Allmac is producing Tile Machines using the Formia design and they had a request for changes in the forming tool operation during a tail-out.

On a tail-out they don't want the Forming Tool to raise up on a tail-out. It has operated this way on every machine since the Tile Machine controller was created but It can damage steps that are still in the press. They may be able to recover more of the part if those steps don't get damaged.

They want the encoder to still have to move forward by the Minimum Forming Tool Feed distance the same as if the controller was still in auto. This prevents the forming tools from raising and deforming any remaining steps that are still in the machine.

While testing it was discovered that a Manual Shear, clearing the queue, was also causing the Forming tools to raise.

All conditions were changed to require the encoder to move forward by the Minimum Forming Tool Feed distance even after Manual Shears, Clearing the Queue, Tail-outs and Tail-ins before raising the Forming Tool.