Modern Mining May 2022

Kwatani’s depth of screen-related knowledge as well as its resources place the company in a good position to conduct innovations. “Screens vibrate more with starting and stop ping, which can reduce the unit’s longevity and even damage other structures or equipment nearby,” she says. “We reduce the impact of vibrations with care fully selected combinations of isolators like torsional springs and coil springs between the screen and the plant floor.” With these bespoke designs, it is also important to collaborate closely with customers during the engineering and fabrication process, she says. To achieve this, customers visit the facilities regularly during development, and are integrally involved in the testing phases. 

Above: Kwatani screens, gearboxes and motors on the assembly shop floor.

Left: Testing on a single deck banana screen at Kwatani.

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