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Major Wire Industries, an Athens, Texas-based manufacturer of high-performance wire screen media, has introduced its Flex-Mat Modular Plus. According to the company, the advanced screen media offers the benefits of Flex-Mat, including high open area, efficient stratification and no blinding or pegging, combined with a new and improved wear life.
Flex-Mat Modular Plus is specially designed to withstand harsh screening conditions with the most abrasive materials, such as granite and basalt, Major says.
Major will be highlighting the Flex-Mat Modular Plus at booth C32267 during ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023, taking place March 14-18 in Las Vegas.
“We’re always looking at ways to help producers get the best end product. What better way than to optimize the design of our efficient Flex-Mat product for even better performance,” says Bernard Betts, president of Major. “Flex-Mat Modular Plus is just that. A proven, reliable solution to achieve heightened screening performance and improve the bottom line.”
Flex-Mat screen media, including the Modular Plus series, are created by bonding OptimumWire with distinctive lime-green polyurethane strips rather than weaving them. This allows wires to vibrate independently from end to end under material contact. The high frequency of the wires—8,000 to 10,000 cycles per minute—adds to the vibration of the screen box to speed up material separation and passing.
The increased screening action can improve material throughput while virtually eliminating near-size pegging on the top decks and fine material blinding and clogging on the bottom decks, resulting in a lower cost of production per ton. Additionally, the media offers up to five times longer wear life than traditional woven wire and produces a cleaner retained product, according to Major.
Like Major’s traditional Flex-Mat panels, the new Plus series is available in a variety of patterns, including the D, S and T series. The D series features a standard square pattern, which is ideal for precise sizing. The S series maximizes open area, virtually eliminates blinding and reduces fine contamination. The T series enhances screening for particles below 0.059 inches (1.5 millimeters) and features small openings to minimize blinding. The screen media is secured through either grooved, step or pin and leg panels.
Flex-Mat Modular Plus screen media panels are available in either the patented Optimumwire or 304 stainless steel wire. In addition to modular panels, Major’s Flex-Mat Modular Plus media is available in tensioned sections for use on crown decks.