AEC HE Mass Flow Series Drying hoppers - Manual (Page 15)

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3-3 Installing Machine-Mount Drying Hoppers
Note: Figure 5 on Page 16 shows typical mounting bolt patterns.
Important!
Do not mount the drying hopper where excessive vibration is present.
AEC, Inc. is not responsible for any damages caused by excessive vibration.
1. Determine which position the process air inlet, outlet, access door, drawer magnet (if so
equipped) and slide gate/dump spout should be oriented.
You can rotate the assembly 90º to fit your installation and provide a neat and efficient
installation.
2. Loosen the band clamps fastening the cylindrical section to the cover.
3. Orient the outlet in the direction of the return air line, and re-tighten band clamps.
Important!
Using a degreaser, remove rust inhibitor before using your drying hopper.
4. While the drying hopper is still bolted to the shipping pallet, install any needed vacuum
hoppers, hopper loaders, etc. on the cover. The bolt patterns are shown in Figure 3.
Note: AEC/Whitlock VH, PVH, and 99XX Series units with vacuum hoppers and hopper
loaders use covers with the keyhole cutout. AL, VF and TF series vacuum hoppers and
hopper loaders use the circular cutout covers.
Important!
Provide external support for all material conveying piping.
5. Check the flange bolt pattern on the machine the drying hopper is to be mounted on. If
the flange bolt patterns do not match, drill out the drying hopper mounting flange so they
match.
Note: A special flange adapter may be required if the bolt pattern does not mate properly.
Contact your AEC sales representative for more information.
6. Position the included slide gate flange on the processing machine mounting flange and
position the spacers on the slide gate flange so the spacers are parallel to the desired
direction of the slide gate. The slide gate itself can be installed after you secure the drying
hopper to the processing machine.
Note: Some drying hoppers may be equipped with an optional standard slidegate/premium
slidegate or drawer magnet.