Washing away the waste

South Africa closely follows global standards, customers can rest assured that the products they supply meet local safety standards and will be sure to meet client satisfaction. With a vision to be alert and ready to meet the requirements of its customers, the company has maintained the relationship with Terex Washing Systems to provide clients with some of the highest quality washed sand and aggregates for their projects.

Many of these customers will no doubt be taking note of TWS’ latest piece of equipment, the FM Pentium, which was launched at Hillhead in 2022 and is soon to be introduced to the North American market at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in March. This solution has the unique capability to wash one grade of sand and one aggregate on a single chassis and is expected to make a big impact in the quarrying and recycling sectors.

The design of the FM Pentium departs from the traditional. In the conventional screening process, size fractions are taken off from smallest to largest by feeding all the material on the top and the smaller size fractions come out from underneath. But with the FM Pentium, larger material is fed from the bottom and then sand is pumped up and taken off from the top deck.

The static sand and aggregate washing unit is the latest in TWS’ FinesMaster range. Combining a collection tank, centrifugal slurry pump, hydrocyclone(s) and a dewatering screen, it boasts a feed rate of up to 150 tph of prescreened material and can produce up to 120 tph washed sand.

In addition, TWS has stated that due to its small footprint, it can be easily transported on a 40 ft container making it ideal for restricted quarry sites and other areas with similar constraints.

Contractor Paddy Woods, with his company P. Woods & Son Ltd operating from Country Tyrone in Northern Ireland, is already the proud owner of the FM Pentium and has explained how it has helped achieve their sustainability goals and opened new commercial opportunities by creating a sellable product.

“There’s an ever increasing need to maximise efficiency in every way possible, which is why we were initially attracted to the FM Pentium when I saw it at Hillhead. It can turn out big volumes of both aggregate and washed sand which has become one of our best selling products. It is ideal for our operation.”

TWS area sales manager Conor Maxwell, commented, “We are a company that is primarily customer driven. We are already getting enquiries about the FM Pentium from across the UK and Ireland, and we see great potential for it on a more global scale; we’re looking forward to launching and showcasing it to our US market during CONEXPO as there is nothing quite like it in the marketplace. We see the FM Pentium as the future –and it can also lend itself to a recycling application, demonstrating its versatility.” ■