Multotec Australia is offering the original ISEFLEX screen media to the Australian quarrying industry.
If you have tried the rest, why not experience the original, which has stood the test of time?
That is what Multotec Australia is asking the Australian quarrying by introducing ISEFLEX screen media into the local market.
ISEFLEX is considered the original polyurethane-coated wire screen panels. It features the flexibility of wire with the increased service life benefits of polyurethane and was developed specifically for the harsh environments of quarries and mines, which rely on high-performance screening. Multotec Australia business development manager for quarrying and aggregates Matthew Ferguson told Quarry that ISEFLEX has remained the benchmark for screening media for many years.
“It has been in the global market for a number of years, and we’re bringing the original, patented ISEFLEX product to the Australian market,” he said.
“ISEFLEX is manufactured using a proprietary process that nobody else can replicate, while the polyurethane coating is also proprietary.
“That is the key difference between it and competitors, as it ensures aperture accuracy as well as binding strength between the wires, which other manufacturing processes lack.
“It combines the best qualities of the polyurethane and wire in the same footprint as traditional steel media.”
Through its strategic partnership with ISENMANN Siebe GmbH, Multotec Australia is working to bring leading technologies, like ISEFLEX, to the country’s quarrying industry.
Multotec Australia’s facilities ensure that customers receive local support and service for the ISEFLEX product. The Queensland-based supplier provides its customers with engineering support, site trials, and local stockholding from Berrinba.
With local stock, Multotec can ensure a rapid response for its customers with the ISEFLEX product tailored to the customer’s requirements. Multotec Australia’s field service crew can support the product from installation to follow-up visits and technical input to help maintain its performance.
“We’ve been able to collaborate with ISENMANN. They have all the experience from the aggregates industry in Europe after being a long-time supplier and then we offer feedback based on what the Australian conditions are like,” Ferguson said.
“This means we can achieve the best product for the customers in Australia.”
The manufacturing process is critical to ISEFLEX’s performance. The reinforced stretching polyurethane wires ensure that the screen media performs well in high-impact areas and applications. The manufacturing of ISEFLEX also means that pegging is not a concern during operation.
The lack of pegging and blinding means ISEFLEX excels in wet or sticky applications, especially in quarrying.
“It is suited to all quarries, especially with sticky seams and high dust content or high abrasion in the material, where traditional wire might be blinding or pegging,” Ferguson said.
The fundamental feature of the polyurethane-coated wire screen is its weight disparity compared to a traditional wire screen. The ISEFLEX is comparatively lighter than traditional wire or rubber panels.
This means it is lighter and easier to handle when workers are conducting change-outs, which improves workplace safety. The ISEFLEX’s long service life also means workers need to conduct fewer change-outs, which streamlines all future maintenance schedules.
Multotec Australia estimates that ISEFLEX would last four to six times longer than traditional wire screen media.
“We’ve seen a conscious move from the industry to make screens and screen houses safer, and ISEFLEX can help support that,” Ferguson said.
“If you work on a standard size panel, like a four-foot by six-foot woven wire panel, it can weigh anywhere up to 50 kilograms. A comparable ISEFLEX product would weigh up to 15 kilograms.
“It is also completely flexible, which means it can be rolled up and carried by one person, whereas a traditional woven wire screen media can need to be lifted with a crane.
“ISEFLEX is easier to install and means less exposure for workers to hot works, as traditional woven wire media often needs to be cut out of screens. The ISEFLEX means you’re shutdown less, you’re in the screen doing work less and that means there is more plant availability.”
Multotec Australia has started implementing ISEFLEX solutions into Australian quarry operations. Initial results have drawn positive reviews, with operators and site crews remarking on the ease of handling and installation on-site with technical support from Multotec Australia’s field service crew.
“We’ve selected it to be in some applications where blinding and pegging are an issue,” Ferguson said. “The feedback early has been that the performance has been very good, and the installation is easy.”
Ferguson said the ISEFLEX product is an ideal solution in a market with a growing demand for efficient, hybrid screening solutions.
“It is a step towards better maintenance for sites that want to invest in safety, that’ll be where ISEFLEX is most used,” he said.
“If sites have seen high turnover rates of woven wire, or traditional wire media, that’ll be where ISEFLEX is also used.” •
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