Sterling SSPET 5 User Manual

Op er ating In struc tions

Sin gle Con veyor Unit
For Powder
SSPET 5

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Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing

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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 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 -

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

All rights re served.

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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

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

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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

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1. Safety in struc tions

These safety in struc tions ap ply to all per sons within the range of

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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.

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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 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.

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 “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

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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.

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1.3. For your safety

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

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

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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 -

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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 -

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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.

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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

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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.

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This avoids in jury!

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

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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.

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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 -

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served.

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

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

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

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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

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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

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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 -

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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.

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Cau tion: Dan ger of ac ci dents!

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Use only orig i nal Ster ling spare parts.

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Please ob serve the main te nance in ter vals.

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

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

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charges.

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

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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.

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

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45°C (113°F).

Ad just the suc tion pipes prop erly.

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

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granulators.

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

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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.

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

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

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obeyed.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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