Maguire Products WEIGH SCALE BLENDER WSBMB Series, Installation Operation & Maintenance

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Blender Parts Identification
1. Auger Feeder
– Screw Feeder for feeding in small percentage materials such as Colors and Additives
2.
Fixed Material Hopper
– Material Hopper for main materials to be dosed by the slide gates
3. Removable Hopper
– Removable Material hopper for small percentage materials such as Colors and
Additives
4. Hopper Access Door
– Door to access inside of hopper for quick cleaning and materials changes
5. Sight Glass
– Means to view current material level inside the hopper
6. Vertical Valve
– Dispense Device mounted inside removable hopper for small percentages up to 10%
7. Slide Gate
– Dispense Device mounted below fixed hoppers to dispense large percentages
8. Auger Screw
– Dispense Device mounted inside removable hopper for small percentages up to 10%
9. Controller
– Central Controller for all settings on the blender
10. Air Assembly & Solenoids
– Pneumatic assembly for activating pneumatic parts automatically and manually
11. Cleaning Airline
– Airline for quick and easy cleaning of blender during materials changes
12. Load Cells
– Load Cells monitor continuously the weight in the Weigh Bin
13. Load Cell Bracket
– Load Cell Bracket for mounting Weigh Bin onto the Load Cells
14. Safety Interlock
– Pneumatic and Electrical Safety interlock – stops blender operating if door is opened
15. Weigh Bin
– Weigh Bin holds materials as materials are dispensed during a batch and weighed
16. Dump Valve
– Pneumatic Valve and Flap to release materials from Weigh Bin when a batch is complete
17. Mix Chamber
– Area where materials are blended together after being weighed
18. Mix Blades
– Removable Mix Blades to fold the materials together to achieve an effective blend
19. Level Sensor
– Sensor to monitor material level in the Mix Chamber, pauses blender when covered and mix
chamber is full, once uncovered signals Controller to begin a new batch of material.
20. Mix Chamber Insert
– Stainless Steel removable insert to assist in quick materials cleaning and changes
21. Mix Motor
– Electric Motor to drive Mix Blades – Note on WSB MB and WSB 100 Series blenders this
motor is a pneumatic Mix Motor
22.
Flow Control Valve
– (Optional) – Additional pneumatic slide gate with finger guards to be used when
blender is not mounted directly on the throat of a machine but instead a stand or surge hopper. The Flow
Control Valve ensures material remains inside the Mix Chamber long enough to be mixed efficiently.
Automatically controlled by the blender Controller.