Processing sapphire wash at the work site
Sapphire wash needs to be sized before washing and sorting. FlipScreen screens wash at the dig, sending the right size fraction to your plant and leaving oversize behind.
Begin by identifying the fraction of sapphire wash you want to recover and where each output will go. A compatible FlipScreen attachment combines collection and size separation in the carrier’s working cycle, allowing the operator to place screened material and retained oversize into separate, planned areas.
Choosing a screen for sapphire wash
The selected mesh aperture determines which material passes through and which is retained. Match the screen and bucket configuration to the feed characteristics, the carrier’s capacity and the project requirements. A material trial is a practical way to assess the result before committing to a production workflow.
Use a representative sample of sapphire wash to assess moisture, particle shape and the proportion of oversized material. Choose the mesh to support the next processing stage, and inspect each output stream before reuse or sale. Size separation alone does not confirm purity, composition or compliance with a product specification.
Plan your sapphire wash screening setup
Provide the FlipScreen team with your carrier make and model, hydraulic specifications, expected feed size and the result you need from sapphire wash. Include the material’s condition and any site restrictions so a suitable attachment and screen configuration can be assessed. Plan stockpile positions and material movements before work begins to avoid mixing the separated fractions again.
Sapphire wash needs to be sized before washing and sorting. FlipScreen screens wash at the dig, sending the right size fraction to your plant and leaving oversize behind.
Sapphire wash
Sapphire wash: screening advantages
How it works: Dig wash and screen it in the bucket, delivering sized material to your wash plant or sorting area.
The result: Oversize and clay removed so your plant processes only the productive fraction.
Interchangeable screens: Interchangeable screens let you target the size range for your ground. Screens change over quickly, so one bucket can make several products.
Better than the alternatives: A grizzly gives a rough scalp only. FlipScreen gives a precise cut from the excavator seat.
No set-up time: Couple up and start screening sapphire wash straight away, then move to the next stockpile or site the same day.
Work in all weather: With the brush kit fitted, FlipScreen handles moist and sticky sapphire wash that would stop many other screening attachments.
Smart Valve, plug and play: FlipScreen's Smart Valve system regulates hydraulic pressure and flow for smooth operation, so it connects straight to your excavator's auxiliary hydraulics.
The payoff: Higher throughput through your plant and less time spent on barren material.