Method for aligning a cutter spindle of a granulator and a granulator for producing plastic granulate

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for aligning a cutter spindle of a granulator, particularly an underwater granulator, relative to a cutting plate (4). As precise an alignment of the cutter spindle is of great significance here for continuous very high to optimal quality of the granulate. According to the invention, such can be achieved by the following steps. Rotationally driving the cutter spindle (14) by means of a drive motor, measuring a force acting on the cutter spindle (14), generating a corresponding signal, and adjusting the alignment and especially the angular alignment of the cutter spindle (14) relative to the cutting plate (4) as a function of the signal. The invention further relates to a granulator, particularly an underwater granulator, for producing plastic granulate, having a cutting box (2) and a cutter spindle (14), a cutter holder rotatably received in the cutting box (2) being mounted thereon and acting together with a cutting plate (4) during operation, and a drive motor that can be connected to the cutter spindle (14), having means for measuring a force acting on the cutter spindle (14), means for generating a corresponding signal, and adjusting means (30, 30′, 30″) for adjusting the alignment of the cutter spindle (14) relative to the cutting plate (4) as a function of the signal.

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