Capital Equipment News October 2021

SCREEN MEDIA

It is essential that the appropriate panel or panel combinations are used to ensure maximum efficiency.

Fewer headaches, more profits with the right screen media

Although screen media is a minor cost when compared to larger equipment in a processing plant, several experts who spoke to Capital Equipment News agree that it is a crucial part of any operation’s profit machine. Choosing the right media for the job and installing it correctly can mean less downtime, fewer headaches and more profits. By Munesu Shoko .

S creening is the process of Mohini Jingoo, capital sales manager at Multotec, screening is carried out to perform duties in various applications, i.e. scalping, sizing and product classification, drain and rinse (media recovery), dewatering and desliming. sizing and separating particles to create feed envelopes for downstream processing. In a mineral processing plant, says

“Multotec is committed to the ongoing development and optimisation of its screen media, not only to improve efficiencies, but also to lower the overall cost of screening. Our research and development team partners with our customers and as a result we have been providing niche screen media solutions to mineral processing plants,” says Jingoo. Francois Marais, director sales and marketing at Pilot Crushtec, says correct screen media is critical and is often overlooked by many operations. Selection of the correct screen media, he says, can increase throughput or improve product grading curves dramatically. “We often see site managers

complaining about poor production and their analysis is usually focused on primary or secondary crushing stations when, in reality, the screening operations have thick mesh, which closes the open area and does not allow for free flow of material to be sized as end products,” says Marais. Jurgen Cneut, FLSmidth global product line manager – mid-market screens & feeders and regional product line manager – mining screens and feeders – ENAR & sub Saharan Africa, agrees, saying that the selection of the correct screen media is absolutely critical as it affects the screen’s ability to work effectively. “The composition, as well as the

The screen panel, she says, is considered a critical part of the

screening process. For this reason, it is essential that the appropriate panel or panel combinations are used to ensure maximum efficiency.

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