MB-Traverse Control

Open Chassis Level Wind/Web Scan Control

The MB-Traverse open-chassis controller is a configurable, microprocessor-based digital controller. The MB-Traverse provides precision digital control for reciprocating "back-and-forth" applications. Perfect for level wind guides in the wire, cable and tubing industries; crosslapping fiber and fabric web; scanning for web inspection or chemical applications; fiber wound tanks and cylinders.

Isolated Analog Interface to any AC or DC Drive.
Pre-Programmed.. no code to write.
Automatic Profile Generation.
Batch or Layer Counting.
Interrupt / Resume Configurations.

The open chassis design is perfect for OEM's requiring cost-effective designs and flexibility of applications. This package is offered for those high volume OEM customers who want to save panel space in their equipment and have a fixed-geometry or permanent-host configuration. The MB-Traverse is available as a "Control Card only" or as a combination "Control Card + Power Supply". The optional power supply provides isolated power for the controller board and 5 VDC isolated auxiliary power. The power supply simply plugs onto the board and connects to either a 115 or 230 VAC supply. The MB-Traverse mounts flat or on edge inside a control enclosure.

The MB-Traverse control has a serial port for RS422 and RS232 communication. ContrexHost software, when loaded on a Windows® PC or laptop, allows you to initiate commands, change parameters, load/save setup values, and monitor more than 50 values on one or up to 32 channels of MB-Series controllers.

The CONTREX hand-held, remote programming unit can be used on the manufacturing floor to change parameters or run diagnostic routines.

Features:
The operator can enter any pitch and width from the keypad, directly in engineering units like inches or millimeters.
Four preset setpoints (process lengths)can be loaded for selection by switch or PLC contacts.
These setpoints can be changed on-the-fly.
Reads quadrature encoders to monitor line speed and direction.

Literature

MB-Traverse Manual Addendum SK1449 (PDF format, 65kb)
Specifications (PDF format, 101kb)

Many of these documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe , to view or print these documents.

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