W-Checker

The Width-Checker (WCHecker) is a sensor that checks the presence of hot-melt adhesive on pieces in transit.

The check is made not only on the presence or absence of the adhesive, but also on the width of the deposited section, therefore the WChecker is particularly suitable to check the quality of the gluing on lines that carry out the continuous coating of the glue.

The width is measured by a specific thermal sensor that simultaneously measures the temperature in 8 spots of the deposited section, verifying that the value read in each of them corresponds to the “cold” and “hot” conditions set by the programming software.

The WChecker is provided with a Modbus RTU/RS485 interface operating at 9600 bps, and can therefore be connected to systems using this same standard.

Connections are facilitated by the presence on the WChecker of an RJ45 connector that can be connected to common Ethernet cables. For connections between the Ethernet cable and the electrical panel (power supply, alarm signal, Modbus line, etc.), a special CB-CHECKER interconnection board is provided for DIN rails with an RJ45 connector and screw terminals.

The operating parameters can be set by using the programming software:

• Synchronisation between gun opening/closing and actual reading. This function allows to take into account the distance between the gun and the WChecker sensor, compensating for reading delays caused by the time it takes for the adhesive to transit from the dispensing spot to the verification spot
• Sensor response speed (switching time between non-alarm and alarm and vice versa)
• Temperature threshold for cold zone/hot zone discrimination
• Hysteresis between cold zone and hot zone temperature
• Temperature difference between hot zone (yellow LED) and very hot zone (white LED)
• Which temperature zones are to be considered hot and which are to be considered cold