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Op er at ing In struc tions
Con ve yor Hop per
SSPE 5
Ster li ng Ma te ri al Pro cess ing
S M4-620
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SSPE 5 Ster li ng Ma te ri al Pro cess ing 5200 West Clinton Ave Mil wau kee, WI 53223 Tele phone: (414) 354-0970 Fax:(414) 354-6421 www.sterlco.com Tech ni cal ser vice: Ser vice de part m ent Tele phone: (800) 423-3183 Edi tion: 04/01 These op er at ing in struc t ions are for: * (* Plea se fill in per so nal ly) Se ri al num ber: Built in: Date of de li very: Num ber of de li very: Date of com mis sio ning: Lo ca ti on: Group of ma chi nes: 2 SM4-620
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SSPE 5 Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing re tains all rights to change the in for ma tion in these op er at ing in struc t ions at any time with out no tice. We as sume no li a bil ity for any er rors or di rect or in di rect dam age re sult ing in con - text with these op er at ing in struc t ions. Copying, trans la tion or pub li ca tion in any form ex cept for per sonal use of pur - chaser re quires ap proval from Ster ling Ma te r ial Pro cess ing. All rights re served. 3 SM4-620
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SSPE 5 Ta ble of con tents 1. Safety in struc t ions ............................................ 6 1.1. Warn ings and sym bols .................................. 7 1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma t ion ............................. 8 1.3. For your safety ........................................ 9 1.4. For the safety of the equip ment ........................... 9 2. In stal la ti on in struc t ions ....................................... 10 2.1. Trans port ...................................
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SSPE 5 6. Tech ni cal data ............................................... 29 7. Spare parts list .............................................. 31 8. Ac ces sories ................................................. 34 o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 SM4-620
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SSPE 5 1. Safety in stru c tion s These safety in struc tions ap ply to all per sons within the range of ac tion of the equip ment. » Please in form all per sons within the range of ac tion of the equip - ment of the di rect and in di rect haz ards con nected with the equip ment. These op er at ing in struc tions are to be used by all per sons as - signed ac tiv i ties con nected with the equip ment. Knowl edge of the Eng lish lan guage is pre req ui site. En sure in each case that the op er at
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SSPE 5 1.1. Warn ings and sym bols The fol low ing warn ings and sym bols are used in these op er at ing in struc tions: This sym bol in di cates dan ger to life! Fa tal or se ri ous in jury is pos si ble if the cor re spond ing in struc t ions, reg u la tions or warn - » ings are not ob served. This sym bol in di cates that se ri ous in jury is pos si ble if the cor - L re spond ing in struc t ions, reg u la tions or warn ings are not ob - served. This sym bol in di cates that ex ten sive dam a
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SSPE 5 1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for m a tion Var i ous terms and des ig na tions are used fre quently in these op er at ing in struc - tions to en sure clar ity. There fore please note that the terms used in the text stand for the cor re spond ing ex pla na tions listed be low. Equip ment · “Equip ment” can mean an in di vid ual unit, a ma chine or an in stal la tion. Op er at ing per son nel · The “op er at ing per son nel” are per sons op er at ing the equip ment on their own re - spon si b
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SSPE 5 1.3. For your safety It is ab so lutely nec es sary that you ob serve the op er at ing in struc tions for the cor - · re spond ing con vey ing sys tem . The de vice is in tended ex clu sively for con vey ing plas tic gran ules and regrind. · Any other us age is not per mit ted. This de vice is not suit able for pro cess ing foods. · Be fore be gin ning main te nance work, set all com pressed air pip ing on the de vice · at zero pres sure. Dan ger of ac ci dents! The de vice may only be op
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SSPE 5 2. In stal la tio n in stru c tion s These in stal la tion in struc t ions are in tended for per sons with skills in elec tri cal and me chan i cal ar eas due to their train ing, ex - » pe ri ence and re ceived in struc t ions. Per son nel us ing these in stal la tion in struc t ions must be in - structed in the reg u la tions for the pre ven tion of ac ci dents, the op er at ing con di tions and safety reg u la tions and their im ple men - ta tion. En sure in each case that the per son n
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SSPE 5 In stall the equip ment such that all parts are eas ily ac ces si - ble; this fa cil i tates main te nance and re pair work. 2.1. Trans port For trans port, only the ap pro pri ate lift ing gear should be used (e.g. fork lift or work shop crane). Ob serve the car ry ing ca pac ity of the lift ing gear. » Ob serve the safety in struc tions for the han dling of lift ing gear. In stal la ti on in struc t ions 11 SM4-620
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SSPE 5 2.2. Set-up The ar range ment of the hop per load ers may vary de pend ing on the type of de - vice to be con veyed on and the ma te rial used. Fas ten ing onto fixed ma chine throats is pro vided by means of strap re tain ers. How ever, ad di tional sup port of the hop per loader is nec es sary if the de vices are not suf fi ciently ca pa ble of bear - ing the load. Mount the hop per loader in such a way that the out let flap swings in a right-hand an gle to the di rec tion of ma chine
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SSPE 5 2.3. Com pressed-ai r sup ply For op er at ing the con trol valves and the clean ing unit, a com pressed-air sup ply is nec es sary. Depressurize com pressed-air sup ply lines which must be L opened. Com pressed air must be dewatered, dustfree and oilfree. F In stall a main te nance unit if re quired. Ad just pres sure to a max. value of 6 bar (87.02 PSI) (sys tem overpressure). Check com press ed-air pip ing for cor rect in stal la tion and as sem bly. Check fit tings, length and qual i
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SSPE 5 2.4. Elec tri cal con nec tion The elec tri cal con nec tion may only be car ried out by trained per - son nel. » Other per sons are not per mit ted to carry out the elec tri cal con - nec tion. The rules of the lo cal elec tric ity board must be ob served. Be fore be gin ning the elec tri cal con nec tion, make sure that the mains volt age and the power fre quency are in ac cor dance with the data on the name plate of the de vice. All work may only be car ried out when the unit is at zer
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SSPE 5 3. Func ti onal de sc rip t ion This func tional de scrip tion is in tended for all op er at ing per son - nel of the equip ment. » Pre req ui site for this func tional de scrip tion is gen eral knowl edge of con vey ing units. En sure in each case that the op er at ing per son nel are suf fi - ciently in formed. Func tional de scrip ti on 15 SM4-620
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SSPE 5 3.1. Gen eral The con veyor hop per is used for the au to matic con vey ance of freely flow ing plas - tic gran ules, regrind and pow der. The hop per can only func tion in con nec tion with a sin gle-sta t ion vac uum con vey ing sys tem . The con veyor hop per func tions ac cord ing to the prin ci ple of suc tion con vey ance. A high-per for mance tur bine pro vides for the vac uum that is re quired to con vey the ma te r ial into the sep a ra tor . In the sep a ra tor the ma te rial i
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SSPE 5 3.2. Con trol l er CSP The set ting for the con vey ing time and the line clear time are made via the keys (A1: “change-over” key, A2: “ar row key”) on the front of the con trol sys tem. The val ues which have been set will be dis played on the dis play (B). The val ues which have been set are main tained af ter the ma chine has been shut off. 3 LEDs in di cate the re spec tive modes of op er a tion: pulse du ra tion (C), time in ter - val (D), with out func tion (E). The pulse du ra ti
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SSPE 5 4. Putti ng into op er a tion This chap ter is in tended for op er at ing per son nel. » Pre req ui site for this chap ter is gen eral knowl edge of the op er a - tion of con vey ing units. Also pre req ui site for this chap ter is that the func tional de scrip - tion has been read and un der stood. En sure in each case that the op er at ing per son nel are suf fi - ciently in formed. Ob serve the man ual of the con vey ing sys tem. F Make sure that the On/Off switch of the hop per loader
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SSPE 5 4.1. Set ting the con trol l er SSP It is only pos si ble to set the pulse du ra tion / time in ter val & when the unit is not con vey ing any ma te rial. Set ting the pulse du ra tion Press the “ar row key ” . The pulse du ra tion (= du ra tion of a clean ing pulse) which & was last se lected ap pears in the dis play. 0.5, 1.0 or 1.5 sec onds may be set for the pulse du ra tion. Set ting the time in ter val Press the “ar row key ” and the “change-over” key. The time in ter val which wa
