Sterlco SGBD Series Batch Gravimetric Blenders - Manual (Page 5)

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Floor Mount (Central Blender) ............................................................................ 34
3-3 Electrical Connections ................................................................................................ 34
3-4 Pneumatic Connections .............................................................................................. 36
3-5 Initial Set-up ................................................................................................................ 36
Mechanical Set-up .............................................................................................. 37
Stroke Limiters for Metering Gates ..................................................................... 37
Weigh Hopper Installation ................................................................................... 38
Final Connections ................................................................................................ 38
Controller Set-up ................................................................................................. 39
Blender Calibration .............................................................................................. 41
Alarm Setup ......................................................................................................... 43
Network Setup ..................................................................................................... 44
Setting Date and Time ......................................................................................... 44
Additional Setup Parameters ............................................................................... 45
3-6 Initial Startup ............................................................................................................... 46
CHAPTER 4: OPERATION ...................................................... 47
4-1 Start-up ....................................................................................................................... 47
General Operation ............................................................................................... 47
Quick Start Procedure ......................................................................................... 47
New Recipes ........................................................................................................ 47
Existing Recipes .................................................................................................. 48
4-2 Operation Procedures ................................................................................................ 48
Operator Displays ................................................................................................ 48
Recipe Entry Formats.......................................................................................... 51
“EZ Recipe” Mode (Most common in injection molding) .................................. 52
“Percentage” Mode (Most common in extrusion and blow molding) ................. 54
“Parts” Mode (Often used in Compounding Applications) ................................. 54
Recipe Setup ....................................................................................................... 54
Mixer and Dump Setup ....................................................................................... 58
Alarm Flags ......................................................................................................... 60
Feeder Clean Out ................................................................................................ 62
Recipe Book ........................................................................................................ 63
Printer Features ................................................................................................... 65
Color Changes .................................................................................................... 67
4-3 Shut-down .................................................................................................................. 69
CHAPTER 5: MAINTENANCE ................................................. 70
5-1 Preventative Maintenance Schedule .......................................................................... 70
5-2 Preventative Maintenance .......................................................................................... 71
5-3 Corrective Maintenance .............................................................................................. 72
CHAPTER 6: TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................... 74
6-1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 74
CHAPTER 7: APPENDIX ......................................................... 79
Annex B Information ............................................................................................ 79
7-1 Drawings and Diagrams ............................................................................................. 80
Final Assembly .................................................................................................... 80