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Westfalia Separator Engineering GmbH Werner-Habig-Strae 1 D-59302 Oelde (Germany)
Tel.: + 49 25 22/77-0 Fax: + 49 25 22/77-17 57 Internet: www.westfalia-separator-engineering.com E-mail: engineering@gea-westfalia.de
The information contained in this brochure merely serves as a non-binding description of our products and is without guarantee.
Binding information, in particular relating to capacity data and suitability for specific applications, can only be provided within the framework of concrete inquiries.
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Westfalia Separator
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Decanter control
system with
DCU 7000

Decanter control system with DCU 7000

The DCU 7000 is a control unit for Westfalia Separator decanters. It can be supplied in a standalone on-site cabinet (see figure below) with separate motor starter as well as in a compact control cabinet with incorporated motor starter (see figure on next page). The DCU 7000 ensures
automatic program control and the entire supervision of the decanter. Apart from all the electric
components of the decanter, the peripheral units needed for the customer-specific application
can be included in the control and supervision system.

Features of the DCU 7000

Decanter control system

Unit consisting of programmable logic

control and operator panel
Fully graphic 6" blue-mode display
Membrane keyboard with 24 function keys
Profibus interface DP
Data storage on Micro Memory Card
(MMC) and Compact Flash Card (CFC)

Visualization of the decanter

Menu-driven user guidance
Starting/Stopping of the decanter
Possibility of supervising all relevant decanter data (bowl and differential speeds,
torques, timings, limit values, etc.)

The control unit is configured according to

customer-specific requirements. All decanter
parameters, timings and limit values are preset according to the specific machine configuration.

Example of a DCU 7000

in a stainless-steel
on-site cabinet

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Unit of decanter and control system

Planning and production of the complete functional unit, comprising the decanter and a complete control system from Westfalia Separator, offers all the benefits of the Westfalia Separator
quality standard in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 (worldwide!) for our customers. Our control
systems are designed according to the EN 60204 standard and comply with the requirements
of the official European Machine Directive. This is to ensure that the decanter and the control
system are completely tested and that the unit comprising the machine and the control system
fulfills the European CE rules and regulations. In addition, the safety requirements for the centrifuge according to EN 12547 standard as well as the safety rules under the European User and
Operator Directive (89/655/EG) and specified by the employer's liability insurance association
are fully met. Our customers can not only take profit from the benefits in terms of safety but
also from our process-technological know how gathered over decades.

Example of a complete
decanter control system
in a stainless-steel control
cabinet with incorporated
DCU 7000

Control functions

Machine supervision

All the functions of the decanter can be

controlled and monitored.

Numerous measurements can be supervised

and evaluated.

Main bowl motor

Scroll motor
Oil and/or grease lubrication
Solids discharge
Product feed
Flushing of the decanter
Optional bus connection
(e.g. Profibus DP)

Power consumption of main bowl motor

Torque
Bowl speed
Differential speed
Bearing temperature
Vibration

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