There are many screening equipment manufacturers and types of screens. The optimal screening solution will depend on the material being screened, sizing requirements, and cost considerations. Some of the more common screening equipment include trommel and star screens. While effective, both types of screens have their...
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There are a number of available material screening solutions. Material specifications will dictate the type of screening equipment that is most efficient for the given process. Trommels are one of the most commonly deployed screens for a number of jobs - from compost to municipal...
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Material processing plays a crucial role in municipal solid waste management. Effective energy recovery, treatment, and recycling of solid waste requires consistent processes backed by efficient and economic sorting and screening solutions. While great strides have been made in waste processing and recycling over the...
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When it comes to screening for particle separation, there are many options out there to choose from. Your equipment choice can have a direct impact on operating costs, efficiency, and more. Here are three of the most common types of screening equipment. Trommel Screens Consisting of a...
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Properly sizing a screen requires consideration of key material and machine characteristics, along with desired product specifications. The interplay of all these factors will determine the proper machine for the application, the screen media and the efficiency of the machine. Mechanical screening is much more complicated...
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AEI introduced the Patriot 4000 Eco-Star Mobile Screen at C+D World 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Patriot 4000 Eco-Star Mobile Screen is designed for operators with difficult screening applications and a tight footprint. The unit features a 5’x12’ Eco-Star Dynamic Disc screen mounted on a...
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Industrial screening equipment is deployed in a number of industries to screen and size a variety of materials. In many cases, certain materials prove particularly challenging for screening. Often, materials such as biomass, municipal solid waste, and plastics place an extra demand on traditional equipment,...
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With a convention screen or Trommel screen the size of separation is fixed with the screen media on the deck. Changing the screen sizing requires several hours of down time for a complete change of the screen mesh in the machine. Adjustable Sizing The Eco-Star® Dynamic Disc...
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Every year, Eco-Star® replaces long trommel screens, providing greater production capacity in a smaller footprint. Screening in a trommel is only accomplished on the bottom of a drum. With any given trommel diameter and length, the screen area of the machine is defined by 1/3...
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Trommel screens operate by tossing and rotating material in the drum, conveyed by gravity down the inclination of the drum. The tossing action of the screen results in wrapping and twisting of plastic stringy material, entrapping fines and clogging the screen. In the Eco-Star® Dynamic Disc...
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