TASD 8 Book
TASD 8 Book
TASD 8 Book
for a
TASD 8
Screen Changer with
integrated divert boring
P.O. R0140445
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Chapter 4. Safety
Chapter 6. Installation
1. General Notes
INTRODUCTION
We assume that sufficient knowledge of hydraulic and electrical control engineering is available at
the user or operator of the TRENDELKAMP screen changer to assess safety issues and control errors.
USE
The TRENDELKAMP screen changer valve serves to divert plastic melt within an extrusion system.
COPYRIGHT
All copyrights in these Operating Instructions remain the property of Trendelkamp Technologie
GmbH.
These Operating Instructions are intended for the user and the user's personnel only. The instructions
and notes contained in it may neither in full or in part be:
copied
distributed, or
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2.3 Lubricants
2. Technical Data
7. Screens Quantity 1
7.1 Screen Area Cm ² 540
7.2 Screen Dimensions mm 192 (+0,5) x280 (-0,5)
7.3 Throughput Kg/hr 4400
8. Heating
8.1 Capacity of cartridges W 10x 1250W
8.2 Type of cartridge Manufacturer Gebhard/HLP
8.3 Voltage V / Hz 230V / 50Hz
M10 3/8" 25 35
M12 1/2" 45 65
M16 5/8" 105 155
M20 3/4" 215 305
M24 7/8" 365 525
M30 1 1/2" 725 1020
M36 1 1/2" 1225 1725
2.3 Lubicants
For lubricating the bolt any highly concentrated molybdenum sulphide lubricating paste or spray may
be used. Do not use silicone or organic lubricants.
Recommendation:
Mollub Alloy TopFit 3844: see 2.3.2
MoS2 - spray paste: Molyplex RH 20
Supplier: Rhenus Chemie Mönchengladbach
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fig. 3.1
The Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Unit consists of the housing (1) and a screen bolt (2),
moveable at left angles to the melt flow. The bolt is equipped additionally with a diverter valve
boring. The screen bolt is moved by a hydraulic cylinder (3). The hydraulic unit (not showend) is
connected to the cylinder by tubes. The screen bolt has one opening for installing a screen as well as a
start-up channel. Filters made of one or several layers of rectangular wire screen are put into the
screen openings. The outer sealing of the screen chamber is guaranteed by the snug fit of the bolt in
the housing. The unit is heated electrically by heating cartridges and can be equipped with
temperature sensing elements to control the temperature. Safety hoods (5,6) prevent contact with the
movable parts of the Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Unit. The unit is mounted on a base plate
(7).
3.2 Function
fig. 3.2
The valve bolt can be shifted in the housing by means of a hydraulic cylinder. The production
position (B) and the diverting position (A) of the bolt are determined by the limits switches at the
ends of travel of t he piston in the hydraulic cylinder.In the discontinuous screening process, the flow
of molten plastic is led through a channel a screening chamber after entering the screen changer
housing. The screen are supported by a screen support plate within the bolt.
The high speed of the valve bolt permits a diversion of the melt without an interruption in the
production.
Attention: Wear protective gloves and clothing when changing the screens!!
a) Change position
In the change position the clogged screens (2) can be removed from the screen opening
(3) and replaced by new ones (4). With a suitable tool (5) the screens can be taken at the
removal groove (6) and lifted. The screen opening should be cleaned before new screens
are inserted. A copper spattle, for example, is suitable. For removing deposits that do not
come off easily wire brushes can be used. The new screens are held in their position by
the shoulders of the screen opening.
Attention: It is important that the screens will immediately be changed and the bolt be
cleaned after moving the screen bolt. Only screens with the required dimensions
should be used.
Loose parts of the screens are to be removed before the screens are inserted into the
screen openings.
fig. 3.3
The time of exposure of the screens depends on the amount of impurities in the processed melt.
It is necessary to change the screens if:
- the pressure between the extruder and the screen changer rises
- the output is reduced
- the drive of the extruder consumes more power
- the extruder temperature rises due to friction
Warning:
It is recommended to clean or replace the screens before the maximum pressure difference of
It depends on:
- required product quality
- necessary fineness of mesh
- viscosity and level of impurities of the melt
1. PROTECTIVE COVERS
The area of the valve bolt displacement between housing and cylinder plate is covered with a guard
plate. This cover can be removed for maintenance work.
The final positions of the valve bolt (production and diverting position) are monitored by limit
switches.
Normally one control system is provided for the screen changer and additional control systems,
identified by corresponding temperature sensor bores, are provided for heated adapters. Please refer
also to chapter 2 "Technical Data".
Attention: If no cartridge heater monitoring is installed, the current conduction in the cartridge
heaters must be checked regularly with an ammeter.
Bores for corresponding measurement instruments can be provided in the housing of the screen
changer. Please refer also to chapter 2 "Technical Data".
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4. Safety
The Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Unit is to be used for the continuous filtration of
thermoplastics in the melt flow between the extruder and the following unit or tool (e.g. granulation).
Furthermore the unit can fulfil the function of a diverter valve. The Diverter Valve and Screen
Changer Unit is not designed for any other range of application.
The following signs are on the Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Unit
All areas of danger, which could not be avoided for constructional reasons, are equipped with
moveable safety hoods where necessary to insure safe use of the unit (fig. 4.3).
The safety hood (1) on the operator’s side of the screen changer is moveabel in order to ease changing
the screens. The lever pushed to unlock the safety hood activate a contact switch (2), which shuts
down the hydraulic system immediately. This is to prevent unintentional movement of the screen
bolts when the safety hood is open. A positive result is an immense reduction in the risk of being
injured, especially of being burned. Consequently, it is only possible to move the screen bolts when
the safety hood is shut properly.
The Safety device (3) between housing and hydraulic cylinders is removeable too. For removing this
safety device a tool ( inner hexagon key ) has to be used in order to remove that cover.
fig. 4
Due to the heating of the Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Unit housing, screens may only be
changed when wearing the corresponding safety clothing. Otherwise, unprotected parts of the body
can be burned when the screen bolts are touched.
Before beginning the maintenance work, the complete production line is to be switched off and
disconnected from the power supply. The master switch is to be protected against being turned on
without authorisation.
Signs are to be put up that signal work on the Diverter Valve and Screen Changer:
The engineers, who designed the Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Unit, endeavoured to avoid all
sources of danger. Despite all efforts the following dangers still remain:
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5.2 Storage
If the unit should be moved long distances, it must be transported by a crane or by forklift with
appropriate capacity. In order to transport the unit by crane there are eye screws (2) on the housing
and on the top of the flange plate of the hydraulic for inserting suitable lifting aids. This is advisable
to balance the unit due to the high centre of gravity. A transport frame (1), provided, can be mounted
to the screen changer (3) to provide more stability when being transported by forklift. Before
installing the screen changer, the transport frame must be removed.
fig. 5.1
5.2 Storage
Requirements for the storage area for packed and unpacked units
Building - weatherproof
- protected against unauthorised entry
Floor - check carrying capacity while bearing in mind the weight of the screen
changer
- free from vibrations
- firm, with water drain
- accessible for transport and lifting devices
Room conditions - well aired
- dry
Other things - the units are to stand firmly and placed where they are easily seen
- do not stack the units
Before considerable breaks in operation are taken, housing and screen bolts are to be cleaned as
described in unit 8.3 or 8.4 of chapter 8 “Maintenance and repairs”.
Remember: The screen bolts must be lubricated after cleaning! See list of suggested lubricants in
8.7. First the screen bolts are cleaned in screen changing position and lubricated.
Then they are cleaned in production position and lubricated. The two openings, intake and outtake,
in the housing must be closed with the covering plates delivered with the Diverter Valve and Screen
Changer Unit. Further steps for preparation are not necessary.
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6.2 Installation
6. Installation
a) Installation tools
The unit is basically assembled on delivery. The following tools are required for installation:
- general mechanist tools
- general electrician tools
- torque wrench
- lifting devices with a minimum lifting capacity corresponding to the Diverter Valve and Screen
Changer Unit (weight, see chapter 2 “Technical Data”)
b) Transport frame
Trendelkamp Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Units are delivered with a transport frame (fig.
5.1)(1), which is screwed tightly to the unit. This eases transport to the production line by forklift.
Before installing the Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Unit, the transport frame must be removed.
6.2 Installation
General remarks:
All flange connections are to be made with screws with property class 10.9. They should be tightened
diagonally with a torque wrench. The required torque can be read in table 2.2 Torque for screw
connections. All installation procedures must be carried out by qualified specialists!
b) Clean the sealing surfaces with a clean cloth thoroughly (Avoid damage at all costs!)
c) Connect the Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Unit to the extruder in accordance with the melt
flow direction. If necessary, the height of the unit can be altered by adjusting spindles. The screen
changer must stand absolutely level in all directions.
d) Connect consecutive equipment to the outtake of the Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Unit.
e) Connect heating, monitoring and controlling devices in accordance with all valid safety
regulations.
f) Set up the hydraulic unit and connect it to the control system (see connection plan app. 3 ).
h) Connect and if necessary adjust the inductive switches (see appendix 4).
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Before start-up, the accessible part of the screen bolts must be checked for mechanical damage and
dirt and must be cleaned off as carefully as possible. Do not use any oils, solvents or sharp metal
objects for cleaning. Lubricate the surface of the screen bolts outside the housing according to the
lubrication plan in chapter 8.6.
Attention: When the Diverter Valve and Screen Changer Unit is put into operation without
melt the entire surface of the bolts must be coated with an even layer of lubricant!
a) Heat device up to working temperature. Depending on the working temperature, the time required
for heating the unit up to the required temperature is approx. 90 – 120 minutes. When the required
temperature is reached, a period of approx. 30 minutes has to expire before production can be started,
in order to heat the screen changer evenly.
Attention: The working temperature must be controlled by a temperature sensing element and must
not exceed 400 °C! The temperature set for the housing and the attached parts (flanges, adapters,
etc.) must be the same to ensure even heating of the product. For reasons of process engineering,
the temperature of the screen changer housing must be adjusted to approx. 20°C above the
melt temperature.
c) Move the bolt into the start-up position (see 3.4), this is the defined basic position of the Diverter
Valve and Screen Changer Unit, by actuating the selector switch (fig. 9.2)(7)
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If the following service instructions are complied with, trouble-free operation can be guaranteed.
An elastic synthetic film offers optimal lubrication for the surfaces of the screen bolt. This will keep
the device service-free between cleaning intervals.
The surface of the screen bolts is to be maintained carefully and to be covered with a thin layer of one
of the lubricants listed under 8.7.1-4.
WARNING: The lubricant may not enter the screen openings of the bolt..
Dust, lubricants and hardened material can form deposits on the bolt parts outside the housing, which
can hinder the movement of the bolts. When this happens, remove the deposits carefully. The bolts
should be cleaned with a copper wire brush, copper braiding or an emery belt with a grain size of no
less than 180. After cleaning the bolt, grease it with a thin layer of one of the lubricants mentioned
under 8.7.1-4.
Recommendation: This maintenance work shoud be carried out by the Trendelkamp Customer
Service (Phone +49-2573-925-0, Fax +49-2573-925-25).
Attention: The maintenance work described in 8.4.1-8.4.3 should be carried out by accordingly
qualified experts.
fig. 9
- Push out the piston to the using a suitable pin and a corresponding hydraulic or mechanical press.
Disk brushes with the same diameter as the boring that is to be cleaned are suitable for a thorough
cleaning of the borings of the screen changer housing. Right angle grinder round brushes are suitable
for cleaning the surface of the bolt, while pencil brushes are suitable for the screen openings. The
loosened connection elements should be cleaned, too, to facilitate an easy assembly.
Polished fit surfaces (surface of the screen bolt/boring in the housing for installing the screen bolt)
always have to be cleaned with brass brushes!
The wire of the used brushes has to be „plaited“. The indicated maximum number of revolutions of
the brush may not be exceeded by the driving tool.
Deposits on the surface of the bolt and in the boring, that also contain rests of lubricants, should be
cleaned with e.g. petroleum before being treated with brushes in order to avoid a contamination of the
brushes with lubricants. The applied solvent has to be removed completely before the cleaning with
brushes and the commissioning of the screen changer!
- Apply a layer of one of the lubricants listed under 8.7.1-8.7.4 to the screen bolt and the
boring within the housing.
- Put the bolt into the housing while heeding the marks on the front part. Attention: The bolt
may get jammed in the housing (see 8.4.1).
- Fit hydraulic cylinder
- Drive the piston rod into a middle position between housing and hydraulic cylinder.
- Affix the outer limit flange to the screen bolt
- Affix the bolt guiding to the outer limit flange while heeding the marks. Twisting the screen
bolt in the holes of the bolt guiding must remain possible.
- Drive the bolt into the housing.
- Turn off the hydraulic unit and protect it against being switched on without authorisation.
- Control the connection (fig. 10) between the outlet opening of the screen bolt (1) and the
outlet channel (2). The connection must be free of noticeable edges.
- If necessary, the screen bolt must be twisted until the connection is smooth.
- If the inner limit flange has been moved on dismantling the bolts, the bolt may have to be
adjusted lengthwise as well. In order to do this, the nut (6) (fig. 9) has to be loosened in
order to twist the inner limit flange (5) (fig. 9) lengthwise on the piston rod.
- After controlling and adjusting the connection carefully, the bolt guiding can be fixed.
fig. 10
The screen changer is heated by high-capacity heating cartridges (R1-R10, fig 11) within the housing.
Their feed wires run through channels in the housing or below covers and meet in the connector box.
For inserting a thermocouple there are borings at the top and bottom of the housing.
If the heating cartridges are defective, they can be pushed out of the housing with a bolt (dia. 19.5-
19.8 mm) after the cover plate has been removed. New cartridges may be inserted only into cleaned
borings and only if they have been treated with a temperature-proof lubricant.
Check heater function after ten minutes of heating with new heating cartridges and check the flowing
of current at each replaced heating cartridge by measuring.
Attention: For reasons of process engineering, the temperature of the screen changer housing must be
set at approx. 10-20°C above the melt temperature. The temperature set for the housing and the
attached parts (flanges, adapters, etc.) must be the same to ensure even heating of the product and to
prevent errors in production.
Fig.11
Fig.12
Every lubricant, whether as spray or paste, that contains a high concentration of molybdenum
sulphide can be used. Do nor use organic lubricants or lubricants containing silicone to grease the
device.
Suppliers:
8.7.1 Mollub Alloy TopFit 3844 : for local Tribol adresses see Appendix 5
8.7.2 Klüber TOP-Paste – No. 089 003 : for local Klüber adresses see Appendix 5
Klüber Wolfrakote SSP-No. 120 102 : for local Klüber adresses see Appendix 5
9. Elimination of faults
R 1/2“
EC Declaration of Conformity
according to the machinery guideline 98/37/EG, Appendix II A
We, Trendelkamp
Technologie GmbH,
hereby declare that the machine as detailed below fulfils the basic safety and health regulations of the EC
guidelines due to its design and construction as well as in the model put into circulation by us. If the machine is
altered without our consent, this declaration becomes invalid.
Type: TASD 8
Appropriate
EC guidelines: EC Machinery guideline (98/37/EG)
EC Low voltage guideline (73/23/EWG)
EC guideline Electromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EWG)
i.d.F. 93/31/EWG
Applied harmonised
standards, especially: DIN EN 292 Part 1 and Part 2
DIN EN 349
1. Hydraulic cylinders
It is necessary to take care that the cylinder rod is not damaged in order to guarantee a long life for the
screen changer. Damage to the rod could lead to leakage.
Attention: Make sure that everything is absolutely clean when changing the seals.
R 1/2“
fig. 15
2. Hydraulic unit
Hydraulic unit is equipped with a bubble storage for operation of the TASD Screen Changers with a
high speed for bolt movement.
Control elements:
The pump of the hydraulic unit transports the oil through the P-Lines to the bubble storage.
Pressure switches (S4 / S3) control the pressure in this line. If the pressure reaches more than 280 bar,
S3 give a signal: “Pump Stop”. The oil transport is interrupted.
If now, after the pressure is developed in the bubble storage, the bolt should be driven e.g. into Start-
Up position, the magnetic solenoid valve Y4 must be operated. With this the outlet A from the unit
would be prepared for moving the cylinder in Start-Up positions.
Now the magnetic solenoid valve Y2 have to be operated for moving the hydraulic cylinder. The oil
flows through outlet A to the cylinder. The moving of the cylinder effected so long time until the
final position is reached and an initiator gives a signal: "Y2 switch off".
For moving the bolt into Production position the magnetic solenoid valve Y3 have to be switched.
Now the outlet B would be prepared for using as a pressure line. The moving of the cylinder take
place only by operating the magnetic solenoid valve Y2 too exactly according to the same principle as
by the moving into the Start-Up position.
By moving the bolt, the pressure in the bubble storage falls. If the pressure sinks under
180 bar, the pressure switch S4 gives a signal: „Pumpe Start“. The oil transport begins again until the
pressure would exceeded 280 bar and S3 a signal gives: „Pump Stop“(s.a.).
For further security two switches (S1 /S2) are attached at the hydraulic tank.
S1 controls the oil level in the tank. If this is too low, a signal passed on which the operation of the
hydraulic aggregate interrupted.
S2 controlles the temperature of the hydraulic oil. If the oil reaches a temperature of over 70°C, a
signal is passed on also here, which the operation of the hydraulic aggregate interrupted.
Tribol
Klüber Lubrication