Abstract: The invention concerns a sorter having a base element that can be swiveled around a horizontal swivel axis with a number of support surfaces uniformly arranged about the swivel axis. Each of the support surfaces can be swiveled into a conveyor for conveying a product along a product stream and swiveled out of the conveyor for ejection of a product from the product stream.

Abstract: Deblinding apparatuses and deblinding methods are provided. A deblinding apparatus may include a support frame including a grid structure and multiple compartments. Multiple compartments may be formed by a respective portion of the grid structure and a respective set of support members. Further, multiple scattering members may be disposed within a compartment. Scattering members be removably affixed to a portion of the grid structure that forms a part of a compartment. Multiple unsecured objects may be placed within a compartment. When attached to a screen and in response to movement of support frame, at least one unsecured object of the multiple unsecured objects may collide with a first scattering member and with a surface of the screen to thereby cause deblinding of the screen. Sizes, shapes, masses, and morphologies of unsecured objects may be designed to optimize collision rates of unsecured objects with scattering members and with the screen assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of using different sensing and detection methods to determine parcel flow density 1D lineal, 2D area or 3D volumetrically on a selected section of a feed conveyor and receiving conveyor and adjusting conveyor speed ratios proportioned according to ratio of desired density to current density to increase the density or volume of parcels in a selected area of the receiving conveyor.

Abstract: A system for handling eggs includes a pusher comprising an axis and an egg support at a free end of the axis. The system for handling eggs further includes a brake associated with the pusher, to selectively apply a brake force thereon.

Abstract: A separation apparatus, comprising an identifier arranged to identify the particles in a group of particles that have a specific property, an affinity modifier arranged to modify an affinity of the identified particles relative to that affinity of non-identified particles in an group, and a separator arranged to separate the particles in the group based on their difference in the affinity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photoelectric coal and gangue sorting device and a sorting method therefor. The device comprises a support frame, a coal and gangue separation screen body, a sealing upper cover, a sieving mechanism, a driving mechanism, a separating and conveying mechanism, a positioning plate and a sorting unit; the coal and gangue separation screen body, on the top of which is provided with the sealing upper cover and inside of which is provided with the separating and conveying mechanism, is fixedly installed on one side of the support frame by means of bolts; the side wall of the positioning plate, which is arranged above the separating and conveying mechanism, is fixed to the inner wall of the coal and gangue separation screen body by means of spot welding.

Abstract: An example includes a field-flow fractionation device for the continuous separation of sample components including a channel comprising a sample inlet and a plurality of sample outlets, the channel being for coupling to a flow generator for translocating the sample components along the channel in a first direction from the sample inlet to the plurality of sample outlets, an actuator, which is not the flow generator, coupled to the channel, for translocating the sample components in a second direction, at a first angle with the first direction, an array of electrodes for connection to an AC power source, being in a path taken by the sample components in the channel, arranged in a plurality of rows, and in such a way that adjacent rows can be set at different potentials and every other row can be set at the same potential.

Abstract: A modified selective recirculation circuit has a loading stage, a stripping stage and a filtering stage for use in processing a feed stream or slurry containing mineral particles. The stripping stage forms a first loop with the loading stage, a second loop with the filtering stage. The loading stage has a loading mixer and a loading washing screen. The stripping stage has a stripping mixer and a stripping washing screen. The loading mixer receives the slurry and causes barren media in the circuit to contact with the slurry so that the mineral particles in the slurry are loaded onto the barren media. The media is directed to the stripping stage where the mineral particles are removed from the media. The barren media is recycled to the loading stage. The stripping solution recovered from the filtering stage is returned to the stripping stage and the mineral particles are discharged as concentrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a material sorting system adapted to engage a material handling vehicle. The material sorting system can include a base including fork pockets adapted to receive a pair of forks from the material handling vehicle and a carousel assembly coupled to the base. The carousel assembly can include a plurality of storage units, and an actuation mechanism configured to move the plurality of storage units relative to the base. The base can also include at least one electrical contact within the base and in electrical communication with the carousel assembly.

Abstract: A system for processing solid and liquid waste includes a first shale shaker, a second shale shaker, a submersible pump, a centrifugal pump, a first collection tank, a second collection tank, a mud cleaner assembly, a variable frequency drive (VFD) centrifugal solid-liquid separator, and a water clarifying assembly. The first shale shaker is in fluid communication with the second shale shaker through the submersible pump. The second shale shaker is in fluid communication with the centrifugal pump through the first collection tank. The centrifugal pump is in fluid communication with the mud cleaner assembly. The mud cleaner assembly is in fluid communication with the VFD centrifugal solid-liquid separator through the water clarifying assembly. Resultantly, the system discharges a flow of usable water through the VFD centrifugal solid-liquid separator as an initial load of solid and liquid waste is inputted into the first shale shaker.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a shaker screen. The shaker screen comprises a frame and at least one screen layer supported by the frame for sieving materials. The frame comprises a rectangular outer support structure, at least one lateral inner support member, and at least one longitudinal inner support member. The lateral inner support member comprises an aperture, and the longitudinal inner support member comprises a groove on a side of the longitudinal inner support member. The lateral inner support member is engaged with the longitudinal inner support member by engaging the aperture on the lateral inner support member and the groove on the longitudinal inner support member.

Abstract: A method for sorting products and sorting apparatus with a flow of granular products moving in an inspection zone, in which a light beam is moved over the product flow to generate a reflected stream of light. At least one detector unit is provided to detect light reflected by the products to generate detection signals. This detector unit cooperates with a control unit to sort the products by these detection signals. The detector unit contains at least two sensors that are provided one after the other in the reflected stream of light so that a sensor is placed upstream of a downstream sensor. Each sensor detects a different part of the reflected stream of light.

Abstract: A padding machine for moving along a side of a ditch, scooping up excavated material from the side of the ditch, and sifting the excavated material into padding material for falling in the ditch comprises a frame comprising side frame members and frame rails spaced apart from the side frame members. A screening belt is driven around pulleys supported by the frame. The screening belt comprises a screen for collecting and conveying the excavated material upwardly. The screen comprises apertures for sifting the excavated material into padding material by permitting the padding material to fall through the apertures of the screen. The screen runs over the frame rails which support the screen. A discharge conveyor is mounted to the frame beneath an upper run of the screening belt. The discharge conveyor receives the padding material passing through the screen and discharges the padding material into the ditch.

Abstract: A device for discharging bad products from a product stream, including a detection unit for detecting the product stream and a computer unit for receiving property data of the product stream from the detection unit and for identifying bad products in the product stream. The device includes a compressed air discharge unit controlled by the computer unit and a deflection element discharge unit for the passive discharge of bad products from the product stream. The computer unit divides the identified bad products into first-order and second-order bad products and controls the compressed air discharge unit so that it will actively discharge the first-order bad products, and also controls the deflection element discharge unit so that it will passively discharge the second-order bad products.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pruning and sieving apparatus, which resolves time-consuming and laborious problems in the existing pruning method of flower plants. The pruning and sieving apparatus includes a hollow body, including two relatively disposed open axial ends; an interior pruning lining attached inside the hollow body, where the interior pruning lining includes a plurality of sidewall pruning holes arranged in a distributed manner; a sieving screen, where the sieving screen includes a plurality of sieving holes arranged in a distributed manner, and is disposed in the interior pruning lining to divide the internal space of the interior pruning lining into a pruning chamber and a collection chamber; and two end caps disposed on the two open axial ends.

Abstract: A magnetic isolating apparatus (10) for isolating magnetic particles (66) from a suspension has an immersion section (30) which is designed to be temporarily immersed in the suspension, a guide apparatus (16) which extends along a guide path (F), a magnet arrangement (18) which is guided by the guide apparatus (16) such that it can be moved between an active position which is situated close to the immersion section (30) and an inactive position which is positioned further away from the immersion section (30) along the guide path (F), so that a magnetic field in the region of the immersion section (30) can be changed by moving the magnet arrangement (18) between the active position and the inactive position, and a drive apparatus (22, 50) by which the magnet arrangement (18) can be driven to move at least in a direction between the active position and the inactive position, wherein the drive apparatus (22, 50) is coupled in a non-physical manner to the magnet arrangement (18) by a force field and/or a fluid so

Abstract: A method for preparing clean aggregate from a waste stream including sizing the incinerator combined ash to recover a first material; wet screening the first material with a first screen to recover the material of disparate sizes; and processing each of the groups.

Abstract: A centrifugal field-flow fractionation device 1 includes a rotation unit 10, a rotation sensor 41, a first vibration sensor 51, a second vibration sensor 52, and an imbalance amount calculation unit 312. When an imbalance occurs in the rotation unit 10, the imbalance amount calculation unit 312 calculates the imbalance amount, based on a detection signal from the rotation sensor 41, a detection signal from the first vibration sensor 51, and a detection signal from the second vibration sensor 52. That is, when an imbalance occurs in the rotation unit 10, the imbalance is calculated by the configuration in the centrifugal field-flow fractionation device 1.

Abstract: A screen assembly for a vibrating shaker is provided. The screen assembly utilizes an elastomeric gasket having a flat profile section and a bulb profile section, wherein said bulb profile section has a hollow interior and is configured so as to form a notched profile section where said bulb profile section connects to said flat profile section.

Abstract: A lead needle and lead slime separator for treating thin lead grid of waste lead-acid storage battery, includes: a barrel body, corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant balls, a feed device, a bracket device, a discharge device and a driver. A feed hole is arranged at one end of the barrel body, a discharge port is arranged at the other end of the barrel body. The feed device is mounted at the feed hole, and the discharge device is mounted at the discharge hole. The bracket device is connected to the barrel body, the driver is connected to the barrel body. The corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant balls are arranged in the barrel body. The separator can make the thin lead grid separation complete, clean and impurity-free. It does not need to be melted at high temperature in the melting furnace.