HOME PAGE

The Main Page provides access to the following features:

1. Machine Mode: Indicates whether the machine is set to Auto or Manual mode.
2. Machine Status: Displays the machine’s activation sequences during the folding and sealing process.
3. Machine State: Shows the machine’s condition: Running, Ready to Run, Paused, or Fault Detected.
4. DAS Status: Indicates whether the DAS feature is enabled or disabled.
5. Buzzer (ON/OFF): Enables or disables the buzzer on the stack light.
6. User Login: Grants access to system configuration settings upon successful login.

LOGIN PAGE

User Profiles

• The login page provides two user profiles:
  • BestPack Personnel
  • Supervisor

As the machine owner, you must log in using the Supervisor profile.

Password Entry

• Select the Supervisor account.
• Enter the corresponding password when prompted.
• The default password is 1234.
• Press Enter to confirm.

Accessing the Main Menu

• After successful login, a button labeled Main Menu will appear in the lower-right corner of the screen.

• Use this menu to access and adjust the machine’s configuration settings.

   

MAIN MENU PAGE

The Main Menu includes the following options:

• Manual Control: Allows manual activation of key outputs such as motors and cylinders for functional testing.
• Parameter Settings: Provides access to machine configuration parameters. Users can adjust operational timers and define the Folding and Sealing Area positions according to the box size being processed.
• I/O Monitoring: Displays the status of the machine’s input and output signals as communicated to the PLC, with corresponding labels for easy identification.
• Alarms: Shows the current alarm status in the event of a jam and allows review of previous fault messages through the alarm history log.
• Machine Start Error Page: Displays all reed switches or required inputs that must be triggered before the machine can run. If any are misaligned or not responding, the system will indicate which one requires attention.
• Operation Log: Records access to HMI configuration pages, including user identity, date, and time of access.
• EasyAccess: When enabled, this feature provides remote assistance through Weintek’s secure VPN-based service, allowing connection to Weintek HMIs and PLCs.
• Maintenance Mode: Activates the machine’s cylinders in a dwell loop (extend and retract repeatedly). This feature allows fine adjustment of the cylinders’ airflow.

MANUAL MODE

To engage manual control functions, follow the steps below:

1. Switch to Manual Mode
   • Use the Auto/Manual selector switch located on the operator panel to set the machine to Manual Mode.
2. Verify Machine is Not Operating
   • Ensure the machine is not currently processing boxes.
   • Press the Stop button.
   • Press the Reset button to bring the system to a safe, idle condition.
3. Initiate Manual Operations
   • Once the system is confirmed to be in Manual Mode and inactive, manual operations can be initiated.
   • Each manual function is listed on the left side of the interface.
   • Selecting a function will activate the corresponding actuator or output as indicated.

ALARM HISTORY PAGE

Active alarms are displayed on the Alarm Main Page. If no message is shown, it indicates that the machine has no current faults. When a fault occurs, the red light on the machine’s stack light will flash, and a message describing the active fault will appear on the same screen. This function helps you quickly identify the issue, allowing for faster and more efficient troubleshooting.

By selecting the Alarm History option in the bottom-right corner, you can review the machine’s fault history from the past week. This feature is especially useful for analyzing issues from a specific shift, as it records both the fault type and the exact timestamp of each event.

EASY ACCESS

This feature serves as an alternative to an online connection through the HMI device. EasyAccess 2.0 is a remote assistance service by Weintek that provides a secure, VPN-based connection to Weintek HMIs. It allows users to monitor, troubleshoot, and update machines remotely from any internet-connected device, without the need for complex router configurations.

MACHINE START ERROR

The ELVSC Unit uses a reed switch system to detect whether the machine’s cylinders are extended or retracted. When the machine is ready to run, all cylinders must be in the home position, and the reed switch assigned to each cylinder should confirm that every cylinder is fully retracted.

If all cylinders are correctly positioned, the indicators will appear green, indicating that the home position is detected. If a cylinder is misaligned, its indicator will turn red and specify which cylinder is misaligned.

At the same time, the Machine Start Error Page verifies whether there is sufficient air pressure in the machine to safely run the equipment.

MAINTENANCE MODE

To engage Maintenance Mode functions, follow the steps below:

1. Switch to Manual Mode
   • Use the Auto/Manual selector switch on the operator panel to set the machine to Manual Mode.
2. Verify Machine is Not Operating
   • Ensure the machine is not currently processing boxes.
   • Press the Stop button.
   • Press the Reset button to bring the system to a safe, idle condition.
3. Enable Maintenance Mode
   • On the HMI device, access Maintenance Mode.
   • Select the option “Press to Enable” to unlock the feature.
4. Initiate Manual Operations
   • Once the system is in Manual Mode, “Press to Enable” has been selected, and the machine is inactive, manual operations can be initiated.
   • Each manual function is listed on the left side of the interface.
   • Selecting a function will activate the corresponding cylinder in a dwell loop sequence, allowing repeated extend and retract actions for maintenance purposes.

I/O MONITORING

The Input/Output Monitoring section consists of six pages that display the labels of all inputs and outputs configured in the machine’s PLC. These pages help identify the I/O associated with each specific label, with a fixed description provided to the right of each one. When an output is active (high signal), its corresponding label changes color from grey (low signal) to green (high signal).

OPERATION LOG

The Operation Log page displays detailed records of all HMI configuration logins over fix time intervals (hour and day). Each entry includes the user ID, timestamp, and the actions performed, enabling comprehensive audit trails and real‑time tracking of who has accessed or modified HMI settings.

PARAMETER SETTINGS

Low/No Tape: Enables or disables monitoring of the top or bottom tape application.

Box to Roller Delay: Sets the delay before activating the Wipe Delay feature, which enhances the tape finishing process.

Wipe Delay: Specifies how long the side belt motors in the sealing area stop as part of the Wipe Delay feature. Once the timer expires, the motors resume operation.

Vacuum Pump Behavior: The vacuum pump operation can be configured in two different modes:

• Standard Boxes: Default setting for regular box types.
• Flimsy Boxes: Adjusted setting to provide improved handling of lighter or less rigid boxes.

Pick Arm Early Exhaust: This feature controls the timing of the vacuum release by the pick arm:

• Enabled: The box is released immediately by the suction cups after the machine’s cylinders fold the major flaps.
• Disabled: The box is released by the suction cups when the pushing arm moves forward to transfer the box onto the side belts.

Push Arm Early Reset Type: This feature offers three modes:

• Reed Switch: Retracts the cylinders when the push arm returns and activates the reed switch located in the middle of the push arm cylinder.
• Timer: After the push arm sends the box to the sealing area, a manually adjustable timer controls when all cylinders are retracted.
• Disable: Disables early reset. The machine performs the sequence in the standard way.

Early Push Arm Reset Time: If Timer is selected, you can adjust the delay (in milliseconds) that determines when the cylinders retract.

Retract Pick-Up Arm TON: After the Pick-Up Arm reaches its fully extended forward position, this timer initiates the signal to retract the arm back to the forming area.

Pick-Up Arm Timeout TON: This timer ensures the Pick-Up process is completed within the defined time limit. If the Pick-Up Arm fails to retract within the set duration and the timer expires, the system will generate a fault message: “PICK UP ARM TIMEOUT.”

Carton Release Time: Defines the duration required to release the carton from the suction cups once the machine begins forming the flaps (applicable only if the Pick-Up Arm Early Exhaust function is disabled).

SA Entry Cleared: When the box is no longer detected by the SA Entry Photo Eye located in the side belts section, this timer issues the signal for the machine to initiate the pick-up sequence and process the next box.

SA Reset: When the box is no longer detected by the SA Exit Photo Eye in the side belts section, this timer signals the machine to stop monitoring the Tape and Timeout fault conditions in the side belt section, since the box has already exited the machine.

Retract Front Flaps: When the Rear Flap Folder is fully extended, this timer begins counting. Once the timer expires, it commands the corresponding cylinder to retract.

Front Minor Delay: When the Front Flap Folder is fully extended, this timer begins counting. After the timer expires, it signals the associated cylinder to retract.

Flap Resetting: Controls the retraction sequence of all forming cylinders, excluding the front and rear flap folders.

Push Arm Early Time: Once all flap folder cylinders are fully retracted, this timer issues the command for the Push Arm to return to its home position.

Right Feed Stop: When the Right Hopper Photo-Eye detects a carton, the system advances the hopper by a predefined number of pulses and then stops the motion.

No Carton – Right: If the Right Hopper Photo-Eye does not detect a carton, the hopper advances by a predefined number of pulses and then stops, even if no carton is detected after the movement.

Left Feed Stop: When the Left Hopper Photo-Eye detects a carton, the hopper advances by the number of pulses configured in the HMI and then stops.

No Carton – Left: If the Left Hopper Photo-Eye does not detect a carton, the hopper advances by the predefined number of pulses and then stops, even if no carton is detected after the movement.