Sterling AF-XXX specifications Table of Contents

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: SAFETY		V
1-1 How to Use This Manual		v
	Safety Symbols Used in this Manual	v
1-2	Warnings and Precautions	vi
1-3	Responsibility	vii
	General Responsibility	vii
	Operator Responsibility	viii
	Additive Feeder Safety Tags	ix
	Maintenance Responsibility	ix
	Reporting a Safety Defect	x
CHAPTER 2: FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION		11
2-1 Models Covered in This Manual		11
2-2	General Description	11
2-3	Standard Features	11
	Mechanical Features	11
	Electrical Features	12
	Controller Features	12
2-4	Options	12
2-5	Accessories	13
2-6 Safety Devices and Interlocks		13
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION		15
3-1	Uncrating the Equipment	15
3-2 Rigging and Placing the Additive Feeder		15
3-3	Electrical Connections	16
3-4	Setup Procedures	17
	Determining the Desired Feed Rate	17
	Calibration Procedure	19
3-5	Initial Start-up	21
	Pre-Startup Checks	21
	Starting Up the Additive Feeder	21
	Shutting Down the Additive Feeder	21
CHAPTER 4: OPERATION		22
4-1	Start-up	22
4-2 Controller Description and Operation		22
	Identifying Control Panel Indicator Lights and Switches on the Controller	..........22
	Timer/Counter Control Operation (Injection Molding Applications)	22
	Timer/Elapsed Timer Control (Extrusion & Blow Molding Applications)	23
4-3	Injection Molding Applications	24
	Steps that must be completed before the additive feeder will perform properly:.24
	Injection Molding	24
	Control Relay Connection	24
	Field Control Programming	24
Additive Feeders		iii