What are the factors to consider when choosing a vibrating screen?
- Determine the screen openings
- Check the particle shape
- Distribution of material
- Density of material
- Screen length
- Screen purpose
- Screen structure
A vibrating screen is heavy-duty mechanical equipment that is used for separating, grading, dedusting, or dewatering different materials such as sand, grains, stones, dry fertilizers, and more based on their sizes. It’s crucial to use this equipment as it brings more value to your materials. That’s why you should know the important factors to consider when choosing a vibrating screen.
In today’s blog post, we’ll be taking a look at those factors to help you have an efficient production of your materials. Read on to learn more.
What is a Vibrating Screen?
A vibrating screen initially separates the heterogeneous bulky mass of materials with different particle sizes. The whole process begins by passing the products through the selection decks, which are provided with different sizes of net openings.
When it comes to vibrating screens for material separation, there are plenty of choices available on the market. However, choosing a screening can have an impact on the efficiency and operational costs of your project. Below are the factors to consider when choosing a vibrating screen.
Determine the Screen Openings
First to consider is the opening of a screening surface because it influences the overall efficiency of the material separation process. As a buyer, remember to consider the nominal size of the screening mesh and the size of the mesh itself, because there’s a chance for materials to be congested on the screening surface and the near-size particles passing through the mesh might reduce, which could affect your operations.
Therefore, the design of the screening surface highly affects the equipment’s overall efficiency at separating materials. Fortunately, you can determine the screen capacity by considering the ratio between the hole area and the screening surface. What you’re gonna do is decrease the space between the holes to increase the screening surface to enhance the equipment’s capacity.
Check the Particle Shape
Next is the shape of the particles that are fed into the machine, which affects the sizing of the vibrating screen. You need to make sure that you know what materials will be passing through the machine. This is crucial to determine the properties of the particles first because a particle’s shape will affect your vibrating screen selection.
Distribution of Material
Material distribution focuses on the discrete material sizes in a given feed steam of a vibrating screen. When buying a vibrating screen, you’ll need to figure out the percentage of material to help you choose the right vibrating screen. Remember, the more material is required to pass through the equipment, the larger your screen should be to easily lodge the materials.
Density of Material
Except for material distribution, your material’s density should also be considered when selecting the right vibrating screen to enhance maximum efficiency. The density is described as the bulk amount and load the equipment has to carry.
At Multico, we provide vibrating screens with maintained bed depth as this is crucial for separating low-density materials. Bed depth refers to the equipment’s capacity to arrange material and allows finer particles to pass through the screen.
Screen Length
Choosing a vibrating screen with increased screen length helps your production to be more efficient, as it allows a longer time for near-sized materials to pass through the screen. In addition, every material and application requires various screen lengths, which entirely rely on the material’s properties.
Screen Purpose
Each vibrating screen has different screen purposes. For instance, if you’re looking for a type to pre-screen materials, you can use a circular vibrating screen. For crushed or grading materials, opt for large-scale vibrating screens. When it comes to dehydrating the materials, you can choose a linear vibrating screen. And, for sand cleaning of materials, it’s better to choose probability screens.
Screen Structure
Finally, it’s important to set your eyes on the structure of the vibrating screen you’re looking for. Does it have an appropriate screen area, number of layers, size, shape, and rate of the screening hole? Does it have an accurate motion mode, vibration frequency, and amplitude that is suitable for your material?
In addition, you should also be aware of the screening efficiency of your target vibrating screen, as the movement of the screen surface is related to its efficiency.
Key Takeaway
In conclusion, a vibrating screen is used by various industries across the country. So, choosing the correct type is important to ensure optimal efficiency while lowering your operational cost. We hope this blog post about factors to consider when choosing a vibrating screen helps you to find your specific needs.
If you’re looking for high-quality and efficiently developed vibrating screens in the Philippines, look no further than Multico! We offer a wide selection of vibrating screens to meet your industry needs.
Get in touch with Multico today to learn more.
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