AEC Colortronic MS Series Screenless Granulator User Manual

Chapter 5

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Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Contents

Preparations for operation

1. Confirmation inside granulator ----------------------------------------19

2. Confirmation of each unit condition ----------------------------------20

Operation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

Maintenance and Check

1. Daily maintenance and check -----------------------------------------23

2. Every three months maintenance and check ---------------------25

3. Every six months maintenance and check ------------------------26

4. Exchange of grease -----------------------------------------------------26

5. Exchange point of the granulator cutters ----------------------------27

Troubleshooting ---------------------------------------------------------31

Chapter 9

Parts list

1. Equipment parts list ----------------------------------------------------- 34

2. Electric parts list --------------------------------------------------------- 35

Chapter 10 Specifications ---------------------------------------------------------------- 36

The attached drawing

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Introduction

6. Improper or wrong maintenance, service, or handling; and

7. Your own transportation, repositioning, or reinstallation of our
products.

2)-C. Following is excluded from the warranty.

1. Any insufficient convey capacity, convey defect, weighing failure

resulting from property degeneration of the raw material.

2. Any clogging in pipe, convey defect, weighing failure resulting

from caking or cohesion of the raw material.

3. Lifetime of abrasion material such as hose or pipe is not

guaranteed.

4. Crystallization degree or moisture ratio (except for moisture ratio

for the resin tested and pre-confirmed and mutually recognized is
guaranteed.) is not guaranteed.

5. Failure/defect resulting from deformation and cohesion of resin.

6. Failure/defect resulting from any volatile additive yielded from

resin.

7. Failure/defect resulting from any condition that is not stated in

the

quotation.

3) Maintenance

Following inspection and maintenance must be performed in user’s
responsibility and expense.

This warranty does not cover any product faulty due to omitting the
specified maintenance.

3)-A. Inspection for operation.

3)-B. Periodical inspection designated in the instruction manual or in the
catalogue.

3)-C. Periodical replacement of parts designated in the instruction
manual or in the catalogue.

3)-D. Replace consumable parts when expire.

3)-E. Inspect, supplement, replace, clean following items.

○ Oil, filter, sealing material, grease, bearing
○ Ventilation duct, Freon gas

○ Oil filter of air apparatus
○ Sedimentary deposits
○ Other related items

3)-F. Adjust following items

○ V belt
○ Chain
○ Temperature control apparatus
○ Valve for water supply or drain, etc.
○ Pneumatic apparatus for pressurized air

○ Over heating protection equipment, etc.

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Chapter 1 For safe use

This chapter describes precautions for operation, maintenance

inspection and repair, identification of headings of precautions and

labels affixed to the product for using this product correctly and safely.

WARNING

When performing operation and maintenance inspection of this product,
be sure to follow the safety precautions described in this manual.
We shall assume no liability for any injury or accident caused by failing
to follow these precautions.

1. Precaution headings and their meanings

In this manual, indications are classified according to the degree of
danger as follows:

Heading Meaning

DANGER

WARNING

CAUTION

NOTE

※

This heading is used for cases where there is a possibility that

mishandling will lead to the user's death, and precautions to avoid

any such occurrence are described below the heading.

This heading is used for cases where there is a possibility that

mishandling will lead to the user serious injury, and precautions

to avoid any such occurrence are described below the heading.

This heading is used for cases where there is a possibility that

mishandling will lead to the user slight injury or damage to the

product, and precautions to avoid any such occurrence are

described below the heading.

Operating procedures and explanations requiring special attention

and emphasized information are described below this heading.

This mark is used for handling procedures requiring special

attention.

This mark is used for exceptional conditions and notes in figures

and tables.

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WARNIN

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2. Keeping items for safety operation

This is a general attention items to use this product safety.

1) Electric power

Do not check or exchange without our service division or the employee
in your company who has a good knowledge about the electricity,
because the operation includes the failure or the danger.

2) Never use in the gas

Never use this product in the combustible, explosive gas or vapor.
It is dangerous very much.

3) Prohibition of reconstruction

Never perform the reconstruction or modification without our
recognition. We do not responsible for the trouble by the
reconstruction.

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4) Maintenance check and parts exchange

Before Checking and exchange, make sure to stop operation and put
“OFF“ the primary power supply.

5) Maintenance

Do not check or exchanges except the employee who has a good
knowledge about the product, because the operation includes the
failure or the danger. Please contact to the nearest our service division
(refer to the back cover), when you need the maintenance or repair.

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1) Power sypply

2) Routine check

1) Wiping

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CAUTION

Please use under the exact power supply voltage and frequency
according to the specifications, and establish a ground certainly.

The equipment system and parts have life expectancy.
Check the system and parts especially that the material contact at
regular year intervals, if the parts are needed to replace, request to our
service division.

NOTE

Do not use petroleum solvent. Wiping with the benzene, thinner,
polishing powder will seam the surface. If the labels become dirty, wipe
with the soft cloth that was soaked in water or hot water under 40℃ and
wring well.

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it is

Support the feed hopper firmly, and open it

slowly when you open the openning cutting

When moving guranulator, watch for crevices,

stairs, or grades on the floor to prevent

3. About labels

Maintenance of the labels

●Keep the labels legible until you dispose of this unit.

●If the labels become dirty, wipe with the soft cloth that was soaked in water or hot water

under 40℃ and wring well. Do not use petroleum solvent and thinner in any case.

3-1. Contents of the labels

1. Caution of openning the cutting chamber of
guranulator.

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Labels are attached to this product at position where particular
attention is required by degree of danger. Before starting the operation
be sure to fully understand the instructions with the WARNINGs and
CAUTIONs.

Caution of tip over

Don't tip over granulator for heavy weight.
Damage such as a fracture is suffered when
caught under the equipment.

◇

chamber of guranulator.

◇

tipping. Then, be fully careful.

2. Coution of the transfer and movement.

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at high

d hopper

and the lower part of granulator during the

The rotating cutters are made sharply. Don't

Don't peep into the inside of feed hopper during

is

1. Caution of the part of feed hopper during operation

2. Caution of the lower part of granulator during the
operation.

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Caution of hands and fingers cutting

The rotating cutters of guranulator rotate
speed.

Don't insert a hand to the inside of fee

operation.

touch it during the stop as well.

Caution of keep face away

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the operation.
Plastic material scatters, and has danger that
hit to the face.

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1. Caution of closing the feed hopper and cutting

2) for the

movement when feed hopper, cutting chamber

Lift feed hopper slowly, and don't insert a hand,

a finger into pinch point imprudently when you

Don't insert a hand into stopper of the hinge of

When hand and fingers are inserted into pinch

point, you suffer the damage of lacerations and

equiped

without power, your hands and

Caution which hands and fingers are pinch

chember

2. Caution of opening the feed hopper and cutting

chember

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Be sure to lock wheels (caster ×

opens and closes.

close it.

feed hopper and granulator when you open it.

fracture.

Caut ion of hands and fingers may get injured

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Don't touch the cutter carelessly.
There are very sharp rotating cutter
inside, even
fingers may get injured.

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Before maintenance checking and exchange,

the

Don't granulate material except for plastics

Don't touch carelessness because sharp

Be sure to put off primary power supply

t use it except for the authorized

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Cauti ons of incorrect operation

make sure to stop operation and put “OFF“
primary power supply.

Cautions for use

◇

sprue and runner.

◇

rotating cutters is being used.

◇

because it has the danger of electrical shock.

◇ Don'

personall's approval.

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Before operation, confirm that the earth is

Be fully careful of what the tip over of the

equipment and pinch of the hand and the

close feed

Be sure to do two locks of caster except that you

Cautions to the authorized personall's approval

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Cautions of electrical shock.

◇Don't open control box except for the check.

◇

provided perfectly.

◇There are ANTI-RUST AGENTS (AGR)

installed. Please wipe with a day cloth before
using.

◇Insert a single runner only.

◇

finger do when you open and
hopper and cutting chamber.

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Cation of casters locked

move granulator.

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