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Important Note
No liability is accepted for errors and omissions in this document. If users are uncertain about any
aspect of the installation, commissioning, operation or servicing of the equipment they should
contact an authorised service centre. Details of these are given on page vii or can be obtained
from www.loma.com.
The information in this guide is believed to be correct at the date of publication. However, our policy
is one of continuous improvement and so the information in this guide is subject to change without
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Part number: 814180 issue B
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Safety warnings
Listed below are all the safety warnings that are used in this manual. It is strongly recommended
that personnel who are, or will be, responsible for either installing, maintaining or operating
the equipment described in this manual should read and understand these warnings.
1. LETHAL HAZARD ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. A current of 100 milliamps passing through
the body for one second can kill. This can occur at voltages as low as 35V ac or 50V dc The
equipment described in this manual uses electrical power which can be lethal. Unless absolutely
necessary, cleaning, inspection and maintenance must not be carried out without rst isolating
the equipment from all electrical supplies.
2. LETHAL HAZARD COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLIES. The equipment described in this manual
may be supplied with a compressed air supply operating at a pressure which may be lethal.
Unless absolutely necessary, cleaning, inspection and maintenance must not be carried out
without rst isolating the equipment from all compressed air supplies.
3. WORKING ON EQUIPMENT. If it is essential to work on the equipment with electrical and/or
compressed air power connected, the work must be undertaken only by qualied personnel who
are fully aware of the danger involved and who have taken adequate safety precautions to avoid
contact with dangerous voltages and/or compressed air supplies. Before disconnecting the
metal detector from power, removing the power plug or loosening the power terminals ensure
that signal cables to other machines are disconnected rst. Take care not to trap the earth wire
or ribbon cable when closing the enclosure lid.
4. REJECT DEVICES. At no time, with compressed air and/or electrical power applied to an
automatic reject device, should any part of the body be placed within the operating area of
the reject device.
5. EXCESSIVE NOISE. When an air blast reject device operates, the noise emitted may constitute
a noise hazard. While short exposure to this noise will not cause permanent damage to hearing,
prolonged exposure may cause some damage. It is recommended that ear defenders are worn
by personnel who are regularly exposed to the noise.
6. HEAVY EQUIPMENT. The equipment described in this manual is extremely heavy and
considerable care must be taken when handling it. Sufcient personnel and a suitable fork-lift
truck or pallet truck must be used to ensure safe handling.
7. LIFTING EQUIPMENT. Use only the correct slings and lifting tackle to move heavy items
of equipment described in this manual. Inspect all slings and lifting tackle prior to lifting
the equipment to ensure that:
(a) The safe working load will not be exceeded.
(b) There are no frayed or broken strands.
(c) Hooks, rings, etc. are not damaged.
8. MOVING METAL DETECTORS. The centre of gravity of some metal detectors is high. Lower
the height adjustment to its minimum before moving. Care must be taken when moving such
equipment on a slope to ensure that it does not topple over. This could result in death or severe
injury to an individual and/or severe damage to the metal detector.
9. CONTAMINANTS. Oils and greases must always be handled with care. Prolonged bare skin
exposure to certain oils and greases can cause skin problems. Always handle oils and greases
in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
10. TRAPPED FINGERS. Do not place ngers on the underside of the conveyor when the machine
is operating. It is possible for ngers to be trapped and subsequently crushed between a moving
and xed component of the machine.
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11. OSHA. In the USA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Acts quite clearly
place the burden of compliance on the user of equipment, and the acts are generalised to the
extent that determination of adequacy of compliance is a judgement decision on the part of the
local inspector. Hence Loma Systems cannot be held responsible for meeting full requirements
of OSHA or OHSA with regards to any equipment supplied, nor can Loma be held liable for
penalty which may be assessed for failure to meet the requirements of the acts as interpreted by
an authorised inspector. Loma Systems, however, does act in a responsible manner with regard
to safe design of equipment and will always work with customers to assist where possible in the
remedy of any violations at a reasonable cost to the buyer.
12. USE OF EQUIPMENT IN WORK AREAS WHERE EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES MAY OCCUR.
CE Directive 94/9/EC ATEX Directive July 2003
(a) LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT. This equipment is certied as category 3D for use in zones
designated 22 only.
(b) INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE. Electrical enclosures should be inspected and
maintained on a regular basis to prevent the build up of dust deposits and to ensure the
integrity of seals. Before undertaking maintenance the equipment must be disconnected from
the source of electrical power.
During installation and maintenance care should betaken to prevent the ingress of dust into
any electrical enclosure. Should dust ingress occur then all deposits must be removed before
the equipment is put into service. Following installation and maintenance and before putting
into service all electrical enclosures and cable glands are to be correctly secured to prevent
dust ingress. Care must be taken during installation and maintenance not to damage door
seals and cable entry glands.
(c) USE. To ensure safe operation deposits of dust on any surface should be removed
immediately to prevent an increase in the surface temperature of equipment.
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Emergency procedures
1. EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF CONVEYORS. This equipment is tted with an
emergency Stop button. This is mounted on the front panel and is coloured red. In the
event of an emergency, which requires the metal detector to be immediately stopped,
press the Stop button.
2. DEALING WITH FIRE. In the unlikely event of re occurring in an item of equipment
manufactured by Loma Systems, it is important that a re extinguisher containing the
correct type of extinguishing material is used. Fire on electrical equipment must be
extinguished using a dry powder extinguisher (Blue label).
3. AUDIBLE WARNINGS. A conveyor may be tted with an indicator lamp and an alarm
which operates when a metallic contaminant is detected in the product. The maximum
volume of the alarm is type dependent and lies in the range of 110 dB(A) to 125dB(A) at 1
metre.
Quality assurance
By your selection of a Loma metal detector system you have demonstrated your intention to
assure the quality of your products, and thereby protect your customers.
The following points are recommended:
1. Once your Loma metal detector system is installed you should contact your local Loma Service
Department to have the system commissioned.
2. Regularly check the operation of the metal detector (once an hour is recommended). Keep
accurate records of those tests and the metal samples being used, along with the product
details.
3. If the detector fails the test, quarantine the product from the last test and re-introduce through
the metal detector once the equipment is t for use.
4. Have the equipment supported by a Planned Preventative Maintenance Contract. Details can be
obtained from your local Loma Service Department.
5. If you have or intend to have BS EN 9000 accreditation, write a section into your Operating
Procedures Manual covering metal detection procedures and have each detector regularly
calibrated with a certicate issued.
6. Finally, at least on a yearly basis, have your operators, QA and maintenance personnel trained
in the use of the equipment. Details of available training can be obtained from your local Loma
Service Department.
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Maintenance
Gives detailed maintenance instructions for the IQ Metal Detectors.
Appendices
Give information about special purpose options included in the Loma IQ Metal Detectors.
Conventions
For clarity this guide uses the following typographical conventions:
Style
,
Used for
Keys that you press on the IQ Metal Detector control panel.
BOLD
reference
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Machine Description: Inspection machine for the analysis and classication of food
and non-food related products by non-destructive means.
Loma systems, a division of ITW Ltd., Admiral House, St. Leonards Road, Windsor,
Berks SL4 3BL England.
Signed:
Name:
Mike Robinson.
Date:
Position:
03/08/07
Group Operations Director.
Being the responsible person appointed by the manufacturer or nominated representative of the
manufacturer established in the EC, and employed by
Loma systems, a division of ITW Ltd., Admiral House, St. Leonards Road, Windsor,
Berks SL4 3BL England.
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Contents
Contents
About the metal detector range
35
Introduction
Introduction
36
Setting up PV testing
37
39
Good practice
41
General information
42
ISO 9000
10
45
Control panel
10
46
Selecting a product
11
49
The displays
11
Maintenance
55
12
Inspection and cleaning procedures
56
12
Specic cleaning procedures
57
Entering a keycode
13
Routine maintenance
58
Appendices
59
60
61
15
Setting up a product
16
18
21
65
22
66
Producing reports
23
67
24
69
27
70
Learning products
28
Index
71
30
31
31
32
32
33
Dening keycodes
33
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About the metal
detector range
Introduction
To cater for the requirements of different types of product the IQ3 Metal Detector is provided in a
range of different congurations. These share the same search head but differ in the conveyor used
to pass the product through the search head.
The variants are as follows:
The differences between each of these versions are described in the subsequent sections of this
chapter.
Search head
The search head has been designed for use with continuous motion conveyor systems.
The standard search head is designed for use in an IP66 environment.
The harsh application variant is designed for an IP69K environment.
A second search head may be tted when product is packaged in both non-foil and foil packaging:
This is called a Ferro Search metal detector.
As standard, the controls for the search are integrated into the head. The controls allow the setup
and calibration of the system through a menu-driven user interface.
The user interface can be mounted remotely as an option.
The search head is compatible with the following communication packages:
LomaNet (serial link board required).
LomaLink (serial link board required).
LomaEnet (serial link & ethernet boards required).
Ethernet (serial link & ethernet boards required).
LomaOPC (serial link & ethernet boards required).
The search head can be tted with a number of external sensors; an optional sensor board is
required for this.
In addition, the search head can be connected to a number of visual warning lamps.
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Flat belts
The at belt conveyors use a belt constructed from polyurethane belting.
Design
Applications
Flat top
Flush grid
All the belt types are constructed from white polyethylene and can support a maximum weight
of 60kg spread along the belt.
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Reject mechanisms
Belt conveyors can be supplied with the following types of reject device:
Stop-On-Detect (SOD)
Air blast
Pusher
Retracting band (available on at belt and lightweight ush grid belt only).
Alternatively, a conveyor can be supplied without a reject device but with Signal Only output.
On detection of metallic contaminant in the product, the control unit provides an output signal only.
This conveyor can be used in conjunction with the customers choice of equipment.
As standard, a reject cover is tted over the outfeed part of the belt and the reject device.
This protective device is intended to stop any part of a persons body from being placed within the
operating area of the reject device. The Stop-On-Detect reject is not tted with a reject cover.
Two sizes of reject bins are available with pneumatic reject mechanisms small and large. The size
of the bin is determined by the conveyor length and the product to be rejected. The reject bin is
tted with a hood as standard.
Stop-On-Detect reject
The Stop-On-Detect reject causes the conveyor to stop moving and an alarm to sound indicating
that a contaminant has been detected. The maximum volume of the alarm lies in the range of 110 to
125 decibels (dB) at 1 metre, but the level can be adjusted.
After removal of the contaminated product, the conveyor has to be manually restarted.
Air blast reject
The air blast reject uses a high pressure blast of compressed air to push a contaminated product
off the belt into the reject bin.
Pusher reject
The pusher reject pushes the contaminated product off the belt into the reject bin.
Retracting band reject
The retracting band reject device uses compressed air to activate the carriage retracting mechanism.
The contaminated product falls through the gap in the belt into the reject bin, which is mounted
on the underside of the conveyor.
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Optional equipment
The following options are available, depending on the type of reject mechanism tted:
Stop-OnDetect reject
Pusher reject
Retracting
band reject
Audible alarm
Indicator beacons
Overhead electrical
services
Product guides
Product registration
photo-eye
Reject actuation
conrmation
Reject conrmation
with photo-eye
Option
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Weight
Power requirements
Standard option
US voltage
120V 1PH
240V 3PH
Control voltage
Current consumption
350VA
60Hz
60Hz
Minimum pressure
Maximum pressure
10
Minimum pressure
Maximum pressure
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Environment
Operating temperature
-10C to 40C
Relative humidity
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Using the metal
detector
Good practice
The following procedures are recommended for ensuring and maintaining an effective metal
inspection regime. There are four essential components in using the IQ3 Metal Detector effectively:
Establishing a good product learn.
Establishing detector sensitivities.
Regular in-line detector sensitivity testing.
Effective handling of rejected products.
Sensitivity to stainless steels is invariably poorer than to other non-ferrous contamination. This is
largely due to the relative conductivity of the material as shown above.
It is also possible to phase out a particular size of non-ferrous contaminant but be able to detect
a smaller or larger size. This is because the metal signal matches the product signal and has been
compensated out. It is important to be aware of the effects of contaminant orientation and relative
detectability. The test wands used throughout the metal detection industry are spherical, as this
eliminates any orientation effects and ensures repeatability. However, in practice this may not always
be the case, therefore the user must be mindful of this fact.
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Using the metal
detector
Frequency Selection
This metal detector can run at a choice of seventy different operating frequencies so that the
optimum frequency can be chosen for any given product. Generally, dry products run at high
frequencies, but more conductive and non-uniform products run at low frequencies.
Because only the most experienced user will be able to correctly choose the optimum frequency,
the product learn process on this machine will automatically pick the best one. In order to leave the
machine to pick the best frequency simply leave the Autofrequency setting in the Set-up Learn menu
set to YES.
Where several detectors are sited close together, it is essential that they do not run at the same
frequency. This is achieved by allocating them separate frequency bands, which will have been set
as part of the commissioning process see the section entitled Installing the metal detector.
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detector
ISO9000
Advice is given below on probable areas of concern.
Certicates of calibration
This type of calibration is conned to the checking of the electronics of the metal detector against
original specication, effecting any adjustments or repairs as necessary. This is normally carried out
by the manufacturer against a written specication and using equipment traceable to national and
international standards. A certicate of calibration would then be issued for that piece of equipment.
Loma recommend this calibration should be done at least yearly.
Product learn
This type of setup is carried out by the user and involves passing the product through the detector
according to the requirements of the particular detector calibration system in use. This optimizes the
detector for the best performance and subsequent metal contaminant detection.
Control panel
Operator keys
The following table explains the function of the control panels keys:
Key
Description
Cancel key Cancels the current operation.
and
and
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detector
Indicators
Symbol
Description
Indicates that the metal detector is searching for metal.
Indicates that the metal detector is performing a calibration cycle.
Indicates that a system fault has been logged.
Indicates that a run error has been logged.
Selecting a product
The IQ Metal Detector can be precalibrated for up to 100 different products.
The displays
During normal operation you can step between the following displays using
or
Threshold/signal display
Shows the signal, together with the threshold above which packs will be rejected. The signal
is updated continuously as the signal changes.
Bargraph display
The bargraph display shows the signal in bargraph form, with the threshold point
represented by a xed vertical bar approximately three-quarters away along the display.
When the signal reaches the threshold the bargraph display shows METAL:
Reject count
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detector
.
The arrow indicates that you can
adjust the sensitivity.
Press
or
to increase or
decrease the threshold value.
Press
to conrm the current
threshold value or
to cancel
without changing the threshold.
To adjust the sensitivity from the
bargraph display
or
to decrease or
Press
increase the sensitivity.
As you decrease or increase the
sensitivity a - or + symbol will ash at
the right-hand end of the display.
, or
or
Press
to edit the value.
An arrow points to the value being edited:
Press
or
to edit the value. If the value
is a number pressing
or
will increase
or decrease the value respectively. If the value has
alternatives such as Yes and No, pressing
or
Press
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detector
Press
or
to step between the following
characters: Underline, Space, 0 to 9, and A to Z.
Press
Entering a keycode
The metal detector can be set up to restrict access using a keycode.
When the key panel is locked pressing any key apart from
To enter a keycode
Press
Press
or
to adjust the
number to the appropriate keycode
and press
.
or
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detector
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Setting up a new
product
Setting up a product
The metal detector must be set up for each of the different types of product it will be used with.
Each time you use the metal detector you must specify which product you are testing to ensure it is
running with the correct calibration.
To set up a new product
Press
.
If the keyboard is locked the display will
prompt you for a keycode; see
Entering a keycode, page 13.
Press
to select the Product setup
menu and display the rst option:
Press
to edit the product number.
Press
or
to select the number for the
new product and press
to conrm it.
Press
Press
to edit the name.
Enter a name of up to 10 characters and press
to conrm it. For information about editing the name
see To edit a text eld, page 13.
Press
to display the Dry product menu.
Press
to display the Dry product menu
option.
Leave this option set to No if you want the metal
detector to monitor the product and automatically
choose the appropriate setting. You can change
this option to Yes using
and pressing
to
conrm to force the machine to use run dry
if you are con. dent that the product does not contain
any moisture.
Press
to display
the Flow length option.
This option allows you to enter the length
of the pack to ow allowing for any skew.
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product
Press
to display the Rej delay option.
This determines the delay, in seconds, between
the detector head, or photo-eye if tted, and the
operation of the reject device.
Press
to display the Rej dwell option.
This determines the time for which the reject
device operates.
Press
to move to the next entry.
This display will be shown if PV test is set
to YES in the User Options menu.
Press
to select the PV test setup menu.
This contains ve system dependent entries and four
product dependent entries. To use the PV test all the
entries must be completed.
For more information see Setting up PV testing,
page 37.
Press
Press
Press
to gain access to menu.
Leave the AUTOFREQUENCY set to YES, unless you
want to manually specify the frequency.
Press
to edit the frequency.
Press
or
to select the best.
frequency for the product to be learnt, then
Press
to conrm it.
Press
to exit menu.
Press
to display Full Learn.
Repeat the above set-up procedure with each of the products you wish to learn up to 100 in total.
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product
Quick Setup
Guide
19
Setting up a new
product
If necessary use
to move to the
top level of the menus.
Press
Press
twice.
or
Use
number.
Press
or
to adjust the
sensitivity in the bargraph display.
Press
Press
or
to adjust the
Press
threshold value in the threshold/signal
display.
Press
To change a product
Press
Press
Press
Press
Press
or
to scroll through
Press
the product selection to the desired
product.
When the correct product is displayed,
press
to conrm your selection.
To recalibrate a product
Press
process.
and then
to start the
or
and use the
buttons to
scroll to the desired frequency (this is selected to
suit the type of product being calibrated).
Press
Press
to conrm it.
Press
Press
to full calibrate.
Press
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Setting up a new
product
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Displaying and
printing reports
Description
Product
Reject count
Accept count
Total count
The total number of packs that have passed through the metal
detector; ie the sum of reject and accept counts.
Press
to step through and display the batch
statistics for the current running products since
the batch was last reset.
To reset the batch
Press
, and press
Reset batch?
Press
to reset the current batch statistics.
If batch reports are set to Yes on the Report
Options menu the accumulated statistics will be
printed or transmitted to the serial link.
The batch is reset automatically whenever the product is changed or when a batch report is
generated.
The metal detector can produce a range of reports about product statistics, machine calibration
information, and machine status information. These can either be printed to a printer attached to
a unit or transmitted down the serial link to a PC or Network.
The reports are as follows:
Report
Description
Error
Fault
Setup
Contains the product Setup details from the Product setup and Manual setup menus.
Contaminants
Calibration
Contains all the data relevant to the calibration of the current product. This report is printed
automatically after a calibration cycle.
Status
Contains the accumulated batch statistics since the start of the current batch.
PV test
Batch
This report contains all the batch statistics such as the number of rejects for the current
batch. This report is produced automatically on a batch-reset command, a change of
product, completion of the batch interval, or when the unit is taken out of run. The batch
interval can either be specied by time, or if a photo-eye is tted by number of packs.
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printing reports
To produce any reports the Serial Link must rst be set to match the device receiving the
REPORTS. This can be found in Service. Serial Link in the service password is 76.
One set then the report type required can be selected rm the report options menu.
Basic link setup information is given in Appendix B Commissioning Guide, page 61.
Press
Press
until the Report options menu is
displayed and press
to select it.
If this option does not appear on the Setup menu
check that you have turned on the link in the Serial
Link submenu of the Service menu.
The Form feed option is displayed. Set this to YES
to print a form feed at the end of each report or NO
to print the reports without breaks.
Press
to display the All reports option.
Set All reports to YES to enable all the reports.
Alternatively, setting the option to NO displays
a menu option for each report allowing you to
individually specify which report to print.
To specify the batch statistics
If All reports has been set to YES or Batch reports
has been set to YES in the Report Options menu
(Setup menu), three additional menu options allow
you to setup the batch statistics.
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printing reports
Press
Press
to specify the batch start.
To ignore the start time set batch start to 00.00.
Press
Contaminants log
This contains details of the date and time of any contamination, as well as the product signal
recorded for the contaminated product.
Errors log
Keeps a log of all errors generated by the system.
Faults log
Maintains a list of all system faults.
Each log can store up to 20 records. When the log is full the oldest entries will be overwritten
with new entries unless the Reports option is being used, in which case a copy of the log will
automatically be printed or transferred down the serial link ensuring that no information is lost.
Press
until Contaminants, Run errors,
or System Faults menus are displayed
and press
to select it.
After selecting the appropriate log you can either
view the log entries, clear the log, or print a report
of the log.
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printing reports
Press
to select it.
If there are no entries in the log the message
Log empty will be displayed.
Otherwise the number of entries in the log will
be displayed, followed immediately by the most
recent entry.
Press
to step through the log entries.
Each log entry is displayed on three lines, which you can step between by pressing
The information for each entry is as follows:
Entry Example
Error name
Press
to select it.
The display will show Report sent.
To clear the log
Select the log you want to clear from
the Results menu.
Press
to display the appropriate Clear option.
Press
to select it.
The display will show Errors cleared.
Example
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printing reports
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Setting up the metal
detector
Learning products
The metal detector provides three alternative learn procedures:
Update learn ne-tunes the phase value to minimize the signal, while still checking
for metal in the product. Use an update learn to update the signal when the production line
is running, if false rejects are occurring because the signal has drifted.
Full learn completely recalibrates the detector. Use full learn in all other circumstances or when an
update fails to produce the required result.
Any calibration procedure must use true samples of the product to be run.
Set up learn allows access to the learn setting for manual adjustment. Most users will not need to
access this menu.
To relearn a product
Press
.
The display shows Update?
Press
to start the Update. A countdown timer
will then be displayed while the update learn takes
place.
Press
to start the Full Learn.
The name and number of the product
being calibrated are displayed.
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Setting up the metal
detector
The following table lists the messages that may appear during calibration:
Message
Explanation
+Use ferrite+
+Head overload+
+Working dry+
+Bad pack+
+Gain reducing+
The unit is reducing the Gain to account for the product effect of
the product.
+Head locked+
The unit is using the Gain value from Manual setup menu, rather
than determining it itself, as the Gain has been locked in that
menu.
+Mode locked+
The unit is using the working mode from the Manual setup
menu rather than determining it itself, as the working mode has
been locked in that menu.
+Dry product+
The product has little product signal, and therefore the wrong
mode of working may have been locked.
+Calibrate complete+
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detector
Description
Autofrequency
Leave this set to YES to allow the machine to choose the optimum.
Frequency
Working Mode
Min threshold
Max Threshold
Phase
Head Drive
Head Q Gain
Allows the Quad gain to be adjusted between Max / Med / Low & Min.
Max being the Highest gain. This is automatically adjusted during a full
calibration.
Head P Gain
Allows the Phase gain to be adjusted between Max / Med / Low & Min.
Max being the highest gain. This is automatically adjusted during a full
calibration.
Head
The menus are only accessible if Manual Setup has been set to YES in the User option menus.
These are explained in greater detail in the following sections:
To perform a manual setup
, and then press
twice until
Press
the display shows Manual setup.
Press
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Press
or
to increase or decrease the
minimum threshold and press
to conrm it.
Press
and press
Press
or
to increase or decrease the
maximum threshold and press
to conrm it.
Press
to edit the threshold.
Press
and
keys to increase or decrease
the threshold respectively and
press
to conrm it.
To adjust the compensation
Press
until the display shows Compensation
and press
to select it.
The display then shows the current compensation
and signal level values.
Press
to edit the compensation value.
Press
or
to increase or decrease
the compensation respectively and press
to conrm it.
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Press
to edit it, press
or
to
increase or decrease the head gain respectively,
and press
to conrm it.
Press
displayed.
Press
to edit it, press
or
to
increase or decrease the head gain respectively, and
press
to conrm it.
to
to conrm it.
Press
to select it.
Press
and
to step between the following
options: Year, Month, Day, Date, Hours, and
Minutes.
Press
to edit any of the options.
Press
and
to adjust the option,
and then press
to conrm it.
Pressing
exits from the menu without making
any changes.
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and press
details menu.
Press
to select it.
Dening keycodes
Keycodes can be use to restrict operation of the metal detector to authorized users. Codes can be
specied individually for the following areas of access:
The sizing and changing keycodes
Changing product
Running a PV test.
To restrict access
, press
until the Keycodes menu
Press
is displayed, and press
to select it:
Press
to lock the keyboard.
Keyboard locked will be displayed:
Access will now be restricted to entering the
numbers specied in the keycode change and
PV test options.
To gain access
, or select one of the other
Press
options to which access is needed.
You will be prompted to enter the
appropriate keycode:
Press
and
to set the keycode and press
to conrm it.
You will then have access to the options specied by
that keycode.
followed by
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36
Using Performance
Validation
Introduction
Regular checking of the metal detectors sensitivity should be a normal part of any quality assurance
procedure. This is particularly important should it become necessary to demonstrate due diligence.
One approach is to make regular sensitivity checks and keep handwritten records of the results.
To assist in maintaining quality assurance controls the metal detector includes an automatic
Performance Validation system. This can be set up to prompt the operator to perform quality
assurance checks on a regular basis, and it then prompts the operator through a sequence of
tests using standard test samples. At the end of the Performance Validation test the results are
transmitted to a PC or printer to produce a printed copy of the report.
A typical PV Test report is shown below:
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Setting up PV testing
To use PV testing the PV Test option must be set to YES in the User Options menu. An additional
PV test setup option will then appear when dening a new product:
Press
to select it.
A series of options then allow you to specify how the performance validation test operates,
and these are described in the following sections.
NOTE: PV test setup is not available with Reverse mode detection.
The following options in the PV test setup menu allow you to specify the types of test that should be
performed during performance validation.
The test wands you specify for performance validation should have been determined using
sensitivity tests with the product after calibration
Press
to edit it.
Press
or
to select between the options
OFF, INTERVAL, or BATCH, and press
to
conrm it.
Press
and
to increase or decrease the
interval in hours and minutes and press
to
conrm it.
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Press
Press
or
to specify the number of passes
of each specied test wand that must be detected to
constitute a successful PV test and press
to
conrm it.
Press
to display the Fe size option and press
to edit it.
Enter the size of ferrous test wand which should be
prompted for when a PV test is initiated.
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Press
Alternatively, a Performance Validation test can be run at any time from the Results menu using the
following procedure.
To run a performance validation test
Press
Press
displayed.
Press
to conrm that you want to run the
PV test.
The following Operator prompt will be displayed:
Press
to edit the prompt and then enter the
operator ID in the usual way; see To edit a text eld,
page 13.
The test will then prompt the operator for the size of
the rst type of test wand specied in the PV test
setup menu:
It will then perform the rst pass of PV testing.
If no test sample sizes have been programmed then
the display will show + No Samples + and a report will
be produced immediately.
To cancel a performance validation test
.
Press
If the PV test was run manually no error is caused, but
if the PV test was initiated automatically a non-action
error is recorded and a report is generated.
At the end of the PV test the display will revert to the previous display.
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General information
The following information applies to all versions of the metal detector.
For a description of each version of the metal detector range see the chapter About the metal
detector range, page 1.
Warnings
The following safety warnings apply to the procedures for all versions:
1. LETHAL HAZARD ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
2. LETHAL HAZARD COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLIES
3. WORKING ON EQUIPMENT
4. REJECT DEVICES
6. HEAVY EQUIPMENT
7. LIFTING EQUIPMENT
8. MOVING METAL DETECTORS
9. CONTAMINANTS
For details see Safety warnings, page iii.
The following emergency procedures apply to these procedures:
2. DEALING WITH FIRE.
For details see Emergency procedures, page v.
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EMC considerations
All Loma equipment is designed to operate under factory conditions, and has been tested to
recognised international standards for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC). It is still necessary,
however, to ensure that the equipment is not subjected to excessive electrical noise via its supply or
airborne sources.
Electrical supply considerations
The unit should have its own dedicated supply, unless the line supply is known to be clean. The
earth should be robust, of low impedance and noise free.
Any dedicated supply line should run in its own conduit/trunking away from other noisy supplies.
The input voltage should not be subject to voltage uctuations outside the limits (NWML0320):
Minus 15% to plus 10% of the nominal supply voltage (230V or 110V).
Zero voltage for more than 20mS.
50% of nominal voltage for more than 40mS.
80% of nominal voltage for more than 100mS.
Operation outside these limits may cause loss of function until the supply condition recovers
to within limits.
Selection of Frequency Band
If two or more metal detectors sited within the same area are operating at the same frequency, then
they will interfere with each other leading to false rejects and unstable operation.
To overcome this problem, the detectors can be set to operate on one of ten different bands. It is
therefore very important to ensure that detectors operating near one another are set to operate at
different bands. Selection of the frequency band is accessed through the Conguration Menu see
Appendix B.
Other EMC considerations
Any signal I/O which is connected to the auxiliary connections should be in screened cable,
grounded at one end by a low impedance path to RF, and kept free from sources of electrical noise
(eg mains supplies for large electrical machines).
The metal detector is a highly sensitive RF measuring device, which is well screened from outside
interference and has excellent electronic discrimination against unwanted electromagnetic elds.
However, due to its sensitivity it is possible that other devices which emit high levels of RF noise
at the operating frequency of the detector could cause interference, thereby degrading the
performance of the detector. It is therefore important to avoid siting the detector next to any devices
which emit abnormally high levels of RF interference if proper operation is to be maintained.
Radio frequency interference
A metal detector is, essentially, a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver. As such it is sensitive to RF noise
in the general vicinity of the detector location. While those frequencies not close to the operating
frequency of the detector will usually be ltered out (this includes most walkie talkie frequencies,
unless the transmitter is held very close to the detector aperture), it is not uncommon for the control
frequency (or multiple of it), used in modern speed controllers, to cause interference.
To reduce the risks of such interference causing false rejects or other symptoms of undesirable
operation at the metal detector, the following recommendations should be followed:
Always route speed controller input and output wiring away from the metal detector area. NEVER put
speed controller wiring in the same conduit or on the same supply as the metal detector wiring.
Run speed controller wiring in the general vicinity of the metal detector in a rigid steel conduit or use
other techniques to ensure 100% screening of the cable.
Always follow the speed controller manufacturers instructions for installation, wiring, screening and
grounding.
In addition to following these guidelines, most speed controller manufacturers can supply input and
output lters which can be tted to the eld wiring to dramatically reduce RF emissions if necessary.
All Loma metal detectors are designed, and tested, to meet the requirements of the FCC and the
new stringent European regulations for RF emissions, both in terms of not emitting excessively and
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not being subject to undesirable operation in the presence of other equipment whose emissions also
meet the standards.
This approach allows Loma to offer stable operation even in RF noisy environments, provided the
other equipment is to the same standards and the eld wiring is suitable hard.
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Warnings
The following additional safety warnings apply to these procedures:
10.TRAPPED FINGERS.
For details see Safety warnings, page iii.
The following emergency procedures apply to these procedures:
11.EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF CONVEYORS.
For details see Emergency procedures, page v.
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Terminal
L1, L2 & L3
N
E
Terminal
L1, L2 & L3
Not used
E
Terminal
L1
N
E
Check that all connections are secure and correct then securely ret the plastic terminal cover onto
the isolator.
Close and lock the door.
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With the exception of conveyors tted with either an air-blast reject system or Stop-On-Detect
reject, a low-pressure air switch is tted electrically in series with the starter motor coil. This goes
open-circuit if the air pressure drops below 40psi (2.8 bar).
The air supply is connected using 10mm O/D tubing to the 90 elbow. The elbow will be
located on the side of the air regulator unit or the air blast solenoid depending upon the
reject type tted.
Checking guards
Check that all guards are securely fastened in place. On some conveyors that are made to special
order, electrical interlocks may be tted.
Check that the infeed and outfeed of the conveyor are clear of obstructions.
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The power source chosen should be clean and independent of any other equipment and have a
good ground.
Power cabling must be rated at no less than 5A current carrying capability and be routed into the
control box area by a suitable watertight gland. Choose 1 of the 4 gland entry holes supplied.
Power cabling for a UL approved detector is 20-16AWG fed from a locally positioned switch
or power breaker that is within easy reach of an operator. The breaker must be labelled as the
disconnecting device for the equipment. Cable tightening torque 5.5in/lbs routing into the control
box area as in the diagram shown above.
NOTE: Do not use rigid conduit of any type. Rigid conduit can lead to vibration being transmitted to
the detector, resulting in spurious triggering.
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AC wiring colours
Use one of the supplied entry gland holes to route cabling in and out of the control box area. Ensure
all cabling is properly protected against accidental damage and water ingress.
Access to connections is made in exactly the same way as access to the incoming main power is
achieved.
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The belt must be supported through the aperture by a non-metallic skid plate such as Tufnol which
must be strong enough not to bow under the product weight.
Electrical Interference. The reject relay usually switches inductive loads such as motor starter
contactors, solenoid valves etc. Suppressors must be tted to these devices.
Most problems with intermittent or nuisance triggering are due to insufcient appreciation of
the basic problems involved. The following sections explain the reasoning.
Conveyor construction
Where the product to be screened is dry or frozen, the detector can be run in dry or resistive mode,
where it is inherently resistant to vibration or shock. However, where the product is wet and/or salty
(eg fresh meats, meat products, cheese, pickles, mortar etc.) the unit has to be run in reactive mode
to compensate for product effect. In consequence the detector heads resistance to vibration is
much reduced. The conveyor must therefore be designed with this criterion in mind.
It must be capable of supporting the detector head (larger ones can weigh hundreds of kilograms),
together with the product, at all times without exing or sagging at any point and with the minimum
of inherent vibration.
The metal detector is a radio frequency electromagnetic device which sets up a high frequency eld
through the aperture. The stainless case acts as a screen to prevent external metal, or electrical or
magnetic elds, affecting the search coil assembly, and to retain the eld within the head. However,
because there has to be an aperture through which the product to be monitored can pass, some of
this eld radiates to the outside and, by induction, causes small electrical currents (eddy currents) to
ow in nearby metallic structures which form closed electrical circuits or loops.
Such closed loops are inherently part of the framework of the conveyor upon which the head is
mounted and consist of side supports, stringers, cross braces, rollers and roller shafts, etc. Provided
that the eddy current paths have a constant electrical resistance, the metal detector can ignore
them.
Welding the framework of the conveyor ensures that most of the eddy current paths maintain
a constant electrical resistance. It is impossible to guarantee this if the frame is bolted together
bolts can loosen slightly due to vibration and mating surfaces can corrode or get painted over all
of which will affect the resistance of the joint and can cause false triggering.
With rollers it is virtually impossible to provide a constant resistance path, mainly because the
bearings are usually lubricated by grease which is non-conductive. The balls act as the contacts
and in consequence the contact resistance varies as they move through the grease. Here the
alternative approach of permanently open circuiting the loop must be taken by electrically insulating
one end of the roller shaft from the frame of the conveyor. In practice it does not matter whether the
eddy current path is open circuited or short circuited provided it can be guaranteed to be constant
throughout the life of the conveyor, since problems arise only when the resistance of the path varies.
Be careful also when installing the conveyor, since large eddy current loops can be formed by
service conduits such as electricity and air. Only bring down one electrical conduit since it has to be
bonded to the conveyor frame for safety electrical earthing purposes. For the same reason, the metal
detector conveyor should not be bolted directly to any infeed or outfeed conveyors.
Ensure that the air service pipe, if metallic, is insulated where it touches the head or the conveyor
frame at any point, or the electrical conduit in the region of the conveyor. It is always better to bring
the nal air connection in on exible nylon tube.
To prove the point you may like to try a simple experiment. Take a piece of wire and form it into
a loop a little smaller than the aperture. Do not at this stage short the two ends together. It will be
found that the open circuit loop can be brought quite close to the aperture without causing the
detector to trigger off. If the ends of the loop are intermittently close and open circuited, it will be
found that the detector will trigger at the instant of open or close circuiting the loop even when it is
at some distance from the aperture.
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Fixed metal
Since the detector is efciently screened, large masses of metal near the top, bottom or sides will
not effect its performance. However metal nearer to the aperture than 1.5 times the smaller of the
two aperture dimensions can be a major cause of poor performance, requiring the detector to be run
at a reduced sensitivity. The general guidelines which can be followed for metal free area for all head
sizes are illustrated in Further information, page 53.
Metallic infeed and outfeed decking brought to the limit of the xed metal area must be supported
and fastened down rmly along the edge closest to the aperture, otherwise it becomes moving metal
and must be sited further away, see below. This movement need only be very small and cases have
been known where the decking was singing as the conveyor belt passed over, causing spurious
detections. Any guide rails mounted near or into the aperture must also be non metallic. Use Darvic
or some similar material and keep the mounting posts out of the metal free area.
Moving metal
Moving metal must be sited at least three times the smaller of the two aperture dimensions from
the centre of the head, as illustrated in Further information, page 53. Moving metal includes rollers
whether idler, drive or end rollers. This requirement determines the minimum length of the conveyor,
eg for a 300mm smaller dimension aperture, assuming the head is sited in the middle, the minimum
conveyor length has to be 1.8m to ensure that the end rollers are out of the moving metal free area.
If rollers cause false triggering when rotating, try insulating one end to open circuit a possible eddy
current loop. Other moving metal could include supply cables or conduits draped across or to one
side of the conveyor and not rigidly xed.
Vibration
It is important that the head is not subjected to excessive vibration. Thus the conveyor on which the
head is mounted must be substantial and well supported to keep the head stable. Electrical services
to the head must be taken up in a exible not rigid conduit.
NOTE: Do not use the head or control box as a convenient point to anchor any conduit or pipe work
whatever, whether it be rigid or exible.
NOTE: Do not use the head as a walkway across the conveyor or as a convenient writing desk
or repository for odds and ends.
Belting
The conveyor belt should be of a plastic or polyurethane type with an angled belt join, preferably at
60, but no more than 75, and be vulcanised or heat sealed. A 90 lap, clipped or sewn joint is not
acceptable as product can get picked up in the joint and the detector will have to be run at reduced
sensitivity to avoid false triggering.
Some belts, particularly slatted types, use oxide pigments as a colouring material. These are
metallic in origin and can cause false triggering, particularly at the belt joint where the oxides
are concentrated. These should be avoided.
Care must be taken when tting a belt that all metallic swarf and lings have been cleared away and
that all rollers are coated, preferably with PVC, to prevent rust formation. Rust on the rollers or swarf
will be picked up onto the underside of the belt and will cause false triggering.
Care must be taken to ensure that the belt tracks easily and does not track off touching the aperture
sides. Apart from cutting a groove into the aperture wall, vibrations will be transmitted causing false
triggering. It should be noted that most slatted belting use metallic pins to join the slats. These must
be replaced by non-metallic pins.
Skid plate
It is imperative that the belt does not touch the bottom or sides of the aperture. The belt must be
supported through the aperture by a non-metallic skid plate such as Tufnol, Darvic, Phenolic (dry
applications) or Delrin (wet applications). This must extend beyond the metal free area and be
rmly xed to the conveyor frame to be level with the infeed and outfeed decking. It must be strong
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enough not to bow under the product weight as it passes through the aperture. There must be at
least 10mm clearance between the bottom and sides of the skid plate and the bottom and sides of
the aperture.
Care must be taken to prevent anything touching the aperture top or bottom or sides including
product passing through, skid plate, guide rails, etc. Care must be taken in conveyor system design
to prevent product build-up at the sides and under the skid plate which eventually will cause false
triggering.
Electrical interference
The detector head has been designed with a high immunity to mains borne interference. If trouble
is experienced, the offending devices should be located and suppressed at source where it is much
easier to control. The detector may have to be run at reduced sensitivity if this is not possible. We
must also highlight the possible problem of other metal detectors that may be in the vicinity. These
could cause interference if operating on the same frequency. We advise a distance of not less than
27 the smallest aperture dimension (ie height or width) between the detectors.
All inductive devices, such as reject solenoid valve coils, motor starter contactors and similar
devices, should be suppressed by tting suitable suppressors across the inductive load as close as
possible to the coil. Other devices such as thyristor control gear should be suppressed in the best
possible manner. Airborne interference is more difcult to deal with as it is being picked up by the
search coil acting as an aerial. Common sources are radio paging aerials and loops, RF heaters,
welders of all types and even airport radar. The only cure is to re-orientate either detector head or
the source of interference so that the aperture is not looking directly at it.
Post-installation problems
Commissioning procedures are covered comprehensively in Service Bulletin MD20. Copies are
available on request.
Spurious triggering
Moving metal anywhere within the metal free area up to a distance of twice the smaller of the
aperture dimensions away from the head can be detected.
Examples of moving metal include:
Operator rings or watches
Belt contamination even by small particles of rust
Metallic belt clips even if plastic coated
Metallic guide rails particularly into the metal free area
Loose infeed decking
A conveyor bolted together rather than welded
Metallic inks or labels
Metallic frames to infeed or outfeed guards
Low grade or reclaimed cardboard packing materials which often contain metallised paper or foil
Washers or swarf under the skid plate.
Other causes, include:
Excessive vibration, particularly when run in reactive mode
Eddy current loops
Aperture pressure
Electrical Interference and EMC considerations.
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Further information
This section contains standard mounting positions for Loma Metal Detector heads.
Further information and advice can always be obtained from the Service Department.
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Maintenance
This chapter describes the
maintenance procedures for the
metal detector range.
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Maintenance
Invalidation of Warranty
Your warranty may be invalidated if you do not follow the maintenance schedule set out within this
user manual.
This warranty statement is in addition to the terms of sale.
Warnings
The following safety warnings apply to these procedures:
1. LETHAL HAZARD ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
2. LETHAL HAZARD - COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLIES.
3. WORKING ON EQUIPMENT.
4. REJECT DEVICES.
For details, see Safety warnings, page iii.
See also the safety warnings relating to specic metal detectors in the Preface.
Cleaning information
The table following gives information on suitable cleaning regimes:
System
Hose wash
Conveyor systems
Yes
Yes
Do not hose wash UL approved controls; use only a light hand wash and wipe dry procedure.
Cleaning regime
A typical cleaning regime consists of the 5 stages.
Pre-rinse
Detergent rise
Rinse
Disinfectant rinse
Final rinse
Cleaning solutions
Detergents are typically alkaline solutions with a PH value of 5 to 6. Disinfectants typically contain
Chl orine or Ammonia. Every 3-4 weeks it is typical to revert to acid based cleaning solution to
remove any build up of lime scale on stainless steel parts.
For specic cleaning applications please refer to the supplier of the cleaning solutions. Always
observe safety data sheet provided by the manufacturer of the cleaning solutions.
If chlorine based cleaning solutions are used on grade 304/304L stainless steel there is a risk of
corrosion appearing within a short time. A higher specication marine grade 316 stainless offers
more resistance to corrosion by virtue of its molybdenum content.
Cleaning in accordance with the individual system paragraphs will reduce/eliminate microbiological
contamination to an acceptable level. Prior to a production run a swab test should be carried out to
ensure that the required level of hygiene is maintained for food production.
Standard IQ metal Detektor
Designed for wash down with a low power hose or bucket and sponge.
Harsh IQ metal detector
Designed and tested to meet IP69K water pressure between 1160 - 1450 psi @ between 3.69 - 4.2
gallons per minute @ 80 centigrade.
Water is sprayed @ a distance between 3.9 - 5.9 inches @ angles of 0, 30, 60 & 90 degrees for 30
seconds @ each angle. Nema equivalent is PW12 which is slightly less rigorous.
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Cleaning
Belt conveyor versions
Isolate the electrical and pneumatic supplies to the conveyor.
If your conveyor system uses a harsh construction search head (white plastic liner) then hose down
or steam cleaning can be used in place of washing with mild detergents.
If tted remove the reject container. Empty and wash with mild detergent.
Brush any loose debris off the exposed conveyor surfaces and belt scraper if tted.
Wash conveyor, detector aperture, rollers, skid plate and underside of belt using mild detergent.
Rinse and dry thoroughly all washed areas.
Inspect the conveyor belt for signs of damage.
Where an air regulator unit is tted check the water build up in the trap and drain off as described
in Air regulator unit maintenance, page 56.
Check the security of all conveyor-guarding systems.
Reconnect power and air systems.
When interlocked guarding is tted check the conveyor stops when the guards are opened.
For PU belted conveyors check the belt tension and belt tracking. Belt tensioning and tracking is
described in Setting the belt tension and tracking, page 58.
For plastic modular belt conveyors check for belt damage. For replacing individual sections see
Plastic modular belt conveyor versions belt section replacement, page 58.
Check the correct operation of the reject system. Advice can be found in Good practice, page 8.
For systems with reject conrm and bin full check their correct operation. Bin full will operate if the
sensor is blocked for > 5 seconds.
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Maintenance
The correct setting of the air pressure can be found in the individual system specications in About
the metal detector range, page 1.
Appendices
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to initiate a Reverse calibration cycle for the currently selected product number.
+Head overload+
+Working dry+
+Bad pack+
+Power reducing+
The unit is reducing the Gain to account for the product effect of
the product.
+Head locked+
The unit is using the Gain value from Manual setup menu, rather
than determining it itself, as the head power has been locked in
that menu.
+Mode locked+
The unit is using the working mode from the Manual setup
menu rather than determining it itself, as the working mode has
been locked in that menu.
+Dry product+
The product has little product signal, and therefore the wrong
mode of working may have been locked.
+Calibrate complete+
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Whilst the Reverse calibration cycle takes place, the metal detector will not attempt to check for any
metal contamination (the Run Detect LED will go out).
If Reject out of run has been selected in the User options menu and a photo-eye is tted, all packs
will be rejected during the calibrate cycle.
.
.
The correct parameters must now be entered into the conguration menu. For information
about using the menus see Using the menus, page 12.
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Appendices
The parameters and available options are summarised in the following table:
Parameter
Options
Language
Type
Head
Band
This setting allows the frequency to be chosen from one of ten bands or
the entire frequency range. Selection of a band is recommended ensure
that machines in proximity use different bands to prevent cross-talk. When
banding is turned OFF, autofrequency selection is not available so frequencies
must be chosen manually.
Default
Units
METRIC or IMPERIAL. (This is the initial operating frequency for all new
product memories)
Photo-eye
PEC fault
Coil gap
Enter the coil gap as shown on the machine details plate (inside control box)
or from the table in your Service Manual.
PEC length
This entry will appear, if a value must be entered. The PEC length is the
distance from the centre line of the photo-eye to the leading face of the
detector plus the Rx distance (again shown on the machine details plate).
Filter resist
Select a lter value that allows the desired conveyor speed to be entered.
In most cases the value of 220K will sufce.
Speed mode
Select FIXED, unless your system is vari-speed or free running. For variable
speed system select VBLE, and for free-running FRUN.
DSP
This entry will appear if speed mode is set to FRUN. Enter YES for
a catalogue Freefall unit, otherwise NO.
Belt speed
This entry will appear if speed mode is set to FIXED. Enter the belt speed.
CTB constant
This entry will appear if speed mode is set to VBLE. Enter the CTB constant.
This entry will appear if speed mode is set to VBLE. Enter YES to log speed
too fast or too slow Run errors. Limits are determined by coil gap and lter
resistance.
Tolerance
Autocal
Gain Limit
MAX, MED, MIN. Sets a limit on the gain that the machine will run at for
products with a product effect (not dry, but mildly conductive).
Drive Limit
MAX, MED, MIN. Sets a limit on the drive that the machine will run at for
products with a product effect (not dry, but mildly conductive).
Drive Setting
This gives access to factory setting and should only be used by a Loma
trained service engineer.
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MIN
15%
LOW
25%
MED
50%
HI
75%
MAX
100%
No photo-eye
Short
8 packs
20 seconds
Long
20 packs
1 minute
n/a
2 minutes
Extra long
Press
Description
Tracker
This option will only appear if phot-eye operation has been selected in the
Conguration menu. Turn this ON or OFF as required.
Reject time
Leave this at the default option of ON to enable access to the reject timing
information in the Product setup menu. Only set this to OFF once the reject
time has been correctly set, and you wish to deny line operators access to it.
Manual setup
Access ferrite
This entry must be set to YES, in order that a ferrite tune can be performed.
Cal trigger
Aux relay
*PV test
*Fault on PV
*Reverse mode
Set to YES to cause the detector to reject when there is no metal present in
the product. NO is normal operation. The menu entry will only appear if photoeye in the Conguration menu is set to YES.
Press
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LOMALINK
or
REPORTS
Press
to accept.
When LOMALINK or REPORTS is selected further menu entries within the link allow the protocol
to be set.
Press
Baud rate
Data bits
7 or 8
Stop bits
1, 1.5 OR 2
Parity
ODD, EVEN or NO
Flow Ctrl
or
to select
NOTE: Please refer to Displaying and printing reports, page 21, if using the report option, or
appropriate LomaView, LomaNet or LomaLink information.
The machine will now be looking for metal in your product, although the sensitivity will not be fully
optimised as the detector has not yet been calibrated for the product. Before any products can be
calibrated, it will be necessary to perform a ferrite tune in order to minimise the effects of vibration
when running products with no product effect.
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CTB Constant
This parameter is the number of pulses per metre/foot of belt travel. For systems tted with a photoeye it can be set between 1 and 999 pulses per metre/foot, whereas for non photo-eye systems it
can be set between 1000/coil_gap and 999 pulses per metre/foot. The shaft encoder for the system
should be chosen so that it gives sufcient resolution for accurate rejection, but not so much that
the CTB rate will exceed a frequency of 100Hz at the maximum belt speed. An absolute minimum of
4 pulses must occur over the coil gap distance. The coil gap distance can be found on the machine
details plate (inside control box).
Vari-speed errors
Because the detector can only work within a pre-determined speed range it is possible for belt
speed to move outside the limit of reliable operation of the machine. In these cases, speed logging
problems can be turned on in the Conguration menu which will generate either Speed too slow
or Speed too fast run errors.
Operating conditions
The Tracking limits menu is only available if Tracker has been set to ON in the User options menu.
For this option to be available, a photo-eye must be tted for product registration purposes.
Tracking is product relative, ie the function can be turned on or off for each of the 100 product
memories each memory can contain unique settings.
Tracker initialisation will occur whenever:
The detector is powered on.
The running product is changed.
The Tracking limits parameters are changed.
Upon completion of the product calibration routine the derived working threshold will be used unless
the product signal initiates a change.
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Description
Advice
*Tracking
*Min limit
*Max limit
*Max limit
*Adjustment
Description
Tracker
Allows the user to select the tracker option for each of the products as
required. See Appendix C Product signal tracking menu, page 65.
Manual setup
The relay marked Attention on the power relay PCB has two different
functions: select Run, in order that the relay is energised whenever the
detector is in run, ie it is looking for metal; select ERROR, in order that
the relay is energised when a run error occurs.
Access Ferrite
Allows the user to gain access to product F, either via the Change
Product or Product setup menus. See Appendix B Commissioning
Guide, page 61.
Cal trigger
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Auxiliary relay
The relay marked RUN on the microprocessor control PCB has three
different functions:
Select IN RUN, in order that the relay is energised whenever the
detector is in run, ie it is looking for metal;
Select REJECT, in order that the relay is energised when a reject
occurs (in addition to the REJECT relay).
PV test
Fault on PV
Reverse mode
Wherever possible, Loma will have set the entries within this menu to those required by your
application before the dispatch of your system, or during a commissioning visit by a Loma engineer
if applicable.
Mode
Selects the reject conguration from the following options:
Pulse (only available if a photo-eye is tted)
When a contaminated package is detected the reject delay time is counted down, in order for the
package to travel from the photo-eye to the reject device, where-upon the reject is turned on for
a time equal to the reject dwell time. Typically, this mode of reject would be used for air blast or
pusher type rejects for the accurate rejection of small packages at high speed.
Pulse extension
The same as pulse mode, except that the dwell time is extended if a second contaminated product
reaches the reject point before the dwell time from the rst contaminated product has timed out.
This could typically be used with an air blast or retracting band reject device, but not a pusher type
device. This reject mode is always available.
Toggle (only available if a photo-eye is tted)
When a contaminated package is detected the reject delay time is counted down, in order for the
package to travel to the reject device, where upon the reject device state is toggled.
NOTE: No Reject dwell entry will appear in the Product setup menu for this mode of operation.
Dwell extension (not available if a photo-eye is tted)
When a contaminated product is detected the reject device is immediately activated, and stays
activated for a time equal to the reject dwell time. If a second reject product is detected before the
dwell time has timed out, then the dwell time is counted down from the beginning again. No Reject
delay entry will appear in the Product setup menu.
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Reject relay
Can be set to be either normally energised or normally de-energised (the normal state is the not
rejecting state). For failsafe applications the relay state should be normally energised, shown as
ENERG on the display, so that if the power fails to the system the relay will drop out causing
rejection of non-inspected product.
Reject timing
Can be selected to be either product relative or universal. Product relative means that each of the
products can have different dwell/delay times, whereas universal means that they will all be the
same.
NOTE: If universal timing is selected, then when the reject timings are adjusted for one product, then
all the others will automatically be updated to the same values.
Reject conrm
Set to YES if reject conrmation facility is tted to your system, and you wish a system fault to be
generated on a conrmation failure.
If reject conrmation is set to ON, then the entries conrm delay if a photo-eye is tted and a conrm
window will appear in the menu list. These entries allow a time window to be set up in which a reject
conrmation signal must be received when a contaminated pack is rejected.
For example, if the conrmation signal should occur within 50 to 150ms of the reject device being
activated, set the conrm delay to 50ms and the conrm window to 100ms.
Bin full
Select this if a bin full facility has been tted to your system, and you wish a system fault to be
generated if the reject bin becomes full.
For failsafe operation, the fault relay should be wired into the conveyor drive or reject circuitry to
ensure that no contaminated product can pass in the event of a reject or bin full failure.
Dwell unit (only available if vari-speed operation is selected)
This option will only appear if vari-speed operation has been selected. Select either time or distance
depending upon the sort of reject device that has been tted to the system.
Wherever possible the necessary settings will be selected before the unit is dispatched by Loma.
Specic hardware requirements are needed for some of the options to be operational, such as bin
full detection. The reject dwell and/or delay times are set in the Product setup menu.
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License agreement
1. Grant of Licence:
Loma Systems shall at all times have and retain title and full ownership of all software, rmware
programming routines, and documentation thereof supplied by Spectrum Inspection Systems for
use with the equipment, and of all copies thereof made by Buyer (collectively software).
Loma Systems grants Buyer a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use such software
solely for use with the equipment.
Buyer shall take all reasonable steps to protect Loma Systems proprietary interest in the software
and shall not transfer or otherwise provide or sub-licence the software to any third party.
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Index
31
installing
belt conveyor versions
Bargraph display
11
22
batch, resetting
22
ISO 9000
42
45
49
10
keycodes
at belts
dening
33
optional equipment
entering
10
33
reject mechanisms
standard equipment
technical specication
restricting access
Keycodes menu
33
33
L
C
Learning products
28
calibration parameters
30
Full learn
28
cleaning
56
Lelearn a product
28
commissioning guide
62
28
61
Update learn
28
contacting Loma
vii
Contaminants log
24
conventions
Currently selected product display
logs
vi
11
D
displaying batch results
22
displays
11
24
clearing
25
Contaminants log
24
displaying
24
Errors log
24
Faults log
24
printing
25
Bargraph
11
11
menus
12
Reject count
11
editing options
12
Threshold/signal
11
Keycodes menu
33
33
E
editing a text eld
emergency procedures
13
v
35
16
entering keycodes
10
Errors log
24
F
Faults log
24
65
16, 37
23
Results menu
22
selecting
11
safety warnings
iii
Service menu
66
technical specication
63
32
Principles of operation
adjusting
32
11
locking
32
16
head gain
72
Index
65
13
37
11
running a test
39
thresholds
31
37
adjusting
12, 32
setting up
37
31
48
31
PV testing
16, 37
quality assurance
Quick Setup Quide
63
18
W
warnings, safety
11
Reject mechanisms
Reject options
67
23
Reports
22
Batch
22
Calibration
22
Error
22
Fault
22
PV test
22
Setup
22
specifying
23
Status
22
Results menu
22
reverse calibration
60
S
safety warnings
iii
search head
11
sensitivity, adjusting
12
Service menu
66
Setting machine ID
33
32
Setting up manually
30
Learning products
28
statistics
22
accept count
22
product
22
reject count
22
specifying
23
total count
22
wiring diagram
iii
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