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throughput,” Shepherd explains. “We have focused on maximising open area without compromising durability. And because the panels can be rotated, you get more mileage out of each one before it needs to be replaced. This brings real savings in time and cost.” One standout feature is the tool-free fastening system. Using a secure clip-on, clip-off mechanism, screen panels can be installed or removed quickly and safely, without the need for pins, bolts or special tools. This reduces changeout time during shutdowns and improves safety for crews working in confined or elevated spaces. To ensure that trommel and media performance are fully aligned with process demands, FLS also applies discrete element modelling (DEM) and other digital tools during the design phase. This allows the team to simulate pulp flow, particle separation and screen wear under operating conditions, and to optimise the configuration before the equipment ever reaches site. “This level of upfront engineering means fewer surprises once the unit is running,” Shepherd says. “We can predict where wear will occur, how material will behave and what interventions might be needed over time. That kind of foresight is invaluable to our customers.” In applications where material handling is especially complex or high volume, custom options such as rider bars, modular spirals, lifters, deflectors, dams and discharge lips provide additional control over the screening environment. All components are manufactured to stringent global standards at FLS’s recently expanded Delmas manufacturing facility, ensuring consistency and reliability. Importantly, these systems are designed with flexibility in mind. Whether for a greenfield installation or a brownfield retrofit, FLS can integrate the trommel, screen media and mill interface into a single source solution. This streamlines procurement, simplifies installation and ensures alignment across all elements of the screening circuit. “We are not just selling a trommel or a screen panel,” says Shepherd. “We are offering a system-level solution, and importantly one that is backed by decades of field experience, deep technical expertise and a real commitment to continuous improvement.” As mines around the world seek to do more with less - more throughput, more uptime, more safety - FLS’s LOW-STRESS Trommel and NexGen screen media are proving to be a winning combination. Together, they offer a smarter safer and more sustainable path to screening performance. “Mines partnering with us are seeing real returns,” Shepherd concludes. “It is about delivering the right screening outcomes - not just on day one, but over the long haul.” n

Brad Shepherd, Director Service Line – Screen and Feeder Consumables at FLS and Modern Mining editor, Nellie Moodley.

The pouring of a NexGen panel is undertaken to achieve a product built for optimal performance.

and optimised for each application,” Shepherd says. “This isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. We work closely with our customers to engineer the right combination of frame, liner and screen media with all designed to work seamlessly together.” “That media, of course, is the other half of the equation and here, FLS’s NexGen screen panels bring significant advantages,” he says. Designed specifically to work in tandem with the LOW-STRESS Trommel, the NexGen media range is available in high performance rubber and polyurethane options. Panels are modular in design, allowing for easy rotation and replacement with standard sizes available off the shelf and custom geometries available on request. “Our NexGen screen panels are all about wear life and

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