Changes made for Pathfinder 5226 controllers.

On double folder machines the 5226 controller has two main operations for making the machine make the part. Full Automatic is when the operator has gripped onto the material and is out of harm’s way. The activation of this mode will make the part in fast speed until done, a manipulation is needed or something has caused production to stop. Semi-Automatic mode is when the operator is moving the axes by holding a pedal and could be in harm’s way. In this mode the machine will move in safe speed and pause if the operator lets go of the pedal. There used to be a perk of Semi-Automatic in which the operator could move the clamp with the pedal until clamped and then leave the hazard area to put the bend operation into Full Automatic. This was taken out at some point when implementing the FoldGuard system to work with the light fence.

The solution was to allow the user to either press the pedal to keep the machine in Semi-Auto or press the Full Automatic button to put into Full Automatic once clamped. This allows the operator to decide which mode would be best for different situations.