Superior Industries delivers custom sand wash solutions

“Cost-efficient sand production and fines recovery is rarely reached by using one-size-fits-all solutions. Rather it’s a matter of ‘dialing in’ desired specifications with custom sand wash solutions designed for a specific application,” says Ted Asrat, washing specialist for Superior Industries, a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems.

Among Superior’s complete line of washing and classifying equipment, is its new Spirit® Sand Plant, “A modular system that delivers cost-efficient sand production, fines recovery, and dewatering via a single, compact plant that’s completely tailored to meet the needs of the customer,” says Asrat.

The modular Spirit Sand Plant offers custom configurations that combine Superior’s Helix® Cyclones with a dewatering screen, sump tank, and slurry pump. “By manufacturing our own wide range of cyclones and dewatering screens, we ensure that the plant is configured with the right cyclone and screen for the specific sands and fines recovery cut points,” says Asrat, adding that as a single-source supplier, Superior is able to “package” plant solutions far more effectively than those manufacturers who must rely upon outsourcing key plant components. “We don’t provide ‘cookie-cutter’ plants, or ‘off-the-shelf’ solutions,” he says.

Several years in the making, the Helix Cyclone offers a better design, says Asrat, as the slurry mixture feeds into a geometrically-efficient inlet that reduces any turbulence of the feed, while improving classification and reducing internal wear.

He explains that cyclones are ideal depending upon the desired goals – and especially where water is scarce, and footprints cannot support settling ponds. “While cyclones have greater horsepower requirements, they make up for it by pulling more fines out of the finished product; minimizing pond maintenance; and boosting fines recovery for maximum sellable product stockpiles,” he explains.

Dewatering screens are sized to the application and installed with the appropriate media and with the required settings and angle of inclination. “We can also customize the mounting, support structure, and access areas to offer greater flexibility, safety, and ease of maintenance,” he adds.

By analyzing all the parameters of the application, Asrat says that modular plants are fine-tuned for precise processing needs – and inserted seamlessly into the operation. The modular design erects in several days versus the weeks required for conventional fixed plant designs. The plant features bolt-together, pre-plumbed pipes; and pre-installed wiring components – and the entire plant fits and ships in a standard-sized export container. “Importantly, we listen to the customer, and deliver what they’re looking for – modular and skid-mounted solutions, portability, turnkey setups, user-friendly operation, and local parts and service support,” he says.

“Efficiency is everything,” stresses Asrat, “At Superior, our custom sand wash solutions are engineered to meet the needs of each specific application – the material gradations, required specifications, water availability, material flow, footprint management, ease of maintenance, and maximum  product output – at lower operating costs per tonne.”

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