Vibrating Screen for Aluminum Chips

[Jeff Jones]

A briquetting project, for aliuminium chip (swarf). the swarf is from CNC machining centres and is appoximatly 10mm dia curles

This is bulk feed by a feed hopper (3 cuMts) and 150mm screw to the briquetting machine with out any problems

The hopper is loaded via FLT tripping skips (240kgs) onto a vibrating 30x30mm mesh screen (3000X1200MM).
This is to remove the large tooling lugs 20x20 by 40-100mm long which would jam the briquetting machine

The problem is that the screen will not seive the swarf, even with enough vibration and varing frequancies, it seems to be that the mass of the swarf is locking togerther and just siting on top of the screen. If smaller amounts of the swarf or the full load is spead across the full screen, by the same method of loading the screen works well

One posible option we have come up with is placing a coarse screen (50x50mm) above the 30x30mm screen to take the bulk of the weight of the material this would be vibrated with the fine screen

[Author]

Suggest you change to a circular Vibro Energy screen as made by William Boulton Vibro Energy Ltd.

These screens are in operation performing this very duty, their adjustable, high amplitude design prevents jamming.

Contact : William Boulton Vibro Energy Ltd, Croft Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
Tel. 01782 816158
E-mail:sales@williamboulton.co.uk

[martin c]

Dear Sir
Russell finex Ltd are the UKs largest vibratory screen manufactuer and can offer many types of screen to solve your problem.
Swarf is notoriously difficult to screen but we use special media to do it.
To arrange a local Eng to call and arrange a free demo please contact Sales@russellfinex.com

[Jeff Jones]

George

Just a bit of freed back the modifications you suggested in the reliving deck worked a treat. the hopper and screen have been fully operational for over one year with no breakdowns , blockages


Thanks very much, i will not be caught out by that one again

regards

Jeff Jones