Kioti UK have entered the rotary screening market by teaming up with German manufacturer Zemmler to offer a range of mobile and stationary machines in the UK.
Founded back in 2000, Zemmler have grown to become a leading global supplier oftrommel (drum) rotary screens, offering a total of 11 models with capacities from 5m3/hr to 180m3/hr; capable of screening and separating a wide range of materials from 2mm to 80mm in to two or three fractions.
Whilst capable of handling general waste, metal recycling and biomass, Kioti UK will initially concentrate on screening soil, rubble and woodchip used in landscaping applications with the smaller MS1000 and MS1600 mobile screeners, with capacities of up to 20m3/hr and 30m3/hr respectively . Both can be comfortably towed with a mid-sized commercial vehicle, set up ready to work in minutes and electrically driven. The MS1000 separates material into two fractions, whereas the MS1600 can be fitted with a slip-on ring to sperate into three fractions.
“The environmental and commercial impact of disposing of waste material in landfill has led companies to find ways to reuse and recycle material which would once have been classified as waste”. Says Patrick Desmond, General Manager of Kioti UK. “Take landscaping on building sites for example, traditionally ground works spoil would have been transported away and fresh topsoil introduced. A mobile rotary screener changes that, as the spoil can be separated on site in to two or three fractions, creating quality topsoil, eliminating the cost of transporting in fresh material”.
Setup and operation of a mobile unit is simple and straight forward. Once the machine’s parking jacks havebeen set,the discharge conveyors lowered, and a 3-phase electric supply connected, the operator can start loading material into the on-board hopper. Adjusting the speed of the hopper’s conveyor belt - using an electric dial - determines the throughput of the separator. Whilst altering the angle of the trommel further dictates is screening effectiveness, the steeper the angle, the longer the material spends in the trommel.
The trommel’s quick release mechanism makes lightwork of changing the sieve for one of a different mesh size should a change of application dictate, and a cleaning brush ensures they remain clear of blockages.
