Injection Molding with the MACO® Compact

iPact Melt Pressure Control now available as a standard option

Chassis
-4 Slot Backplane
-Closed Cover

Temperature Card
-Adaptive Autotune Temperature
-8 Thermocouple Inputs
-16 Logic Outputs (low current)
-24 Vdc Power Supply Interface

Motion Control Card
-Patented Autotune Injection
-10 Step Velocity or Pressure Fill
-Transfer on Pressure, Time or Position
-Multiple Steps of Pack and Hold with Ramping
-10 Steps of Back Pressure Control
-RPM Control
-Closed Loop Clamp Control
-Fast On Card Instruction List Programming -Sequence Control
-Ethernet Modbus TCP Port
-6Ch. +/-10Vdc or 4-20mA Input
-4Ch +/- 10Vdc or 4-20mA Output
-16 Bit Resolution
-4Ch. Logic Outs/4Ch. Logic Ins
-2 Add-In Card Slots

32/32 Logic I/O Card
-32Ch. Logic In
-32Ch. Logic Out @2A

Operator Station
-Large 12.1” Color Display
-Touch Screen
-Windows CE Operating System
-Choice of 3 Optional Button Panels
-Line Graphs
-Multi-lingual
-Compact Flash Screen Storage
-USB Memory Stick Recipe Storage

Optional Cards
-2Ch. Encoder Add In Card
-8Ch. Logic I/O Add In Card
-2Ch. Analog Input Add In Card
-24/24Ch. Logic I/O Card
-32/32Ch. Logic I/O Card

The MACO Compact is a cost competitive general-purpose programmable logic controller with the advantages of integrated, total machine control in a compact package. It is an expandable system, similar to the industry standard MACO 4000, but designed for lower cost without sacrificing high-tech performance.

The MACO Compact supports either open or closed loop (IMPACT™ II) injection process control. Run the machine for a few cycles, and IMPACT II creates a theoretical model of the process. It uses this model along with hundreds of rules to automatically optimize the process to compensate for short and long term deviations in the injection molding process.

Precise adaptive automatic tuning is included for temperature control. SPC calculations and charts can be viewed on Eurotherm’s new line of OPtima CE touch screen displays.

Features and Benefits

High Speed Display Updates for Better Monitoring
Ethernet Communications for Seamless Connection to Plant Wide Systems
Recipe Storage to USB Memory Sticks
Online RLD Diagnostics Without a Separate Computer
Chassis Configuration for Centralized Wiring
Closed Loop Control Updated Less Than 1.0 Millisecond for Improved Part Quality
Large Color Touch Screen for Ease of Use
Statistical Process Control for Proactive Problem Predictions
Advanced Impact Injection Control for Improved Productivity

MACO Compact Documentation
Specification sheet Compact PLC	HA136755 Iss 1 (121KB)
Specification sheet Compact HMI	HA136754 Iss 2 (248KB)
MACO Control Systems brochure	HA136715 Iss 6 (2,604KB)

Last Updated Thursday, May 29, 2008