Foot Pedal Index

[twins]

Not sure what the standard is on other branded auto presses, but our new MHM S-Type 16/14 doesn't index/print if you press the foot pedal before its done printing/drying. The only reason why this is extremely annoying to us is that our slightly older (3 years old) MHM X-Type 8/6 prints the next shirt if you press the pedal before the print is done.

Obviously we could just turn on auto mode, but it's just easier and quicker to make sure we get shirts on straight when we use the foot pedal.

The MHM also has a pedal delay on auto mode, but if you miss holding the pedal with your foot you just wrecked a shirt.

Other than that we have been extremely happy with the MHM presses. We just want to punch a hole in the samsung screen of the S-type at some point every day.

What is the industry standard for foot pedal indexing?

[zanegun08]

The industry standard is to not use a foot pedal, put it in auto mode and index slow, then as you get better at loading to speed up the index speed.

[CBCB]

Forget what the standard is, I agree that you’re gunna want some consistency across presses.
Zane is right though. It’s painful at first but the cost of training the team will end up being less than the cost of making them physically hit a switch for EVERY shirt. Classic case of over processing to avoid defect.
How many shirts do you print a day? If you work on being accurate and consistent you can ditch the foot pedal entirely, saving hundreds of motions and steps per day. Much more expensive habit than the problem it’s masking imo.


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[Maxie]

The MHM also has a big button under the control panel that you can hit if you don't manage to put a shirt on a pallet and it will skip that pallet all the way around.

[ebscreen]

Pedal delay all the way. We have skip shirt buttons for our presses but I've never even taken them out of the box.
It becomes a non-issue once you've run awhile though.

Running an auto in manual mode is like doing 80 with brakes on.

[3Deep]

I just used our foot pedal this morning as I was loading some big azz long sleeve shirts, really didn't make a difference I,m so use to auto mode, I think I might have been faster with the foot pedal LOL.  Like every one else has already said once you get use to using auto mode it's less steps, but works in your shop is your biz

[mk162]

we adjust the dwell and make it work.  I hate foot pedals.  Even with the guard on them I still step on them...the last thing I need to do is index a press when I am not ready.

I also have large feet, so it's going to be a problem with me.  I either don't order foot pedals or I don't install them.  For me they are a safety hazard.

[DannyGruninger]

Love foot pedals here as it allows us to maintain the tempo. With our roq presses our pedal can start stop the machine OR it can be used as a pause which is what we like. The operators are trained to step on the pedal as they load so as they get quicker and quicker they are controlling the speed of the press. If you have a shirt that gives you trouble loading you aren't delaying yourself by having to hit and flip switches. For us here foot pedal all the way as we see less down time/start stops

[Nation03]

I prefer the foot pedal. I work alone so when you're both loading and unloading it comes in handy. I can get a pretty good pace going with the foot pedal. Becomes second nature quickly.

[Jepaul]

Not sure what the standard is on other branded auto presses, but our new MHM S-Type 16/14 doesn't index/print if you press the foot pedal before its done printing/drying. The only reason why this is extremely annoying to us is that our slightly older (3 years old) MHM X-Type 8/6 prints the next shirt if you press the pedal before the print is done.

Obviously we could just turn on auto mode, but it's just easier and quicker to make sure we get shirts on straight when we use the foot pedal.

The MHM also has a pedal delay on auto mode, but if you miss holding the pedal with your foot you just wrecked a shirt.

Other than that we have been extremely happy with the MHM presses. We just want to punch a hole in the samsung screen of the S-type at some point every day.

What is the industry standard for foot pedal indexing?

That sounds like a setting issue? I know on other presses you can have have the pedal Index, Start, Stop, Pause depending on what you set it to in the control panel.

[farmboygraphics]

The pedal that came with my press sits coiled up under the press, I have no idea what it does, except collect lint.