High fines washing efficiency with Superior Industries

First published in CONEXPO-CON/AGG Preview News - February 11, 2020

Versatility is claimed for Superior’s new wash plant

Superior Industries has developed a new portable wash plant that is capable of producing as many as five products. The Portable Spirit Wash Plant features a 6×20 Guardian Horizontal Screen, plus a sand production module and ultra-fines recovery module.

Material is fed to a slurry box, which liquifies it to improve the screening and stratification processes. The three-deck horizontal screen washes and sizes three products from a top, middle or bottom deck. Leftover sand is then processed through one of two Spirits Wash Modules. These modules consist of one or more Helix Cyclones followed by a dewatering screen. The first wash module uses a cyclone to size and separate material for a traditional sand product. A dewatering screen ensures that is suitable for sale as it comes off the discharge chute. Depending on the deposit, an optional ultra-fines recovery module washes out fines for microfine material, which is saved from being lost to a waste pond.

The firm has incorporated its low profile dewatering screens and a series of hydraulically-powered components to ensure the plant is road permissible and quick to deploy. Applications for the new portable plant include operations with settling ponds, crushed aggregate, sand and gravel, dredging and frac sand.