SAND SCREENING
FLEX-MAT Type T
Situation
Filter sand operation with lack of capacity and throughput running a woven wire screen with a 0.039″ opening.
PROBLEM
Severe pegging problems caused by the inappropriate selection of screen media, resulting in a lack of capacity and low throughput.
- Significant pegging issues.
- 1 TPH productivity ratio.
- Quality / out of spec product.
SOLUTION
Switched to FLEX-MAT Type T with 0.039″ opening and stainless steel wire
- Eliminated pegging and downtime.
- Resolved quality issues.
BENEFITS
- Increased throughput by 700% to 8 TPH.
- A total annual increase in production of 17,500 tons.