MAGUIRE FLEXBUS Lite, Installation Operation & Maintenance

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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. Power and Circuitry Box – Central box for power and support circuitry for controller.
20. Mix Chamber Insert – Stainless Steel removable insert to assist in quick materials cleaning and changes
21. 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.
22. Mix Motor – Electric Motor to drive Mix Blades – Note on WSB MB and WSB 100 Series blenders this
motor is a pneumatic Mix Motor
23. 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.