Sterling SGFE User Manual

Ope ra ting In struc tions

Con vey or Hopper
with blo wer-filter unit SGFE

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Edition: 10/01

SGFE

The se ope ra ting in struc tions 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:

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Group of ma chi nes:

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Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing re tains all rights to chan ge the in for ma ti on in the se
ope ra ting in struc tions at any time wit hout no ti ce.

We as su me no lia bi li ty for any er rors or di rect or in di rect da ma ge re sul ting in con ­text with the se ope ra ting in struc tions.

Co py ing, trans la ti on or pub li ca ti on in any form ex cept for per so nal use of pur cha -

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All rights re ser ved.

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Tab le of con tents

1. Sa fe ty in struc tions ..........................................1-1

1.1. Ge ne ral.............................................1-1

1.2. For your sa fe ty.......................................1-2

1.3. For the ope ra ting sa fe ty of the equip ment .................1-5

2. Con cer ning the se Ope ra ting In struc tions .......................2-1

2.1. Ge ne ral In for ma ti on ...................................2-1

2.2. War ning Mes sa ges and Sym bols ........................2-2

2.3. Ex pla na tions and De fi ni tions ............................2-3

2.4. No tes on Usa ge ......................................2-4

3. Start-up ....................................................3-1

3.1. Ge ne ral.............................................3-1

3.2. Con trol sys tem .......................................3-2

3.2.1. Ope ra ti on ...................................3-2

3.2.2. Key as signment ..............................3-3

3.3. Swit ching on the con trol sys tem .........................3-3

3.4. Set ting the ba sic pa ra me ters ...........................3-4

3.5. Star ting the con vey ing pro ce du re ........................3-7

3.6. The first con vey ing ope ra tions ..........................3-7

3.7. Vie wing Alarm Mes sa ges ..............................3-8

3.8. Swit ching off the unit ..................................3-9

4. Main ten an ce ................................................4-1

4.1. Ge ne ral.............................................4-1

4.2. Main ten an ce sche du le.................................4-3

4.3. Chec king the di rec ti on of ro ta ti on of the va cu um ge ne ra tor ...4-5

4.4. Te sting the con duit sys tem .............................4-6

4.5. Ad ju sting the suc ti on tube ..............................4-7

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4.6. Clea ning/re pla cing the fil ter car trid ge .....................4-8

4.7. Ser vi cing the ac ces so ries ..............................4-9

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5. As sem bly in struc tions .......................................5-1

5.1. Trans port ...........................................5-2

5.2. In stal la ti on ..........................................5-2

5.3. Ma te ri al feed ........................................5-2

5.4. Suc ti on pipe .........................................5-3

5.5. Pi pe work............................................5-4

5.6. Va cu um ge ne ra tor ....................................5-5

5.6.1. Ro ta ry lobe va cu um pump GDK .................5-6

5.7. In stal ling the ac ces so ries ..............................5-6

5.8. Elec tri cal con nec ti on ..................................5-7

6. Functio nal des crip ti on .......................................6-1

6.1. Ge ne ral.............................................6-1

7. Tech ni cal data ..............................................7-1

8. Spa re parts list..............................................8-1

9. Ac ces so ries ................................................9-1

o con vey or hop per SSE 15 / SSE 30

o con vey or hop per _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

o side vane va cu um pump GSV

o ro ta ry va lue pump GDS

o ro ta ry lobe va cu um pump GDK

o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10. Elec tri cal ma nu al ..........................................10-1

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o Con nec ti on dia gram no.: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

o Cur rent ly not avai la ble; will be de li ver ed at a la ter date!

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1. Sa fe ty in struc tions

1.1. General

The se sa fe ty in struc tions ap ply to all per sons wit hin the ran ge of

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ac ti on of the equip ment.

Plea se in form all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the equip ­ment of the di rect and in di rect ha zards con nec ted with the
equip ment.

The se ope ra ting in struc tions are to be used by all per sons as ­sig ned ac ti vi ties con nec ted with the equip ment.

Knowled ge of the En glish langua ge is pre re qui si te.

General

En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are fa mi li ar
with the ope ra ting in struc tions and the functi on of the equip ­ment.

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Sa fe ty in struc tions 1-1

For your sa fe ty

1.2. For your sa fe ty

General

The ope ra ting per son nel of this equip ment must be at least 16 ye ars old.

Plea se read the se ope ra ting in struc tions ca re ful ly be fo re ta king into ope ra ti on for
the first time. Con tact us should que stions ari se. This avoids in ju ry and da ma ge
to equip ment!

The se ope ra ting in struc tions must be kept avai la ble at all ti mes at the pla ce of
ope ra ti on of the equip ment. Im pro per ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!

Plea se note that, for rea sons of cla ri ty, not all con cei va ble ca ses re gar ding ope ­ra ti on or main ten an ce of the equip ment can be co ver ed in the se ope ra ting in ­struc tions.

Plea se ob ser ve all sa fe ty in struc tions and war nings on the equip ment. This
avoids in ju ry and da ma ge to equip ment!

All work on the equip ment is to be car ried out by per sons who se qua li fi ca tions are
spe ci fied in the per tai ning chap ters of the ope ra ting in struc tions. Im pro per ope ra ­ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!

The pro per wor king clot hes are to be worn du ring any work on the equip ment.
This avoids in ju ry!

The lo cal re gu la tions and re qui re ments per tai ning to this equip ment must be ob ­ser ved.

Dis con nect elec tri cal com po nents from the mains supp ly be fo re work is car ried
out on the se com po nents Cau ti on: Dan ger to life through elec tri cal shock!

Com pi le de tai led ope ra ting in struc tions ba sed on the se Ope ra ting in struc tions
for the se quen ce of pro ce du res to be car ried out on this equip ment. Im pro per
ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!

Plea se note that sound le vels ex cee ding 85 db(A) may in the long term da ma ge
your he alth. Use the ap pro pria te ear muffs. This avoids im pair ment of hea ring!

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Sa fe ty in struc tions 1-2

For your sa fe ty

Assembly

Com pa re the con nec ted lo ads with tho se of the mains supp ly. Dan ger of in ju ry
through elec tri cal shock!

When using lif ting gear, plea se ob ser ve the per tai ning re gu la tions. Cau ti on: Dan ­ger of ac ci dents!

Do not mo di fy, add ot her equip ment or chan ge the de sign of the equip ment wit ­hout the ap pro val of the ma nu fac tu rer. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

At tach ments not supp lied by Ster ling must be ma nu fac tur ed in ac cor dan ce with
sa fe ty re gu la ti on EN 294. Dan ger of ac ci dents!

The equip ment may only be ope ra ted when all the as so cia ted com po nents are
pro per ly con nec ted up and in ac cor dan ce with the re le vant re gu la tions. This
avoids in ju ry and da ma ge to equip ment!

Ope ra te the de vi ce only if all its com po nents are groun ded. Dan ger: ac ci dent
through elec tri cal shock!

So lid par ti cles and dust must be se pa ra ted be fo re en try to the va cu um ge ne ra tor.
This avoids da ma ge to equip ment!

If PVC ho ses are used for con vey ing, they must be groun ded. This avoids in ju ry
and da ma ge to equip ment!

An acous tic co ver should be in stal led when va cu um ge ne ra tors are lo ca ted in
work rooms. This avoids im pair ment of hea ring!

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Sa fe ty in struc tions 1-3

For your sa fe ty

Operation

Ap point an equip ment fo re man to be re spon si ble for the equip ment.

En su re that the ope ra ting per son nel are pro vi ded de tai led in struc ti on in the ope ­ra ti on of the equip ment. Im pro per ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!

When the main switch is swit ched off for rea sons per tai ning to sa fe ty, it must be
se cu red against un aut ho ri zed ac ti vat ion. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Re pair work may be car ried out by trai ned per son nel only.
Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Ne ver ope ra te the equip ment when parti al ly dis mant led!
Dan ger! Limbs may be caught in ma chi ne ry! Elec tric shock!

In case of mal functi on, shut down the equip ment im me di ate ly. Have mal functions
cor rec ted im me di ate ly. Dan ger of ac ci dents!

The equip ment is in ten ded only for con vey ing gra nu la ted plas tics and re grinds.
Any ot her or ad di tio nal use is con tra ry to spe ci fi ca tions.

This equip ment is not suit ab le for food pro ces sing.

The sa fe ty in struc tions of the con nec ted ma chi nes must be fol lo wed.

Ex plo si ve ga ses and mix tu res of gas and air must not be con vey ed. Dan ger of ex ­plo si on! Avoids in ju ry or da ma ge to equip ment!

Maintenance

Be fo re star ting main ten an ce work, ap point a su per vi sor.

In form the re spon si ble per son nel be fo re main ten an ce work on the sys tem is
start ed. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Dis con nect the equip ment from mains supp ly be fo re star ting main ten an ce pro ce ­du res to en su re that it can not be swit ched on un in ten tio nal ly.
Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

All pi pes, ho ses and scre wed con nec tions should be che cked re gu lar ly for le aks
and da ma ge. Any faults which ari se should be cor rec ted im me di ate ly.
Dan ger of ac ci dents!

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De pres su ri se all com pres sed air pi ping be fo re star ting main ten an ce work.
Dan ger of ac ci dents!

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For the ope ra ting sa fe ty of the equip ment

1.3. For the ope ra ting sa fe ty of the equip ment

Ne ver chan ge set tings if the con se quen ces are not pre ci se ly known.

Use only ori gi nal Ster ling spa re parts.

Plea se ob ser ve the main ten an ce sche du le.

Keep re cord of all main ten an ce and re pair work.

Plea se note that elec tro nic com po nents may be da ma ged by sta tic disch ar ge.

Check all elec tri cal con nec tions for pro per fit be fo re the equip ment is ta ken into
ope ra ti on for the first time and at re gu lar in ter vals.

Please en sure that the per mit ted op er a tion tem per a ture lies be tween 0 °C and
+45 °C (32°F and 113°F).

Please en sure that the per mit ted stor age tem per a ture lies be tween -25 °C and
+55 °C (-13°F and 131°F).

Note down all set ting data.

Af ter con nec ti on to the elec tri ci ty supp ly has been made, check the ro ta tio nal di ­rec ti on of the va cu um ge ne ra tors (note the di rec ti on in di ca ted by the ar row).

Plea se en su re that all plugs are cor rect ly plug ged in.

The ope ra ting in struc tions of the con nec ted ma chi nes must be fol lo wed.

All com po nents must be suf fi cient ly groun ded.

Plea se note that a com pres sed air supp ly is re qui red for the ope ra ti on of the unit.

Ne ver set a hig her ope ra ting pres su re than 6 bar (87.02 PSI) for the unit (sys tem
over pres su re).

Align the suc ti on tu bes cor rect ly.

Please note that the max i mum per mit ted am bi ent and air tem per a ture on en try to
the vac uum gen er a tor is 40 °C (104°F).

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Sa fe ty in struc tions 1-5

2. Con cer ning the se Ope ra ting In struc tions

2.1. Ge ne ral In for ma ti on

The se ope ra ting in struc tions are ad dres sed to all users of the

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de vi ce.

The se ope ra ting in struc tions must be used by every per son
char ged with work on the unit.

Ge ne ral In for ma ti on

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Con cer ning the se Ope ra ting In struc tions 2-1

War ning Mes sa ges and Sym bols

2.2. War ning Mes sa ges and Sym bols

The fol lo wing war ning mes sa ges and sym bols are used in the se ope ra ting in ­struc tions:

This sym bol in di ca tes dan ger to life! Fa tal or se ri ous in ju ry is

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pos si ble if the cor re spon ding in struc tions, re gu la tions or war ­nings are not ob ser ved.

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This sym bol in di ca tes that se ri ous in ju ry is pos si ble if the cor ­re spon ding in struc tions, re gu la tions or war nings are not ob ­ser ved.

This sym bol in di ca tes that ex ten si ve da ma ge to equip ment
is pos si ble if the cor re spon ding in struc tions, re gu la tions or
war nings are not ob ser ved.

This sym bol in di ca tes in for ma ti on im por tant for be co ming fa ­mi li ar with the equip ment, i.e. tech ni cal cor re la tions.

This sym bol in di ca tes that a tech ni cal term is ex plai ned at
this point.

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Con cer ning the se Ope ra ting In struc tions 2-2

Ex pla na tions and De fi ni tions

2.3. Ex pla na tions and De fi ni tions

In this ope ra ting ma nu al, cer tain terms are used re pea ted ly for bet ter cla ri ty.
The re fo re plea se keep in mind that the se terms stand for the ex pla na tions gi ven
here.

Unit

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“Unit” may de sig na te eit her a sing le de vi ce, a ma chi ne or a plant.

User

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The user is the per son who uses the unit on his or her own re spon si bi li ty or on the
re spon si bi li ty of so meo ne else.

Ope ra tor

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The ope ra tor of a unit (pro duc ti on ma na ger, fo re man etc.) is the per son re spon si ­ble for the sum of the pro ces ses. The ope ra tor in structs the users to do so me ­thing.

Ope ra ting ma nu al

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The ope ra ting ma nu al des cri bes the cor re la tions bet ween se ve ral units, pro ces ­ses or ma nu fac tu ring pro ce du res. The ope ra ting ma nu al must be pre pa red by
the ope ra tor of the units.

Co-ordinator

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If se ve ral users work on one unit, the “co-ordinator” co-ordinates the pro ces ses.
The co-ordinator must be de sig na ted by the ope ra tor.

Trai ned per son nel

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Trai ned per son nel are peo ple who are qua li fied by their trai ning to car ry out the
re spec ti ve work in a pro fes sio nal man ner.

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No tes on Usa ge

2.4. No tes on Usa ge

Ex pe rien ced ope ra tors can be gin di rect ly with the chap ter on “Start-up” if the unit

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has been pro per ly in stal led.

If the unit has not been in stal led yet, ob ser ve the in struc tions in the chap ter on

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“As sem bly In struc tions”.

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Con cer ning the se Ope ra ting In struc tions 2-4