In case of inquiries, please contact the after-sales service department of man- ► ufacturer. Have the Operation Manual at hand. ► Address ► Buhler (Changzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd. Address: Tianmu Lake Industrial Park, Liyang City, Jiangsu Province, China Tel: +86-519-87966666 Fax: +86-519-87966000 Personnel qualification 1.3.1 Mechanics Personnel that work on mechanical devices must be technically trained or have completed training provided by the manufacturer.
Typographical conventions 1.4.1 Explanation of the warning instructions DANGER Type and source of danger Danger will result in death or serious injury. Actions for protecting against danger. WARNING Type and source of danger Danger can result in death or serious injury. ...
Safety Designated use SZLH series high-grade pellet mill is the main item of equipment for producing ► feed pellets with application to large and medium scale breeding farm and feed mill. The machine can be fitted with dies of Ø2~Ø10 hole diameter, which can be ►...
The owner/operator must ensure that the personnel comply with the locally ► valid regulations and laws pertaining to safety and safety-conscious work. The owner/operator must assign responsibilities and tasks and inform person- ► nel of these assignments. Give keys and passwords to authorised personnel only.
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Operate strictly in accordance with the operation steps and points for attention. ► Overload operation is not allowed thus preventing the failure caused by the such operation. During operation, to avoid injury, opening the pellet chamber door is not al- ►...
Description Identification 4.1.1 Specification key SZLH 508b SZLH Code Die ID Index 4.1.2 ATEX ID for use in Ex zone 22 The ATEX ID indicates the conditions required for integrating the machine into an Ex zone or connecting the machine to an Ex zone. II */3D T=125 °C Explanation of symbols: —...
— Maximum expected surface temperature in °C in normal operation at full load with an ambient temperature of T — Increased ambient temperature in °C — Temperature class: Maximum surface temperature 200 °C — Instructions in the Operating instructions for maintaining explosion protection equipment are indicated with the Ex symbol.
Reducer Feeder reducer adopts cycloidal pin gear reducer whose reducing ratio is 1:17. ► It is directly connected with speed-adjusting motor to reduce the speed and make feeder capable of being adjusted for speed with effective rotational speed 12-120rpm. Feeder See Figure 4.2 for the structure of feeder.
4.4.3 Die hoist (optional) It is used to facilitate the removing and mounting of die and roller. Worm gear and worm are used for driving. To use the die hoist, pull out the guide and use bolts to connect the holes in the hoist and thread holes in the die. 4.4.4 Feed chute It consists of bearing, external discharge mechanism, handle, inspection door, shell,...
two opposite rotating parts press mash feed gradually into die holes. Feed shapes in die holes and is pressed out of die holes continuously, then the pel- leted feed is cut to required length by knives and finally the shaped pellet feed flows out of the machine.
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1. Seal 12. Spacer 22. Gear Key 2. Sleeve 13. Main Shaft 23. Quill Shaft 3. Bearing 14. Outer Roll Support 24. Bearing 4. Pinion Shaft 15. Rear Wiper 25. Seal 5. Seal Cover 16. Seal 26. Shear Pin Housing 6.
Safety system The safety system consists of overload protection, pellet chamber door protective switch and external discharge of meal. 4.5.1 Overload protection device When any foreign hard materials enter the pelleting area, or the feed flow rate is in excess, the pressure between die and rollers will exceed the normal design work- ing torque for the main shaft, and thus the shearing force transmitted to shear pin will exceed its shear strength and the shear pin will break.
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Hot material and steam will cause serious damage , please open the door after close the steam and the material getting cool. Pull the knife out before you open the door, other it will cause damage to the door , when close the door the knife should be postion again at the right position.
Transport Packaging symbols 1、This side up 2、Protect from moisture 3、Centre of gravity 4、Fragile 5、Attach here Observe the packaging symbols. ► Checking the delivery Check the delivery for completeness according to the delivery note. ► Report any missing parts or transport damage. See Chapter "1.2 Contact". ►...
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When it is stored outdoors, there should be facilities to prevent rain, sun and ► water accumulation. When it is stored indoors, there should be good ventila- tion and facilities to preventing dampness and dust. See Figure 5.1 for lifting. ►...
Installation Pellet mill installation The technological process should be considered when planning the installation of the pellet mill, (feeding, discharging, cooling, etc), and the required floor space should be determined to ensure suitable service area for staff to operate press and open the pellet chamber door.
should not exceed 3%, otherwise pellet quality will be affected. If the required addi- tional amount is 3%-6%, oil and molasses can be atomized and sprayed after pel- leting. Electric control system See Figure 6.4 for electric control system and Table 6.1 for list of components. It is used only for installation of single machine.
Commissioning Putting the subassembly into operation 7.1.1 Die-roller clearance adjustment Open the pellet chamber door, loosen the fastening bolts of the feed cone (See Figure 12), hold two handles of feed cone tightly with hands, turn the feed cone clockwise, thus feed cone can be removed. Then clear away the accumulated ma- terial on the inside surface of die (1) and surface of rollers (3), loosen lock screws (2) and retaining nuts (6), twist the adjusting screw (7) so as to make the roller ad- justing quadrant (10) turn.
It is very important to control die-roller clearance correctly. Too small clearance will severely wear rollers and die, too large clearance will affect the output and even pelleting effect. Generally clearance should be 0.05-0.3mm. Clearance between new die and rollers can be measured with feeler gauge. If adjusting the clearance during ordinary production, control clearance to the following manner: when turning die with hands, rollers rotate intermittently and just touch the die through visual in- spection.
tional speed is mounted on the controller for determining the speed value objec- tively. During the normal operation, the variation of working current of main motor should be observed when adjusting the rotational speed of the feeder. When speed and product output are increasing, the working current of main motor must not ex- ceed the rated value (Refer to the rated value stipulated on the nameplate of main motor).
Operation Test run After installing the machine, make a trial run first. The steps of trial run are as fol- lows: Check to see whether fastening of all parts is secure, especially in the pellet ► chamber. Fill lube according to Lubrication Diagram. Lube inside rollers can be filled af- ►...
WARNING Do not insert anything (including hands) into pellet mill during the running of pellet mill. Operation 8.2.1 Starting steps Make a good preparation in accordance with Item 4.3.1 to Item 4.3.9 before ► starting the machine. Only after confirming that all parts of the machine are normal can operator carry out formal run in accordance with the following se- quence of steps.
Feed appropriate oily feed through the inspection door to fill up the die Holes, ► thus preserving the die holes & ensuring future best start-up conditions. Turn off the main motor. ► Open the pellet chamber door after press stops and clear away the accumu- ►...
Troubleshooting Fault Cause Remedy Mash feed can enter Die holes block. ► Clear die holes with corre- the pellet chamber sponding drill. normally, but no pellet Moisture is too much or ► Adjust the steam amount can be produced. too little. correctly.
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Fault Cause Remedy Small hard foreign ma- ► Clear away the foreign terials enter the die materials in die holes. holes. Output doesn’t meet Moisture is not suitable. ► Adjust steam amount ac- the requirement. cordingly. There is problem with ►...
10 Maintenance 10.1 Everyday maintenance Follow Figure 10.1 strictly to inject grease to each lubricating point. The high tem- perature - resistant lube should be injected even more to rollers through the end of main shaft in accordance with the stipulation. View K K向...
For the gearbox and reducer, oil should be changed after the initial 500 hours ► of operation, later oil should be changed once about every half a year of con- tinuous operation (about 1000 hours). The bearings of feeder and conditioner should be dismounted for cleaning and ►...
11 Repair 11.1 Die replacement When the inside surface of die has worn to the bottom of the groove at the track width edge or pellet diameter needs to be changed, it is necessary to replace die. The replacing steps are as follows: Open the pellet chamber door.
Hit the outer ring and spacer out of two bearings with special-purpose big ► bush and hammer. Check the use condition of bearing and other parts. Replace bearing and oth- ► er parts according to the degree of wear. Clean the full set of roller assembly and re-assemble roller according to the ►...
11.6 Die repair When the inside surface of die wears seriously and the reverse taper of die hole wears to flat, the inside surface of die can be ground. When clamping the die, try best to ensure the coaxial degree and vertical degree of die datum plane and in- side hole.
12 Decommissioning 12.1 Shutting down Note Granulator when using, also should be prescribed to step off the car, shall not be taken lightly, in order to avoid misoperation cause equipment accident。 Shut off the feeder gate。 Turn the feeder to the lowest speed, turn off the steam valve accordingly Shut off the feeder and conditioner Motor when there is no product from the inspection gate.
13 Spare parts 13.1 Inventory of spare parts Stocking a supply of spare and wear parts is an important prerequisite for the ma- chine to remain up and running. Always use original spare parts as listed in the Spare parts catalog. Spare parts from third-party providers can have an adverse affect on the operating behaviour of the machine and on safety.
13.4 Spare parts lists 13.4.1 Common wearing parts for SZLH400、SZLH420 Item Name Size Position Pellet Chamber(.4-16) Roller Pellet Chamber(.4-1) Roller shaft Pellet Chamber(.4-4) Die Clamp Pellet Chamber(.4-25) Wear Ring Pellet Chamber(.4-14) Die Driving Key Pellet Chamber(.4-24) Shear Pin Shear Pin Housing(.4-36) Knife Knife Mechanism(.8-1)...
Item Name Size Position Paddle(long) Conditioner (.3.2-2) Paddle(short) Conditioner (.3.2-4) 13.4.2 Common wearing parts for SZLH508 Item Name Qty/st Position Pellet Chamber (.4-16) Roller Pellet Chamber (.4-51) Roller shaft Pellet Chamber (.4-4) Die Clamp Pellet Chamber (.4-24) Wear Ring Pellet Chamber (.4-15) Die Driving Key Pellet Chamber (.4-22) Shear Pin...
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