Sterling SSPET 5 User Manual

Op er ating In struc tions

Sin gle Con veyor Unit
For Powder
SSPET 5

036-4MS

Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing

Please note that our address and phone information has changed.
Please reference this page for updated contact information.

These manuals are obsolete and are provided only for their technical information, data and capacities.
Portions of these manuals detailing procedures or precautions in the operation, inspection, maintenance
and repair of the products may be inadequate, inaccurate, and/or incomplete and shouldn’t be relied
upon. Please contact the ACS Group for more current information about these manuals and their
warnings and precautions.

Parts and Service Department

The ACS Customer Service Group will provide your company with genuine OEM quality parts manufactured to engineering
design specifications, which will maximize your equipment’s performance and efficiency. To assist in expediting your phone
or fax order, please have the model and serial number of your unit when you contact us. A customer replacement parts list
is included in this manual for your convenience. ACS welcomes inquiries on all your parts needs and is dedicated to
providing excellent customer service.

For immediate assistance, please contact:

• North, Central and South America, 8am – 5pm CST [phone] for drying, conveying, heating and cooling
and automation. For size reduction: [phone].
North America, emergencies after 5pm CST [phone]

North America email: [e-mail]

• Mexico, Central & South America
Email: [e-mail]

• Europe, Middle East & Africa [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

• India [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

• Asia/Australia [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Sales and Contracting Department

Our products are sold by a worldwide network of independent sales representatives. Contact our Sales Department for the
name of the sales representative nearest you.

Let us install your system. The Contract Department offers any or all of these services: project planning; system packages
including drawings; equipment, labor, and construction materials; and union or non-union installations.

For assistance with your sales or system contracting needs please Call:

North, Central and South America [phone] or [phone] Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm CST

Europe/Middle East/Africa [phone]
India [phone]
Asia/Australia [phone]

Facilities:

ACS offers facilities around the world to service you no matter where you are located. For more information, please visit us at
www.acscorporate.com

United States:

ACS Schaumburg – Corporate Offices

1100 E. Woodfield Road
Suite 588
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Phone: + 1 847 273 7700
Fax: + 1 847 273 7804

ACS New Berlin – Manufacturing Facility

2900 S. 160th Street
New Berlin, WI 53151
Phone : [phone]
Fax: + 1 262 641 8653

Asia/Australia:

ACS Suzhou

109 Xingpu Road SIP
Suzhou, China 215126
Phone: + 86 8717 1919
Fax: [phone]

Europe/Middle East/Africa:

ACS Warsaw

Ul. Działkowa 115
02-234 Warszawa
Phone: + 48 22 390 9720
Fax: [phone]

India

ACS India

Gat No. 191/1, Sandbhor Complex
Mhalunge, Chakan, Tal Khed,
Dist. Pune 410501, India
Phone: [phone]
Fax: + 91 20 40147576

Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing

5200 West Clinton Ave.

Mil wau kee, WI 53223

Tele phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

www.sterlco.com

Tech ni cal ser vice:

Ser vice de part ment
Tele phone: [phone]

Edi ti on: 02/01
Ster ling or der con fir ma ti on no.: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SSPET5

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:

036-4MS

Group of ma chi nes:

2

SSPET5

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 -

036-4MS

chaser re quires ap proval from Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing.

All rights re served.

3

SSPET5

Tab le of con tents

1. Sa fe ty in struc tions ............................................6

1.1. War nings and sym bols ..................................7

1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma ti on .............................8

1.3. For your sa fe ty ........................................9

1.4. For the ope ra ting sa fe ty of the equip ment..................12

2. As sem bly in struc tions ........................................13

2.1. As sem bly ............................................14

2.2. Moun ting the suc ti on pipe MV ...........................16

2.3. Elec tri cal con nec ti on ...................................17

2.3.1. In stal la ti on of the “flap switch” sig nal line...............18

2.3.2. In stal la ti on of the sig nal line of the ZKW (op tio nal) .......18

2.3.3. In stal la ti on of an alarm in di ca ting de vi ce at the SSE

con trol ler (op tio nal) ................................19

2.4. Com pres sed-air supp ly .................................20

3. Functio nal des crip ti on ........................................21

3.1. Ge ne ral .............................................22

3.2. Con trol ler SSE .......................................23

3.3. Con trol ler SSP .......................................25

4. Put ting into ope ra ti on ........................................26

4.1. Chec king the pipe sys tem ..............................27

4.2. Ad ju sting the suc ti on pi pes..............................28

4.3. Set ting the con trol ler SSE ..............................29

4.4. Set ting the con trol ler SSP ..............................31

4.5. In iti al con vey ing ope ra tions .............................32

4.6. Alarm Mes sa ges displayed on the con trol ler SSE ...........32

4.7. Alarm Mes sa ges displayed on the con trol ler SSP ...........34

036-4MS

4.8. Swit ching off the unit...................................34

4

SSPET5

5. Main ten an ce.................................................35

5.1. Main ten an ce in ter vals ..................................37

5.2. Ser vi cing the con vey or .................................38

5.2.1. Clea ning/re pla cing the fil ter car trid ges of the clea ning unit. 38

5.2.2. Chan ging the sea ling ring of the out let flap .............40

5.2.3. Ad ju sting the flap switch ............................41

5.3. Re pla cing car bon brus hes at tur bi ne ......................42

6. Tech ni cal data ...............................................44

7. Parts list ....................................................46

8. Ac ces so ries .................................................49

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

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

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

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

036-4MS

5

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.

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.

SSPET5

036-4MS

Safety in struc tions 6

SSPET5

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

»

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

L

F

&

$

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.

036-4MS

Safety in struc tions 7

SSPET5

1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma tion

Var i ous terms and des ig na tions are used 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

·

“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

·

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.

Op er a tor

·

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

·

The “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 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

·

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

·

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

036-4MS

Safety in struc tions 8

SSPET5

1.3. For your safety

The op er at ing per son nel of this equip ment must be at least 16 years old.

·

Please read these op er at ing in struc tions care fully be fore tak ing into op er a tion for

·

the first time. Con tact us should ques tions arise.
This avoids in jury and dam age to equip ment!

These op er at ing in struc tions must be kept avail able at all times at the place of op -

·

er a tion of the equip ment. Im proper op er a tion re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!

Please note that, for rea sons of clar ity, not all con ceiv able cases re gard ing op er a -

·

tion or main te nance of the equip ment can be cov ered in these op er at ing in struc ­tions.

Please ob serve all safety in struc tions and warn ings on the equip ment.

·

This avoids in jury and dam age to equip ment!

All work on the equip ment is to be car ried out by per sons whose qual i fi ca tions are

·

spec i fied in the per tain ing chap ters of the op er at ing in struc tions.
Im proper op er a tion re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!

The proper work ing clothes are to be worn dur ing any work on the equip ment.

·

This avoids in jury!

Com pare the con nected loads with those of the mains sup ply.

·

Dan ger of in jury through elec tri cal shock!

When us ing lift ing gear, please ob serve the per tain ing reg u la tions.

·

Cau tion: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

The lo cal reg u la tions and re quire ments per tain ing to this equip ment must be ob -

·

served.

036-4MS

Dis con nect elec tri cal com po nents from the mains sup ply be fore work is car ried

·

out on these com po nents. Cau tion: Dan ger to life through elec tri cal shock!

Safety in struc tions 9

SSPET5

Do not mod ify, add other equip ment or change the de sign of the equip ment with -

·

out the ap proval of the man u fac turer. Cau tion: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Com pile de tailed op er at ing in struc tions based on these op er at ing in struc tions for

·

the se quence of pro ce dures to be car ried out on this equip ment.
Im proper op er a tion re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!

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

·

En sure that the op er at ing per son nel are pro vided de tailed in struc tion in the op er -

·

a tion of the equip ment. Im proper op er a tion re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!

When the main switch is switched off for rea sons per tain ing to safety, it must be

·

se cured against un au tho rized ac ti va tion. Cau tion: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Be fore start ing main te nance work, ap point a su per vi sor.

·

In form the re spon si ble per son nel be fore main te nance work on the sys tem is

·

started. Cau tion: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Dis con nect the equip ment from mains sup ply be fore start ing main te nance pro ce -

·

dures to en sure that it can not be switched on un in ten tion ally.
Cau tion: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Re pair work may be car ried out by trained per son nel only.

·

Cau tion: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Never op er ate the equip ment when par tially dis man tled.

·

Cau tion! Dan ger ex ists that limbs may be caught; dan ger of elec tri cal shock!

In case of mal func tion, shut down the equip ment im me di ately. Have mal func tions

·

cor rected im me di ately. Cau tion: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

036-4MS

The equip ment is in tended only for con vey ing gran u lated plas tics and ad di tives.

·

Other use of the equip ment is con trary to its spec i fi ca tions.

Safety in struc tions 10

SSPET5

This equip ment is not suit able for foods pro cess ing.

·

Ob serve that sound in ten sity lev els over 85 dB(A), may cause pro longed dam age

·

to health. Use suit able ear muffs. This avoids im pair ment of hear ing!

At tach ments not sup plied by Ster ling must be man u fac tured in ac cor dance with

·

safety reg u la tion EN 294. Cau tion! Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Check all lines, hoses and screwed con nec tions reg u larly for leaks and ob vi ous

·

dam age. Re pair dam age im me di ately. Cau tion: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Depressurize all sys tem sec tions of the equip ment be fore car ry ing out any re pair

·

work. Cau tion: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

The equip ment may only be op er ated when all the as so ci ated com po nents are

·

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

The safety in struc tions of the con nected ma chines must be fol lowed.

·

036-4MS

Safety in struc tions 11

SSPET5

1.4. For the op er at ing safety of the equip ment

Never change set tings if the con se quences are not pre cisely known.

·

Use only orig i nal Ster ling spare parts.

·

Please ob serve the main te nance in ter vals.

·

Keep re cord of all main te nance and re pair pro ce dures.

·

Please note that elec tronic sub-as sem blies can be dam aged by static dis -

·

charges.

Check all elec tri cal con nec tions for proper fit be fore the equip ment is taken into

·

op er a tion for the first time and at reg u lar in ter vals.

Never ad just sen sors with out ex act knowl edge of their func tion.

·

Please note that the am bi ent tem per a ture of the con trol unit must not ex ceed

·

45°C (113°F).

Ad just the suc tion pipes prop erly.

·

Please ob serve that a level in di ca tor is re quired when con vey ing from

·

granulators.

Mount the sin gle con veyor unit in such a way that the out let flap swings in a

·

right-hand an gle to the di rec tion of ma chine move ment.

Please en sure that all plugs are cor rectly plugged in.

·

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

·

036-4MS

The op er at ing in struc tions of the ma chines to which it is con nected should be

·

obeyed.

Safety in struc tions 12

2. As sem bly in struc tions

The se in stal la ti on in struc tions are in ten ded for per sons with

»

skills in elec tri cal and me cha ni cal are as due to their trai ning, ex ­pe rien ce and re cei ved in struc tions.

Per son nel using the se in stal la ti on in struc tions must be in struc ­ted in the re gu la tions for the pre ven ti on of ac ci dents, the ope ra ­ting con di tions and sa fe ty re gu la tions and their im ple men ta ti on.

En su re in each case that the per son nel are in form ed.

The in stal la ti on in struc tions pro vi ded in the cor re spon ding ope ­ra ting in struc tions ap ply for all con nec ted equip ment.

Plea se ob ser ve all sa fe ty re gu la tions for the ope ra ti on of lif ting
gear.

All in stal la ti on work must be car ried out with the equip ment dis ­con nec ted from elec tri cal po wer an com pres sed air supp ly.

SSPET5

L

036-4MS

F

For in stal la tion work tak ing place at heights of over approx. 6
feet (1829) in, 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 only 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.

As sem bly in struc tions 13

SSPET5

2.1. As sem bly

The sin gle con veyor unit is in sen si tive to shocks and can be mounted di rectly
onto the pro cess ing ma chine, on a ma chine hop per, a dry ing hop per or a dos ing
and blend ing unit.

The equip ment is de liv ered as a com plete as sem bly.

Un pack the equip ment.

Re move the plas tic stop per from the ma te rial in let noz zle.

Re move the ad he sive tape from the exit flap.

The con trol ler must be freely ac ces si ble.

F

036-4MS

As sem bly in struc tions 14

SSPET5

J

L

Mount ing on fixed ma chine throats or in ter me di ate con tain ers is done by means
of strap re tain ers.

Please check dur ing as sem bly that the ad mis si ble bear ing loads are not ex ­ceeded.

Mount the con veyor in such a way that the out let flap swings in a right an gle to the
di rec tion of ma chine move ment.

Please check that all con nect ing points are tight to en sure that the con vey ing per ­for mance is not im paired.

Assembly

036-4MS

As sem bly in struc tions 15

SSPET5

2.2. Moun ting the suc ti on pipe MV

The suc tion pipe con sists of an in ner pipe (A) and an outer pipe (B) which can be
off set against each other.

Con nect the in ner pipe with the straight end to a flex i ble hose:

Push the free pipe end into the flex i ble line to a depth of approx. 4-5 cm
(167-1.97in.)

Con nect both parts by means of a hose clamp.

Please ob serve that the length of the hose should not ex ceed 3 m (9.84 in.)

Please check that the outer pipe is not cov ered as it pro vides for un hin dered ac ­cess of am bi ent air.

When con vey ing from si los, ma te rial hop pers and stor age
con tain ers, a suc tion box with 1-3 suc tion pipes is re quired.

F

B A

MV

036-4MS

As sem bly in struc tions 16

2.3. Elec tri cal con nec tion

Elec tri cal con nec tion of the equip ment must be car ried out by

»

The op er at ing volt age is 230 V/50 Hz.
Spe cial volt ages on re quest.

The con nected load is ap prox. 1200 W.

The equip ment is con nected to mains sup ply by a de vice plug.

Sep a rate fuse pro tec tion of the wall socket is re quired (max. 16 A).

qual i fied per son nel only.

En sure that the reg u la tions of the lo cal elec tric sup ply com pany
are ob served.

SSPET5

036-4MS

As sem bly in struc tions 17

SSPET5

2.3.1. In stal la tion of the “flap switch” sig nal line

In sert the ap pli ance plug of the “flap switch” sig nal line into the “flap switch” con ­nec tor (A) on the lower side of the con trol ler.

2.3.2. In stal la tion of the sig nal line of the SKW (op tional)

In sert the ap pli ance plug of the “SKW (= Two Com po nent Pro por tioning Valve)”
sig nal line into the “SKW” con nec tor (B) on the lower side of the con trol ler.

036-4MS

As sem bly in struc tions 18

SSPET5

2.3.3. In stal la tion of an alarm in di cat ing de vice at the SSE con trol ler
(op tio nal)

This work must be car ried out by qual i fied per son nel only.

»

&

Dis con nect the unit from mains sup ply by the de vice plug be fore
you be gin with works on the con trol ler. Dan ger to life!

The con nec tion is po ten tial-free and rated for no more
than 5 A.

An ad di tio nal alarm in di ca ting de vi ce (e.g. horn, sig nal light)
can be con nec ted.

You need an “ack nowled ge ment key” for 24 V (e.g. by Rafi
Com pa ny).

036-4MS

As sem bly in struc tions 19

2.4. Com pres sed-air supp ly

For ope ra ting the clea ning unit, a com pres sed-air supp ly is ne ces sa ry.

SSPET5

L

F

Check com pres sed-air pi ping for cor rect in stal la ti on and as sem bly.

Check fit tings, length and qua li ty of the hose con nec tions for agree ment with re ­qui re ments.

The ope ra ting pres su re is 5-6 bar (72.52-87.02 PSI) (sys tem over pres su re).

De pres su ri ze com pres sed-air supp ly li nes which must be
ope ned.

Com pres sed air must be de wa te red, dust free and oil free.

In stall a main ten an ce unit if re qui red.

Ad just pres su re to a max. va lue of 6 bar (87.02 PSI) (sys tem
over pres su re).

Check the com pres sed-air supp lied by the plant’s supp ly net work.

Ad just com pressed-air pres sure to 5-6 bar (72.52-87.02 PSI) (sys tem
overpressure).

Con nect the unit to the plant’s supp ly net work by me ans of a hose.

036-4MS

As sem bly in struc tions 20

3. Func tional de scrip tion

This func tional de scrip tion is in tended for all op er at ing per son -

»

nel of the equip ment.

Pre req ui site for this func tional de scrip tion is gen eral knowl edge
of con vey ing sys tems.

En sure in each case that the op er at ing per son nel are suf fi ­ciently in formed.

SSPET5

036-4MS

Func tional de scrip tion 21

3.1. Gen eral

The sin gle con veyor unit func tions ac ­cord ing to the prin ci ple of suc tion con ­vey ance. A high-per for mance tur bine,
mounted per ma nently on the de vice,
pro vides for the vac uum that is re ­quired to con vey the ma te rial into the
sep a ra tor.

In the sep a ra tor the ma te rial is sep a ­rated from air. Af ter the con vey ing time
is fin ished the tur bine is switched off
and the ma te rial emp tied into the ma te ­rial in ter me di ate hop per. If the fill ing
level re mains be low the out let flap of
the sin gle con veyor unit, a start ing
pulse is trig gered and sent to the con ­trol ler. Then the con vey ance is re ­started. This pro cess re peats so of ten
un til the ma te rial in ter me di ate hop per
is filled. Af ter wards the con vey ance is
stopped un til a new start ing pulse is
trig gered and sent to the con trol ler.

SSPET5

The au to ma tic fil ter clea ning ta kes pla ­ce by ad jus tab le com pres sed-air
shocks (pul se du ra ti on).

&

036-4MS

The fil ter-clea ning pro cess ta kes pla ce du ring the con vey ing
pro cess.

The fil ter car trid ges are clea ned in ad jus tab le in ter vals (time
in ter val).

Func tional de scrip tion 22

SSPET5

3.2. Con trol ler SSE

The set ting for the con vey ing time and the line cle ar time are made via the keys
(A1: “chan ge-over” key, A2: “ar row key”) on the front of the con trol sys tem. The
va lu es which have been set will be dis play ed on the dis play (B). The va lu es which
have been set are main tai ned af ter the ma chi ne has been shut off.

3 LEDs in di ca te the re spec ti ve mo des of ope ra ti on: clea ning (C), con vey ing (D),
line clea ring (E).

&

The con vey ing time can be set from 1 to 99 se conds.
The line cle ar time can be set from 0 to 99 se conds.
The clea ring time con sists of 2 se conds.
The emp ty ing time con sists of 8 se conds.
When the unit is swit ched on all LEDs blink and the soft wa re
ver si on is dis play ed.

C

B

D

E

A1 A2

036-4MS

Controller SSE

Func tional de scrip tion 23

SSPET5

If a ma te ri al clea ring val ve has been in stal led (op ti on) re si du es of flo wing ma te ri al
will be clea ned from the con vey ing line du ring the line cle ar time.

If a dis tur ban ce oc curs in the unit, an alarm mes sa ge will be is su ed (op ti on, only if
the alarm in di ca ting de vi ce has been ac ti vat ed).

&

An “E” ap pe ars in the dis play and an er ror num ber.

The alarm in di ca ting de vi ce (sig nal si ren, horn) re acts.

036-4MS

Func tional de scrip tion 24

SSPET5

3.3. Con trol ler SSP

The set ting for the con vey ing time and the line cle ar time are made via the keys
(A1: “chan ge-over” key, A2: “ar row key”) on the front of the con trol sys tem. The
va lu es which have been set will be dis play ed on the dis play (B). The va lu es which
have been set are main tai ned af ter the ma chi ne has been shut off.

3 LEDs in di ca te the re spec ti ve mo des of ope ra ti on: pul se du ra ti on (C), time
interval (D), wit hout function (E).

&

The pul se du ra ti on can be set to 0.5, 1.0 or 1.5 se conds.

The time in ter val can be set from 5 to 20 se conds.

When the unit is swit ched on all LEDs blink and the soft wa re
ver si on is dis play ed.

C

B

D

E

A1 A2

036-4MS

Controller SSP

Func tional de scrip tion 25

4. Putting into op er a tion

This chap ter is in tended for op er at ing per son nel.

SSPET5

»

F

Pre req ui site for this chap ter is gen eral knowl edge of the op er a ­tion of con vey ing sys tems.

Also pre req ui site for this chap ter is that the func tional de scrip ­tion has been read and un der stood.

En sure in each case that the op er at ing per son nel are suf fi ­ciently in formed.

Make sure the plas tic stop per has been re moved from the
ma te rial in let noz zle.

Make sure the ad he sive tape has been re moved from the exit
flap.

036-4MS

Putting into op er a tion 26

SSPET5

4.1. Check ing the pipe sys tem

Re move the flex i ble hose from the con nected ma te rial takeup.

Close the open end of the hose with your hand.

Con nect the unit to mains sup ply by the de vice plug.

If the tur bine is op er at ing, your hand must feel the suc tion within few sec onds.

If you don’t feel the vac uum it means that the pipe sys tem is not tight.

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

Re con nect the con vey ing hose.

Dis con nect the unit from mains sup ply by the de vice plug.

036-4MS

Putting into op er a tion 27

SSPET5

4.2. Ad justing the suc tion pipes

The suc tion pipes have to be ad justed ex actly to en sure troublefree op er a tion.

1. Set the suc tion pipes to their home po si tion.

&

2. Start a con vey ing op er a tion.

Con nect the unit to mains sup ply by the de vice plug.

3. Ob serve the flex i ble hose at the suc tion pipe.

The flex i ble hose must not show any pul sat ing move ment.

4. Ob serve the flex i ble hose at the sep a ra tor.

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

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

Pull the in ner pipe fur ther out of the outer pipe un til there is no more jerky con vey ­ance.

At home po si tion the in ner pipe of the suc tion pipe pro trudes
about 120-160 mm (4.72-6.30 in) from the outer pipe at the
top end.

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

Push the in ner pipe slowly into the outer pipe un til pul sat ing of the flex i ble hose or
shock con vey ance oc curs.

Now pull the in ner pipe slightly back again un til the hose stop pul sat ing.

Se lect a set ting be tween the two pipes to en sure that enough air can flow into the
ma te rial pipe.

Once you have reached a sat is fac tory con vey ing re sult turn the wing screw at the
suc tion pipe tight.

036-4MS

Putting into op er a tion 28

4.3. Set ting the con trol ler SSE

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

F

SSPET5

&

Set ting the con vey ing time

Press the “ar row key”.

&

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 tur bi ne is run ning but no ma te ri al is being con vey ed:

Re du ce the con vey ing time.

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

In crea se the con vey ing time.

036-4MS

Putting into op er a tion 29

Set ting the line cle ar time

Press the “ar row key” and

the “chan ge-over” key.

SSPET5

&

F

The line cle ar time which was last se lec ted ap pe ars in the
dis play.

0-99 se conds may be set for the line cle ar time.

If no line cle ar val ve has been in stal led en ter “0".

036-4MS

Putting into op er a tion 30

4.4. Set ting the con trol ler SSP

SSPET5

&

Set ting the pul se du ra ti on

Press the “ar row key”.

&

Set ting the time interval

It is only pos si ble to set the pul se du ra ti on / time in ter val
when the unit is not con vey ing any ma te ri al.

The pul se du ra ti on (= du ra ti on of a clea ning pul se) which
was last se lec ted ap pe ars in the dis play.

0.5, 1.0 or 1.5 se conds may be set for the pul se du ra ti on.

Press the “ar row key” and

the “chan ge-over” key.

&

036-4MS

The time in ter val which was last se lec ted ap pe ars in the dis ­play.

5-20 se conds may be set for the time in ter val bet ween 2 clea ­ning pulses.

Putting into op er a tion 31

SSPET5

4.5. In iti al con vey ing ope ra tions

Me tal sha vings may be in si de the pipe from cut ting down pi pes into lengths. The ­se are pul led du ring the first con vey ing pro cess and col lec ted in the se pa ra tor.

This ma te ri al should not be used again.

F

4.6. Alarm Mes sa ges dis play ed on the con trol ler SSE

If a dis tur ban ce oc curs in the unit, an alarm mes sa ge will be is su ed (op ti on, only if
the alarm in di ca ting de vi ce has been ac ti vat ed).

&

An “E” ap pe ars in the dis play and an er ror num ber.

The alarm in di ca ting de vi ce (sig nal si ren, horn) re acts.

The con trol sys tem can only res tart ope ra ti on when the mal ­functi on has been cor rec ted.

F

Press the “ack nowled ge ment key”.

&

036-4MS

The cau se of the mal functi on will not be cor rec ted by pres ­sing the “ack nowled ge ment key”.

Putting into op er a tion 32

SSPET5

The fol lo wing er ror mes sa ges can be dis play ed:

“E1"
The alarm mes sa ge “E1" is dis play ed when no ma te ri al has been con vey ed du ­ring 3 con se cu ti ve con vey ing cy cles.

Check that suf fi cient ma te ri al is being con vey ed.

Check that the flap switch is set cor rect ly.

When the mal functi on has been cor rec ted press the key.

F

“E2"
If the con trol sys tem be comes too hot dur ing op er a tion (>70°C) (158°F) the “E2"
alarm mes sage is dis played and the unit is switched off.

En su re that the con trol sys tem is suf fi cient coo led.

&

036-4MS

The unit starts au to ma ti cal ly af ter the coo ling down pha se.

Putting into op er a tion 33

4.7. Alarm Mes sa ges dis play ed on the con trol ler SSP

If a dis tur ban ce oc curs in the unit, an alarm mes sa ge will be is su ed.

SSPET5

&

“E2"
If the con trol sys tem be comes too hot dur ing op er a tion (>70°C) (158°F) the “E2"
alarm mes sage is dis played and the unit is switched off.

En su re that the con trol sys tem is suf fi cient coo led.

&

4.8. Switching off the unit

An “E” ap pe ars in the dis play and an er ror num ber.

The unit starts au to ma ti cal ly af ter the coo ling down pha se.

Dis con nect the unit from mains sup ply by the de vice plug.

036-4MS

Putting into op er a tion 34

5. Main te nance

This chap ter is in tended for per sons with 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 the in struc tions in this chap ter must be in ­structed of 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.

For main te nance work tak ing place at heights of over approx.
1829 mm (6 ft), 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.

SSPET5

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!

En sure that the elec tric mo tors/switch cab i nets are suf fi ciently
pro tected against mois ture.

Use only suit able work shop equip ment.

Be fore start ing main te nance work, ap point a su per vi sor.

In form the re spon si ble per son nel be fore main te nance work on
the sys tem is started.

Never op er ate the equip ment when par tially dis man tled.

All main te nance and re pair work not de scribed in this chap ter
may only be car ried out by Ster ling ser vice per son nel or au tho ­rized per son nel (ap pointed by Ster ling).

036-4MS

Main te nance 35

SSPET5

L

F

Dis con nect the equip ment from mains sup ply be fore start ing
main te nance pro ce dures to en sure that it can not be
switched on un in ten tion ally.

Depressurize all sys tem sec tions of the equip ment be fore
car ry ing out any re pair work.

Please ob serve the main te nance in ter vals.

Be fore start ing main te nance work, clean the equip ment of
oil, fuel or lu bri cants.

En sure that ma te ri als and in ci den tals re quired for op er a tion
as well as spare parts are dis posed of prop erly and in an en ­vi ron men tally sound man ner.

Use only orig i nal Ster ling spare parts.

Keep re cord of all main te nance and re pair pro ce dures.

036-4MS

Main te nance 36

5.1. Main te nance in ter vals

Daily: Check warn ing signs on equip ment for good

leg i bil ity and com plete ness

Wee kly: Check the main ta nan ce unit

Check ope ra ting pres su re of the plant’s supp ly
net work (5-6 bar (72.52-87.02 PSI) sys tem over pres su re)

Month ly: Check functi on of the de vi ce plug

Check the sea lings on the fil ter car trid ges
(ac cor ding to the ac cu mu la ti on of dust)

Ev ery 6 months: Check all elec tri cal and me chan i cal con nec tions

for tight fit

Check the set tings on the le vel pro bes (if pre sent)

Check fil ter con ta mi na ti on, if ne ces sa ry cle an or
re pla ce the fil ter car trid ges

SSPET5

An nually: Re place out let valve seal ing

Ad just valve switch

Af ter 1000
op er at ing hours: Re place car bon brushes

The given main te nance in ter vals are av er age val ues.

F

Check whether in your in di vid ual case the main te nance in ­ter vals must be short ened.

036-4MS

Main te nance 37

5.2. Ser vicing the con veyor

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

SSPET5

»

De pres su ri ze all sys tem sec tions of the equip ment (only units
with ac ti ve clea ning).

Dis as sem bly the unit.

5.2.1. Clea ning/re pla cing the fil ter car trid ges of the clea ning unit

Cle an the se pa ra tor hop per each time you are chan ging the
ma te ri als.

F

Use only clea ning agents which ful fil the cor re spon ding re ­qui re ments.

Only cle an the se pa ra tor hop per with com pres sed-air and/or
a brush.

&

036-4MS

The con vey ing ca pa ci ty is di mi nis hed by a clog ged fil ter car ­trid ge.

Main te nance 38

Re mo val

Open the ten si on ring (A) and
remo ve the hop per loa der lid (B).

SSPET5

Open the ten si on ring (C) and re ­mo ve clea ning unit (D).

Re lea se clam ping de vi ces of the
fil ter car trid ges.

Re mo ve the fil ter car trid ges (E)
from the in ter me di ate plat form.

Cle an the fil ter car trid ges (E) from
the in si de out by me ans of com ­pres sed air.

or

Re pla ce the fil ter car trid ges by new
ones.

In stal la ti on

In sert fil ter car trid ges (E) into the ope ning of the in ter me di ate plat form.

B

A

D

C

E

SSPET5

Make sure that the sea ling pad is tight ly fit ted bet ween fil ter
car trid ges and in ter me di ate plat form.

F

Mount clam ping de vi ces of the fil ter car trid ges.

Mount the clea ning unit (D) and the ten si on ring (C).

Mount the hop per loa der lid (B) and the ten si on ring (A).

&

036-4MS

In stall the unit.

Or der num ber fil ter car trid ges (= 4 pcs.): ID 83379

Main te nance 39

5.2.2. Changing the seal ing ring of the out let flap

Draw the old seal ing ring off the
noz zle of the ma te rial out let.

In stall the new seal ing ring.

SSPET5

As sem bly sea ling ring

F

In stall the unit.

&

Ob serve the di rec tion of in stal la tion.

Or der num ber

sea ling ring: ID 23098

036-4MS

Main te nance 40

SSPET5

5.2.3. Ad justing the flap switch

Re move the con nect ing plug “flap switch” from the con nec tion hous ing of the
hop per.

Con nect an ohm me ter to PINS 2 and 3 of the con nect ing plug “flap switch”.

Re lease the nuts (A) of the flap switch (B) un til the sup port can be dis placed.

Open the out let flap (C) so far that
the front tip of the out let flap is
approx. 30 mm (1.18 in.) away
from the seal ing sur face.

Dis place the flap switch (B) un til
the con tact of the mag net switch is
closed.

Tighten the nuts (A) of the flap
switch.

Check the ad just ment:
In case of free hang ing out let flap

C B A

(empty hop per loader) the con tact
of the mag net switch must be
closed.

Out let flap

If the out let flap can not be prop erly ad justed, re place the flap switch or the out let
flap with mag net.

In stall the hop per.

&

Or der num bers

switch with plug: ID 28839

out let flap with mag net: ID 23093

036-4MS

Main te nance 41

5.3. Re placing car bon brushes at tur bine

This work must be car ried out by qua li fied per son nel only.

SSPET5

»

Dis con nect the unit from mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug be fo re
you be gin with works on the con trol ler. Dan ger to life!

De pres su ri ze all sys tem sec tions of the equip ment.

Dis as sem bly the unit.

Re move the screws (A) at the lid.

Re move the lid (B).

Loosen the ground con nec tions
(C) and the mains ca ble (D).

Re move the screws (E) at the
tur bine hous ing.

Re move the tur bine hous ing (F).

Re move the cover (G).

Loosen the brush holder lock.

Pull out the brush holder.

SSPET5

036-4MS

Main te nance 42

In stal la tion

Mount the brush holder.

Mount the cover (G).

Mount the tur bine hous ing (F).

Mount the screws (E) at the tur bine hous ing.

Mount the ground con nec tions (C) and the mains ca ble (D).

Mount the lid (B).

Mount the screws (A) at the lid.

In stall the unit.

Ob serve that no ca bles will be squeezed.

SSPET5

F

&

036-4MS

Car bon brushes can be re placed twice.
Af ter that the tur bine has to be com pletely re placed.

Or der num bers

Tur bi ne (1200 W): ID 83380

Car bon brus hes (swit ching off): ID 85628

Main te nance 43

SSPET5

6. Tech ni cal data

Ba sic Ver sion

• In te grated con trol SSE / SSP

• In te grated vac uum pump

• Two com po nent valve out put

• Parts com ing in con tact with ma te rial are made of stain less steel

• Sim ple mount ing to dos ing and blend ing units due to com pact and weight sav ­ing de sign

Op tional Fea tures

• In te grated fil ter with au to matic fil ter clean ing

• Alarm out put

• Granulator out put

• Au to matic shut-down with lack of ma te rial

Per for mance

• Typ i cal con vey ing ca pac ity
SSPET5: up to 300 kg/hr (660 lbs/hr)

• Hop per loader ca pa ci ty
SSPET5: ap prox. 5 l (0.28 cf.)

• Con nected load 230 V, AC, 50/60 Hz, 1.2 kW

036-4MS

Tech ni cal data 44

Di men si on Sheet

SSPET5

Di men sions and data wit hout ob li ga ti on. Di men sions in mm. (in.) Spec i fi ca tions may be sub ject to al te ra tions.

036-4MS

Tech ni cal data 45

7. Parts list

SSPET5

This parts list is only for the use of trained per son nel only.

»

All other per sons are not per mit ted to re pair or to change the
equip ment.

036-4MS

Parts list 46

SSPET5

SSPET5

036-4MS

Parts list 47

SSPET5

Pos. Or der no. Designation

1 85628 Brush hol der with car bon

(brush swit ching off)

2 83380 Tur bi ne (1200 W)

3 97556 So lenoid valve

85460 Ven ti la ti on valve

85462 Com pres sed-air container

4 83080 Con trol ler SSP

5 83379 Fil ter car trid ges (4 pcs.)

6 83098 Con trol ler SSE

7 28420 Sealing ring

SSPET5

8 85533 Ten sion ring

9 28839 Flap switch with plug

10 23093 Outlet flap with magnet

85477 Nut

85471 Screw

93358 Disc

11 23098 Sealing ring

12 28626 Fil ter cloth

13 23091 Wire cloth

14 28625 Sealing

036-4MS

Parts list 48

8. Ac ces so ries

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

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

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

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

SSPET5

036-4MS

Ac ces so ries 49