The SB-5500 series are the latest fully automatic balancing controllers from SBS - succeeding the older SB-4500 series. The range features all-digital electronics and reduced frame size of modular type construction. This allows up to four balancers and/or AEMS acoustic emission monitoring systems to be run from one controller. This is very useful when machines are clustered in close proximity in a Kaizan type grinding cell, or when a grinding machine has two or more grinding spindles. True dual-plane balancing is also available for machines with twin wheels on a single spindle.

Driven by input from grinding machine OEMs, it is the first balancer and gap-crash system to offer Chinese language firmware. Advanced CNC interfacing options come as standard, and these include Profibus, Ethernet and USB. More traditional 25-pin D-sub hardwire interfacing is still included, and this mimics the SB-4500 unit making a machine upgrade to SB-5500 electronics straightforward and quick.

The SB-5500 has a large, visually pleasing colour TFT screen, meaning machine events can be seen easily with the option to be connected remotely. Flush mounting for a remote keypad is now available.

Features and specification

• 4 Balancing or AEMS Acoustic Emission gap-crash systems can be fitted to one controller

• All-digital electronics

• Fast, accurate wheel balancing to 0.02 microns (grinding machine dependent)

• Vibration Spectrum Scan firmware included as standard

• CNC/ PLC communication via Ethernet TCP/IP, USB 2.0, Profibus DP or Hardwire

• Colour TFT display 480 x 272 pixels [95mm x 53.86mm]

• Rack mounted, flush panel mounted or HMI display running on grinder CNC software

• Displays Displacement or Velocity (microns pk-pk or mm/s) and RPM of spindle

• Multi-voltage 100-240VAC or 21-28VDC power supply

• Multi-language firmware – English, German, Chinese, Russian, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish

• Suitable for Grit, CBN and Diamond wheels 150mm – 1800mm diameter 300 – 30,000rpm

• Vibration Display Repeatability

6000 RPM                             ± 1% @ 5.0μm

300 – 30,000 RPM              ± 2% @ 50:1 signal to noise

• Vibration Display Accuracy

6000 RPM                             ± 2% @ 5.0μm
300 – 30,000 RPM              ± 4% @ 50:1 signal to noise

• Auto-Balance Resolution

0.02 microns displacement @ 6000 RPM

• Vibration Filter

Custom digital filter has bandwidth ± 3% of measurement RPM

• Certification and Environmental

ETL and CE certified
Pollution degree 2
Installation category II
IP54, NEMA 12
Environmental temperature range +5˚ to + 55˚C