Nordson VDK-MIDI TYPE 6, Operating Instructions Manual

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Type 6
E 2010
Gear Pump
Exchange of gear pumps during operation
S
Shut down the gear motors of the pumps to be changed, freeze the
polymer in the beam.
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Withdraw the driving shaft from the pump.
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Remove the insulation.
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Unscrew the bolts holding the pump and remove the pump from the
beam.
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Take the new pump out of the heating oven (oven temperature approx.
20
°
above the Polymere operating temperature).
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Prior to mounting of the new pump, make sure that the pump rotates
smoothly and that it has been pre--oiled with silicone oil.
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Mount the pump on the beam and open the freezing valve. After a short
time, the disengaged pump will be rotating slowly on its own. The
starting up of each new pump should be executed as described in ,
“Starting up of the plant”.