
7.4.9 Elevator (& Drive)
7.4.10 Spring Plate
7.4.11 Flapper Housing
7.4.12 Pusher (& Drive)
7.4.13 Bottom Folder
7.4.14 Overhead Transport (& Drive)
7.4.15 Tack Bar or Bottom Heater Plate
7.4.16 Folding Lines
7.4.17 Side Heaters
7.5 Control System
7.5.1 Troubleshoot
7.6 Specific Electrical Maintenance
7.6.1 Electrical Safety
7.6.2 Electrical System
7.6.3 Diagnostics
7.7 Pneumatic
8 Troubleshooting
8.1 Overview
8.2 Startup
8.3 Film Path Problems
8.4 Product Infeed Problems
8.5 Package Path Problems
8.6 Heaters
Manual Overview
Package Machinery Company, Inc. is pleased to supply this FA-ST Series Manual
with your machine. Package® design engineers and precision machinists prepared
this manual so that you can understand your machine and achieve the best results
and the highest efficiency. Please invest the time to learn this information so
you can avoid problems, and if problems occur, you can quickly find the solution.
This Overview explains:
Who should use this manual
The importance of terminology
What topics are included
How you can get help
How you can suggest improvements.
Intended Users
This manual is intended for persons responsible for installation, startup, setup, operation, and maintenance of your FA-ST Series machine. This manual should
be kept in a safe place for the training of personnel, for ready reference when working, and for use in ordering replacement parts.
At a minimum, personnel who operate this machine must have read:
Section 1 Safety
Section 2.2 Wrapping Media
Section 2.3 Machine Description
Section 4.3.2 Mechanical Setup Parameters
Section 4.4 Film Setup
Section 5.1 Operator Setup Process
Section 6 Machine Operation
Sections 7.1 General Maintenance
Section 7.2 Preventative Maintenance
This manual is provided to the purchaser of Package® FA-ST Series Machines. Please contact our Parts Department at: Phone: 413-732-4000, Fax: 413-732-1163.
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