Sterling SGFE manual

Ope ra ting In struc tions Con vey or Hopper with blo wer-filter unit SGFE 8 1 6 - 4 M S Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing[...]

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Technical service: Ser vi ce de part ment Tele phone: (800) 423-3183 Edition: 10/01 8 1 6 - 4 M S SGFE 2 Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing 5200 West Clinton Ave. Mil wau kee, WI 53223 Tele phone: (414) 354-0970 Fax: (414) 354-6421 www.sterlco. com The se ope ra ting in struc tions are for:* (* Plea se fill in per so nal ly) Se ri al num ber: Built [...]

Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing re tains all rights to chan ge the in for ma ti on in the se ope ra ting in struc t ions at any time wit hout no ti ce. We as su me no lia bi li ty for any er rors or di rect or in di rect da ma ge re sul ting in con - text with the se ope ra ting in struc t ions. Co py ing, trans la ti on or pub li ca ti on in any[...]

Tab le of co n tents 1. Sa fe ty in struc t ions .......................................... 1-1 1.1. Ge ne ral ............................................. 1-1 1.2. For your sa fe ty ....................................... 1-2 1.3. For the ope ra ting sa fe ty of t he equip ment ................. 1-5 2. Con cer ning the se Ope ra ting In struc tio[...]

5. As sem bly in struc t ions ....................................... 5-1 5.1. Trans port ........................................... 5-2 5.2. In stal la ti on .......................................... 5-2 5.3. Ma te ri al feed ........................................ 5-2 5.4. Suc ti on pipe ......................................... 5-3 5.5. Pi pe[...]

1. Sa fe ty in struc tions 1.1. General » The se sa fe ty in struc tions ap ply to all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the equip ment. Plea se in form all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the equip - ment of the di rect and in di rect ha zards con nec ted with the equip ment. The se ope ra ting in struc tions are to be used by[...]

1.2. For your sa fe ty General The ope ra ting per son nel of this equip ment m ust be at least 16 ye ars old. Plea se read the se ope ra ting in struc t ions ca re ful ly be fo re ta king into ope ra ti on for the first time. Con tact us should que stions ari se. This avoids in ju ry and da ma ge to equip ment! The se ope ra ting in struc tions mu[...]

Assembly Com pa re the con nec ted lo ads with tho se of the mains supp ly. Dan ger of in ju ry through elec tri cal shock! When using lif ting gear, plea se ob ser ve the per tai ning re gu la tions. Cau ti on: Dan - ger of ac ci dents! Do not mo di fy, add ot her equip ment or chan ge the de sign of the equip ment wit - hout the ap pro val of the[...]

Operation Ap point an equip ment fo re man to be r e spon si ble for the equip ment. En su re that the ope ra ting per son nel are pro vi ded de tai led in struc t i on in the ope - ra ti on of the equip ment. Im pro per ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents! When the main switch is swit ched off f or rea sons per tai ning to sa fe ty, it[...]

1.3. For the ope ra ting sa fe ty of the equip ment Ne ver chan ge set tings if the con se quen ces are not pre ci se ly known. Use only ori gi nal Ster ling spa re parts. Plea se ob ser ve the main ten an ce sche du le. Keep re cord of all main ten an ce and re pair work. Plea se note that elec tro nic com po nents may be da ma ged by sta tic disc[...]

2. Con cer nin g the se Ope ra ting In struc tion s 2.1. Ge ne ral In for m a ti on » The se ope ra ting in struc tions are ad dres sed to all users of the de vi ce. The se ope ra ting in struc tions must be used by every per son char ged with work on the unit. 8 1 6 - 4 M S Ge ne ral In for m a ti on Con cer ning the se Ope ra ting In struc tions[...]

2.2. War ning Mes sa ges and Sym bols The fol lo wing war ning mes sa ges and sym bols are used in the se ope ra ting in - struc tions: » This sym bol in di ca tes dan ger to life! Fa tal or se ri ous in ju ry is pos si ble if the cor re spon ding in struc tions, re gu la tions or war - nings are not ob ser ved. L This sym bol in di ca tes that se[...]

2.3. Ex pla na tions and De fi ni tions In this ope ra ting ma nu al, cer tain terms are used re pea ted ly for bet ter cla ri ty. The re fo re plea se keep in mind that the se terms stand for the ex pla na tions gi ven here. · Unit “Unit” may de sig na te eit her a sing le de vi ce, a ma chi ne or a plant. · User The user is the per son who [...]

2.4. No tes on Usa ge · Ex pe rien ced ope ra tors can be gin di rect ly with the chap ter on “Start-up” if the unit has been pro per ly in stal led. · If the unit has not been in stal led yet, ob ser ve the in struc tions in the chap ter on “As sem bly In struc tions”. 8 1 6 - 4 M S No tes on Usa ge Con cer ning the se Ope ra ting In str[...]

3. Start-up 3.1. Ge ne ral » This chap ter is di rec ted at t he ope ra tor of the equip ment. This chap ter as su mes ge ne ral skills in dea ling with con vey ing units and SPS con trol units. This chap ter as su mes that the functio nal des crip ti on has been read and un ders tood. It should be en su red in each and every case that t he ope ra[...]

3.2. Con trol system The fa ci li ty’s con trol sys tem is fac to r y-programmed. Ne ver the less, you have to set spe ci fic va lu es (ba sic pa ra me t ers) which are de pen dent on the pro ces sed ma te ri al, for ins tan ce. The set va lu es are sa ved and re main sa ved even af ter swit ching off or af ter a po - wer fail. All en tries ar e [...]

3.2.2. Key as signment Ar row keys to se lect a va lue to scroll the menu pa ges to chan ge a va lue Pus hing the key “O K” to se lect a menu, to chan ge va lu es (the cur sor bar jumps to the first di git of the va lue); to con firm va lue en tries (with va lue ac cep tan ce). Pus hing the key “O K” to lea ve va lue en tries (wit hout va l[...]

3.4. Set ting the ba sic pa ra me ters Se lect the menu “ba sic pa ra me t er”. Se lect “Set P a ram”. Sig nal ti mes flap ( B01) (stan dard set ting: 1 se cond). Chan ges only af ter con sul ta ti on with the Sterling Service. 8 1 6 - 4 M S Set ting the ba sic pa ra me ters Start-up 3 - 4 ESC OK Set Clock > Set Param ESC OK B01 : T T = [...]

Con vey ing time (B05) En ter t he de si red con vey ing time in se - conds. Line clea ring (B09) En ter t he de si red line cle ar time in se - conds. F En ter “0” if no line clea ring val ve is moun ted. Emp ty ing time (B14) En ter the de si red emp ty ing time in se - conds. 8 1 6 - 4 M S Set ting the ba sic pa ra me ters Start-up 3 - 5 ESC[...]

Blo wer run on ti me (B17) En ter the blo wer run on tim e in se conds . Er ror tolerance (B22) En ter the er ror to le ran ce. & Set ting “0”: functi on not ac ti ve Set ting “1 -###”: an alarm is gi ven when the er ror to le ran ce rea ches this va lue. 8 1 6 - 4 M S Set ting the ba sic pa ra me ters Start-up 3 - 6 ESC OK B22 : P AR P[...]

3.5. Star ting the con vey ing pro ce du re Set the on/off switch in po si ti on ”ON”. & If the hop per loa der re ports a lack of ma te ri al, the con vey ing is start ed. 3.6. The first con vey ing ope ra tions F Check the ro ta tio nal di rec ti on of the va cu um ge ne ra tor s. Check the line sys tem. Ad ju sting the suc ti on tube. Ma[...]

3.7. Vie wing Alarm Mes sa ges & An alarm is gi ven by stea dy light of the “ alarm” lamp. Pres sing the “Reset” key era ses the stea dy light of the “alarm” lamp (the “ alarm” lamp goes off). The fai lu re is not re - pai red. F Fai lu res must be re pai red im me di ate ly. Pos si ble events: - Fault hop per In the ope ra ting[...]

3.8. Swit ching off the unit Set the on/off switch in po si ti on ”OFF” . & If the unit is swit ched off du ring a con vey ing pro ce du re this ope ra ti on will be fi nis hed. Dis con nect the unit from mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug. 8 1 6 - 4 M S Swit ching off the unit Start-up 3 - 9[...]

4. Main ten an ce Ver si on: 64.10-0198GB05WA 02/01 4.1. Ge ne ral » This chap ter is 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 in struc tions in this chap ter must be in struc - ted of the re gu la tions for the pre ven ti[...]

L Dis con nect the equip ment from m ains supp ly be fo re star ting main ten an ce pro ce du res to en su re that it can not be swit - ched on un in ten tio nal ly. De pres su ri ze all com pres s ed air pi ping of the equip ment be - fo re star t ing main ten an ce work. F Plea se ob ser ve the main ten an ce in ter vals. Be fo re star ting main [...]

4.2. Main ten an ce sche du le In iti al ope ra ti on: Check the ro ta tio nal di rec ti on of the va cu um ge ne ra tors Check the line sys tem Ad just the suc ti on tube Dai ly: Check war ning signs on equip ment for le gi bi li ty and com ple te ness Check the oil le vel in the oi ler Emp ty the wa ter se pa ra tor Check ope ra ting pres su re o[...]

Af ter the first 100 hours of ope ra ti on: Chan ge the oil on the ro ta ry val ve pumps Fol low the ma nu fac t u rer’s ope ra ting in struc tions Af ter 500 hour s of ope ra ti on: Check oil le vel and con di ti on of the oil in the gear box of the ro ta ry lobe va cu um pumps Fol low the ma nu fac t u rer’s ope ra ting in struc tions Af ter [...]

4.3. Chec king the di rec ti on of ro ta ti on of the va cu um ge ne ra tor Start a con vey ing pro ce du re. Wait un til the va cu um ge ne ra tor be gins to ope ra te. Ob ser ve the ro ta t io nal di rec ti on ar row on the va cu um ge ne ra tor hou sing. Stop the con vey ing pro ce du re. Wait un til the blo wer has come to a stand still. Switch[...]

4.4. Te sting the con duit sys tem De tach the fle xi ble line from the con nec ted ma te ri al take-up as sem bly. Clo se the open end of the line with your hand. Start a con vey ing pro ce du re. Wait un til the va cu um ge ne ra tor be gins to ope ra te; af ter t his, the hand should be - co me sen si bly at ta ched by suc ti on wit hin a few se[...]

4.5. Ad ju sting the suc ti on tube To gua ran tee a tr ou ble-free ope ra ting run, the suc ti on tube must be ex act ly ad - jus ted. 1. The suc ti on tube should be pla ced in the ba sic set ting In the ba sic set ting, the in ner pipe of the suc ti on tube sticks out of t he ou ter pipe ap prox. 120-160 mm .................................. wit[...]

4.6. Clea ning/re pla cing the fil ter car trid ge » Stop the con vey ing pro ce du re. Switch off the con vey ing sys tem at the main switch. In ter rupt the mains supp ly. Set all com pres sed-air li nes at zero pr es su re. & The con vey ing ca pa ci ty is di mi nis hed by a clog ged fil ter car - trid ge. Loo sen the screw con nec ti on on[...]

Re-in stall the new/clea ned fil ter car tr id ge. Mount the hou sing lid. & Pur cha se or der num ber fil ter car trid ge: ID 85612 4.7. Ser vi cing the ac ces so ries F The ope ra ting in struc tions must be fol lo wed. 8 1 6 - 4 M S Ser vi cing the ac ces so ries Main ten an ce 4 - 9[...]

5. 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 t ions. 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[...]

In stall the equip ment such that all parts ar e ea si ly ac ces si - ble; this fa ci li ta tes main ten an ce and re pair work. 5.1. Trans port For trans port, only the ap pro pria te lif ting gear should be used (eg fork lift or work - shop cra ne). » Plea se en su re the ade qua te car ry ing ca pa ci ty of the lif ting gear. Plea se ob ser ve [...]

Plea se ob ser ve that t he length of the hose should not ex ceed 3 m (9.84 ft. ) Push the free pipe end into the fle xi ble line to a depth of ap prox. 4-5 cm (1.67-1.97 in.) Con nect both parts by me ans of a hose clamp. 5.4. Suc ti on pipe The suc ti on pipe con sists of an in ner (A) and an ou ter pipe (B) which can be off set against each ot h[...]

5.5. Pi pe work When all the po si tions and ar ran ge ment for ma te ri al feed, hop per loa der and blo - wer are de ter min ed, start as sem bling the pi pe work. Ri gid pi pes should al ways be laid next to each ot her and the re should be the fol lo - wing mi ni mum dis tan ces in bet ween: 40 mm (1.67 in.) pipe dia me ter ........... 75 mm (2[...]

5.6. Va cu um ge ne ra tor » Ex plo si ve ga ses and mix tu res of gas and air must not be con - vey ed. So lid par ti cles and dust must be se pa ra ted be fo re en try to the va cu um ge ne ra tor . For all work on the equip ment, hea ring pro tec ti on should be worn. Avoids im pair ment of hea ring! The ma nu fac t u rer’s ope ra ting in str[...]

The va cu um ge ne ra tor should be in stal led near the equip ment, to avoid loss of per for man ce through lea ka ge and fric ti on. Only fle xi ble con nec tions should be used to join up the pi pes. The con trol unit should be in stal led in cle ar view of the va cu um ge ne ra tor. To keep noi se to a mi ni num, we re com mend in stal la ti on[...]

5.8. Elec tri cal con nec ti on » The re gu la tions of t he lo cal Elec tri ci ty Board m ust be ob ser ved. Be fo re con nec ti on to the elec tri ci ty supp ly, it should be en su red that the supp ly vol ta ge and the po wer fre quen cy are in ac cor - dan ce with the data on the name pla te of t he ma chi ne. The elec tri cal con nec ti on ma[...]

6. Functio nal des crip ti on 6.1. Ge ne ral » This functio nal des crip ti on is in ten ded for all ope ra ting per son - nel of the equip ment. Pre re qui si te for this functio nal des crip ti on is ge ne ral knowled ge of con vey ing units and SPS con trol units. En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are suf fi cient - ly in f[...]

The unit works on the pneu ma tic con vey ing prin ci ple. Ac cor ding to this, a v a cu um ge ne ra tor (A) crea tes a va cu um, which ex tends through the pipe ducts and hose as sem blies (B), through the se pa ra tors ( C) un til it rea ches the ma te ri al take-up as sem bly (D). The ma te ri al which has been con vey ed is than se pa ra ted fr[...]

7. Tech ni cal data Ver si on: 64.10-0198GB05TD 02/01 Me thod of f il ling: .......... time con vey ing mode or pro be con vey ing mode .......................... with con vey ing time used as mo ni to ring time Va cu um ge ne ra tor (de pen ding on the mo del) Side vane va cu um pump GSV: ............................ 1.5-4.4 kW Noi se le vel: ....[...]

Di men si on sheet SGFE 8 1 6 - 4 M S SGFE Tech ni cal data 7 - 2 All di men sions are in mm. (in.) Sub ject to al te ra ti on.[...]

Di men si on sheet GDK 4 kW Di men si on sheet GSV 8 1 6 - 4 M S SGFE Tech ni cal data 7 - 3 All di men sions are in mm. (in.) Sub ject to al te ra ti on. All di men sions are in mm. (in.) Sub ject to al te ra ti on.[...]

Di men si on sheet GDS 8 1 6 - 4 M S SGFE Tech ni cal data 7 - 4 All di men sions are in mm. (in.) Sub ject to al te ra ti on.[...]

8. Spa re parts list » This spa re parts list is in ten ded to be used only by trai ned per - son nel. Ot her per sons are not per mit ted to m o di fy or r e pair the equip - ment. 8 1 6 - 4 M S SGFE Spa re parts list 8 - 1[...]

Pos. ID-No. De sig na ti on 1 93102 pres su re li mi ter val ve (1.5 and 2.2 kW) 93100 pres su re li mi ter val ve (4.0 kW) 2 86308 side vane va cu um pump G SV 4.0 kW 88235 side vane va cu um pump G SV 2.2 kW 83564 side vane va cu um pump G SV 1.5 kW Optional 84724 ro ta ry lobe va cu um pump GDK 4.0 kW 98148 ma no me ter 92156 ro ta ry val ve pum[...]

9. Ac ces so ries ¨ con vey or hop per CSE 15 / CSE 30 ¨ con vey or hop per _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ¨ side vane va cu um pump GSV ¨ ro ta ry va lue pump GDS ¨ ro ta ry lobe va cu um pump G DK ¨ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ¨ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _[...]

10. Elec tri cal ma nu al » This elec tri cal ma nu al is in ten ded to be used only by Ster ling ser vi ce per son nel and trai ned per son nel aut ho ri zed by Ster ling. Other per sons are not per mit ted to mo di fy or re pair the equip - ment. ¨ Con nec ti on dia gram no.: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ¨ Cur rent ly not avai la ble; w[...]