Alfa Laval ThinkTop - General Information; ThinkTop at a Glance; Recycling Information

3Generalinformation
3.1ThinkTopataglance
TheThinkTopisdesignedtoensureoptimumandreliablevalvecontrolinconjunctionwithAlfaLavalvalvesandiscompatible
withmostPLCsystems(ProgrammableLogicControllers).
TheThinkTopcanbeequippedwith0-3solenoidvalves.ThesolenoidsareelectricallycontrolledbythePLCsystemand,when
activated,thecompressedairisactivatingtheairactuator.Dependingonthetypeofcontrolunit,theprimarysolenoidvalvecan
beprovidedwithabuilt-inthrottlefunctiononboththeairinletandoutlet,whichmeansthatitispossibletocontroltheopening
andclosingtimeoftheairactuator.Thesolenoidsarealsoequippedwithamanualholdoverride.
VisualLEDlightsconstantlyindicatethedistinctstatusofthecontrolunit:suchasvalvepositions,solenoidvalveenergised,
setupandlocalfaultindicationetc.
TheThinkTopischaracterisedbyitshighdurability,well-provenfeaturesandmodulardesign.Itisexchangeableandisreadyto
fitAlfaLavalSanitaryactuatorsfromthepastandpresent.
3.2Recyclinginformation
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Unpacking Unpacking
Unpacking
-Packingmaterialconsistsofwood,plastics,cardboardboxes
-Woodandcardboardboxescanbereused,recycledorusedforenergyrecovery
-Plasticsshouldberecycledorburntatalicensedwasteincinerationplant
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Maintenance Maintenance
Maintenance
-Allmetalpartsshouldbesentformaterialrecycling
-Wornordefectiveelectronicpartsshouldbesenttoalicensedhandlerformaterialrecycling
-Allnon-metalwearpartsmustbehandledincompliancewithlocalregulations
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Scrapping Scrapping
Scrapping
-End-of-life,theequipmentshallberecycledaccordingtorelevant,localregulations.Inadditiontotheequipmentitself,any
hazardousresiduefromtheprocessliquidmustbetakenintoaccountandhandledinthenecessaryway.Whenindoubt,or
intheabsenceoflocalregulations,pleasecontactthelocalAlfaLavalsalescompany
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