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Whatiscreeningfficienc?
Whatisscreeningefficienc?Intheulksolidsindustrthisistheonequestion
thatisoftenasked,utrarelunderstood.Ninetimesoutoftenitisrelatedtothe
performanceofaviratingscreen,andinmanofthesecasesalackof
performanceistheissue.

Tohelpusunlockthesecretsofscreeningefficienc,weveenlistedtheservices
ofTonWeer,managingdirectorofiulkolutions,oneofAustraliasleading
separationtechnologcompanies.

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Theketoliftingtheveilthatshroudsthequestionofscreeningefficiencistocorrectlidentifthe
applicationrequirements,saidTon.Wehelpourclientswiththistaskrightfromthefirstinstanceandthen
ensurethatthespecificationsaresupportedwithcorrectandcleardocumentationsothereisnodout
regardingtheexactlevelofperformanceaviratingscreenneedstoachieve.

Technicall,screeningefficiencisdescriedasthecomparisonoftheundersizematerialcarriedoverthe
screeningmediaanddischargedwiththeoversizeproductincontrasttotheinputamountofundersizethat
wasinitiallfedintothescreen.

Thisresultisexpressedasapercentageandgiventhetermscreeningefficienc.

implput,toincreasescreeningefficiencouwanttoreducetheamountofundersizedmaterialthatgets
thrownawawiththeoversizematerialthatouaretringtoextractitfrom,themoreundersizematerialthat
getsthrownawathelesseffectivethescreenis,explainedTon.

xperiencehasshownthatoftentheperformanceofviratingscreensfallselowoperationalexpectations.
Muchofthiscaneattriutedtothefactthatthedataprovidedtomachinedesignersandmanufacturersis
oftenincorrect.

OvertheearsTonandtheteamatiulkhavefacedsomesignificantchallengesinidentifingtheexact
screeningneedsfortheirclients.

ometimesitshardtoconvejusthowimportantitistoensureusersofviratingscreenshavedocumented
theirrequirementsaccuratel.Itneverceasestoamazemethatprofessionalengineeringconsultantsoffer
screeningspecificationsthatareamiguousandunachievale,remarkedTon.Thisiswhereourteamof
highlexperiencedengineerscanassisttoensureourclientsscreeningefficiencrequirementsarenotonl
met,utoftenexceeded.

Tonwentontoexplainthesimplethingshewouldincludeintheasicdocumentationifhewasdeveloping
asetofspecificationsforthedesignofascreeningmachine:

Whatistheproductthatneedstoescreened?
Whatistheproductsulkdensit?
Istheproductdrandfreeflowing,orisitmoist?
Ifmoist,whatpercentageismoisture?
Istheproductarasive?
Whatisitscontinuoustemperature?
Whatisthefeedratetothescreener?
Whatisthecutsizethatneedstoeremoved?

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Inaddition,theprovisionofafullParticleizeDistriution(PD)ofthefeedmaterialneedstoepresented
withtheenquiraswellasaMaterialafetDataheet(MD),saidTon.Theaovelistisinnowa
exhaustiveandcangoonforseveralpages,utevenifanswerswereonlgivenforthesequestions,the
machineselectionwouldecomemoreaccurateandapplicationdifficultieswouldealluteliminated.

Thisringsusacktoscreeningefficienc.Afterinstallationitisessentialtodetermineiftheequipmentisfit
forpurposeandifitsachievingtheclientsojectives.

TonfavourstheuseoftheTaggart(1966:7-04)formulaforthispurpose.Itisasimpleformulaandeasto
appl:

Atiulk,weendeavourtoachievethehighestscreeningefficiencrequiredinourcustomersapplications.
Weunderstandthatoursuccessislinkedtothatofourcustomers,henceamutualunderstandingoftheke
termsusedinourindustrisfundamental,Tonsaidinclosing.

Forfurtherinformationcontactiulkolutionson(03)97683955orvisitwww.iulk.com.au.

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