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Op er at ing In struc tions
Con ve yor Hop per
SSK-3
Ster li ng Ma te ri al Pro cess ing
SM3-610
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SSK-3 Ster li ng Ma te ri al Pro cess ing 5200 West Clinton Ave. Mil wau kee, WI 53223 Tele phone: (414) 354-0970 Fax: (414) 354-6421 www.sterlco.com Tech ni cal ser vice: Ser vice de part m ent Tele phone: (800) 423-3183 Edi tion: 12/97 These op er at ing in struc t ions 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: Group of ma chi nes: 2 SM3-610
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SSK-3 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 t ions 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 t ions. 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 r ial Pro cess ing. All rights re served. 3 SM3-610
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SSK-3 Tab le of con tents 1. Sa fe ty in struc t ions ............................................ 5 1.1. War nings and sym bols .................................. 6 1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma t i on ............................. 7 1.3. For your sa fe ty ........................................ 8 1.4. For the sa fe ty of the equip ment ........................... 8 2. In stal la ti on in struc t ions ........................................ 9 2.1. Trans port .............................
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SSK-3 1. Safety in stru c tion s 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
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SSK-3 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 t ions, reg u la tions or warn - ings are not ob served. This sym bol in di cates that se ri ous in jury is pos si ble if the cor - L re spond ing in struc t ions, reg u la tions or warn ings are not ob - served. This sym bol in di cates that ex ten sive dam ag
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SSK-3 1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for m a 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. Equipment · “Equipment” can mean an individual unit, a machine or an installation. Operating personnel · The “operating personnel” are persons operating the equipment on their own responsibility or according to instruct
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SSK-3 1.3. For your safety It is absolutely necessary that you observe the operating instructions for the · corresponding conveying system. The device is intended exclusively for conveying plastic granules and regrind. · Any other usage is not permitted. This device is not suitable for processing foods. · Before beginning maintenance work, set all compressed air piping on the device · at zero pressure. Danger of accidents! The device may only be operated if all corresponding components have been
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SSK-3 2. In stal la tio n in stru c tion s These in stal la tion in struc t ions are 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 t ions. Per son nel us ing these in stal la tion in struc t ions 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 ne
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SSK-3 2.1. Trans port For trans port, only the ap pro pri ate lift ing gear should be used (e.g. fork lift or work shop crane). Ob serve the car ry ing ca pac ity of the lift ing gear. » Ob serve the safety in struc tions for the han dling of lift ing gear. 2.2. Set-up The ar range ment of the hop per load ers may vary de pend ing on the type of de - vice to be con veyed on and the ma te rial used. Fas ten ing onto fixed ma chine throats is pro vided by means of strap re tain ers. How ever, ad
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SSK-3 Mount the hop per loader 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 check dur ing as sem bly that the ad mis si ble bear ing loads are not ex ceeded. 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. It should more over be ob served, par tic u larly if cus tom pro duced con nect ing parts are used, that the ma te rial dis charged from the hop per loa
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SSK-3 2.3. Com pressed-air sup ply (only with com pressed-air valves) For op er at ing the con trol valves, a com pressed-air sup ply is nec es - sary. Check com pressed-air pip ing for cor rect in stal la tion and as sem bly. Check fit tings, length and qual ity of the hose con nec tions for agree - ment with re quire ments. The op er at ing pres sure is 5-6 bar (72.52-87.02 PSI) (sys tem overpressure). Check the com pressed-air sup - plied by the plant’s sup ply net work. Main te nance unit Ad
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SSK-3 2.4. Elec tri cal con nec tion The elec tri cal con nec tion may only be car ried out by trained per - » son nel. Other per sons are not per mit ted to carry out the elec tri cal con - nec tion. The rules of the lo cal elec tric ity board must be ob served. Be fore be gin ning the elec tri cal con nec tion, make sure that the mains volt age and the power fre quency are in ac cor dance with the data on the name plate of the de vice. All work may only be car ried out when the unit is at zero
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SSK-3 In stal la ti on in struc t ions 14 SM3-610
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SSK-3 3. Func ti onal de sc rip t ion The con veyor hop per is used for the au to matic con vey ance of freely flow ing plas - tic gran ules. The hop per can only func tion in con nec tion with a vac uum con veyor plant. The hop per works with out a fil ter. De pending on the type of valve, the shut-off valve of the vac uum line is op er ated with com pressed air (com pressed-air valve) or with the vac uum air (di a phragm valve). On the hop per, there is a sep a rate on/off switch (A) and a fun
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SSK-3 4. Main te n ance 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 t ions. 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 ac cord - ingly. For main te nan
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SSK-3 Dis con nect the equip ment from mains sup ply be fore start ing L main te nance pro ce dures to en sure that it can not be switched on un in ten tion ally. Depressurize all com pressed air pip ing of the equip ment be - fore start ing main te nance work. Please ob serve the main te nance in ter vals. F Be fore start ing main te nance work, clean the equip ment of oil, fuel or lu bri cants. En sure that ma te r i als and in ci den tals re quired for op er a tion as well as spare parts ar
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SSK-3 4.1. Main t e nance in ter val s Daily: Check warn ing signs on equip ment for good leg i bil ity and com plete ness. With com pressed-air valve: check the oil level in the oiler empty the wa ter sep a ra tor check the op er at ing pres sure in the fac tory ductwork sys tem (max. 6 bar (87.02 PSI) sys tem overpressure) Ev ery six months: Check all elec tri cal and me chan i cal con nec tions for proper fit Check the set tings of the level probes Check the seal ing rings on the lock ing
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SSK-3 4.2. Dis as sem bli ng the hop per In di vid ual hop pers can also be main tained dur ing op er a tion. & How ever, Ster ling rec om mends that you switch off the con - vey ing plant for all types of work on the hop per. Wait un til the con vey ing pro ce dure has stopped. Switch off the hop per by means of the on/off switch (A) on the con nec tion hous - ing. Dis as sem ble the vac uum line on the hop per. Close the dis as sem bled vac uum line so that the vac uum for the ac tive hop - pe
