Tag Archives: Flex-Mat

Three tips for safe and efficient equipment maintenance

Three tips for safe and efficient equipment maintenance

by Matthew Armstrong, MAJOR Business Development Analyst Eager crews sometimes forget that safety and efficiency require a bit of patience. This is especially true when it comes to maintenance tasks, such as screen change-outs. To reduce impacts on productivity, crews feel the need to get repairs done quickly. However, speedy repairs, rather than getting the […]

Managing Fall maintenance: It’s a small weld after all

Managing Fall maintenance: It’s a small weld after all

by Serge Raymond, MAJOR product specialist For processing plant managers, vibrating screen maintenance can feel like a tricky tug of war. What maintenance items are so urgent they must be handled now, and which can be temporarily patched and get more full attention later? Which of these can be done between shifts, avoiding costly downtime, […]

Cheap media, expensive problems

Cheap media, expensive problems

Choosing screen media to improve production and solve screening problems by Lars Bräunling, MAJOR director of product technology With proposed infrastructure programs being discussed to offset the economic impacts of COVID-19, aggregate materials could see a spike in demand. This progression can lead to increased profits for mineral processing operations. However, maximizing efficiency to capitalize […]

Managing maintenance

Managing maintenance

Tips for Effective Screen Media Maintenance by Lars Bräunling, MAJOR director of product technology It doesn’t matter how much aggregate is produced in a day if it is contaminated or not sized correctly. Though screen media is a minor cost when compared to larger equipment in a quarry or mine, it is a crucial part […]

Diagnosing screen media problems

Diagnosing screen media problems

Finding the best solution to common screening issues by Lars Bräunling, MAJOR director of product technology Persistent problems with uptime and production quality can be frustrating. Aggregates and mining operations must work as quickly as they can to resolve issues and minimize losses from downtime and repairs. Common screening complications that operations face include contaminated […]

MAJOR offers on-site technical services to maximize screening performance

MAJOR offers on-site technical services to  maximize screening performance

MAJOR, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance wire screening media, works closely with its dealer network to offer complimentary on-site technical services for end users. Each program is designed to help producers and contractors in the aggregates, mining, construction and recycling industries to maximize uptime with their screen media and include local screening performance assessments, […]

Don’t get caught in the cold

Don’t get caught in the cold

Winter maintenance tips for screen media by Lars Bräunling, MAJOR director of product technology It’s been a long productive season, and snow and cold are on their way. Whether shutting down for the winter or pressing through, aggregate processing operations must take steps to maintain productivity and minimize maintenance costs: from screen media evaluations and […]