T h es o l u t i o n
to f ine and d iff icult
screening    problems
Applications                        For simple and difficult            Theseare not problems
                                    materialsfrom 30 micron             with the Minox Tumbler
                                    to 30 mm                            ScreeningMachine
MinoxTumblerScreening   Machines    Are your screensblinding?           Robust,compact,modularand clean
are suitablefor all powdersand                                          lookingdesign!
granularmaterialsin the fine and    Do you wish to havea higher
ultrafine rangeand especially for   screeningefficiency?                U p t o 5 t i m e sh i g h e rt h r o u g h p u t
difficultmaterials.                                                     per m2screeningarea I
                                    Do you want to achieve
Theyare usedin all industries,
                            but     a higheryield?                      Exactseparationof up to
mainly:                                                                 6 fractionswith screening
                                    Canyou screenyour fine or           efficiencyof 90-95% |
  Chemicals                         difficultmaterials?
  Foodstuffand Spices                                                   No blindingof screenmesheswith
  Plastics                          Do you only havelimitedcapacities   the useof efficientanti-blinding
  Mining                            and short screenlife ?              systems,suchas balls,rotating
  Pharmaceuticals                                                       brushesor air-jetnozzles!
  Wood and Particleboard            Do you havenoiseand dust
  Metallurgy                        problemswith your screeners
                                                              ?
  Rubber                                                                Fastscreenexchangein
  AnimalFood                        Are you interested
                                                     in a quickand      approximately15 min. with 4 decks
  Fertilizers                       safechangeof screeningframes?       and ballcleaningpossible!
  S u g a ra n d S a l t
  Recycling                                                             Dusttight and safeto operateunits!
                                                                        4-5 times lessaccelerationthan
                                                                        a vibratingscreen,thus longer
                                                                        screenparts life and less
                                                                        maintenance   !
                                                                        Low noiselevelof around75 db(A)!
                                                                        Low dynamicloadson
                                                                        the foundationby
                                                                        optimizingmassbalancel
Thesimplestscreeningis hand             The basiccomponentsof a Minox        Test Center
screeningby eye.Thisis                  TumblerScreening   Machine,such
machanicallysimulatedby the             as bottom pan and hood,are           Minox offerstheir customersa
TumblerScreening Machine.               pressedparts and made in one         completeand moderntest center
                                        piece.Theyareverystablein their      for trialson their materials.
Thisbasicmotion is gyratorywith         form, makingit easierto polishthe
the horizontalmotionbeingsimilar        product contactsurfaces.
to a planesifter.The eccentricity       MinoxTumblerScreening   Machines
can varyfrom 25 to 40mm. The            are manufacturedin carbonsteel
slowspeedV-beltdriveallowsspeed         and stainlesssteel.
from 170 to 280 rpms.                   Stainlesssteelmachinescan be
                                        suppliedin food and pharmaceutical
The residencetime of eachproduct        designwith a peak-to-valleyheight
can be adjustedby the patented          of 0.4 micronand also
Minoxassemblyin a radialand             electropolished.
tangentialangle,towardsthe drive
axis.                                                                        Our test centerutilizesproduction
                                                                             sizedmachinesthat optimizethe
A three-dimensional  tumbling                                                adjustmentsand resultsfor
motion,which is a mixtureof plane                                            extremelyefficientscale-upto
and throw, is created.Thescreening                                           your plant requirements.
materialis uniformlydistributed
overthe entiresurfacefrom the                                                The resultsof the testsare often
centerto the periphery.lt will travel                                        the basisfor the processguarantee
in a spiraltransportdirection.ln the                                         and the latereconomicand
center,the finer particleswill pass                                          successfuluse.
through the meshholes.Towards
the outside,the horizontalan
verticalaccelerationis increasing,
causingthe particleswith nearmesh
sizeto be separated. Theremaining
oversizeis beingcarriedto the outlet
wherethe flow is alsocontrolledby
an adjustabledeflector.This
deflectoris anotherfactor in
controllingthe residence  time of a
materialon the screen.Thisprocess
is repeatedon everyscreendeck.
Circularconstructionwith central       Screening
                                               motion
feed,variablepositionsof the           independentof materialload !
outlets,and easyto clean !
                                       No oversizematerial
                                       in fines stream !
Automaticcentering
of the screeninserts!                  No destructionof fragile
                                       materialsand agglomerates!
FoodgradeSiliconeU-shaped
gasketsfor easymounting !              Veryefficientwith
                                       low densitymaterials!
Patentedadjustmentsfor fast
settingof the machineoperation
parameters!
                                                                      Control chart for
                                                                      reproduction of screen
                                                                      motion
   Date 0 6 . 0 5 . 0 1      Material I r o n p o w d e r             Theslow speedand largeamplitude
                                                                      of the TumblerScreening    Machine
                                                                      allow a perfect plotting of
                                                                      the ellipticmovementon
                                                                      a control chart.
                                                                      The optimal operationsettingsor
                                                                      the test parametersonce written
                                                                      down can the reproduced
   min-1       240
                                       ffi                            at any time.
   Radial
   Tang.
   Eccentric 35
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                                       IMTf,öF]
                                      ControlChart
                                                                      Thisguaranteesidentical
                                                                      final productsand their
                                                                      continuingquality.
Whenfine screening    is done,the                       Cleaning                              Air-Jet and
screenmeshescan becomeblinded
by grains,dust or by staticcharges.   Roller      are rotating under
Thisgreatlyreducesthe capacity        the      and are usedfor                              very difficult materials,
and the screeningefficiency.                  crystallineand fragile                             ic powders, need
Fora continuousoperation,it is                    brusharmsaredriven           addi              cleaning,along
necessary  to havean appropriate                  gearmountedin the            with the air-jetcleaning,to remove
anti-blindingsystemfor the            bottom pan.                              materialfromthe meshholes.
materialsbeingscreened.    The
circulardesign,with its centralmain               eanang                                     device
shaftand three-dimensional  motion,
enablesTumblerScreeningMachines                         air or gas into the                    platesare rotating
to utilizedifferentant-blinding                     lwhere it is distributed   on the       , thus breakingup
systems.                                              arms, The knivelike                     and helpingpass
                                                 'a
                                                    velocityof up to 120                 roughthe screen.l.e.
Borghg       Ball Cleaning            m/s thus cleaningthe meshfrom            Instant Coffee.
 Ki'                                  underneath.Afluid bed like effect
Speciah*vear resistantand food        is createdby the air-jetcausingfine      Ultra-SonicCleaning
graderubberballsare bouncingon        and coarsematerialto disperse.The
a perfo#ed metal plate underneath     air is beingpulledout throughthe         This is new screeningtechnology
the screirnmesh.Thematerialin the     finesoutlet or a suctionnozzlein         for veryfine materials.An ultrasonic
meshis kickedout, thus reducing       the bottom pan. The air-jetstream        generator,with a high frequency,
blinding.Thissystemis simpleto        is reverseddownwards above above         producesvibrationsin the fm range
useand easy to maintainand            the screenwhile the fine material        which are beingtransmittedto the
is usedfor most of the                is pulledthrough the meshwith the        screenmesh.Thiscleansthe mesh
granularmaterials.                    useof the vacuum,in additionto           and significantlyincreases the
                                      the mechanicalscreenmotion.This          capacity.Good for safetyscreening
                                      systemis utilizedfor difficult to        toner or pigments.Retrofittingis
                                      screenmaterialslike sticky,fatty,        possible.
                                      smeary or electrostaticcharged
                                      materials, suchas spicesor milk
                                      powdersetc..
EachTumblerScreening    Machineis    Double Screening Machine             The finesare then carriedout over
builtwith a modulardesignand can                                          the blankplateand oversizeis fed
be retrofittedat any time with the   The product is prescreened  on the   throughthe lateralpassageto the
useof specialmodules.                top into 2 fractions.
                                                         The  finesare    bottom screen.Anotherfinerscreen
                                     beingcarriedout on a blankplate,     can be placedunderneaththis one
Thethroughputand efficiency  can     whilethe oversize, with the non      and a maximumof 4 fractionsis
be increased            when
             considerably            separatedfines,is fed through a      achieved.
screeningpreciousor expensive        lateralpassagebacktowardsthe
materials.A few percentageshigher    centerof the lower screenhaving      Triple Screening Machine
yieldwill pay backthe additional     the samemeshsize.The oversizeis
investmentwithin a shorttime.        screened  again,thus further         The highestefficiencycan be
                                     removingfines.                       obtainedby triplescreening.
                                                                          A doublescreeningmachineis
                                     Double Screening Machine             equippedwith a third deckwith
                                     with Prescreens                      the samemeshsize.
                                     A doublescreeningunit can have
                                     up to 2 coarserprescreens for the    Double Capacity Machine
                                     coarserfractions.Up to 4 different
                                     fractionscan be achieved.                             witha veryhigh
                                                                          lf only2 fractions,
                                                                          capacityare to be produced,the
                                                                          productcan be distributedequally,
                                     Double ScreeningMachine              by meansof a specialdistributorin
                                     for reversed Screening               the centerof the top screen,onto
                                                                          the top and bottom. The capacity
                                     Many materialshavea high             increasesby 180 o/ooYe-ta single
                                     percentageof finesthat irritatethe   deckunit.
                                     seperationon the coarserscreens.
                                     Oncethesefinesare removed,the
                                     coarsefractionscan be easily
                                     produced.Thetop screenis usually
                                     the finest screen.With the help of
                                     the coarserparticles,the fineswill
                                     passthroug the mesh.
 Modell                      MTS600      MTS1000 MTS1200 MTS1600 MTS2000 MTS24oO MTS2600
Diameter (mm/inch)           600/26      1000/39    1200/49    1600/62     2000/74      2400t87     2600/104
                     (m2lft2) 0.29/3.1
screening surface/Deck                   o.7i/7.6   1.1/11.8   i.B3/1g.4   2.62/28.0    3.63/39.1   5.3j/57.0 |
space requirement (m%t2)     0.4/4.3     1.2/2.9    1.6/17.0   2.5/27.0    3.6/39.0     5,2/56,0    6,8n3.0
Max.Noofdecks                5           5          5          5           5            5           5
                                                                                                               |
Power consumption (kw)
                                                                                       -5.5
                             0.25                   2.2        2.2/4       2.2/4
Screen cleaning options
Ball cleaning                5 Decks     5 Decks    5 Decla    5 Decks     5 Deck       5 Deck      5 Decla
Brush cleaning               5 Decks     5 Decks    5 Decks    5 Deck      5 Deck       5 Decls     5 Decks
Air-jet cleaning             2 Decks     2 Decks    2 Decls    2 Decks     2 Decla      2 Decks     2 Decla
Air-jet + brush              2 Deck      2 Deck     2 Deck     2 Deck      2 Decks      2 Deck      2 Deck
Ultra Sonic Cleaning         5 Deck      5 Decks    5 Decks    5 Decks     5 Decks      5 Deck      5 Decks
Strainingattachement         2Decls      2Decls     2Declg     lDeck       lDeck        lDeck       lDeck
                                                                                                               I
Base (Square
           mm/inch)          630/24.8 930/36.6      1100/43.3 1340/52.8 1340/52.8 1740/68.s 1s4o/76.4
1 Deck Hight (mmlnch)        850/33.5 1155/4s.5 1480/58.3 1480/s8.3 |so}/sg             1470/57.9 1580/62.2
I Deck Weight(kg/lbs)        140/308 490/1080 700/1543         980/2160 1050/2315 1690/3726 19oO/418s
2 Decks Hight (mm/inch)      96s/38      1280/50.4 1640/64.6 1640/64.6 1660/65.4 1590/62.6 1710/67.3
2 Decks Weight(kgllbs)       1s5/341 53s/1177 770/1697         1060/2337 1140/2s13 1780/3924 2000/4409
sDecksHight(Jj.|mrtnch)      1O8O/42.514OO/55j 1BOOnO.g l8oono.s         1820n1.7 1710/67.3 1840n2.5
                                                                                                     |
3 Decks Weight(kg/lbs)       170/375 580/1278.6840/1851        1140/2513 1230/2712 1870/4123 2100/4630
4 Decks Hight (mm/inch)      1200/47.21525/60       1960/77.2 1960n7.2 1980n8           ß30/72      1970n7.6
4 Decks Weight(kg/lbs)       18s/408     625/1377.9 910/2006   1220/2690 1320/2910 1960/4321 2200/4850
5 Decks Hight (mm/inch)      1310151.61650/65       2120/83.5 2120/83.5 2140/84.3 19s0n6.8          21oO/82J
5 Decks Weight(kg/lbs)       200/441 67011477 980/2160         1300/2866 1410/31082050/4520 23oo/s071
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                             Vibrating Tumbler
                             Screening Machines
                             - for dry and wet screening
                             Centrifugal screeners
                             - for safetyscreeningof non-
                               abrasivematerials
                             Air-Jet Analysis Screeners
                             - for laboratorytesting
Minox Siebtechnik GmbH
Interpark-Verwaltu
                ngsgebäude
D-76877Offenbach/ Queich
Telefon+49 (0) 63 48 /98 28 - 0
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