On lines that cannot shear while the material is stationary, a special scrap piece is added to the queue to do what is called an AutoCrop. When the controller goes into run and the material starts moving it will do a shear to start the leading edge of the first part.

Many times this part is not long enough or they do not want it to go through the roll-former. In this case the operator has to remember to halt the line after the AutoCrop cut occurs.

A new setup parameter called Halt After Auto Crop has been added. It has two possible settings, YES and NO. When set to yes the controller will automatically halt after the Auto Crop has been completed.

This setup is by default locked with the setup lockout. It can be added to configurations. It is part of the Run Mode Options group. It is active and visible anytime the Auto Crop Length parameter is active and visible.