Sterling SSV 05-2R User Manual

Op er at ing In struc tions

Sin gle Con veyor Unit
SSV 05/2R

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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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www.sterlco.com

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Edition: 08/99

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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 notice.

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 instructions.

Copy ing, 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 Processing.

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Portions of these manuals detailing procedures or precautions in the operation, inspection, maintenance
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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
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2900 S. 160th Street
New Berlin, WI 53151
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Suzhou, China 215126
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Mhalunge, Chakan, Tal Khed,
Dist. Pune 410501, India
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Fax: + 91 20 40147576

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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 sa fe ty of the units ...............................12

2. In stal la ti on in struc tions .......................................13

2.1. Ge ne ral in for ma ti on ...................................14

2.2. In stal ling the con vey or hop per ...........................15

2.3. In stal ling the con trol and main ten an ce unit .................16

2.4. Con nec ting the com pres sed-air supp ly ....................17

2.5. Elec tri cal con nec ti on ...................................18

3. Functio nal des crip ti on ........................................19

3.1. Me thod of functio ning ..................................20

3.2. Con trol and main ten an ce unit ...........................20

4. Set-up ......................................................21

4.1. Pre pa ra tions .........................................22

4.2. Set ting the mi xing ra tio of the com po nents .................22

4.3. Ba sic set ting of the fil ling le vel in the con vey or hop per .......23

4.3.1. Fine ad just ment of the fil ling le vel in the

con vey or hop per ..............................24

5. Main ten an ce.................................................25

5.1. Main ten an ce in ter vals ..................................27

5.2. Clea ning/re pla cing the fil ter car trid ge .....................28

5.3. Ad ju sting the le vel pro be ...............................29

5.4. Trou ble-shooting ......................................30

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6. Tech ni cal data ...............................................31

6.1. Di men si on sheet ......................................32

6.2. Spa re parts list .......................................33

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1. Safety in struc tions

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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 function of the
equipment.

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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:

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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 observed.

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
observed.

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 observed.

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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 correlations.

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 below.

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 at ing 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 (minimum 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 at ing 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 equipment.

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 operator.

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

The op er a tors of this unit must be at least 16 years old.

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Be fore ini tial op er a tion, read this op er at ing man ual care fully. Ob serve all points.

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In quire in case of un cer tain ties.
This will avoid dan ger to per sons and dam age of material!

Store this op er at ing man ual in such a way that it is al ways avail able on the site of

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op er a tion for the unit. Faulty op er a tion may lead to accidents!

Note that, for rea sons of clar ity, not ev ery pos si ble case of op er a tion or main te -

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nance can be men tioned.

Note the in struc tions for safety and the dan ger signs on the unit.

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This will avoid dan ger to per sons and dam age of ma te rial!

All work on the unit may only be car ried out by per sons whose qual i fi ca tion cor re -

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sponds with the in di vid ual chap ters of the op er at ing man ual.
Faulty op er a tion may lead to accidents!

For all types of work on the unit, proper work ing clothes must be worn.

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This will avoid dan ger to per sons!

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

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Dan ger of elec tri cal shock!

When us ing lift ing gear, ob serve the spe cific in struc tions.

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Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Ob serve the lo cal reg u la tions and re quire ments con cern ing the plant.

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In ter rupt the mains sup ply for all types of work on elec tri cal com po nents.

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Dan ger to life due to elec tri cal shock!

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Do not carry through mod i fi ca tions, at tach ments or al ter ations of the unit with out

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the man u fac turer’s per mis sion. Dan ger of accidents!

By means of this op er at ing man ual, pre pare pre cise in struc tions for use of this

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unit. Faulty op er a tion may lead to ac ci dents!

Des ig nate a unit leader re spon si ble for the unit.

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In any case, the op er a tors of this unit must be thor oughly in structed.

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Faulty op er a tion may lead to ac ci dents!

If the unit has been switched off for rea sons of safety, it must be pro tected from

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unathorised ac ti va tion. Dan ger of ac ci dents!

Be fore be gin ning main te nance work, des ig nate a su per vi sor.

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Be fore be gin ning main te nance work, in form the re spon si ble op er at ing per son nel.

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Dan ger of accidents!

Be fore be gin ning main te nance work, in ter rupt the mains sup ply so that the unit is

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not switched on un in ten tion ally. Dan ger of accidents!

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

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Dan ger of ac ci dents!

The unit may never be op er ated when it is par tially dis as sem bled.

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Limbs may be drawn in! Elec tri cal shock!

In case of func tional dis tur bances, switch off the unit im me di ately. Er rors must be

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elim i nated im me di ately. Dan ger of accidents!

The unit is ex clu sively in tended for con vey ing plas tic gran ules and regrind. Any

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other us age is not per mit ted.

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This unit is not suit able for pro cess ing foods.

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