Capital Equipment News August 2019

A Kwatani 4,3 m wide coal screen.

QUICK TAKE

The design and engineering of a vibrating screen has a great bearing on total cost of ownership

Knowing the exact type of machine that should be inserted in a plant, understanding the requested function and developing a machine that best suits these needs is very important

Reliable vibrating screen designs are dependent upon the proper marriage of the manufacturer’s capabilities and the understanding of requirements of the design

A Kwatani triple-deck vibrating screen for a local diamond mine.

The choice of various components of the screen, depending on the application requirements, is important in designing and manufacturing a vibrating screen that offers optimal cost of ownership

engineering of vibrating screens has a great bearing on these five factors. If not correctly engineered, the operating costs of a large vibrating screen can tremendously shoot up. Knowing the exact type of machine that should be inserted in a plant, understanding the requested function and developing a machine that best suits these needs is important. Therefore, when vibrating screens and vibrating processes in general are concerned, it is important to deal with expert companies like Kwatani. Leveraging 43 years of experience, with 15 000 units

marriage of the manufacturer’s capabilities and the understanding of requirements of the design. It is for this reason that Kwatani doesn’t offer catalogue sales for its vibrating screens; every unit is customised to meet the unique operational requirements. “The in-house design expertise gives us the ability to customise a piece of equipment to the needs at hand. Our knowledge base stems from a mechanical metallurgy expertise. We have to understand how our equipment integrates into the mine’s processes and how it impacts the upstream

across 37 countries, Kwatani has over the years lived up to its “engineered for tonnage” philosophy, anchored by the drive to offer its customers the lowest total cost of ownership possible. “We believe that innovation and technology are the most important pillars of our ‘engineered for tonnage’ philosophy,” she says. Fit-for-purpose manufacturing With uptime in mind, reliability of vibrating screens is key. Reliable vibrating screen designs are dependent upon the proper

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS AUGUST 2019 17