"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
I was waiting for that D!
we use the Epic PC system, the Wilflex software is loaded on an old Windows 98 machine, the Sartorius scale connects via serial port.no issues with software - works greatthe one thing i love about the scale talking to the software is if you put too much of one pigment in, there is a button that says "auto correct for errors". press the button and the software will recalculate how much more you will have to add of the base and other pigments. i frequently accidentally add too much PC Extra White - its so heavy that i cant put any back in the pigment bucket - its already sunk to the bottom of the bucket.
Quote from: Zelko-4-EVA on September 27, 2013, 07:52:56 AMwe use the Epic PC system, the Wilflex software is loaded on an old Windows 98 machine, the Sartorius scale connects via serial port.no issues with software - works greatthe one thing i love about the scale talking to the software is if you put too much of one pigment in, there is a button that says "auto correct for errors". press the button and the software will recalculate how much more you will have to add of the base and other pigments. i frequently accidentally add too much PC Extra White - its so heavy that i cant put any back in the pigment bucket - its already sunk to the bottom of the bucket.This is a great point. The Extra White PC weighs 19 lbs per gallon! Heavy stuff! I always find that it is best to weigh the base, and then ALWAYS weigh the Extra White PC first ... that way if I over add, i can pull some back out.The scale link is awesome. The new Sartorious scale from PolyOne - Sartorius PMA 7501 - has been updated to include a custom formatted USB connector to communicate to the Ink Management Software. All communications to the IMS will be via USB instead of a 9 pin cable.
Ahhh, just eyeball spoonfuls Brandt. It'll be close.Thanks for the info dudes. The correct for errors sounds awesome, we've all been there. The version of Wilflex IMS that we have looks like it only supports serial connection so that'swhat I had planned on, but a USB version sounds uhh, more modern. I'm having a buddy build me a stainless table with inset holders per PC container as demonstratedby a few folks on here. Original idea was to slide the scale down the table as you go along the mix,but now that I think about it, moving the scale is probably a bad idea.I do believe that any scale with a computer connection will do the same thing, basically justtells the computer what it's seeing. Sartorius is the most common over here though, we sharethem with the auto paint guys. (eyeball that!)