Broadbent Geotech division have been awarded the order to supply a GT6/0.75 geotechnical centrifuge and ancillary items to the University of Birmingham School of Engineering.
The GT6 unit is a small scale centrifuge and is available with options allowing operation both as a beam and/or drum centrifuge. GT6 systems have been supplied to various institutions around the world including Manchester University (UK), University of Brighton (UK), IT Sligo, with further units installed in Brazil, Canada and Russia.
The Mosaic Company developed the capability to increase the feed to the K2 Potash mill dramatically. To accommodate the additional feed, centrifuge and dryer capacity needed to increase unless the centrifuges could also decrease the load to the dryers.
Testing showed the load to the dryers could be reduced by increasing the dewatering efficiency of the centrifuges upstream, however, with the conventional centrifuge design, lowering the moisture also meant reducing the feed and overall capacity of the centrifuges. The existing mill had limited space to add additional centrifuges.
In 2017 Broadbent offered a solution. Replace existing machines with new centrifuges of the same installed footprint utilising Broadbent patent pending divergent screen bowl technology. The installation is a success,and the first Broadbent machines have proven they will meet the new production goals without increasing the number of centrifuges or modifying the dryers.
The net results were the plant saved millions of dollars in anticipated retrofit costs and had the bonus of increased plant efficiency with higher recovery in the dewatering circuit.
Capital money saved and increased profitability has made Broadbent the reliable partner for Mosaic’s dewatering solutions.
For more information, contact:
Nick Frohlich
+1 (513) 520-4007 (USA)
nfrohlich@broadbent-americas.com
Client – Mosaic K2, Canada
Application – Potash Dewatering
Centrifuge – Broadbent 1400×1800 Divergent Screen Bowl
Broadbent provides a comprehensive separation and centrifuge equipment portfolio for a wide range of industries and markets globally.
With our global presence we work closely with customers to offer process optimisation and efficiency on our equipment so high availability and low downtime is achieved.
Broadbent provides technical support, on-site service, spare parts and specific tailor made service contracts, with a view of maximising availability with good value in mind.
Broadbent commission new decanter centrifuge pilot plant for producing Bio-Plastics.
With many years experience in designing and manufacturing centrifuges for handling polymers separation, we were successfully selected to supply a bespoke engineered solution for handling a new derivative of Bio-Plastic.
We see this as a major advancement in process technology and key for future renewable resource.
Broadbent has now successfully commissioned and our customers operated for several crops the new CL1800 Batch Centrifuge. All customers are extremely happy with the machines performance, with innovative design that offer increased charges/hr, improved hygiene and safety standards, reduced maintenance and a robust design capable of processing all qualities of massecuite.
With installations in the USA, Thailand, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Belize. Further new orders achieved for Thailand and Cambodia.
Broadbent are very familiar with producing re-engineered parts including critical rotating components. As an OEM, we work to international standards and make all necessary calculations to ensure safe and reliable performance.
The first potash mine in Australia is in a remote location posing unique challenges for design and operation. The owners, Salt Lake Potash Ltd., an Australian Stock Exchange listed entity, developing the first of its nine lake portfolio, the Lake Way Project, chose a philosophy of minimizing capital balanced with minimizing operational costs and getting to market quickly.
One challenge was the dewatering steps in the process. There are multiple, each with unique feed requirements ranging from feed that is very coarse to very fine, dilute to concentrated, very high capacity to average capacity, and multiple different product requirements.
The initial design recommendation was multiple different models of dewatering equipment each with a special set of capital and maintenance spares required, and five different maintenance programs. To minimise design, capital, and operating expense, and to minimize the maintenance complexity and provide quick delivery, Broadbent offered a solution utilizing Broadbent patent pending divergent screen bowl technology. The same machine is used effectively in all applications providing the highest quality process performance, with minimal spares and maintenance.
The net results are the plant will save millions of dollars in maintenance costs with increased plant efficiency.
Capital money saved and increased profitability has made Broadbent the reliable partner for the first potash mine in Australia, Salt Lake Potash Ltd.
