As the core sorting equipment in the industrial field, mining screens are used throughout the entire process from raw material processing, production and processing to waste recycling. Through precise screening , efficiency improvement and resource optimization , they have become an indispensable "technological link" in the modern industrial system.
1. Raw material pretreatment and grading
( 1 ) Metal smelting:
In the metallurgical industries such as iron ore and copper ore, ore screens are used to classify the particle size of crushed ore (such as 0-10mm charging material and 10-30mm return material) to ensure the air permeability and smelting efficiency of blast furnaces or electric furnaces.
effect:
Improve metal recovery rate (e.g. iron ore grade increased by 5%-8% after screening);
Reduce coke consumption (uniform particle size reduces "bridging" phenomenon in the furnace).
( 2 ) Chemical raw material processing:
Screening of catalyst carriers (such as alumina balls), plastic particles, and fertilizer raw materials to control particle size distribution (such as urea particles 1-4mm) to ensure uniformity of chemical reactions.
effect:
Avoid pipe blockage caused by agglomeration;
Improve catalyst activity (such as molecular sieve particle size error ≤ 0.05mm).
2. Precision production in manufacturing
( 1 ) Powder metallurgy:
Screening of metal powders (such as titanium powder and tungsten powder) to a specific particle size (such as below 200 mesh) for precision manufacturing such as 3D printing and MIM (metal injection molding).
effect:
Ensure consistency of product density and mechanical properties;
Reduce sintering deformation (coarse particle ratio ≤ 0.1%).
( 2 ) Electronic materials:
Sorting silicon micropowder (raw materials for photovoltaic cells), ceramic dielectrics (MLCC capacitors), etc., with precision reaching nanometer level (such as 325 mesh sieve filtering 5μm particles).
effect:
Improve the yield rate of electronic components (e.g., the defect rate of MLCC capacitors is reduced by 30% after screening);
Meet the ultra-high purity requirements of semiconductor materials (impurity content ≤ 1ppm).
3. Environmental protection and resource recycling
( 1 ) Industrial solid waste treatment:
Sorting industrial wastes such as fly ash, steel slag, and red mud to extract recyclable components (such as iron particles in steel slag and floating beads in fly ash).
effect:
The resource utilization rate increased to over 60%;
Reduce landfill costs (reduced by US$50-100 per ton of solid waste disposal fees).
( 2 ) Wastewater treatment:
Use stainless steel mesh (pore size 0.1-1mm) to intercept suspended solids in industrial wastewater (such as textile printing and dyeing fibers, electroplating sludge).
effect:
Protective membrane treatment system, extending the life of reverse osmosis membrane by 2-3 times;
Comply with industrial wastewater discharge standards (such as SS≤30mg/L).
4. Food and pharmaceutical industries
( 1 ) Food processing:
Sifting flour, powdered sugar, milk powder, etc. to remove lumps or foreign matter (such as metal shavings) in compliance with HACCP food safety standards.
effect:
Ensure product fineness (such as flour passing through a 100-mesh sieve);
Prevent consumer complaints and recall risks caused by foreign matter.
( 2 ) Pharmaceutical industry:
Use 316L stainless steel vibrating screen to grade drug powders and granules (e.g. 20-60 mesh) to meet GMP clean room requirements.
effect:
Controlling drug dissolution rate (particle size affects bioavailability);
Avoid cross contamination (fully enclosed screening design).
1. Mainstream screening equipment
Ultrasonic vibrating screen:
Applicable scenarios:
Ultrafine powders (such as graphene, carbon nanotubes), highly viscous materials (such as ointment raw materials).
Technical advantages:
Ultrasonic high-frequency vibration completely solves the problem of hole blocking, and the screening accuracy reaches more than 500 meshes.
Airflow screen (cyclone screen):
Applicable scenarios:
Light powders (such as titanium dioxide, starch), and materials that easily generate dust.
Technical advantages:
No mechanical vibration, screening is driven by airflow, suitable for explosion-proof environment (such as chemical dust).
Centrifugal sieve:
Applicable scenarios:
High-moisture fibrous materials (such as paper pulp and food processing waste).
Technical advantages:
Centrifugal separation combined with screen filtration, with a processing capacity of 20 tons/hour.
2. Screen material selection
( 1 ) Metal screen:
Stainless steel (304/316L): food and medical grade, corrosion resistant;
High carbon steel: metallurgy and mining industries, strong impact resistance.
( 2 ) Non-metallic screen:
Polyurethane: Its wear resistance is 5 times that of steel mesh, suitable for abrasive materials such as quartz sand;
1. Iron and Steel Industry ( Baosteel Group ) :
Multi-layer probability screening is used to select blast furnace slag, producing 0-5mm fine powder for cement admixtures, with an annual processing capacity of 2 million tons and generating revenue of 120 million yuan.
2. Lithium battery industry (CATL):
An ultrasonic vibrating screen is used to screen the lithium cobalt oxide positive electrode material (D50=8μm) to ensure battery consistency and increase the yield rate to 99.3%.
3. Pharmaceutical companies (Pfizer):
A fully enclosed stainless steel vibrating screen for packaging azithromycin granules complies with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 electronic record regulations, increasing annual production capacity by 40%.
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