MODIFICATION OF

CONTROL
CIRCUIT OF
CHRONOS MAKE
BAGGING AND
WEIGHING
V.P.K. Unni M(Instruments)
MACHINES
G.G.Joshi Ch. Tech (Instruments)
20 Aug 2010
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 INTRODUCTION
The Chronos make Bagging & Weighing
Machines were installed in the Bagging
plant at Kandla in the year 2000. There
are 8 slat conveyors and above each
slat conveyors two nos. of weighing
machines are attached with a common
discharge hopper. So there are a total
16 nos. of weighing machines.
 Main parts of the
Machine are
1) Feed gate assembly – Single feed gate with
two step operation with pneumatic cylinders.
2) Weighing Bucket.
3) Two Nos. of Load cells attached to the
weighing bucket to sense the load.
4) Discharge gate assembly – operated by
Pneumatic cylinders.
5) 8 VDC Proximity switch attached to weighing
bucket.
 Main parts of the
Machine are
6) 110 VAC Knotex relay.
7) Metal plate attached to discharge gate to
sense the closure of discharge gate through
8 VDC switch & Knotex relay.
8) Sack grip – operated by pneumatic cylinders.
9) Proxy switch-attached to sack grip which
senses the closure of sack grip.
10)2 No. of Speedac Microprocessor based
controllers mounted in control room (one for
each machine).
 Main parts of the
Machine are
11) One No. Programmable Logic Controllor
(PLC) – common for both machines, which
discriminates the earlier occurrence of
balance in the machines.
12) Local Control Panel – for operation like
start, stop, weighment selection, manual
sack release, clearing Hold signal etc.
 OPERATION
There is a selector switch in the
Local control panel by which we can
set the target wt 25, 40, 50Kg as
desired.
Once the target wt. is set and
the bucket is empty, load cell gives
signal to the controller equivalent to
zero load. The closure of discharge
gate is ensured by the metallic plate
8VDC & Knotex relay. If the discharge
gate is closed the metallic plate will
be in contact with proxy switch which
in turn operates the knotex relay.
The knotex relay contact sends signal
 Controller now issues signal to
the two feed gate solenoid valves
which operates the feed gate in two
steps – rough & fine feed and the
feed gate will be opened fully. When
approx 40 Kg material is fed to the
weigh hopper the controller will
withdraw signal from the rough feed
solenoid valve and the rough gate
will close. Now the material flow will
be throttled and wen 50Kg material
is fed into the bucket the controller
will withdraw signal from the fine
feed sv. and the feed gate will be
closed completely. Now the
 When the Bag filler presses the
“U” proximity switch , bag will be
gripped in the sack grip through
cylinders. The closure of sack grip is
sensed by a proxy switch on the sack
grip which sends signal to PLC
ensuring the gripping of spout. Now
the PLC will send O.K. to discharge
signal to the controller whose
Balance occurred earlier. The
controller will now give discharge
signal to the corresponding weighing
machine. Discharge gate will open
and material will be discharged into
the bag. The bag will be released
CLOSURE OF DISCHARGE GATE TO THE
CONTROLLER IS NECESSARY. PREVIOUSLY
THE CLOSURE OF DISCHARGE GATE IS
SENSED BY A METALLIC PLATE WHICH
OPERATES 8VDC PROXY SWITCH WHICH IN
TURN ENERGIZES A KNOTEX RELAY WHICH
FURTHER SENDS SIGNAL TO THE SPEEDAC
CONTROLLER ENSURING THE CLOSURE OF
DISCHARGE GATE. DURING RAINY SEASON
OR WHENEVER THERE IS MOISTURE,THE
KNOTEX RELAY & THE 8VDC SWITCH GETS
SHORT CRICUITED AND GETS BURNT.
SEVERAL KNOTEX RELAYS & 8 VDC
SWITCHES WERE BURNT AND DOWN TIME
WAS INCREASING.
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