MDS trommel screens remove elements like dirt and clay deposits from rocks, especially limestone. Image: Tricon Equipment
Tricon Equipment is supplying its customers with heavy-duty screening equipment that can withstand some of the harshest applications.
Sticky clays can pose a serious problem for crushing operations. If not removed, it can clog a crusher’s screens, cause unnecessary wear, and lead to expensive downtime.
To avoid these headaches, quarries often use trommels to separate materials into different streams.
These machines need to be tough to withstand the heavy-duty nature of quarrying. Cailean Woods, sales manager for Victoria and NSW at Tricon Equipment, told Quarry how the company’s flagship product can deliver.
“The Terex MDS trommels are in a league of their own for processing materials such as blasted rock, rip-rap, gabion stone, overburden, and pre-crushing applications,” he said.
“What sets them apart is the heavy-duty rotating drum mechanism. This lets the machines handle the demanding task of sorting and cleaning sizable rocks, at a rate of up to 800 tonnes per hour.”
One of the key features of MDS trommel screens is their ability to remove elements like dirt and clay deposits from rocks, especially limestone, leaving them prepared for the crushing process.
The heavy-duty rotating drum offers a different cleaning mechanism. The material tumbles and scrubs against each other and drum walls, giving a much cleaner output product. They’re also effective in cleaning clay-bound rock and rocks mixed with other sticky materials.
The feed mechanism also allows the trommels to handle larger feeds, meaning the equipment can handle large rocks for sea defence and rip-rap.
Tricon Equipment is an Australian-based importer and reseller of mobile crushing, screening, recycling and conveying equipment. The company works closely with its international partners like Terex MDS and local quarries to find the best tool for the job.
Woods said Tricon will visit sites to find out exactly what they are looking to achieve, and to learn more about the process.
“We advise them on the best configuration of equipment,” he said. “We will go out and see what their feed product is and advise them on what configuration would work best for their application so we can deliver on what they want to achieve.”
“We also have a heavy emphasis on health and safety, which is an important factor for a lot of quarries, so we ensure all our equipment is delivered fully mine spec’d.”
The feed mechanism also allows the trommels to handle larger feeds. Image: Tricon Equipment
The MDS trommels can screen rocks as large as 800mm in size and can separate materials into more than just fines and oversize. The range’s drum cleaners are also designed to keep the drum openings clear, even in the harshest conditions, to ensure year-round screening. They also feature a swing-out engine bay, which makes maintenance much more accessible.
Woods said customer feedback on the MDS trommels has been very good.
“We’ve heard from our customers that they’ve tried other options, but the MDS trommels are the ones that produce the cleanest product they’ve ever had,” he said.
Because the range is user friendly, general maintenance is relatively simple and the units are heavy-duty which helps minimise downtime, as a result consistent production increases which helps quarries meet their targets.
Tricon has been involved in the quarrying industry for more than 20 years and has a well-established and loyal customer base.
Woods said the company’s equipment is proven to work in the tough quarry applications.
“With our dedicated service team, we can support customers with advice and technical support. They are experts with years of experience handling the MDS trommels. •
For more information, visit triconequipment.com.au
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