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API

Trash Rack Cleaning Machines


Hydraulic

Family
Automated trash racks cleaning
HydroPower Water Intakes
Land reclamation & Irrigation
Waste Water works
Pumping stations
Industry water intake s
Hydraulic design
Up to 11 meters rack width
Down to 11 meters depth
Supporting structure in galvanized Steel.
PLC based inside control panel
Profle
Since 1945, API SpA designs, manufactures, and ser-
vices worldwide special equipment for the screening
and regulation of water in hydroelectric power plants,
in land reclamation works, and in systems for the col-
lection, management, and treatment of water.
Grounded on almost 5,000 installations worldwide and
on a 65 year tradition, API SpA is a global partner and
solution provider in the area of coarse screening, fltra-
tion and regulation of water.
API SpA is active in design and production and utilises
a quality assurance system that complies with the ISO
9001:2008 standard; in addition, it possesses the SOA
certifcation to fulfl contracts for the public administra-
tion.
API

Hydraulic

Cleaning Machines
It is the family of products by API SpA designed and sup-
pllied for automatic and continous trash racks cleaning.
Its purpose is to automatically clean trash racks installed
on water intake works of hydro-power plant and pumping
stations, wastewater treatment plants or irrigation facili-
ties.
The systems include a bar type rack with openings nor-
mally between 20 and 200 mm, and a mechanical part (the
rakers) whose action makes it possible to continuously re-
move the debirs held on the rack; these are then conveyed
to special silos or collecting boxes through API conveyor
belts.
The range of products offered by API SpA includes seve-
ral solutions, distinguishable by the technology used, the
fow capacity, and the size; this makes it possible to meet
almost all needs.
Single arm column type cleaning machine
Single arm cleaning machine
Double arm cleaning machine
Double arm Telescopic cleaning machine
Double arm, double Piston cleaning machine
Complete System integration
API Conveyor belts continuosly move the debris held by
the trash racks and removed by the cleaning machines, to
which they are interlocked and integrated.
Horizontal or lifting conveyor belts, made of stainless
steel mesh or elastomer and having a suitably designed
profle, handles the solids from the cleaning equipment,
transporting them to basins, boxes or to silos in which
they are collected.
The width of the belt, which is always draining type, nor-
mally ranges from a minimum of 400 mm to a maximum
of 1,000 mm and its speed varies between 0.25 and 0.35
m/s.
Design
The cleaning machine is designed to fully comply the tra-
sh rack construction and geometry. it is driven by an hy-
draulic power unit for combination of downward/upward
movement, as well as back and forth, so creating a de-
mi-elliptical movement that allows the perfect removal and
extraction of retained debris.
The driving hydraulic unit and the electrical PLC based
control panel are fully protected and contained into the
same machine casing or inside an indipendent cupboard.
Machine automated operation is based as standard on
programmable temporized WORK/PAUSE schedule to
be set on specifcation. Water level control may also be
provided, additional sensors (piezo or ultrasonic) detects
the difference between the water levels upstream and
downstream of the trash rack, in order to start the cleaning
action based on real clogging and fow rate, independently
of timing set.
Also, for specifc cases and very large trash racks confgu-
ration, mobile arrangement option provides the cleaning
machine to move automatically on railways through all the
rack width, so cleaning the all rack surface in several pas-
sages.
A Cleaning rake
B. Machine Casing
C Oscillating assembly
D Up&Down Hydraulic piston
E Back&Forth hydraulic Piston
API S.p.A. - I 20089 Rozzano, MILANO - Via Brodolini, 5/A
Tel. +39 02 89257 1 Fax +39 0267380174
info@apispa.net - www.apispa.net
www.apiwaterscreens.com
API

Hydraulic

Cleaning Machines Family
Model S.COL S.MON S.TRF/TRM S.TEF/TEM S. D.P
Type Column Single Arm Double Arm Telescopic Double Piston
Rake width up to [mm] 2 4 6 11 11
Rake run [mm] 3 5,5 5,5 13 5,5
Rated Power (kW) 3 - 4 4 5.5 7.5 - 11 5.5 - 11
Rake speed [m/sec] 0,2
Rack inclination [degrees] 10-30
Rack openings [mm] 20-200
Mobile option -- -- YES YES --
Casing: UNI EN ISO 1461 Hot dip Galvanized Carbon Steel S275JR; S355J2H
Oscillating beam UNI EN ISO 1461 Hot dip Galvanized Carbon Steel S275JR; S355J2H
Bolts & Nuts AISI 304 (A2-70)
Hydroulic Pistons Epoxy Painted Carbon Steel
Raker UNI EN ISO 1461 Hot Dip Galvanized & HD Polihetilene
Power Supply [V/F/P] 400/50/3
Electrical Protectin IP55
Certifcation 2006/42/EC
Materials & Specifcation (1)
General and performance data (1)
1) Data are for general information, please contact API Spa for application review and system recommendation.

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