Mentium Process Monitoring & Control System (Some Screen Images)
Inch/Metric Configurations
Hot /Cold Chamber Configurations
Non-proprietary Hardware
Die Casting Process Planner (DCPP) Integration (Optional Product)
Mentium Die Maintenance Software Integration (Optional Product)
Mentium Remote Workstation Software Integration (Optional Product)
Mentium Visual Management Software Integration (Optional Product)

Touch Screen Functionality (On/Off Selectable)




Main Screen & Menu

 Trend Display

Multiple pages of 5-variables/page displayed using SPC type displays

 SPC Display

Normal Distribution
Range
X-Bar
HistogramUCL, LCL, and Mean are calculated using user defined sigma valves
UCL and LCL display lines can be based on user specified sigma values or/and Process Alarm LimitsBin size used to display the histogram is user defined

Graphic Shot Display Screens
Operator Profile Display (Nicollet/PM10 Type Display Screen)
         
16-user selectable variables are display showing last shot values
       Green Values in Tolerance
       Yellow Values Exceeded Warning Limits
       Red Valves Exceeded Alarm Limits

Traces available to display
       Position
       Time
       Head/Cap Pressure
       Rod Pressure
       Auxilary1
       Auxilary2 (if Position is Quadrature Input)
       Metal Pressure
Two Cursors used to show values and average or delta differences
Use Reference Profiles for comparison

Engineering Profile Display
User Definable Graphics Display of shot profiles saved for instantaneous recall
              

 Large Text Display

Profile Display (Small Window with Variable Page Display)

Multiple user definable pages of variables (12-variables/page)
      Displays text showing last shot value for each variable
      Displays text showing running average for each variable
      Displays bar graph showing last shot value for each variable
      Displays bar graph showing running average for each variable
      Green Values in Tolerance
      Yellow Values Exceeded Warning Limits
      Red Valves Exceeded Alarm Limits
Traces available to display
      Position
      Time
      Head/Cap Pressure
      Rod Pressure
      Auxilary1
      Auxilary2 (if Position is Quadrature Input)
      Metal Pressure

Two Cursors used to show values and average or delta differences
Use Reference Profiles for comparison

Full Screen Profile Display

Traces available to display
      Position
      Time
      Head/Cap Pressure
      Rod Pressure
      Auxilary1
      Auxilary2 (if Position is Quadrature Input)
      Metal Pressure
Two Cursors used to show values and average or delta differences
Use Reference Profiles for comparison

Cycle Time Breakdown Display (Requires PLC Interface Option)

Numeric and Graphical displays to display up to 8-user defined PLC timers that breakdown and
monitor your machines complete cycle.  These variables also have Warning and Alarm Limits
and can be used in the SPC, Trend, Operator Profile, and Engineering Profile Display Screens.

Variables

48-Standard
24-User Defined Variables
64-PLC user-defined variables (requires PLC interface option)
User controllers display options (unit of measure, format)
Warning and Alarm Limits (User definable)
      Can be calculated automatically using SPC sigma values

Die & Part Setup (per part information)
Standard Data

Up to 24 drawings/part to display setup type information
(Click on Picture to view picture full size)

Up to 12 Documents/part to display

Text Documents
Microsoft Word Documents
Microsoft Excel Documents
Adobe Acrobat Documents         

Up to 12 Videos/part to play
                       

Die Casting Process Planner Software importing (Optional Product)

Temperature Control Setup (Optional)

Reciprocator Control Setup (Optional)

Up to 256 PLC Setpoints (Requires PLC Interface Option)

Velocity Profile Definition (Requires Mentium Shot Control Option)

4-Digital triggers based on achieving user specified positions.

Up to 100 Scrap Definitions (10-Groups/10-Subgroups)

Scrap Entry (2-Methods, Definitions are based on a part by part basis.)
Picture Scrap Entry (Click on the picture to record scrap selection and count.)


Conventional Scrap Entry (Select group/Sub-group and enter scrap quantity)


Production Information
Productivity & Efficiency Information and Production Count Information

Downtime Detail


Detail Scrap Information


Production Setup and Activation


Data View Display
Process Data Viewing


Process Data Exporting


Tie Bar Monitoring (Optional Product)
Displays Strain in Tonnage (Updated Continuously)


Tie Bar Setup


Temperature  Monitoring (Optional Product)
Displays up to 7-Temperatures (Updated Continuously)


Temperature & Additional Analog Setup


User Maintenance & System Security
Users (Specify password and user security)


Login Screen


Diagnostics Display
Real-time Display


Digital Setup


Analog Setup (Automatic Calibration)


Downtime Entry (Automatically Triggered)


System Setup Information


Shift Setup and Automatic Data Archiving Features


PLC Fault Display (Requires PLC Interface Option)
Fault Display


Fault Definitions


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