Sterling SKW-E User Manual

Op er ating In struc tions

Two com po nent pro por tion ing valve
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Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing

Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing

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Mil wau kee, WI 53223

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Edi tion: 08/02
Con fir ma tion num ber: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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These op er at ing 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:

Group of ma chi nes:

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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 tions 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 tions.

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 rial Pro cess ing.

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Ta ble of con tents

1. Gen eral in struc tions (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02).........................1-1

1.1. Warn ings and sym bols .............................................1-2

1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma tion .......................................1-3

1.3. Le gal ba sis ......................................................1-3

1.4. Fields of ap pli ca tions ..............................................1-3

1.5. Notes on us age...................................................1-3

2. Safety in struc tions (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ..........................2-1

2.1. For your safety ...................................................2-2

2.2. For the op er at ing safety of the equip ment .............................2-5

3. Start-up (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ....................................3-1

3.1. Ad justing the con vey ing ra tio........................................3-2

3.2. De ter mining the switch ing cy cle du ra tion ..............................3-3

3.3. Set ting the switch ing cy cles.........................................3-5

4. Er ror and er ror cor rec tion (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ....................4-1

5. Main te nance (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ................................5-1

5.1. Main te nance in ter vals .............................................5-2

6. Func tional de scrip tion (Ver sion: 64.10-0251D01 08/02) ........................6-1

6.1. Gen eral in for ma tion ...............................................6-2

6.2. Con trol..........................................................6-2

6.2.1. Ver sion 1...............................................6-2

6.2.2. Ver sion 2 (op tional) ......................................6-4

7. Trans port, As sem bly and Stor age (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) .............7-1

7.1. Trans port and Packing .............................................7-2

7.2. As sem bly ........................................................7-2

7.3. Stor age .........................................................7-2

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8. In stal la tion in struc tions (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02)......................8-1

8.1. In stal la tion.......................................................8-2

8.2. Elec tri cal con nec tion ..............................................8-3

8.2.1. Ster ling Sin gle Con veyor Unit with 230 V-Out put Port ..........8-3

8.2.2. Ster ling Sin gle Con veyor Unit with 24 V-Out put Port ...........8-4

8.2.3. Con nec tion to a con vey ance con trol sys tem ..................8-4

8.3. Com pressed air sup ply ............................................8-5

9. Tech ni cal data (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ..............................9-1

10. Spare Parts List (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02)...........................10-1

10.1. SKW-E........................................................10-2

10.2. Ac ces sories....................................................10-2

11. Ac ces sories (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) .............................11-1

o Ta ble Con veying time / Num ber of switch ing cy cles

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12. Elec tri cal man ual (Ver sion: 64.10-0 251GB01 08/02) .........................12-1

o Con nec tion di a gram no.: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

o Cur rently not avail able; will be de liv ered at a later date !

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1. Ge ne ral in struc tions

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The se in struc tions ap ply to all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the equip ­ment.

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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.

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1.1. War nings and sym bols

The fol lo wing war nings 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 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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1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma ti on

Va ri ous terms and de sig na tions are used in the se ope ra ting in struc tions to en su re cla ri ty. The re ­fo re plea se note that the terms used in the text stand for the cor re spon ding ex pla na tions lis ted be ­low.

Equip ment

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”Equip ment” can mean an in di vi du al unit, a ma chi ne or an in stal la ti on.

Ope ra ting per son nel

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The ”ope ra ting per son nel” are per sons ope ra ting the equip ment on their own re spon si bi li ty or ac ­cor ding to in struc tions.

Ope ra tor

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The ”ope ra tor” of the equip ment (pro duc ti on ma na ger, fo re man, etc.) is the per son re spon si ble for
all pro duc ti on se quen ces. The ope ra tor in structs the ope ra ting per son nel of what is to be done.

Ope ra ting in struc tions

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The ”ope ra ting in struc tions” des cri be the in ter ac ti on of the equip ment, pro duc ti on se quen ces or
me thods. The ope ra ting in struc tions must be com pi led by the ope ra tor of the equip ment.

Equip ment fo re man

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When se ve ral ope ra ting per son nel work on one ma chi ne, the ”equip ment fo re man” coor di na tes
the se quen ces. The equip ment fo re man must be ap poin ted by the ope ra tor.

Trai ned per son nel

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”Trai ned per son nel” are per sons who, due to their trai ning, are aut ho ri zed to car ry out the re qui red
work.

1.3. Le gal ba sis

See “Ma nu fac tu rer’s Cer ti fi ca te” resp. “Cer ti fi ca te of Con for mi ty”.

1.4. Fields of ap pli ca tions

Free ad jus tab le re grind pro ces sing in con juncti on with a con vey ing sys tem. Ma te ri al swit ching
works pneu ma ti ca ly by a high re li ab le push-pis ton. Du ring every con vey ing cy cle, the SKW-E pul ­ses ra pid ly bet ween both ma te ri als, which mi ni mi zes laye ring. The con vey ing ra tio can be pre se ­lec ted bet ween 0 and 100 %.

1.5. 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 has been pro -

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per ly in stal led.

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If the unit has not been in stal led yet, ob ser ve the in struc tions in the chap ters “Trans port, As sem bly

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and Sto ra ge” and “As sem bly In struc tions”.

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2. Sa fe ty in struc tions

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The se sa fe ty in struc tions ap ply to all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the
equip ment.

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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.

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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2.1. For your sa fe ty

Ge ne ral

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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As sem bly

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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Ope ra ti on

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.

The equip ment may only be ope ra ted in con juncti on with a con vey ing unit / sys tem. Cau ti on: Dan ­ger of ac ci dents!

The unit may only be ope ra ted with moun ted con vey ing li nes.

Main ten an ce

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!

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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