Plastic Extrusion Macro - ABB ACS560 Firmware Manual

146 Control macros

Plastic extrusion macro

Plastic extrusion in a plastic industry is a process of converting plastic materials from
solid to liquid states and reconstituting them as finished components.
The below diagram shows the different process involved in a plastic extrusion.
Basic plastic extrusion block diagram
Die
Feed pipe
Breaker plate
The plastic granules (in solid state) are fed as input which then goes through various
process in the extruder machine to get the desired plastic product as output. The
extruder operates with five to six motors and drives, depending on the type of
extruder machine.
The Plastic extrusion macro is suitable for the drives used in plastic extrusion
industry.
To enable the macro, navigate to
• Main menu
or
• Main menu
[20] Plastic Extrusion.
Heated Barrel
Screw
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Connection macro
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Complete parameter list
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Hopper
 Plastic extrusion
parameter 96.04 Macro select
Drive
Motor
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