WEIGH SCALE BLENDER® - Maguire Products

WEIGH SCALE BLENDER®
MAGUIRE PRODUCTS, INC.
COMPONENT PARAMETERS (12 Groups of 13 parameters each)
_TY
Designates material type for this component
_TY is the number that designates if this Component is used and what material
TYPE it is. Material TYPES are REGRIND, NATURAL, ADDITIVE, or NOT USED.
This parameter is stored as a 5 digit number but displayed as a three letter word:
OFF = Component NOT USED,
REG = REGRIND,
NAT = NATURAL,
ADD = ADDITIVE.
Use the key to toggle through these four selections.
(All other parameters require input of a 5 digit number.)
The WEIGH SCALE BLENDER handles each DIFFERENTLY in the MATH routines.
REGRIND (PERCENT OF MIX)
Those components that you designate REGRIND will be added as a PERCENT of the
ENTIRE MIX of material.
NATURAL (RATIO TO EACH OTHER)
Those components that you designate NATURAL will be added in the proportion that you
specify them to each other. Their actual percentage of the mix will depend on how much
Regrind is specified and how much Additive is specified.
ADDITIVE (PERCENT OF ALL NATURALS)
Each component designated ADDITIVE will be added as a percentage of all the
NATURALS added together.
If you think of your mix as a RATIO OF WEIGHTS, for example, components 1, 2, 3, 4, and
5 are to be mixed at 100, 50, 5, 20 and 7 pounds respectively, then you may wish to specify
ALL components as NATURALS. In this way weights may be entered just as listed. They
need not add up to any particular number. Components will be dispensed to maintain the
proper specified RATIO to each other component.
If you wish to think of ALL components as PERCENTAGES of THE MIX, percents that
always add up to 100, then you can specify ALL components as REGRIND and enter the
exact percent for each. If ALL components are specified as REGRIND, then all settings
must add up to 100. If the total exceeds 100, an error message will appear.
However, we recommend that you specify materials this way:
REGRIND; all the materials that DO NOT require the addition of the ADDITIVES. Usually
this is your Regrind scrap.
NATURAL; all the materials that are the bulk of the mix. These will be RATIOED to each
other and will constitute the ENTIRE mix except for space needed for Regrind and
Additives.
ADDITIVE; all the materials that are added to the NATURALS only; color, stabilizer, slip
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