Measure, control, communicate.

If increasing the role of automation in your process is essential to improving your productivity, you are probably already exploring smarter machines and faster, more versatile networks. The task of maintaining effective weight data management and process control is a mission ideally suited to the E1310 Programmable Indicator/Controller.

The E1310 has all the bases covered from one application to another � one communication environment to the next. It possesses the power, flexibility and speed to implement the most advanced thinking in weight measurement, process control and effective communication.

Weight display and process control with unprecedented network connectivity

When we say the E1310 speaks your language, we are talking about two critically important capabilities:

It is not an overstatement to say the E1310 will meet and exceed the requirements of any application. It was specifically designed to provide a no compromise, tailored solution.

At its simplest, the E1310 is an exceptional weight indicator that is compatible with most standard and custom-configured weighing platforms: bench and floor scales � truck, track, conveyor and monorail scales � scales for batching, counting and checkweighing. The signal conversion rate and internal resolution of the E1310 ensures fast, precise, repeatable measurements for both static and in-motion weighing. Accuracy is further assured with Harmonizer� digital filtering. Harmonizer is a programmable damper that can automatically detect and cancel out specific types of interference caused by mixing operations, vibration or machine �noise.�

The E1310's standard memory provides storage space for custom start-up and shutdown sequences, tare values, multiple recipes for batching applications, print formats and data logging.

Four standard bidirectional serial ports provide connectivity to many serial devices, including printers, bar code scanners, label printers and remote displays. In addition, ModBus ASCII is also available.

Stored data may be directly printed from the indicator, downloaded and reformatted by a host PC or accessed via an intranet or internet connection.

Networking

manufacturing and processing facilities. The E1310 Indicator/Controller exemplifies the broad-based connectivity that has become a focal point of Avery Weigh-Tronix's new product R&D. In a fully integrated environment, the E1310 allows password-protected configuration and control of weight-based systems from any computer, on-site or around the world. Additionally, it can employ multiple information systems for maximum flexibility. Capabilities include monitoring and data acquisition via a web browser (HTTP), operational updates and error reporting via e-mail (SMTP), and pure, unaltered data transmission via FTP. The E1310 also allows AS/400, LAN or WAN access.

True multi-tasking

With upgrade options, the E1310 can simultaneously monitor up to eight independent scales or directly control many automated weight-based processes. Each system can be configured with its own measurement criteria, programmed routines, control devices, sensors and peripherals.

Application specific displays

What information do you need? How do you want that information presented? The E1310 can display virtually any combination of weight data, text and graphics. The actual number of possible display configurations is well over four million. This extraordinary flexibility means you are no longer constrained by someone else's idea of what is important. You decide what is of value.

Consider just a few of the options and it becomes clear how the E1310 can save you money, provide a clearer picture of operations and reduce read errors.

Diagnostics

The E1310 monitors all connected scales, sensors and control devices, as well as its own internal systems. Faults or errors initiate �Operational Warnings� that are clearly spelled out on the indicator display. If the indicator is connected to a fieldbus, details of the problem can be viewed at any access point along the network. E-mail messages can also be sent directly to designated personnel both on and off-site. Error reporting and programmed response are system specific. This means that problems occurring within one system will not interrupt the operation of other scales or processes controlled by the E1310.

In addition to notifying your internal personnel, the E1310 can automatically report scale or indicator error conditions to your Avery Weigh-Tronix service center via an optional modem connection. The indicator maintains downloadable system logs containing a detailed record of overloads, underloads and traffic counts.

The E1310 even helps ensure greater accuracy. If the actual weight of a package or multi-ingredient mixture does not match the prescribed weight, the E1310 can compare the amount of deviation to piece or ingredient weights stored in memory to pinpoint the missing element.

No other indicator, to date, has gone farther to make full automation of weightbased systems a practical reality.

"Building" an E1310 to your specifications

Avery Weigh-Tronix distributors are the starting point. Your local distributor is a full-service resource with the experience and training to translate your needs into a custom-tailored program. Units of measurement, terminology, operational annunciators, range of capacities, resolution, �watch dog� monitoring, input/output options and control functions � every aspect of the E1310's performance can be molded around your application.

Password protected changes to program parameters, softkey options and other basic settings are easily made with the alphanumeric keypad or optional keyboard.

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