During a technical site visit, the Buffalo territory manager identified an opportunity to improve the efficiency and productivity of their current operation. Historically, the customer was using standard woven wire for screening abrasive limestone. The customer wasn’t utilizing highly engineered solutions that would improve throughput and wear life.
Buffalo's solution was to replace the standard woven wire screens with our patented self-cleaning PFX™ screens to increase throughput and wear life and reduce plant downtime. Buffalo's PFX™ screens allow less carry-over, longer life, and increased hourly production while improving safety. Buffalo's PFX™ screens are engineered to reduce the mass of wire from .192” to .162”, resulting in longer life, lighter screens, and significantly improved production.
The customer noticed immediate improvements in screen efficiency, less carryover, and fewer fines resulting in a cleaner finished product. The customer experienced improved wear life (2.5 months to 6 months) by transitioning to Buffalo's PFX™ screens, significantly improving their downtime and screen changeouts. Since downtime costs the customer $12,000/hour, Buffalo's PFX™ screens have more than paid for themselves. The customer also noted increased safety factors. Buffalo's PFX™ screens are designed to be lighter with no sharp edges, making them easier and safer to handle and install. Due to the longer wear life of Buffalo's PFX™ screens, the number of screen changeouts is reduced, resulting in fewer lockouts and fewer opportunities for injuries.
