Modernpack EPAmatic 410 T User manual

Special machines
And systems for the
Food processing industry
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MACHINE FOR THE CONTINUOUS
SEPARATION OF FOODSTUFFS
SEPAmatic 410 T
Operating personnel should always read the operating instructions
before attempting to start up the machine.
The safety information must be adhered to at all times.
Manufacturer:
modern
p
ack
© This publication is our intellectual property. It is handed over
exclusively for the purpose of maintenance and service of SEPAmatic
machines. The drawings and graphs contained therein must neither be
copied or made accessible to third parties without previous consent in
writing, nor may they be used improperly.
MODERNPACK Hoppe GmbH
Zum Kreuzbusch 3
51429 Bergisch-Gladbach (Herkenrath)
Germany
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: +49 (0)2204/9859-59
[email protected]

Foreword:
This documentation is intended for use by the persons setting up and operating
the machine, as well as by maintenance and repair personnel.
The operating documentation must be read and fully understood prior to set
up, startup and operation of the separator.
Always proceed step by step in accordance with this operating documentation,
taking care to follow the safety instructions contained within it and the safety
rules and regulations in force in your home country.
Carefully reading the documentation makes it easier for you to familiarise
yourself with the machine and:
- avoids faults caused by incorrect operation;
- reduces repair costs and downtime.
Modernpack Hoppe GmbH accepts no liability for damage caused by:
- handling beyond the scope of normal use;
- applications not referred to in the operating instructions;
- noncompliance with the operating instructions;
- insufficiently trained operating personnel;
- noncompliance with all valid safety rules and regulations.
In the event of the machine being modified or converted or components being
added or removed by parties other than our company without our consent, both
our declaration of conformity (EC Directive/CE Standard) and our guarantee
shall lose their validity.
Instruction compiled for Mach. No.:__________________________________
accompanied by
Circuit diagram: __________________________________
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Principle of operation and
applications Page 6 – 7
Cleaning and
maintenance Page 26 - 36
Adjustment instructions
and controls Page 22 - 25
Installation and startup
Page 8 - 21
Safety rules
Page 4 - 5
General information
Page 37 - 39
Specifications
Page 40 - 41
Electrical equipment
Page 42 - 47
Table of contents :
1. Safety precautions and regulations 4
1.1 Basic safety instructions 5
2. Principle of separator operation 6
2.1 Applications 7
3. Installation and startup 8
3.1 Packaging 8
3.2 Installation 8
3.3 Electrical connection 8
3.4 Startup 10
3.5 Knife function 17
4. Operator control panel 22
4.1 Adjustment instructions 24
5. Cleaning and maintenance 26
5.1 Dismantling the machine for cleaning purposes 27
5.2 Maintenance 35
5.3 Lubrication 36
5.4 Gearing 36
6. General information 37
6.1 Product preparation 37
6.2 Sqeezing belt information 38
6.3 Troubleshooting 39
7. Machine specifications 40
7.1 Area taken up by the machine 41
8. Electrical equipment 42
8.1 Magnetic sensor 42
8.2 Product detector 43
8.3 Control panel 46
9. Spare parts order 48
9.1 Support roller 49
9.2 Perforated drum and drive section 50
9.3 Press-drive roller 52
9.4 Chain drive and chain tensioner 54
Spare parts
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1. Safety precautions and regulations
Essential information for operating personnel!!!
Operating the machine incorrectly, or using it for purposes other than the one intended, can
result in serious injury or even death.
In addition, incorrect operation can cause damage to the machine.
You should therefore note all the safety instructions and, in your own interests, comply with
them to the letter.
Make sure you read the operating instructions thoroughly before putting the machine into
operation.
Basic safety rules:
CAUTION!
Always follow the operating instructions!
Ensure the machine is operated only by trained personnel!
Wear close-fitting work clothes!
Remove all watches, bracelets, rings, necklaces etc.!
Take care if you have long hair! Wear headgear.
Never remove or manipulate safety equipment!
Never reach inside the machine when it is running!
Always turn off and lock the main switch before conducting repair
and maintenance work!
Exercise great care when working on or near the knives. Risk of
injury even when the machine is idle!
Electrical work may be conducted only by skilled personnel!
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1.1 Basic safety instructions
1. Always wear close-fitting work clothes when operating the machine! Do not wear rings
on your fingers! Remove any watches, bracelets and similar items.
2. Only switch on the machine once the perforated drum (P20), the squeezing belt (P30)
and all safety devices have been mounted securely and in accordance with the operating
instructions.
3. Check the function of the safety devices before starting up the machine!
The machine must stop:
- when the main switch (E10) is pressed
- when the emergency stop (E20) is pressed
- when the 0 pushbutton (E30) is pressed
- when the ejector hood (P230) is folded down
- when the square hopper (P300 ) is folded down
- when hand feeding table (P310) is folded down
- when any other safety switches in the machine danger zone are
pressed
4. Before clearing any blockages or cleaning the machine, turn the main switch (E10) to 0
and secure against automatic startup.
5. Never reach inside the perforated drum (P20), the square hopper (P300) or the hand
feeding table (P310) !
6. Exercise care when working on the standard trolley lifting/tilting device! Never walk
underneath the standard trolley when in the raised position.
7. Repairs may be conducted only by authorised personnel in accordance with the
operating instructions.
8. C A U T I O N ! If perforated drums with holes larger than 5 mm in diameter are used,
safety devices, which can be ordered separately, must be fitted to prevent anyone from
reaching into the drum in the area of the knives or from the front. Enquiries should be
submitted to the manufacturer.
CAUTION WHEN WORKING NEAR THE KNIVES - RISK OF INJURY
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2. Principle of separator operation
The apparatus is a continuous raw material processing machine. Using a standard trolley and
a lifting/tilting device, the feed material is placed in the metering machine delivery hopper,
from where it enters the feed zone of the actual separating machine in measured quantities.
Upstream machines such as mixers, mincers or strip cutters can also be used to convey
material into the square hopper (P300), directly by means of inclined or screw conveyors.
A highly flexible squeezing belt (P30) carries the raw material up to the revolving perforated
drum (P20).
Owing to the space reduction and increasing pressure, the softer components of the raw
material are pressed through the holes into the perforated drum (P20), while the solid parts
remain on the outer drum casing, from where they are removed by a knife.
The product obtained is removed from the perforated drum (P20) by the ejector (P240) for
further processing. Operating the separator machine without raw material – referred to as a
dry run – wears down the squeezing belt (P30) unusually quickly. For this reason the machine
should be switched off even for the shortest interruptions in work, as when carrying off or
fetching new product.
Of great assistance in avoiding "dry runs" such as these is the automatic safety device
installed as standard known as FACONOP, which switches the machine on or off according
to whether raw material is present or not.
Even an irregular product feed from the store tank, which had previously led to blockages on
a regular basis, can be regulated by controlling the metering screw. This monitoring function
can be suppressed, if necessary, by deactivating the automatic switch (E60). The glass
surfaces of the associated sensors should be kept scrupulously clean.
The squeezing belt (P30) is pressed against the perforated drum (P20) by means of the
combined press and drive roller (P100), which permits precise and reproducible settings via
Press lever (P110) according to the product being processed.

2.1 Applications
MODERNPACK Hoppe GmbH can accept no liability for the
operation of the machine in conjunction with:
- handling beyond the scope of normal use;
- applications not referred to in the operating instructions;
The "SEPAmatic 410 T" machine is suitable for use in all food
industry sectors. In a continuous process soft material is separated
from solid material and thus refined.
The process can be used:
a) In meat, fish and poultry processing:
- for desinewing and refining
- for obtaining residual pieces of meat
- for removing unwanted constituents in raw meat
material (bones, gristle, skin particles, fish bones)
b) In the fruit industry:
- for removing cores and skins/peel
e.g. apples, kiwi fruits, tomatoes and potatoes
c) In the dairy industry
- for separating contents from soft packaging
e.g. plastics, aluminium foil, paper (cheese, yoghurt,
ice cream)
d) In waste management
- for separating the organic constituents suitable for
use as animal feed or composting from those
portions to be landfilled or incinerated.
To prevent this documentation from becoming too comprehensive and thus too convoluted,
the following information centres on the main use of the machine, i.e. the removal of sinews.
The information applies equally to the other applications.
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3. Installation and startup
3.1 Packaging
The machine is shipped on a solid-based carriage.
After removing the lid and the side walls of the crate, take the loosely packed components
from the base, unpack them carefully, and dispose of all the residual packaging.
After slackening the screws in the base, lift the machine off the carriage using a stacker
suitable for the weight, and take it to the installation location. The forks of the stacker can be
inserted underneath the body of the machine for this task. Raise the machine, insert the
individually packed screws into the threaded holes in the machine feet, and tighten.
3.2 Installation
The machine must be positioned so as to allow sufficient space to operate and service the
machine. Minimum working distance: 700 mm. Provide for approx. 1500 mm of working
space in front of the machine.
Align the machine using a spirit level (placed on the front panel). An approx. 1% - 2% incline
towards the front will facilitate removal of the finished product from the perforated drum.
3.3 Electrical connection
The machine is fully wired up. To ensure compliance with the statutory safety regulations the
machine must be connected to the mains supply in accordance with the circuit diagram, taking
into account the stipulations of the local utility companies, and of VDE 0113 and VDE 0100.
The requisite terminals are located in the control cabinet.
CAUTION!!! Comply with the written information!
Contacts may have become loose during transport. They should thus always be checked and
re-tightened as necessary. The machine should only turn anti-clockwise (viewed from the
front into the perforated drum P20). This is monitored by a phase sequence relay E310. If the
on push-button E40 does not come on after the machine has been fully assembled and the
main switch E10 and emergency out E20 push-button activated you should exchange two
inputs in the mains supply (plug).

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3.4 Startup
The machine must be fully assembled before being put into operation. The lubrication
instructions in this Chapter must be carried out using lubricant (W100) only.
1. Check that all parts are clean and undamaged.
2. Slide the rear pressing piece P62 onto the prepress axle P60 and rest against the stop
P65.
3. Lubricate front of tension roller P40, axle P50, prepress axle P60 and in feed axle P70
with approx. 3 cm³ lubrication W100. Push on all 4 corresponding rollers (roller P41 on
tension roller P40 ; roller 96 P51 on axle P50 etc.) by turning up to the stop. The axles
should then be well greased. Part of the food grease W100 is pushed along and thus at
the same time lubricates the stop face and a face of the roller. The roller is now removed
and turned around by 180° before sliding back on again so that the face which has just
been lubricated points towards the fitter.

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P61
P41
P51
P63
P30
P40
P62
P80
P100
P60
P62
P90
P42
P65
P43
V50
P50
P70
Pos. Part name Part number
P30 Squeezing belt On request
P40 Tension axle 210 400 003 303
P41 Roller 210 400 003 403
P42 Torsion axle 210 400 003 503
P43 Tension bow 210 400 003 603
P50 Axle 210 400 004 003
P51 Roller 96 210 400 004 103
P51 Roller 124 210 400 004 113
P60 Prepress axle 210 400 004 003
P61 Fit in roller 210 400 004 403
P62 Pressing piece 210 400 004 204
P63 Round iron 210 400 004 304
P65 Stop 301 130 008 010
P70 In feed axle 210 400 004 013
P71 Roller 210 400 004 103
P80 Knife prop axle 210 400 004 503
P90 Prop axle 210 400 003 933
P100 Press-drive roller 210 400 002 403
V50 Guard 004 105 410 010
P71

4. Slide the front pressing piece P62 on the prepress axle P60. The round iron P63 connects
both pressing pieces and keeps them approx. in the 11.00 o'clock position. Move the
tension roller P40 to the right up to the stop. See the photo below for the correct position
of the tension roller and pressing pieces.
5. Fit squeezing belt P30 as shown in the photo.
6. Mount the front wall P170 by slightly raising the tension roller P40 and torsion axle P42
simultaneously and inserting through the sloth and bushing A155.
7. Screw in bolt P171 by hand and slightly tighten with spanner W79.
8. Insert assembling stick W50 into perforated drum P20 and grasp its point of intersection
with your left hand.
P42
P30
P40
P41
P62
P130
P171
P170
A154
A155
Pos. Part name Part number
A154 Collar bushing 210 400 005 504
A155 Bushing 210 400 001 404
P30 Squeezing belt On request
P40 Tension axle 210 400 003 303
P41 Roller 210 400 003 403
P42 Torsion axle 210 400 003 503
P62 Pressing piece 210 400 004 204
P130 Drum holding cpl. 210 405 000 000
P170 Front wall 210 400 005 220
P171 Bolt 210 400 006 014
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9. Place perforated drum P20 base first into the large opening in the front wall P170. Your
left hand holds the drum roughly horizontal.
10. Push the squeezing belt P30 down with your free right hand until the perforated drum
P20 can be pushed past the squeezing belt.
11. When the large diameter of the perforated drum is below the support roller P175, grasp
both ends of the assembling stick W50 which has been inserted into the perforated drum
and pull up. The lever effect (perforated drum supported below the support roller P175)
means that the drum base presses the squeezing belt down. Push the drum further
towards the drum holding P130. Pay attention to the position of the three clutch bolts
P132. You may have to turn the drum slightly.
P175
P130
W79
W50
P20
P171
P132
P175
P171
Pos. Part name Part number
P20 Perforated drum On request
P130 Drum holding cpl. 210 405 000 000
P132 Clutch bolt 210 400 001 814
P171 Bolt 210 400 006 014
P175 Support roller see Chapter 9.1
W50 Assembling stick, large 212 000 027 714
W79 Spanner 606 001 020 019
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12. Turn clockwise to lock the base of the drum behind the three clutch bolts P132. Remove
assembling stick W50.
13. Insert U-sealing P150 above the drum (connecting fin to the right)
14. Mount the square hopper P300 (alternatively hand feeding table P310). Pay attention to
the correct position of the yellow switching magnet E631.
P310
W50
E631
P150
P300
Pos. Part name Part number
E631 Quadrangle housing magnet 515 000 000 002
P150 U-Sealing 210 400 008 124
P300 Square hopper 004 102 410 010
P310 Hand feeding table 210 400 007 314
W50 Assembling stick, large 212 000 027 714
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15. Fit tension lever P45 onto tension roller P40 and torsion axle P42.
16. Screw on cross hole nut P180.
P40
P42
P210
P45
P180 P200
W50
W79
Pos. Part name Pieces Part number
P40 Tension axle 1 210 400 003 303
P42 Torsion axle 1 210 400 003 503
P45 Tension lever 1 210 400 003 703
P180 Cross hole nut 1 004 103 140 000
P200 Knife holder cpl. 1 210 400 004 601
P210 Axle 1 212 000 010 913
W50 Assembling stick, large 1 212 000 027 714
W79 Spanner 1 606 001 020 019
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17. Mounting the knife holder: insert knife holder P200 in the machine so that the blade
of knife P202 faces down and rests on the surface of the perforated drum and secure by
inserting push-in axle P210 through drilled hole P171 in the door.
Turn the two flat screws P220 to the right by hand until a noticeable force is
encountered, never use tools. Then, press the knife elastically against the surface of the
drum by making one further turn.
E630
V60
S10
P210 P200
S20
P220 S1
Pos. Part name Pieces Part number
E630 Magnetic limit switch, quad. housing 2 515 000 000 001
S1 Base 210 400 015 002
S10 Housing 210 400 000 320
S20 Frame 004 103 310 000
V60 Hood 210 400 015 213
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3.5 Knife function
Pos. Part name Pieces Part number
P80 Knife prop axle 1 210 400 004 503
P200 Knife holder cpl. 1 210 400 004 601
P201 Knife holder 1 210 400 004 702
P202 Knife 1 210 400 004 803
P204 Screw 2 301 130 008 020
P206 Adjustment screw 2 301 130 008 040
P210 Axle 212 000 010 913
P220 Flat screw 2 210 400 004 604
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1) The knife P202 sharpens itself against the perforated drum P20 due to its soft structure.
2) Adjust the knife with the two flat screws P220 by manual force. This should be enough
to clean the surface of the perforated drum from adhesive residues such as sinews,
gristle, etc. Never use tools to increase the pressure effect. This would lead to
deformations and breakage.
3) Clamp knife P202 in the knife holder P201, (keep blade projection (Ü) as short as
possible) and align parallel to the perforated drum with the adjustment screws P206.
4) Fix with screw P204.
5) If using a new knife only the tip of the blade (S) may make contact with the surface of
the perforated drum. Otherwise the knife holder P201 is bent and has to be replaced.
6) If using a number of perforated drums with different bores we recommend the use of a
number of matching, correspondingly identified knife holders.

18. Suspend waste chute P190.
19. Mount ejector hood P230. Pay attention to the correct position of the quadrangle
housing magnets E631.
P180
P45
E631
P230 P190
Pos. Part name Pieces Part number
E631 Quadrangle housing magnet 1 515 000 000 002
P45 Tension lever 1 210 400 003 603
P180 Cross hole nut 1 004 103 140 000
P190 Waste chute 1 210 400 007 103
P230 Ejector hood 1 210 400 008 528
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P300
E10
E20
P190
P230
Pos. Part name Part number
E10 Q1 Main switch 512 241 300 232
E20 S1 Push button switch „Emergency out” 518 114 010 000
P190 Waste chute 210 400 007 103
P230 Ejector hood 210 400 008 528
P300 Square hopper 004 102 410 010