The customer uses a 4-deck Deister® wash screener, producing 1800 TPH of 3” minus material, and operates twenty-four hours daily. The screener is outfitted with 1×2 modular hybrid self-cleaning Tema Isenmann WS85® screens from a well-known competitor in a diamond design.
The urethane on the panels wore out before the wires, causing the wires to loosen and oversize materials to pass through. The customer needed to remove and replace the panels with an estimated 50% of wire life remaining, resulting in additional downtime and screen panel costs. The self-cleaning wires or screening element lost its integrity to hold specification, cutting the screens’ life in half and costing the customer unnecessary expenses.
Buffalo provided its patented Modular PFX Hybrid panel with our standard urethane compound and unique self-supporting HT wire configuration.
The customer successfully tested Buffalo's Modular PFX Hybrid panels and the competitor’s panels side by side. Buffalo's Modular PFX Hybrid panels lasted twice as long as the competitor’s – twelve weeks versus the competitor’s six weeks. Buffalo's solution resulted in lower screen replacement costs and less maintenance downtime.
Due to the increased efficiency of Buffalo's Modular PFX Hybrid panels and end product demand, the customer increased the tons per hour (TPH) produced on this machine and benefited from the increased production on an existing machine.
The customer then challenged the Buffalo TechSquad™ to achieve an even longer screen life to keep up with the increased production. The Buffalo TechSquad™ kicked into high gear and designed a series of custom hybrid panels for the customer, resulting in longer screen life and exceeding the customer’s demands.
