TC5200 Multi-Cavity Hot Runner Temperature Controller
Features
- The TC5200 multi-cavity hot runner temperature controller. One single temperature controller has 26 to 72 zones and even up to 240 zones in a network. Maintenance operations can be simplified with its modularized device design and requirement-based configuration. The purchasing costs are greatly reduced by its unique temperature control, with two zones within one level.
- High light of the TC5200 Hot Runner Control system is the GUI based user interface, along with its adjustable perspective angle, is easy for fast adoption in multi-points control. The RS485 communication function enables you to set up multiple controls at once to simplify the required operations. The built-in and practical current sensor and indicator functions benefit various applications, especially automotive, bottle billet injection, and medical supplies, by realizing the concept of one-stop control.
TC5200 Hot Runner Control system
TC5200 Multi-Cavity Hot Runner Temperature Controller produced by ARICO, specially designed for plastic injection molding manufacturers when operating hot runner system. We create the professional hot runner temperature controller for mold temperature monitoring, providing a variety of or customized controllers at a reasonable price. Saving manpower costs, reducing downtime, ensuring segmentation, full heating process, and smooth synchronization, TC5200 Hot Runner Control system have those above advantages effectively strengthen the hot runner on waste recycling and raw material cost management.
Soft Start for Hot Runner Temperature control
Purpose- The heater element used in hot runner is typically made more compact to achieve higher power density. The compact structure of the heater element implies smaller heater coil spacing, and moisture tends to condense more easily within the tight coils of compact heater element. When moisture condenses within the heater element and full power electricity is applied at the beginning of heating, high current/voltage can easily cause the heater element to burn out. To prevent burn out of heater element resulting from over-current caused by high moisture content in it, the Soft Start (de-moisture) function can be enabled so that low-current/voltage heating removes the moisture in the heater element for protection.
Principle- To provide low current/voltage output on the temperature controller for hot runner, precise control of the AC supplied to the heater is necessary. Refer to the picture below; to precisely control the AC output, it's essential to obtain a synchronous signal with the AC input - the Zero Crossing signal. This allows for accurate timing calculations to trigger the AC output and achieve the desired output ratio.
SOFT START Function-Conditions
1. Soft Start setting is enabled.
2. Heater Temperature below 125℃/257℉.
3. Phase angle 30% output for 1 minute (fixed).
4. After the Soft Start is completed, normal temperature control resumes.
- Automatic ID recognition
- PID auto temperature control
- Editable zone name (auto/manual)
- Automatic shutdown for heater abnormality
- Current, output percentage display function
- Fast alternative for 230V/380V power input
- Easy swapping for individual module failures
- Follower function for thermocouple disconnection
- 8 curves display (temperature, output percentage)
- Synchronized temperature raising/lowering
- Module memory (internal and external USB drive)
- Internal alarm buzzer (with alarm sound stop switch)
- Detection for heater open and short circuits
- RS485 communication function: ASCII and RTU mode
- To protect the power source input wrong witting and less phase
- Selectable two output trigger modes (Phase angle / Zero cross)
- Temperature range: Thermocouple K TYPE:0~600°C(32~999°F)/J TYPE:0~600°C(32~999°F)
- Self diagnosis log: (current, voltage, heater impedance, power, thermocouple, heater, fuse, TRIAC status)
- Group setup function
- Auto/Manual function
- Web based file output function (USB)
- Selectable six alarm modes
- Load Power Usage display per zone
- Detection for fuse breakage
- Setting for output percentage limit
- Power balance detection and display
- Thermocouple break and inverse detect
- Selectable two thermocouple types (J/K)
- Selectable two temperature scales (°C/°F)
- Monitor
- System
- Mold
- Record
- Alarm
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