Sterling SSE-2 User Manual 2

Ope ra ting In struc tions

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Sing le Con vey or Unit
SSE-2

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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:

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Group of ma chi nes:

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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.

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Tab le of con tents

1. Ge ne ral in struc tions .......................................................1-1

1.1. War nings and sym bols.............................................1-2

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

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

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

1.5. No tes on usa ge...................................................1-3

2. Sa fe ty in struc tions ........................................................2-1

2.1. For your sa fe ty ...................................................2-2

2.2. For the ope ra ting sa fe ty of the equip ment .............................2-5

3. Put ting into op er a tion......................................................3-1

3.1. Chec king the pipe sys tem ..........................................3-2

3.2. Ad ju sting the suc ti on pi pes .........................................3-3

3.3. Set ting the con trol ler ..............................................3-4

3.4. In iti al con vey ing ope ra tions .........................................3-5

3.5. Swit ching off the unit ..............................................3-5

4. Er ror and er ror cor rec tion ..................................................4-1

5. Main te nance .............................................................5-1

5.1. Main ten an ce in ter vals .............................................5-3

5.2. Ser vi cing the con vey or.............................................5-3

5.2.1. Chan ging the sea ling ring of the out let flap ...................5-4

5.2.2. Ad ju sting the flap switch ..................................5-5

5.2.3. Clea ning the unit ........................................5-6

5.3. Re pla cing car bon brus hes at tur bi ne .................................5-8

6. Functio nal de scrip tion .....................................................6-1

6.1. Ge ne ral .........................................................6-2

6.2. Con trol ler........................................................6-3

7. Trans port, As sem bly and Stor age ...........................................7-1

7.1. Trans port and Pac king .............................................7-2

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

7.3. Sto ra ge .........................................................7-2

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8. As sem bly in struc tions .....................................................8-1

8.1. As sem bly........................................................8-2

8.2. Moun ting on the pro ces sing ma chi ne .................................8-4

8.3. Moun ting onto a ma chi ne hop per ....................................8-4

8.4. Moun ting onto mi xing hop pers with la te ral in let .........................8-5

8.5. Moun ting onto do sing sta ti on DT 30 ..................................8-5

8.6. Ma te ri al feed .....................................................8-6

8.7. Moun ting the suc ti on pipe MV .......................................8-6

8.8. Pi pe work ........................................................8-7

8.9. Elec tri cal con nec ti on ..............................................8-7

8.9.1. In stal la ti on of the “flap switch” sig nal line ....................8-8

8.9.2. In stal la ti on of the sig nal line of the SKW (op tio nal).............8-8

8.9.3. In stal la ti on of the alarm in di ca ting de vi ce (op tio nal) ............8-9

8.10. Com pres sed-air supp ly (only SSE-2 with ac ti ve clea ning) .............8-10

8.11. In stal ling the ac ces so ries ........................................8-10

9. Tech ni cal data ............................................................9-1

10. Spa re parts list .........................................................10-1

10.1. SSE-2, 230 V, 50 Hz ............................................10-3

10.2. SSE-2, 110 V, 60 Hz ............................................10-4

10.3. SSE-2, 230 V, 50 Hz with ac ti ve clea ning ...........................10-5

10.4. SSE-2, 110 V, 60 Hz with ac ti ve clea ning ...........................10-5

10.5. Ac ces so ries....................................................10-6

11. Ac ces so ries ............................................................11-1

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12. Elec tri cal man ual .......................................................12-1

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1. Gener al in struc tions

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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Gener al in struc tions 1-1

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

Ster ling sing le con vey ing units are de sig ned for use in fa ci li ties in which re qui re in de pen dent ma ­chi ne con vey ing sys tems. The sing le con vey ing units have been de ve lo ped for con vey ing ther ­mo plas tic gra nu les. A ty pi cal area of ap pli ca ti on is for pro ces sing ma chi nes and dry ing hop pers
with throughputs of up to 180 kg/h (396 lbs/hr).

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

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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Sa fe ty in struc tions 2-2

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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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Sa fe ty in struc tions 2-3

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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.

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!

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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Sa fe ty in struc tions 2-4

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2.2. 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.

Plea se en su re that the per mit ted ope ra ti on tem pe ra tu re lies bet ween 0 °C and +45 °C
(32 to +113 °F).

Plea se en su re that the per mit ted sto ra ge tem pe ra tu re lies bet ween -25 °C and +55 °C
(-13 to +131 °F).

Note down all data which you have en te red into the con trol sys tem.

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.

Ope ra te the de vi ce only if all its com po nents are groun ded.

Ne ver ad just sen sors wit hout ex act knowled ge of their functi on.

Plea se note that a com pres sed air supp ly is re qui red for the ope ra ti on of the unit (only SSE-2 with
ac ti ve clea ning, op tio nal).

Ne ver set a hig her ope ra ting pres su re than 6 bar for the hop per loa ders (sys tem over pres su re,
only SSE-2 with ac ti ve clea ning, op tio nal).

Align the suc ti on tu bes cor rect ly.

The unit should be in stal led in such a way that the out let flap os cil la tes at right an gles to the mo ­ving di rec ti on of the equip ment.

The load-bea ring ca pa ci ty of the ma chi ne flan ge should be ad he red to.

Plea se ob ser ve that a le vel in di ca tor is re qui red when con vey ing from gra nu la tors.

Ob ser ve that the ma xi mum con vey ing ca pa ci ty is up to 180 kg/hr (390 lbs/hr) at 100% ope ra ting
time.

Ob ser ve that the ty pi cal con vey ing ca pa ci ty is up to 90 kg/hr (195 lbs/hr) at 50 % ope ra ting time.

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3. Put ting into ope ra ti on

This chap ter is in ten ded for ope ra ting per son nel.

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Pre re qui si te for this chap ter is ge ne ral knowled ge of the ope ra ti on of con vey ­ing sys tems.

Also pre re qui si te for this chap ter is that the functio nal des crip ti on has been
read and un ders tood.

En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are suf fi cient ly in form ed.

Make sure the plas tic stop per has been re mo ved from the ma te ri al in let
nozzle.

Make sure the ad he si ve tape has been re mo ved from the exit flap.

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Put ting into ope ra ti on 3-1

3.1. Chec king the pipe sys tem

Re mo ve the fle xi ble hose from the con nec ted ma te ri al ta keup.

Clo se the open end of the hose with your hand.

Con nect the unit to mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug.

If the tur bi ne is ope ra ting, your hand must feel the suc ti on wit hin few se conds.

If you don’t feel the va cu um it me ans that the pipe sys tem is not tight.

Check the pipe sys tem and seal any un tight points you may have iden ti fied.

Re con nect the con vey ing hose.

Dis con nect the unit from mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug.

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Put ting into ope ra ti on 3-2

3.2. Ad ju sting the suc ti on pi pes

The suc ti on pi pes have to be ad jus ted ex act ly to en su re trou ble free ope ra ti on.

1. Set the suc ti on pi pes to their home po si ti on.

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2. Start a con vey ing ope ra ti on.

Con nect the unit to mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug.

3. Ob ser ve the fle xi ble hose at the suc ti on pipe.

The fle xi ble hose must not show any pul sa ting mo ve ment.

4. Ob ser ve the fle xi ble hose at the se pa ra tor.

The con vey ing hose must only move du ring in-feed.

If the con di tions (points 3 + 4) are not met:

Pull the in ner pipe furt her out of the ou ter pipe un til the re is no more jer ky con vey an ce.

If the con di tions (points 3 + 4) are met:

Push the in ner pipe slowly into the ou ter pipe un til pul sa ting of the fle xi ble hose or shock con vey ­an ce oc curs.

Now pull the in ner pipe slight ly back again un til the hose stop pul sa ting.

At home po si ti on the in ner pipe of the suc ti on pipe pro tru des about
120-160 mm (4.75" - 6.25") from the ou ter pipe at the top end.

Se lect a set ting bet ween the two pi pes to en su re that enough air can flow into the ma te ri al pipe.

Once you have rea ched a sa tis fac to ry con vey ing re sult turn the wing screw at the suc ti on pipe
tight.

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Put ting into ope ra ti on 3-3

3.3. Set ting the con trol ler

The fil ling ca pa ci ty of the hop per loa der may not ex ceed the ma te ri al in ­let.

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Set ting the con vey ing time

Press the “ar row key”.

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The con vey ing ca pa ci ty is too highlow (the se pa ra tor is over crowded):

Re du ce the con vey ing time.

The set ting is in de pen dent of the con vey ing line and the ma te ri al to be
con vey ed.

It is only pos si ble to set the con vey ing time/line cle ar time when the unit is
not con vey ing any ma te ri al.

The con vey ing time which was last se lec ted ap pe ars in the dis play.

1-99 se conds may be set for the con vey ing time.

The con vey ing ca pa ci ty is too low:

In crea se the con vey ing time.

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Put ting into ope ra ti on 3-4