Ronnie Upchurch

MP- 1   Installed a cover on the touch screen control.

 

MP- 10   The nut press wasn’t working. The nuts weren’t sliding down the left side track; cleaned it – working now.

 

MP- 24   Replaced a broken roller on the operator side gate.

 

I didn’t see the pump for 21 yet. If it comes in tomorrow we’ll have plenty of time to install it since molding is down for two days.

 

                                                                                                                                   Later………………………………

Update 03-16-11

Hey Guys,

I just ordered a new Star Sprue Picker for MP26.  I also ordered a new 5/16” screen for the green small grinder on MP22 (GR21).  It has 3/16” screen and is grinding Santoprene and getting clogged up frequently.

I finally convinced Ken that we need to order 2 of the Special AEC grinders that I had spec’ed out to especially grind warm rubbery materials.  He is turning in a CER for it today.

The pump for MP21 is due back in by the end of day today.  Mark is out today and I have to leave at noon, so I told Ronnie just to prep it for tomorrow.

 

Thanks and keep up the hard work.

 

 

Joshua Ledbetter

Molding Maintenance Manager &

Manufacturing Engineer

Oreck Manufacturing Company

(C) 931-239-3235

(F) 931-646-7615

 

Ronnie Upchurch

MP-6  Adjusted the gate cutters; one side wasn’t cutting close enough.

 

MP-7  The portable hopper loader motor burned out. Replaced.

 

GR-4  I flipped the stationary blades & removed the rotating blades; no more blades in MRO. Also one of the adjustment set screws is missing from the front

           stationary blade ; it’s metric.

 

I vacuumed out the oil pans on MP-6 -7 & 8

3-14-11 Mike Daniels

Worked on PMs

 

Made a core plug for mold in mp5           

 

Swept shop

 

Mike Daniels

Technical Specialist

Oreck Manufacturing

1400 Salem Rd

Cookeville,  TN  38506

Cell 931.287.6252

 

Eat. Sleep. Fish.

 

3.13.11 - Sean D-shift

Mp#25- Has been stopping for core bwd limit sensor. I found the core cylinder was loose. It has stopped a few more times infrequently. I have checked the wires on the switches and plugs. At this point I think the mold cores may be getting caught up and not pulling after it shoots parts.
It occurs about once every half hour, and always at the same place in the cycle, right before it starts to open and cores are pulling. I added some time before opening to it and it seemed to help.

Mp#14- The machine would shoot parts and then stop before building a shot again. Then the clamp would not open up in manual. Checked many switches, etc. Finally found the mold touch switch (LS2) was flickering. I re-adjusted it and checked operation, no further problems.

Continued with PM's..

Sean

Ronnie Upchurch

MP-2  Cores not working – The hydraulics were hooked to core 1 & the switches were hooked to core 2. I moved the plug to # 1 side. It still wasn’t shifting.

         I found one of the male quick connects was bad.

 

I emptied all the Nissei over flow jugs & the oil vac.

 

I moved the grinder from MP-12 to the shop. I cleaned it out. We need to order new blades for it.

 

 MP-1       I changed out the grease tube on the lube system.

 

They brought 3 scales to the shop for repair. I  cleaned them up & adjusted the level.  2 of them work fine, the other one I’ll take to Craig to check out. It

       wouldn’t hold the zero or the tare setting.

 

3.11.11 Sean Kearns

Mp#12- The Grinder was found completely full. I cleaned it out and set it back up to load material again.

Continued with PM's

Sean

3.8.11 Sean Kearns D- shift

Finished Packing up the pump and weighed it @139lbs.

We had a power failure at 11:02 pm last night. It tripped the #3 panel which fed the North Bus. I was able to reset it and the air compressor and we were going agin shortly after 12:00.

Mp#9- The Z-at part drop maximum limit needs changed in the HMI's. It would not hurt to set them all that way, or make the value accessible from the touch screen. Maybe add it to the speed control page.

Continued with PM.'s!

Call if there are any questions.

Sean

3.7.11 Sean D-shift

Mp#23- Potter asked me to look at the mold heater circuit. It checked out alright without taking the tool apart. It just appears they are not getting good heat transfer inside the mold. Heaters checked out and T/C's did too. They will need to pull it ouit and take it apart.

Mp#18- Had trouble with zone #1. Could not get the controller to output a signal. Found a relay with a bad set of contacts, moved wires over to a spare set on the same relay. Never could get the controller to send a signal. Changed it out 4 times and finally got one of the very older analog types to work correctly. I only had used stuff to try out, so we may need to order a new one to put on the shelf...when the money returns?

Mp#15- Did not get very far with it. I pulled the M1 valve of and cleaned it, it was very clean and solenoids ohmed out good. Reset mold thickness, etc. and bled out the air, problem remains.
Will proceed some more tonight.

Sean

Ronnie Upchurch

MP-21  Worked with Josh & Mark trying to figure out why it’s generating so much air in the oil. Mark is checking into having the pump rebuilt. It’s down

            until we get a response on the pump.

 

MP-15  I replaced the C-7 check valve, still no go. The Toshiba tech. said we’re in the right area; sounds like something isn’t shifting fast enough. I did all

           the system pressure tests they told me to try, & it checks out OK, so at least we know it isn’t one of the pumps. The next step is to start pulling the

            clamp valve stack apart & check for sticking spools etc.

B shift 3-4-11 thru 3-6-11

Worked on PHs

 

Cleaned a pithead from nozzle on mp16 and rewired.

 

Vacuumed excess oil from presses

 

Mp12 broke ejector cylinder bolts. Repaired

 

Replaced a broke belt on grinder behind mp10. Nobody knows how or when this happened.

 

Have a Great Week

  GONE FISHIN

 

 

Mike Daniels

Technical Specialist

Oreck Manufacturing

1400 Salem Rd

Cookeville,  TN  38506

Cell 931.287.6252

 

Eat. Sleep. Fish.

 

3.3.11 - Sean

Continued with PM's.

MP#16-Replaced the sled forward switch.

Have a great weekend. Call if there are any questions!

Sean

Ronnie Upchurch

Dryer in the shop – over temp. alarm.  I had to adjust the bed switch.

 

DR-4 In the mezzanine – Alarm 11. The top of the drive motor housing was loose & the gear was slipping. Tightened .

 

Chuck w/ Nissei is faxing us some better copies of the valve driver set up.

 

MP- 15  I ordered a new clamp check valve – ( C-7 on the hydraulic print )

 

I made a purchase req. for some more Citra-Solv degreaser & Litho- Lube grease.

 

I got a quote for new Spenser Vortex blower- 906.00.  Cookeville Elect. wants 1000.00 to repair the old one. We still have a spare in MRO.

 

We got everything cleaned up & picked up in the shop, but didn’t see anyone walk through today.

March 2, 2011

March 2, 2011

 

Ordered a hardened screw, barrel, and tip for MP13.  Right now it is a 4WK lead time.

 

Labeled steemer tank EOAT.

 

Worked with Ronnie on MP11 Cal.

 

 

 

Mark McKee

Technical Specialist

Oreck Manufacturing Company

1400 Salem Rd

Cookeville,  TN  38506

mmckee@oreck.com

PH      931.646.7856

CELL  931.644.5289

FAX    931.646.7615

 

2-28-11 3-1-11

2-28-11

 

Worked on dryer issues all night. Dryer11 replaced overload contacts on blower motor then it lost a process heater contactor do we see a pattern these things are ending there life and are in need of replacement. Dryer was brought to shop looped out and running so far so good.

 

Mp2 had issues with Mold and cores not set up to run on cores read Josh’s blog about it.

 

 

 

Mike Daniels

Technical Specialist

Oreck Manufacturing

1400 Salem Rd

Cookeville,  TN  38506

Cell 931.287.6252

 

Eat. Sleep. Fish.

 

March 1, 2011

March 1, 2011

 

Work with F1 Fan Housings and new tester.  Fan Housings that had a .7 weld time proved to be leakers and could be destroyed at about 5psi.  Housings with .9 weld time had a small leak but passed the tester and were able to be destroyed at 10psi.  Housings with 1.0 – 1.1 seemed to be sealed / welded very well with destruction around 12-14 psi.  All new housing halves passed the drop tester at 30inches.

 

Wired mold #52926 (Steemer Tank)  for cores.  Swapped hydraulic fittings on the mold and connected to core 1 on MP2.  Adjusted switches and cores worked on A1 and B1.  Gary made EOAT for Tanks and we adjusted in. 

 

Talked to Josh about MP21, he showed me the valve to increase speed of functions, worked with Rick to get fan runners to drop.  Repaired pull cable for plates on mold.

 

Set up ban saw in molding shop for techs.

 

Helped Gary button up MP15, he replaced screw and tip.

 

Worked on MP11 Robot,  Robot would grab parts and stop above mold, say in unsafe position.  Ended up being no time in cycle start timer  on mold machine.

 

Ronnie and I will  try to calibrate MP11 and MP21 tomorrow.

 

 

 

Mark McKee

Technical Specialist

Oreck Manufacturing Company

1400 Salem Rd

Cookeville,  TN  38506

mmckee@oreck.com

PH      931.646.7856

CELL  931.644.5289

FAX    931.646.7615

 

Recovery Tank MP02

Hello All,

Gary Gore and Mark McKee built a new EOAT today to enable the Recovery Tank to run in MP02 off of the cores.

In the past we have used the Ejectors to control the stripper plate on this mold because when not using the robot multiple strokes were needed to clear the part.  It is a lot safer to use the Core circuit because when using the Ejectors the set-up parameters were just “tricking” the machine and everything was based on time with no part removal verification.  When using the Core circuit in combination with the robot, part removal is verified.

Just remember that on the “Special Options” menu of the robot that “Cores Logic” needs to be turned ON.

Any questions regarding this can be directed to me or any member of the Molding Maintenance Department.

Thanks

 

 

Joshua Ledbetter

Molding Maintenance Manager &

Manufacturing Engineer

Oreck Manufacturing Company

(C) 931-239-3235

(F) 931-646-7615

 

2.26.11 (Weekend of) Sean

Mp#23- changed nozzle band.

Mp#3- replaced 1-1/4" hose on the op side clamp assist cylinder that was leaking bad. Cleaned up the oil.

Mp#1- installed air pressure regulator on the EOAT so it would not damage fans. They had turned down the regulator on the robot to where the system pressure switch would no longer make, faulting out the robot.

Mp#21-Sole Plate wheel press, replaced one of the two hand air switches.

Mp#2- Replaced the wire on the ejector back switch of steemer tank mold. It got smashed.

Mp#24- Wheel/Tire Press Tool. Made a hand tool so they could rework the cold tires that were molded. This item needs to be revisited by one of our manufacturing engineers involved with it. The normal automatic operation is damaging the parts when used.

Mp#10- The nut press is still having problems when the nuts are not cleaned, the track will not load up correctly. Wev put some in a 5 gallon bucket with degreaser and tumbled it for an hour. Then cleaned them off with rags and air. No one can give me an answer as to what is the procedure with this situation. Who makes the decision? Communication has been poor lately on some of these problems that keep lingering around.? Thanks for any support you can get.

Continued with PM's and other support functions.


Have a very nice day.

Sean

Ronnie Upchurch

                   2/25/11

 

Worked on the “Randy Russell” hot stamp project.

 

Ordered a large assortment set of metric o-rings from IR-G.

 

MP-13  Started getting material together to replace the section between the hopper & feed throat that keeps clogging up.

 

MP-6&7  Vacuumed out oil pans & emptied the oil vac.

 

                 2/26/11

 

MP-13  Made a new adapter plate for the hopper & remounted.

 

MP-24  Fabricated a temporary knock-off tool on the eoat for the wheel mold.

 

MP-16 Replaced the timer relay in thermolater – T-4.

 

                 2/27/11

 

MP-2  Core 2 pull not making.  The switch wasn’t working, but when I removed it from the cylinder, it checked OK. I changed it out. Working OK.

 

MP-6  I got the numbers off the pump to order a pump seal.

 

MP-15  Need to order a PS1 pressure switch. It build tonnage -2000psi- but bleeds off to about 1650psi.

 

MP-5  The nozzle heat wasn’t consistent. The contactor coil was weak. Replaced.

 

MP-2  The male quick connect on core 1 was leaking. Removed, put on Teflon tape, & reinstalled.

Ronnie Upchurch

MP_7  Alarm 5111 – The clamp close control switch got twisted around & the neutral position was actually the close position.

 

DR-32  Alarm 11 -  Index time too long. The index limit switch was bad.

 

MP-6  The conveyor wasn’t indexing. The relay in the robot cabinet burned out. Replaced

 

MP-21  The zone 2 heat dropped out. The contactor coil was weak. Replaced

 

Mark & I worked on the “Randy Russell”  hot stamp project. He’s satisfied, ( For Now )