Sterling SSK-5 User Manual

Op er ating In struc tions

Con veyor Hop per
SSK-5

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Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing

Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing

5200 West Clinton Ave.

Mil wau kee, WI 53223

Tele phone: [phone]
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Edi tion: 07/03

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These op er at ing in struc tions are for:*

(* Please fill in per son ally)

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 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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All rights re served.

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Portions of these manuals detailing procedures or precautions in the operation, inspection, maintenance
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TA BLE OF CON TENTS

1. Safety in struc tions ............................................5

1.1. Warn ings and sym bols ..................................6

1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma tion .............................7

1.3. For your safety ........................................8

1.4. For the safety of the equip ment ...........................8

2. In stal la tion in struc tions ........................................9

2.1. Trans port ............................................10

2.2. Set-up ..............................................11

2.3. Com pressed-air sup ply (only with com pressed-air valves) ....12

2.4. Elec tri cal con nec tion ...................................13

3. Func tional de scrip tion ........................................15

4. Main te nance.................................................16

4.1. Main te nance in ter vals ..................................18

4.2. Ser vicing the hop per loader .............................19

4.2.1. Re place the seal ing rings .......................20

4.2.2. Ad just the flap switch ..........................23

4.2.3. Cleaning the hop per ...........................24

5. Spare parts list ..............................................25

6. Tech ni cal data ...............................................28

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1. Safety in struc tions

These safety in struc tions ap ply to all per sons within the range of
ac tion of the equip ment.

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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 ing per son nel are fa mil iar
with the op er at ing in struc tions and the func tion of the equip ­ment.

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Ob serve the safety in struc tions of the con nected con vey ing
sys tem.

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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

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pos si ble if the cor re spond ing in struc tions, reg u la tions or warn ­ings are not ob served.

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This sym bol in di cates that se ri ous in jury is pos si ble if the cor ­re spond ing in struc tions, reg u la tions or warn ings are not ob ­served.

This sym bol in di cates that ex ten sive dam age to equip ment is
pos si ble if the cor re spond ing in struc tions, reg u la tions or
warn ings are not ob served.

This sym bol in di cates in for ma tion im por tant for be com ing fa ­mil iar with the equip ment, i.e. tech ni cal cor re la tions.

This sym bol in di cates that a tech ni cal term is ex plained at this
point.

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1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma 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

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“Equip ment” can mean an in di vid ual unit, a ma chine or an in stal la tion.

Op er ating per son nel

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The “op er at ing per son nel” are per sons op er at ing the equip ment on their own re ­spon si bil ity or ac cord ing to in struc tions (min i mum age: 16).

Op er a tor

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The “op er a tor” of the equip ment (pro duc tion man ager, fore man, etc.) is the per ­son re spon si ble for all pro duc tion se quences. The op er a tor in structs the op er at ­ing per son nel of what is to be done.

Op er ating in struc tions

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The “plant op er at ing in struc tions” de scribe the in ter ac tion of the equip ment, pro ­duc tion se quences or meth ods. The plant op er at ing in struc tions must be com ­piled by the op er a tor of the equip ment.

Equip ment fore man

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When sev eral op er at ing per son nel work on one ma chine, the “equip ment fore ­man” co or di nates the se quences. The equip ment fore man must be ap pointed by
the op er a tor.

Trained per son nel

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“Trained per son nel” are per sons who, due to their train ing, are au tho rized to carry
out the re quired work in good prac tice.

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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 -

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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.

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Any other us age is not per mit ted.

This de vice is not suit able for pro cess ing foods.

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Be fore be gin ning main te nance work, set all com pressed air pip ing on the de vice

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at zero pres sure. Dan ger of ac ci dents!

1.4. For the safety of the equip ment

The de vice may only be op er ated if all cor re spond ing com po nents have been

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prop erly con nected and are in ac cor dance with the rel e vant reg u la tions.

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It is ab so lutely nec es sary that you ob serve the op er at ing in struc tions for the cor -

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re spond ing con vey ing sys tem.

For the op er a tion of the hop pers, a com pressed-air sup ply is nec es sary.

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Never set the op er at ing pres sure of the hop pers at more than 6 bar (sys tem

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overpressure) (87.02 PSI).

In stall the hop pers in such a way that the out let flap is hinged in a right an gle to the

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di rec tion of move ment of the ma chine.

Make sure that all plugs are con nected prop erly.

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Ob serve the car ry ing ca pac ity of the ma chine flange.

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2. In stal la tion in struc tions

These in stal la tion in struc tions are in tended for per sons with

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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 tions.

Per son nel us ing these in stal la tion in struc tions 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 nel are in formed.

The in stal la tion in struc tions pro vided in the cor re spond ing op er ­at ing in struc tions ap ply for all con nected equip ment.

Ob serve safety reg u la tions with re gard to lift ing gear han dling

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All in stal la tion work must be car ried out with the equip ment dis ­con nected from elec tri cal power and com pressed air sup ply.

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For in stal la tion work tak ing place at heights of over approx.

1828.8mm (6 feet), use only lad ders or sim i lar equip ment and
work ing plat forms in tended for this pur pose. At greater
heights, the proper equip ment for pro tec tion against fall ing
must be worn.

Use only suit able lift ing gear which is in proper work ing or der
and load sus pen sion de vices with suf fi cient car ry ing ca pac ­ity. Do not stand or work un der sus pended loads!

Use suit able work shop equip ment.

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.

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