Power Up of Extruders/PLC - Wheel Blow Molder
Following is a extruder startup procedure for a wheel blow molding machine: 1. Turn on the plant chilled or tower water supply to the extruder heat exchanger and extruder feedthroat. 2. Turn on the power at the PLC wheel drive cabinet by raising up the handle in the top right corner. An audible alarm will sound. 3. Push the reset button that is located in the middle of the cabinet door. The button will illuminate. 4. Go to the PLC monitor and wait momentarily for the computer to boot up. 5. Press the ACK and the RESET touch button on the screen . This will silence the alarm. 6. Press the touch button that reads HYD. WATER HEATS in the lower left corner. A start screen will appear. 7. Press the start touch buttons for the pump heats only. 8. Press the MAIN touch button in the top right corner to return to the main screen. 9. Verify that the green lights below the water and heats label on the screen are illuminated. This indicates an “on” condition. 10. Press each individual extruder...