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Op er ating In struc tions
Two com po nent pro por tion ing valve
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Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing
Tech ni cal ser vice:
Ser vice de part ment
Tele phone: (800) 423-3183
Edi tion: 08/02
Con fir ma tion num ber: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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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
These op er at ing 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:
Group of ma chi nes:
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 chaser
re quires ap proval from Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing.
All rights re served.
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Phone: + 86 8717 1919
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India
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Ta ble of con tents
1. Gen eral in struc tions (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02).........................1-1
1.1. Warn ings and sym bols .............................................1-2
1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma tion .......................................1-3
1.3. Le gal ba sis ......................................................1-3
1.4. Fields of ap pli ca tions ..............................................1-3
1.5. Notes on us age...................................................1-3
2. Safety in struc tions (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ..........................2-1
2.1. For your safety ...................................................2-2
2.2. For the op er at ing safety of the equip ment .............................2-5
3. Start-up (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ....................................3-1
3.1. Ad justing the con vey ing ra tio........................................3-2
3.2. De ter mining the switch ing cy cle du ra tion ..............................3-3
3.3. Set ting the switch ing cy cles.........................................3-5
4. Er ror and er ror cor rec tion (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ....................4-1
5. Main te nance (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ................................5-1
5.1. Main te nance in ter vals .............................................5-2
6. Func tional de scrip tion (Ver sion: 64.10-0251D01 08/02) ........................6-1
6.1. Gen eral in for ma tion ...............................................6-2
6.2. Con trol..........................................................6-2
6.2.1. Ver sion 1...............................................6-2
6.2.2. Ver sion 2 (op tional) ......................................6-4
7. Trans port, As sem bly and Stor age (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) .............7-1
7.1. Trans port and Packing .............................................7-2
7.2. As sem bly........................................................7-2
7.3. Stor age .........................................................7-2
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8. In stal la tion in struc tions (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ......................8-1
8.1. In stal la tion.......................................................8-2
8.2. Elec tri cal con nec tion ..............................................8-3
8.2.1. Ster ling Sin gle Con veyor Unit with 230 V-Out put Port ..........8-3
8.2.2. Ster ling Sin gle Con veyor Unit with 24 V-Out put Port ...........8-4
8.2.3. Con nec tion to a con vey ance con trol sys tem ..................8-4
8.3. Com pressed air sup ply ............................................8-5
9. Tech ni cal data (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) ..............................9-1
10. Spare Parts List (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02)...........................10-1
10.1. SKW-E........................................................10-2
10.2. Ac ces sories....................................................10-2
11. Ac ces sories (Ver sion: 64.10-0251GB01 08/02) .............................11-1
o Ta ble Con veying time / Num ber of switch ing cy cles
o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
12. Elec tri cal man ual (Ver sion: 64.10-0 251GB01 08/02) .........................12-1
o Con nec tion di a gram no.: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
o Cur rently not avail able; will be de liv ered at a later date !
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1. Ge ne ral in struc tions
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»The se in struc tions ap ply to all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the equip -
ment.
The se ope ra ting in struc tions are to be used by all per sons as sig ned ac ti vi -
ties con nec ted with the equip ment.
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Ge ne ral in struc tions 1-1
1.1. War nings and sym bols
The fol lo wing war nings 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.
LThis sym bol in di ca tes that 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.
FThis sym bol in di ca tes that ex ten si ve da ma ge to equip ment 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.
&This sym bol in di ca tes in for ma ti on im por tant for be co ming fa mi li ar with
the equip ment, i.e. tech ni cal cor re la tions.
$This sym bol in di ca tes that a tech ni cal term is ex plai ned at this point.
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1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma ti on
Va ri ous terms and de sig na tions are used in the se ope ra ting in struc tions to en su re cla ri ty. The re -
fo re plea se note that the terms used in the text stand for the cor re spon ding ex pla na tions lis ted be -
low.
•Equip ment
”Equip ment” can mean an in di vi du al unit, a ma chi ne or an in stal la ti on.
•Ope ra ting per son nel
The ”ope ra ting per son nel” are per sons ope ra ting the equip ment on their own re spon si bi li ty or ac -
cor ding to in struc tions.
•Ope ra tor
The ”ope ra tor” of the equip ment (pro duc ti on ma na ger, fo re man, etc.) is the per son re spon si ble for
all pro duc ti on se quen ces. The ope ra tor in structs the ope ra ting per son nel of what is to be done.
•Ope ra ting in struc tions
The ”ope ra ting in struc tions” des cri be the in ter ac ti on of the equip ment, pro duc ti on se quen ces or
me thods. The ope ra ting in struc tions must be com pi led by the ope ra tor of the equip ment.
•Equip ment fo re man
When se ve ral ope ra ting per son nel work on one ma chi ne, the ”equip ment fo re man” coor di na tes
the se quen ces. The equip ment fo re man must be ap poin ted by the ope ra tor.
•Trai ned per son nel
”Trai ned per son nel” are per sons who, due to their trai ning, are aut ho ri zed to car ry out the re qui red
work.
1.3. Le gal ba sis
See “Ma nu fac tu rer’s Cer ti fi ca te” resp. “Cer ti fi ca te of Con for mi ty”.
1.4. Fields of ap pli ca tions
Free ad jus tab le re grind pro ces sing in con juncti on with a con vey ing sys tem. Ma te ri al swit ching
works pneu ma ti ca ly by a high re li ab le push-pis ton. Du ring every con vey ing cy cle, the SKW-E pul -
ses ra pid ly bet ween both ma te ri als, which mi ni mi zes laye ring. The con vey ing ra tio can be pre se -
lec ted bet ween 0 and 100 %.
1.5. 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 ters “Trans port, As sem bly
and Sto ra ge” and “As sem bly In struc tions”.
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2. Sa fe ty in struc tions
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»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 all per sons as sig ned ac ti vi -
ties con nec ted with the equip ment.
Knowled ge of the En glish langua ge is pre re qui si te.
En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are fa mi li ar with the ope ra -
ting in struc tions and the functi on of the equip ment.
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Sa fe ty in struc tions 2-1
2.1. For your sa fe ty
Ge ne ral
The ope ra ting per son nel of this equip ment must be at least 16 ye ars old.
Plea se read the se ope ra ting in struc tions 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 must be kept avai la ble at all ti mes at the pla ce of ope ra ti on of the
equip ment. Im pro per ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!
Plea se note that, for rea sons of cla ri ty, not all con cei va ble ca ses re gar ding ope ra ti on or main ten -
an ce of the equip ment can be co ver ed in the se ope ra ting in struc tions.
Plea se ob ser ve all sa fe ty in struc tions and war nings on the equip ment. This avoids in ju ry and da -
ma ge to equip ment!
All work on the equip ment is to be car ried out by per sons who se qua li fi ca tions are spe ci fied in the
per tai ning chap ters of the ope ra ting in struc tions. Im pro per ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci -
dents!
The pro per wor king clot hes are to be worn du ring any work on the equip ment. This avoids in ju ry!
The lo cal re gu la tions and re qui re ments per tai ning to this equip ment must be ob ser ved.
Dis con nect elec tri cal com po nents from the mains supp ly be fo re work is car ried out on the se com -
po nents Cau ti on: Dan ger to life through elec tri cal shock!
Com pi le de tai led ope ra ting in struc tions ba sed on the se Ope ra ting in struc tions for the se quen ce
of pro ce du res to be car ried out on this equip ment. Im pro per ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci -
dents!
Plea se note that sound le vels ex cee ding 85 db(A) may in the long term da ma ge your he alth. Use
the ap pro pria te ear muffs. This avoids im pair ment of hea ring!
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Sa fe ty in struc tions 2-2
As sem bly
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 ma nu fac tu rer. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!
At tach ments not supp lied by Ster ling must be ma nu fac tur ed in ac cor dan ce with sa fe ty re gu la ti on
EN 294. Dan ger of ac ci dents!
The equip ment may only be ope ra ted when all the as so cia ted com po nents are pro per ly con nec -
ted up and in ac cor dan ce with the re le vant re gu la tions. This avoids in ju ry and da ma ge to equip -
ment!
Ope ra te the de vi ce only if all its com po nents are groun ded. Dan ger: ac ci dent through elec tri cal
shock!
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. This avoids da -
ma ge to equip ment!
If PVC ho ses are used for con vey ing, they must be groun ded. This avoids in ju ry and da ma ge to
equip ment!
An acous tic co ver should be in stal led when va cu um ge ne ra tors are lo ca ted in work rooms. This
avoids im pair ment of hea ring!
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Ope ra ti on
Ap point an equip ment fo re man to be re 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 ti 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 for rea sons per tai ning to sa fe ty, it must be se cu red against
un aut ho ri zed ac ti vat ion. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!
Re pair work may be car ried out by trai ned per son nel only. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!
Ne ver ope ra te the equip ment when parti al ly dis mant led! Dan ger! Limbs may be caught in ma chi -
ne ry! Elec tric shock!
In case of mal functi on, shut down the equip ment im me di ate ly. Have mal functions cor rec ted im -
me di ate ly. Dan ger of ac ci dents!
The equip ment is in ten ded only for con vey ing gra nu la ted plas tics and re grinds. Any ot her or ad di -
tio nal use is con tra ry to spe ci fi ca tions.
This equip ment is not suit ab le for food pro ces sing.
The sa fe ty in struc tions of the con nec ted ma chi nes must be fol lo wed.
The equip ment may only be ope ra ted in con juncti on with a con vey ing unit / sys tem. Cau ti on: Dan -
ger of ac ci dents!
The unit may only be ope ra ted with moun ted con vey ing li nes.
Main ten an ce
Be fo re star ting main ten an ce work, ap point a su per vi sor.
In form the re spon si ble per son nel be fo re main ten an ce work on the sys tem is start ed. Cau ti on:
Dan ger of ac ci dents!
Dis con nect the equip ment from mains 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. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!
All pi pes, ho ses and scre wed con nec tions should be che cked re gu lar ly for le aks and da ma ge.
Any faults which ari se should be cor rec ted im me di ate ly. Dan ger of ac ci dents!
De pres su ri se all com pres sed air pi ping be fo re star ting main ten an ce work. Dan ger of ac ci dents!
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2.2. 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 disch ar ge.
Check all elec tri cal con nec tions for pro per fit be fo re the equip ment is ta ken into ope ra ti on for the
first time and at re gu lar in ter vals.
Plea se en su re that the per mit ted ope ra ti on tem pe ra tu re lies bet ween 0 °C and +45 °C
(32 to +113 °F).
Plea se en su re that the per mit ted sto ra ge tem pe ra tu re lies bet ween -25 °C and +55 °C
(-13 to +131 °F).
Note down all data which you have en te red into the con trol sys tem.
Plea se en su re that all plugs are cor rect ly plug ged in.
The ope ra ting in struc tions of the con nec ted ma chi nes must be fol lo wed.
Ope ra te the de vi ce only if all its com po nents are groun ded.
Ne ver ad just sen sors wit hout ex act knowled ge of their functi on.
Plea se note that a com pres sed air supp ly is re qui red for the ope ra ti on of the unit.
Ne ver set a hig her ope ra ting pres su re than 6 bar (87.02 PSI) for the unit (sys tem over pres su re).
Align the suc ti on tu bes cor rect ly.
Plea se note that the set con vey ing ra tio de ter mi nes the con vey ing time.
The equip ment may only be ope ra ted in con juncti on with a con vey ing unit / sys tem.
The unit may only be ope ra ted with moun ted con vey ing li nes.
If the so le noid val ve is ten si on free the push-pis ton is ex ten ded and the vir gin ma te ri al in ta ke port
ope ned.
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3. Start-up
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»This chap ter is in ten ded for ope ra ting per son nel.
Pre re qui si te for this chap ter is ge ne ral knowled ge of the ope ra ti on of con vey -
ing units.
Also pre re qui si te for this chap ter is that the functio nal des crip ti on has been
read and un ders tood.
En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are suf fi cient ly in form ed.
LThe unit may only be ope ra ted with moun ted con vey ing li nes.
FCheck the com pres sed air supp ly (max. 6 bar sys tem over pres su re).
Check the con nec tions of the con vey ing li nes.
Check the suc ti on pipe ad just ment.
&The unit may only be ope ra ted in con juncti on with a con vey ing unit / con -
vey ing sys tem.
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3.1. Ad ju sting the con vey ing ra tio
Ad just the con vey ing ra tio ac cor ding to your spe ci fic re qui re ments.
Ver si on 1
By me ans of the ar row key, set the per cen ta ge of com po nent 1 (= re grind).
Ex am ple
De si red con vey ing ra tio: 40 % re grind and 60 % raw ma te ri al.
Press the ar row key un til “40" ap pe ars on the dis play.
FWhen con vey ing poor ly flo wing com po nents, set hig her va lu es.
Ver si on 2 (op tio nal)
Set the per cen ta ge of com po nent 1 (= re grind) by me ans of the con trol sys tem of the con vey ing
con trol.
Ob ser ve the ope ra ting ma nu al of the con vey ing con trol.
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3.2. De ter mi ning the swit ching cy cle du ra ti on
Mea su re the con vey ing time of the cor re spon ding hop per.
Con sult the tab le (see chap ter ac ces so ries).
Look for the va lue in the co lumn “con vey ing time”.
Se lect a num ber of swit ching cy cles.
Press the per cen ta ge key.
By me ans of the ar row key, se lect the de si red swit ching cy cle.
Car ry through one con vey ing pro ce du re.
If you are not sa tis fied with the re sult, check the set ting and cor rect, if ne ces sa ry.
FNo thick lay ers may form in the hop per loa der.
Ex am ple
Con vey ing time: 50 s
Con vey ing ra tio: 40 % re grind, 60 % vir gin ma te ri al
Set ting op tions for a con vey ing time of 50 s:
Con vey ing time Num ber of swit ching cy cles at cy cle pe ri od (se conds)
(se conds)50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5
50 11,1 1,3 1,4 1,7 22,5 3,3 510
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a.) Set ting 50 se conds = 1 swit ching cy cle per con vey ing pro ce du re
The SKW-E swit ches twi ce; it con veys re grind
for 20 se conds and vir gin ma te ri al for 30 se -
conds.
Sig ni fi cant zo ning.
b.) Set ting 10 = 5 swit ching cy cles per con vey ing pro ce du re
The SKW-E swit ches ten ti mes; it con veys
re grind for 4 se conds and vir gin ma te ri al
for 6 se conds.
In sig ni fi cant zo ning.
c.) Set ting 5 = 10 swit ching cy cles per con vey ing cy cle
The SKW-E swit ches 20 ti mes; it con veys re -
grind for 2 se conds and vir gin ma te ri al for 3
se conds. This pro cess is re pea ted 10 ti mes.
No cor rect con vey an ce pos si ble.
With a con vey ing time of 2 to 3 se conds the
ma te ri al can not be con vey ed pro per ly.
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3.3. Set ting the swit ching cy cles
Ver si on 1
Press the per cen ta ge key.
By me ans of the ar row key, set the de ter min ed swit ching cy cle.
Check the re sult.
If the re sult is not sa tis fac to ry, cor rect the set ting.
&If the re are too many swit ching cy cles, pro per con vey ing is not pos si ble.
Ver si on 2 (op tio nal)
Set the de ter min ed va lue by me ans of the con trol sys tem of the con vey ing con trol.
Ob ser ve the ope ra ting ma nu al of the con vey ing con trol.
Check the re sult.
If the re sult is not sa tis fac to ry, cor rect the set ting.
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4. Er ror and er ror cor rec ti on
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»This chap ter is in ten ded for the ope ra ting per son nel of the equip ment.
Pre re qui si te for this chap ter is ge ne ral knowled ge of the ope ra ti on of con vey -
ing units.
The “Start-up” des crip ti on must have been read and un ders tood.
En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are suf fi cient ly in form ed.
FThe con trol unit dis plays no er ror mes sa ges.
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5. Main ten an ce
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»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 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 ac cor ding ly.
For main ten an ce work ta king pla ce at heights of over approx. 1829 mm (6
ft.), use only lad ders or si mi lar equip ment and wor king plat forms in ten ded for
this pur po se. At grea ter heights, the pro per equip ment for pro tec ti on against
fal ling must be worn.
Use only suit ab le lif ting gear which is in pro per wor king or der and load sus -
pen si on de vi ces with suf fi cient car ry ing ca pa ci ty. Do not stand or work un der
sus pen ded lo ads!
En su re that the elec tric mo tors/switch ca bi nets are suf fi cient ly pro tec ted
against moi stu re.
Use only suit ab le work shop equip ment.
Be fo re star ting main ten an ce work, ap point a su per vi sor.
In form the re spon si ble per son nel be fo re main ten an ce work on the sys tem is
start ed.
Ne ver ope ra te the equip ment when parti al ly dis mant led.
All main ten an ce and re pair work not des cri bed in this chap ter may only be
car ried out by Ster ling ser vi ce per son nel or aut ho ri zed per son nel (ap poin ted
by Ster ling).
LDis con nect the equip ment from mains 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 sed air pi ping of the equip ment be fo re star ting
main ten an ce work.
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Main ten an ce 5-1
FPlea se ob ser ve the main ten an ce in ter vals.
Be fo re star ting main ten an ce work, cle an the equip ment of oil, fuel or lu -
bri cants.
En su re that ma te ri als and in ci den tals re qui red for ope ra ti on as well as
spa re parts are dis po sed of pro per ly and in an en vi ron men tal ly sound
man ner.
Use only ori gi nal Ster ling spa re parts.
Keep re cord of all main ten an ce and re pair pro ce du res.
5.1. Main ten an ce in ter vals
Dai ly: Check war ning signs on equip ment for good 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 in the plant’s supp ly net work
(max. 6 bar (87.02 PSI) sys tem over pres su re).
Every six months: Check all elec tri cal and me cha ni cal con nec tions for se cu re fit.
FIn case of soi led ma te ri al or ma te ri al with a high dust con tent, equip ment
should be che cked re gu lar ly for smooth ope ra ti on.
The in di ca ted main ten an ce in ter vals are aver age va lu es.
Check whet her for your spe ci fic type of ap pli ca ti on, the main ten an ce in -
ter vals must be re du ced.
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6. Functio nal des crip ti on
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»This functio nal des crip ti on is in ten ded for the 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 or
sys tems ope ra ti on.
En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are suf fi cient ly in form ed.
LThe unit may only be ope ra ted with moun ted con vey ing li nes.
FThe unit may only be ope ra ted in con juncti on with a con vey ing unit / con -
vey ing sys tem.
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Functio nal des crip ti on 6-1
6.1. Ge ne ral in for ma ti on
The SKW-E has 2 in put con nec ting bran ches (vir gin ma te ri al in ta ke port, re grind in ta ke port) and
an out put con nec ting branch lea ding to the con vey or unit.
With the SKW-E it is pos si ble to con vey two com po nents to a hop per loa der.
The SKW-E works in de pen den ce on the con vey ing cy cles of the con vey or unit. It is only in ope ra -
ti on when ma te ri al is con vey ed.
The SKW-E is avai la ble in 2 ver sions:
•Ver si on 1
ope ra ti on of SKW-E
SKW-E for con nec ti on to a Ster ling sing le con vey or unit (230 V or 24 V out put) or to a con vey an ce
con trol sys tem.
•Ver si on 2
ope ra ti on of con vey an ce con trol sys tem
SKW-E for con nec ti on to a con vey an ce con trol sys tem.
6.2. Con trol
6.2.1. Ver si on 1
The con trol unit is in stal led on the base pla te of the SKW-E or in a ma xi mum dis tan ce of 3 me ters.
The con vey ing ra tio as well as the swit ching cy cles are set by me ans of the keys on the front side
of the con trol sys tem.
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Control
Per cen ta ge key Ar row key Dis play
6.2.1.1. Con vey ing ra tio
The con vey ing ra tio bet ween com po nent 1 (= re grind) and com po nent 2 (= vir gin ma te ri al) can be
free ly se lec ted.
The con trol set ting re fers to the con vey ing time of com po nent 1 (= re grind).
The con vey ing time of com po nent 1 can be set from 0 to 99 % of to tal con vey ing time.
Ex am ple
Pro por tio ning val ve set ting: 22 %
Con vey ing ra tio: 22 % com po nent 1 and 78 % com po nent 2
&Con vey ing ra tio re la tes to con vey ing time, not to the amount of ma te ri al
con vey ed.
6.2.1.2. Sw it ching cy cles
Du ring each swit ching cy cle, the SKW-E swit ches back and forth one time. The pre-set con vey ing
ra tio is not af fec ted by this. In or der to pre vent strong for ma ti on of lay ers in the con vey ed ma te ri al,
the num ber of swit ching cy cles per con vey ing pro ce du re can be free ly se lec ted. Set ting ta kes pla -
ce by en try of one cy cle pe ri od. The cy cle pe ri od can be set bet ween 5 and 50 se conds. The set -
ting is car ried out in five se conds.
FThe cy cle pe ri od may not be lon ger than the con vey ing time.
&The shor ter the cy cle pe ri od, the hig her the num ber of swit ching cy cles.
The hig her the num ber of swit ching cy cles, the less sig ni fi cant is the zo -
ning ef fect in the hop per loa der.
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Ex am ple:
Con vey ing time: 90 se conds, cy cle pe ri od = 15 se conds
Cal cu la ti on of swit ching cy cles:
conveyingtime
cycleperiodswitchingcycless
ssw==
90
156itchingcycles
FCy cle pe ri od must al ways be high enough that both vir gin ma te ri al and re -
grind are con vey ed pro per ly.
6.2.2. Ver si on 2 (op tio nal)
On the SKW-E hou sing, a ter mi nal box is in stal led (op tio nal: ter mi nal box with 3 light-emit ting di -
odes = LEDs for li mit po si ti on mo ni to ring).
&The two green LEDs show the two end po si tions of the pneu ma tic
push-pis ton. The red LED is il lu mi na ted in case of a dis tur ban ce.
The con vey ing ra tio and the swit ching cy cles are en te red into the con trol sys tem of the con vey ing
con trol.
Ob ser ve the ope ra ting ma nu al of the con vey ing con trol.
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7. Tran sport, As sem bly and Sto ra ge
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»This chap ter is in ten ded for all ope ra ting per son nel of the equip ment.
Per son nel using the se 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 ope ra ting per son nel are suf fi cient ly in form ed.
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.
Plea se ob ser ve all sa fe ty re gu la tions for the ope ra ti on of lif ting equip ment.
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Tran sport, As sem bly and Sto ra ge 7-1
7.1. Tran sport and Pac king
»Plea se en su re ade qua te car ry ing ca pa ci ty of the lif ting equip ment.
The equip ment pass a ri go rous ope ra ting test in the fac to ry and are pa cked ca re ful ly to avoid
trans port da ma ge.
Plea se check pac king on de li very for trans port da ma ge.
The in let and disch ar ge flan ges are sea led with plugs, so that no dirt can en ter du ring trans port.
Plugs must be re mo ved be fo re as sem bly.
Pac king ma te ri als should be dis po sed of ac cor ding to en vi ron men tal laws or reu sed.
Only use for trans port of the equip ment a suit ab le lif ting de vi ce (e. g. a fork lift truck or a work shop
cra ne).
For trans port of con trol ca bi nets fas ten the trans port ca bles to the eye lets of the con trol ca bi nets
Trans port must be shock-proo fed and free from vi brat ions.
7.2. As sem bly
»Plea se en su re ade qua te car ry ing ca pa ci ty of the lif ting equip ment.
Check the car ry ing ca pa ci ty of the point of in stal la ti on, par ti cu lar ly if in stal led
on a plat form.
The pla ce se lec ted for in stal la ti on should be as free of vi brat ions as pos si ble.
The main switch must be free ly ac ces si ble.
Ground the equip ment against elec tro sta tic char ging.
7.3. Sto ra ge
Bet ween de li very and ma chi ne com mis sio ning the equip ment should be sto red in a dry, dust-free
and vi brat ion-free room.
The con trol sys tem may only be sto red at tem pe ra tu res from -25 to +55°C (-13 to +131 °F).
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8. In stal la ti on in struc tions
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»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.
Ob ser ve sa fe ty re gu la tions with re gard to lif ting gear hand ling
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 and com pres sed air supp ly.
LFor in stal la ti on work ta king pla ce at heights of over approx.1829 mm (6
ft.), use only lad ders or si mi lar equip ment and wor king plat forms in ten -
ded for this pur po se. At grea ter heights, the pro per equip ment for pro tec -
ti on against fal ling must be worn.
Use only suit ab le lif ting gear which is in pro per wor king or der and load
sus pen si on de vi ces with suf fi cient car ry ing ca pa ci ty. Do not stand or
work un der sus pen ded lo ads!
Use suit ab le work shop equip ment.
FIn stall the equip ment such that all parts are ea si ly ac ces si ble; this fa ci li ta -
tes main ten an ce and re pair work.
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8.1. Installation
In stal la ti on is pos si ble in any po si ti on.
The con trol sys tem can be in stal led on the base pla te or in a ma xi mum dis tan ce of 3 m (9.84 ft.)
from the unit. The con trol unit must be ac ces si ble at any time.
In stall the SKW-E in such man ner that dif fe ren ces in con vey ing dis tan ces for the two com po nents
are avoi ded.
Please note that the max i mum am bi ent tem per a ture near the SKW-E must not ex ceed +45°C
(113°F).
Re mo ve the plugs from the pipe bends.
In stall the re grind line at in ta ke port 1 (A).
In stall the vir gin ma te ri al line at in ta ke port 2 (B).
In stall the feed line to the hop per loa der at the out let port (C).
Align both suc ti on pi pes ne ar ly equal ly in or der to avoid inac cu ra te per cen ta ge pre se lec ti on re -
sults.
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B
A
C
8.2. Elec tri cal con nec ti on
»The reg u la tions of the lo cal Elec tric ity Board must be ob served.
Be fore con nec tion to the elec tric ity sup ply, it should be en sured that the sup -
ply volt age and the power fre quency are in ac cor dance with the data on the
name plate of the ma chine.
The elec tri cal con nec tion may only be car ried out by Ster ling ser vice staff or
trained per son nel au tho rized by Ster ling.
It is not per mit ted for other per sons to un der take the elec tri cal con nec tion.
All work is to be car ried out with the equip ment dis con nected from elec tric
power and com pressed air sup ply.
The main switch must be freely ac ces si ble.
Ground the equip ment against elec tro static charg ing.
If the so le noid valve is ten sion free the push-pis ton is ex tended and the vir gin
ma te rial in take port opened.
8.2.1. Ster ling Sing le Con vey or Unit with 110 V-Out put Port
The po wer con sump ti on amounts to ap prox. 15 watt.
The ope ra ting vol ta ge amounts to ap prox. 110 V/60 Hz.
Spe ci al vol ta ges upon re quest.
In stall the ca ble (2 x 0.75 mm², 30 cm long) from the so le noid val ve of the pneu ma tic cy lin der in the
con trol sys tem (plea se fol low the con nec ti on dia gram).
In stall the ca ble (3 x 0.75 mm², 1.8 m long) from the con trol sys tem of the SKW-E in the con trol
sys tem of the sing le con vey or unit (plea se fol low the con nec ti on dia gram).
Or, if it is not long enough, in stall and mount a ca ble (at least 3 x 1 mm²) from the sing le con vey or
unit to the SKW-E (plea se fol low the con nec ti on dia gram).
Fol low the ope ra ting ma nu al of the sing le con vey or unit.
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8.2.2. Ster ling Sing le Con vey or Unit with 24 V-Out put Port
The po wer con sump ti on amounts to ap prox. 15 watt.
The ope ra ting vol ta ge a mounts to ap prox. 24 V.
In stall the ca ble (2 x 0.75 mm², 30 cm long) from the so le noid val ve of the pneu ma tic cy lin der in the
con trol sys tem (plea se fol low the con nec ti on dia gram).
In stall the ca ble (3 x 0.75 mm², 1.8 m long) from the con trol sys tem of the SKW-E in the con trol
sys tem of the sing le con vey or unit (plea se fol low the con nec ti on dia gram).
Or, if it is not long enough, in stall and mount a ca ble (at least 3 x 1 mm²) from the sing le con vey or
unit to the SKW-E (plea se fol low the con nec ti on dia gram).
Fol low the ope ra ting ma nu al of the sing le con vey or unit.
8.2.3. Con nec ti on to a con vey an ce con trol sys tem
»The elec tri cal con nec ti on to a con vey an ce con trol sys tem may only be made
by skil led per son nel aut ho ri zed by Ster ling.
Ot her per sons are not per mit ted to in stall elec tri cal con nec tions.
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8.3. Com pres sed air supp ly
For ac ti va ting the pneu ma tic push-pis ton a com pres sed-air supp ly is ne ces sa ry.
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).
Check the com pres sed air supp lied by the plant’s supp ly net work.
Ad just com pres sed air pres su re to 5-6 bar (72.52-87.02 PSI) (sys tem over pres su re).
Con nect the unit to the plant’s supp ly net work by me ans of a hose.
LDe pres su ri ze com pres sed air supp ly li nes which must be ope ned.
FCom pres sed air must be de wa te red, dust free and oil free.
Ad just pres su re to a max. va lue of 6 bar (87.02 PSI) (sys tem over pres su -
re).
In stall a main ten an ce unit (pres su re re du cer with wa ter se pa ra tor and oi -
ler) if re qui red.
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9. Tech ni cal data
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»The se in struc tions ap ply to all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the equip -
ment.
The se ope ra ting in struc tions are to be used by all per sons as sig ned ac ti vi -
ties con nec ted with the equip ment.
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Tech ni cal data 9-1
Ba sic Ver si on
•In te gra ted, dust proo fed con trol ler with di gi tal dis play
•Vol ta ge 24 V DC / 230 V AC, N, PE
•Com pres sed air supp ly 4-6 bar sys tem over pres su re
•Con nec ti on to a con vey ing con trol sys tem or a con vey or
•Re grind ad jus tab le 0-100 %
•Weight 500 g (1.10 lbs.)
Con fi gu ra tions
•SKW-E wit hout con trol ler, for con nec ti on and use only in con juncti on with a con vey ing con trol
sys tem
•SKW-E with in te gra ted, dust proo fed con trol ler and di gi tal dis play
•ZKW wit hout con trol ler, with in te gra ted fi nal switch po si ti on mo ni to ring for con nec ti on and use
only in con juncti on with a con vey ing con trol sys tem
•ZKW 40-E for con nec ti on to a 40 mm (1.6") pipe sys tem
•ZKW 50-E for con nec ti on to a 50 mm (2") pipe sys tem
Di men si on Sheet
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Tech ni cal data 9-2
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.
10. Spa re Parts List
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»»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 mo di fy or re pair the equip ment.
&Wear Code:
A = Wea ring part, fast used up
B = Wea ring part
C = Spa re part, sto re kee ping for 1 year
D = Spa re part, sto re kee ping for 2 ye ars
E = Spa re part, sto re kee ping for more than 2 ye ars
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Spa re Parts List 10-1
10.1. SKW-E
Pos. Or der no. De sig na ti on
184082 4/2 So le noid valve
84080 Ca ble plug
84081 Noi se re du cer
285502 Pneu ma tic thruster SKW-E 40
282981 Pneu ma tic thrus ter SKW-E 50
337736 Push-piston SKW-E 40 (POM)
337720 Push-piston SKW-E 50 (POM)
483401 Controller 24 V
483400 Controller 230 V, 50 Hz
O/N Con trol ler 110V 60 Hz
10.2. Acces so ries
FPlea se ob ser ve the ope ra ting ma nu als in chap ter 11.
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4
1 2 3
11. Ac ces so ries
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o Ta ble Con vey ing time / Num ber of swit ching cy cles
o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Ac ces so ries 11-1
Con vey ing Num ber of swit ching cy cles at cy cle pe ri od (se conds)
time (sec.) 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5
5*********1
10 ********12
15 *******11,5 3
20 ******11,3 24
25 *****11,3 1,7 2,5 5
30 ****11,2 1,5 236
35 ***11,2 1,4 1,8 2,3 3,5 7
40 **11,1 1,3 1,6 22,7 48
45 *11,1 1,3 1,5 1,8 2,3 34,5 9
50 11,1 1,3 1,4 1,7 22,5 3,3 510
55 1,1 1,2 1,4 1,6 1,8 2,2 2,8 3,7 5,5 11
60 1,2 1,3 1,5 1,7 22,4 34612
65 1,3 1,4 1,6 1,9 2,2 2,6 3,3 4,3 6,5 13
70 1,4 1,5 1,8 22,3 2,8 3,5 4,7 714
75 1,5 1,7 1,9 2,1 2,5 33,8 57,5 15
80 1,6 1,8 22,3 2,7 3,2 45,3 816
85 1,7 1,9 2,1 2,4 2,8 3,4 4,3 5,7 8,5 17
90 1,8 22,3 2,6 33,6 4,5 6918
95 1,9 2,1 2,4 2,7 3,2 3,8 4,8 6,3 9,5 19
100 22,2 2,5 2,9 3,3 456,7 10 20
105 2,1 2,3 2,6 33,5 4,2 5,3 710,5 21
110 2,2 2,4 2,8 3,1 3,7 4,4 5,5 7,3 11 22
115 2,3 2,6 2,9 3,3 3,8 4,6 5,8 7,7 11,5 23
120 2,4 2,7 33,4 44,8 6812 24
* = Set ting not per mit ted
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12. E lec tri cal ma nu al
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»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.
Ot her per sons are not per mit ted to mo di fy or re pair the equip ment.
o Con nec ti on dia gram no.: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
o Cur rent ly not avai la ble; will be de li ver ed at a la ter date !
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E lec tri cal ma nu al 12-1
SKW-E, 24 V
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E lec tri cal ma nu al 12-2
SKW-E, 110 V
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E lec tri cal ma nu al 12-3

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