Contents
Overview..........................................................................................................................5
Safety.....................................................................................................................5
Rigging............................................................................................................................6
Installation........................................................................................................................6
Press Components…………………………………………………………………………7
A/B/C-plates……………………………………………………………………….7
Air Regulator………………………………………………………………………7
Discharge Cone……………………………………………………………………8
Rotating Cone Option…………………………………………………………… 10
Cone Bushing…………………………………………………………………….10
Four-Bar Mechanism……………………………………………………………. 11
Discharge Spout / Spin Stop…………………………………………………….. 11
Screw / Screw Configurations……………………………………………………12
Wing Feeders……………………………………………………………………. 13
Notches………………………………………………………………………….. 14
Resistor Teeth…………………………………………………………………… 14
Screens…………………………………………………………………………... 15
Cord Cutter and Stripper Pins……………………………………………………16
Motor / Gearbox………………………………………………………………….17
A-plate Shaft Seal……………………………………………………………….. 17
Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)……………………………………………... 18
Vincent Cone Timers (VCTs)……………………………………………………18
Start Up..........................................................................................................................19
Screw Speed (RPM) ......................................................................................................19
Feeding the Press / Pre-Thickening.................................................................................20
Building a Plug...............................................................................................................21
Additional Hints.............................................................................................................21
Vacuum Effect…………………………………………………………………... 21
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