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
Page 48 - 54
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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.