Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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by Carol Wasson EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT 24 AGGREGATES MANAGER / March 2016 L ean manufacturing is fully focused on reducing waste and improving process fl ow, while strengthening value-added issues, exceeding customer needs, and boosting profi tability. Within aggregate and mining operations, one example of "lean screening" is the use of proper- ly-specifi ed modular synthetic (poly- urethane or rubber) media. In even the toughest wet or dry screening appli- cations, operations may realize greater wear life, consistent gradations, and a signifi cant reduction in maintenance costs and downtime. These time- and labor-saving benefi ts provide mainte- nance personnel with valuable time for other core tasks. "Nowadays, it's all about yield — specifi cally, the yield of critical products. It's about achieving effi cient separating and sizing that delivers the most value," says Tod Eberle, key account manager for Polydeck Screen Corp. He explains that today's producers are highly attuned to the inventory control of their key saleable products. "Years ago, Lean Screening Increase value-added processing by maximizing open area and minimizing screen media changeouts. Lean principles requires operators to reduce waste and improve process fl ow.