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Hauni LNI
WIN_1 / MIDAS-XR
March 2010
CREATING A NEW
BRAND
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Win_1 / MIDAS-XR: Creating a new brand.

Table of Content:

 WIN_1:
- Create a new brand using the “Copy Brand” command in the
“ALL BRANDS” function.

 MIDAS-XR:
- Use the MSP-XR program, select the “Calibration/Recalibration”
functions.

 WIN_1:
- Use the “MIDAS-XR Brands Table” functions for generating the
brand parameter conversion tables.
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STEP 1

Win1: Creating a new brand

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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 1
In the Win_1, open the “ALL BRANDS” function:
- If preset brands are available, select the one which has got similar
characteristics; for instance, a very comparable target weight.
- Otherwise, select the available one.
- Then click on the “Brand Copy” button.
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In the Win_1:
- Now select the newly created brand.
- Then click on the “Param 2” tag.
- Click on the white input box, a virtual keyboard appears. Then type
the new brand name.
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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 1
In the Win_1:
- Click on the “Param 1” tag and set the target weight.
- The new brand is ready.
- When the machine is at stand still, click on the “Select” tag, chose
the new brand and click on the “Brand change” button for loading the
new brand parameters.
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STEP 2

MIDAS-XR: Pre-calibrating a new brand

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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 2
Connect a service PC to the MIDAS-XR and run the MSP-XR
program:
- Click on the “Calibration” then on the “Precalibration” buttons.
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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 2
At first, click on:
- Measure curve: Use this option if no Resonance Test has been
recently made (more than one week old).
- Open Curve: Use this option if very recent Resonance Test data is
available.
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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 2
Then, click on:
- Save curve: For saving the new Resonance test results.
- Enter the cigarette characteristics: Target Weight (Tobacco + paper +
glue), Rod Length and Tobacco Moisture.
- Name the brand with two characters (for example R1).
- Then select the type of tobacco: Blend (standard) or Kretek
(Indonesian mix)..
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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 2
- Click on Calculate Parameters.
- Wait until the end of the calculations. It may take a few minutes.
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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 2
- When the calculations are finished, a yellow curve appears.
- Click on Save Parameter.
- Then if online with the MIDAS-XR, click on Download Parameter.
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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 2
- A warning window appears: “Replace existing parameter file?”.
- Click on the “YES” button.
- The download procedure then starts.
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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 2
- You will then be requested to either activate the new brand or not.
- Click on the NO button. The information window closes.
- If you have other brand to set-up, follow the same procedure.
- Otherwise, close the MSP-XR program and disconnect the service PC
from the MIDAS-XR.
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STEP 3

Win1: Loading a new MIDAS Brand

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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 3
- For generating tables, use the “MIDAS Brands Table” function of the
Win1.
- You may need to wait a few minutes before the list of brands is
updated.
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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 3
- Select the new brand using the “down / up” arrows.
- Then click on the “Confirmation” button.
- The table generation process will start. Progress is shown on the
lower part of the screen. This takes several minutes.
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How to create a new cigarette brand? Step 3
- When the process is over, you can start again the machine.

- Note that it might be necessary to optimize the scanner.

- See the parameter optimization chapter.