• Contrex Inc

Synchronising Controller

The CX-1200 is a synchronising controller. It controls the Follower machine in a Lead-Follow machine coordination process. It will command the Follower to match both speed and phase as it tracks the Lead machine, to achieve automatic synchronisation between the machines. Features: synchronise separate machines – transfer product from conveyor to conveyor; align cleats, bars, pockets, hooks, or grippers; starwheels, fillers, cappers, and cartoners are easily tied together; mix machine stations from different manufactures; mix old and new or rebuilt machines together without mechanical lineshafts; register web processes – die cut in register to printed patterns on webs for labels or bags; coordinate form/fill/seal applications; apply labels to cartons or containers; coordinate multi-motor systems – the CX-1200 receives encoder and position information from both the lead machine, and the follower machine; it precisely controls the follower axis, working through a choice of motor/drive combinations; AC/DC/Servo/Vector drives are all compatible with the CX-1200; various gear ratios, or encoder counts, are easily accommodated; electronic phase shifting – adjust registration phase, on-the-fly, by 3 different methods – numerical shift parameter, remote Advance/Retard pushbuttons, or remote Analog Signal from a potentiometer or host PLC; change on-the-fly – control block selections allow multiple preset machine configurations; learn modes, and trending values – new machine configurations can be "Learned" on-the-fly; web stretch or shrink is recognized through trending algorithms; built-in PLC: customise alarms, create start-up sequencing, count production batches, or time vacuum valves or gate actuation. I/O ports are re-assignable; internal logic, timers, comparators, and counters are easily programmed from the front face; factory automation and system integration – built-in RS485 serial links; and optional DeviceNet card allow connection to host controllers in larger integration schemes.