Modern Mining November 2015

PRODUCT News

Aury Africa introduces mini vibrating screens

Aury Africa aims to fill a gap in the mar­ ket with its new range of mini vibrating screens. The company’s MD, Mark Houchin, explains that Aury is now able to meet cus­ tomers’ specific needs with the new range. “Our mini screens are between 1,2 m wide and 2,4 m wide, although smaller screens

conditions, and is achieved by, amongst other things, weight saving initiatives by reducing the polyurethane coating on the cross beams from 6 mm to 2 mm thick. A 6 mm polyurethane coating is applied to a 2,4 m to 4,9 m wide screen to accom­ modate considerably larger volumes. This is extra built-in capacity that is simply not required on smaller screens,” states Houchin. He adds that Aury Africa’s mini vibrat­ ing screens are made of thinner steel side plates and can be fitted with out of balance motors or exciters for efficient screening. Aury Africa stocks and supplies a com­ plete range of equipment such as vibrating feeders and screens, fine and coarse coal centrifuges, crushers, and conveyor sys­ tems. It also stocks a range of consumable products that include polyurethane and rubber panels, cyclones, woven wire screens, weld mesh, wedge wire products, belt scrapers and ceramics. Matthew van Buuren, Aury Africa, tel (+27 11) 026-6642

can be provided according to client speci­ fications,” he says. According to Houchin, a study revealed that Aury screens between 1,2 m and 2,4 m wide were slightly over-designed in terms of their heavy-duty capabilities, particularly for the South African coal market. “Screens

this size do not require the same heavy-duty charac­ teristics as the larger ones. As a result, Aury Africa requested that its China- based factory manufacture a fit-for-purpose screen to accommodate the duty tolerances for the 1,2 m to 2,4 m wide range only.” The screens were intro­ duced in early 2015, and can reportedly deliver 30 to 40 per cent savings over the current screen prices. “This is a major advantage in challenging economic

Aury Africa’s mini screens are between 1,2 mwide and 2,4 mwide.

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