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KATENA discontinuous totalizers

DISCONTINUOUS TOTALIZER
Common alternative names: flow scale, automatic dosing scale, flow meter, flow weighing system. English: automatic discontinuous totalizing weighing systems (ADTWS), bulk-weighing scale, bulk hopper scale.

Flow regime by free fall of powdery materials: salt, sugar, rice, seeds, cereals, chemical fertilizers, etc. The vast majority of customers in Romania are the big grain processors. All over the world, all official grain transactions take place in such flow weighing systems.
  • Exceptionally accurate
  • Fast
  • Robust
  • Compact
  • Easy to install and operate

The electronic flow dosing system is positioned under an existing power supply (hopper, conveyor belt, elevator, etc.). After opening the supply flap, the material flows into the weighing pan (the drain flap under the weighing pan is closed). When the default weight is reached in the weighing vessel, the feed flap closes, the gross weight value - GROSS - is stored, and the drain flap is opened to discharge the weighed contents from the weighing vessel into the emptying vessel which normally , is discharged simultaneously into the existing emptying system (another buffer hopper, elevator, conveyor belt, truck, wagon, ship). The emptying vessel discharges the goods at a lower flow rate than the one with which it unloads the weighing vessel, preventing thus overloading the downstream drainage systems.
The electronic system controls the entire dosing process, monitoring the status of the various components and reporting any errors that may occur during this process. The internal program allows the storage of all management data. It also has 2 RS232 / RS485 serial communication ports for additional connection to the printer, PC station, secondary display.
According to MID (Measurement Instruments The accuracy class can be: 0.2; 0.5; 1; or 2. Metrologically, KATENA is designed and certified for accuracy class: 0.2. This one corresponds to the maximum permissible error for the total load: +/- 0.1%. Basically, it can be considered weighing accuracy better than 0,1% of total quantity (weighed).

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

The automatic weighing machine uses: A. In applications for internal, industrial, unregulated use. B. In commercial transactions, under the European Union Directive 2004/22 / EC MID (Measuring Instrument Transposed by H.G. 264/2006 for establishing the conditions for placing on the market and putting into operation the measuring instruments, Annex MI-006 (automatic weighing machines) and H.G. 891/2004 on the establishment of measures for market surveillance of products in the regulated fields, provided in Law 608/2001 on the assessment of product conformity. Evaluation of the conformity of the gravimetric dispenser with automatic operation with the requirements The essential elements are carried out by applying the evaluation procedure of compliance (module B + module F):

  • EC type-examination (certificate issued by DELTA * Denmark)
  • EC product verification (MDM CERTIFICATION * Romania)

Metal construction OLC scale model KATENA - Electronic components

  • FLINTEC Germany weighing cells type SB14
  • Overvoltage protection connection box
  • FESTO EEx electropneumatic equipment:
    - pneumatic cylinderc
    - solenoid 1/4”, 24Vcc
    - mounting accessories for the pneumatic system
    - Grease reducer filter
    - Pneumatic fittings
  • ATEX capacitive sensor set for maximum level in vessels
  • ATEX proximity sensor set for damper position
  • Fully equipped automation box with SYSTEC IT8000E digital weighing indicator with RS485 port, relay module with 8 inputs and 8 outputs, Zenner ATEX barriers and 20m cable

Services

  • Scale transport from own factory (Tecuci branch, Galati county)
  • Installation and commissioning
  • Operator training
  • Initial metrological verification and metrological documents for devices used in commercial transactions

Exclusions from standard or optional supplies

  • PC station and printer
  • Air compressor, including filter, dryer and storage container
  • Lifting the machine to the installation site
  • Laying cables, only in the case of the large distance between the scale and the automation panel (> 20m) or cable routes that require special arrangements
  • Weighing product insurance at nominal flow rate and static scale availability assurance for metrological verification (usually a metrologically verified road scale)

Warranty

  • 2 years

Post-warranty service

  • Throughout the life of the product: spare parts insurance, service interventions, service contracts, periodic metrological checks or after repair

Delivery time

  • 4-6 weeks

PHOTOS

OPERATING PRINCIPLE

The mechanical and electropneumatic assembly is formed from three containers (feeding vessel, weighing vessel and emptying vessel) between which two mechanisms operate electro-pneumatic: supply flap and flap emptying which ensures the controlled succession of cycles suitable alternatives (feeding and emptying).

The automation table includes the digital indicator of multi-function weighing and relay module for complete process control and connectivity afferent.

The supply vessel is positioned under a power source existing food (hopper, conveyor belt, elevator, etc.).

After the supply flap opens, the material flows from the feed vessel to the weighing vessel (flap drain under the weighing pan is closed). When the pre-programmed weight value is reached in the weighing vessel, the feed flap closes, the gross weight value (GROS) is stored and the drain flap opens to discharge the weighed contents from the weighing vessel into the emptying vessel which normally , discharges simultaneously into the existing emptying system (another buffer hopper, elevator, conveyor belt, truck, wagon, ship). The emptying vessel discharges the goods at a lower flow rate than the one with which he unloads the weighing vessel, preventing thus overloading the downstream drainage systems.

When the weighing vessel is emptied, the drain flap closes and the value of the weight of the material that may have remained in the weighing vessel, the so-called tare value (TARA), is stored. During this time, the material continues to flow and accumulate in the feed vessel (in other words, the feed is made in a continuous flow, without interrupting the elevators and conveyor belts). The program of the digital weighing indicator calculates the net weight value (NET = GROSS-COUNTRY) of the batch, adds it to the cumulative value of the previous batches [resulting in TAW Total Actual Weight] and initiates a new batch by resuming the process.

After weighing the entire quantity of material (in the operations of receiving goods) or after reaching a predefined quantity of material (in the operations of delivery of goods), the automatic operation stops. It can also be interrupted manually for various reasons, with the possibility of resuming it from the point where it was interrupted. The sensor system is integrated so as to signal the maximum level in the vessels and the position of the flaps, with the interlocking of the supply or emptying.

PRINCIPLE OF SYSTEM TESTING AND INSPECTION

Only for use in commercial transactions case B. presented above.

A discontinuous totalizing device operating in the regulated field to ensure the correctness of commercial transactions must be subjected to metrological tests related to the legislation in force. The weighing vessel itself is a relatively simple machine, very easy to inspect; the problem is its location. In most flow dosing installations, the product travels a long and often complex route. The inspection of a flow weighing system requires knowledge of the entire system and includes both tests to verify the accuracy of the scale itself and tests of all interlocks to verify the integrity of the global freight transfer at the installation level (receipts or deliveries).

Moreover, it must be borne in mind that these installations are practically "unique" in their own way, each location having a distinct configuration. In its simplest form, such a system, designed to receive (purchase) a granular product consists of a feed tank, an elevator, a dispenser and the batch totalizer with the three vessels: the feeding vessel, the weighing vessel and the emptying vessel.

In a typical transaction, wheat (used here as a generic term to exemplify the most common granular product traded through such systems) is unloaded from trucks into the feed tank, from where it is transferred either to a conveyor or directly to the elevator. . The elevator unloads it either in a distributor or directly in the feeding vessel of the batch totalizer, where it goes through the process of weighing in discrete batches. Interlocks and sensor systems are located at strategic points where there is a possibility of product loss on the designed route.
The weighing vessel is statically tested according to SR EN 45501: 2000 as a non-automatic weighing machine (ACFN). However, the dynamic testing of each flow weighing system must be performed at the installation site, combining both verification procedures: static and dynamic. The dynamic one requires the comparison of the indication obtained in the flow scale by totalization with the indication of the same quantity of wheat that passed through the entire installation, subsequently weighed on a static commercial scale (usually a road scale).

This product test must be chosen in such a way as to simulate an actual goods transaction from the point of delivery to the point of weighing or vice versa. The test is extremely useful for assessing the ability of the scale as a whole and for identifying areas where the product may be lost.
Working temperatures
Mechanical and electropneumatic assembly -40°C..+65°C
Automation panel -10°C..+40°C
Peripheral equipment (PC station, printer, accessories) +10°C..+35°C
Electrical network parameters
Supply voltage 230Vca±10%
frequency 50Hz±1%
installed power 650VA
potential between the protection null of the mains supply and the earthing belt 0 (zero)
earthing resistance maximum 1Ω
Instrumental air
Dry compressed air source: minimum 6Bar / 500l / min
Punct de rouă: +3°C
Filtrare particule solide: 0.1μm
Models by Flow [m3/h]
1st series 2nd series 3rd series 4th series 5th series
< 100 200-400 600-800 1000-1200 > 1500

OPTIONS

CSM5.5DX-200 CECCATO Italy screw compressor, 470l / min. (28.2mc / h), complete with dryer and 200l horizontal container, including pre-filter, maximum pressure 10bar.
Metal hoisting structure, assembly of stairs and access walkways.
PC station (average market configuration) with operating system and all applications pre-installed, including antivirus software. Transaction management software commercial.

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