Tema receive biggest-ever single order for screens
Lafarge Aggregates’ Mountsorrel Quarry, one of the largest granite production sites in Europe, has reached agreement with Tema (Machinery) Ltd for the supply of 12 new double-deck screening machines, which will be manufactured by Siebtechnik GmbH in Germany.
All of the screens will be 10m x 2.7m in size and will replace an existing installation based on GEC equipment, which has been in operation for more than 20 years and has a capacity in excess of 2,000 tonnes/h.
An important factor in awarding the contract was that the new screens had to fit into the existing space, and Tema/Siebtechnik offered a design which complied with this as well as including additional significant design benefits, such as a Pod bearing supported drive system and an innovative support structure for the electric motors. The close co-operation and level of service provided on an earlier installation supplied by the Tema/Siebtechnik Group was also a decisive factor.
The contract marks a significant milestone for or both organizations, as 2011 is the 50th anniversary of Tema (Machinery) Ltd, while Mountsorrel Quarry is celebrating 200 years of operation.
This latest order brings the number of screens supplied (or to be supplied) by Tema (Machinery) Ltd to Lafarge Aggregates to 17 in the past 12 months.
