What types of materials can your conveyors handle in wash plant applications?

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How can we maintain and clean your conveyors?

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Can your conveyors be customized with features such as cleats, skirts, and guards?

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What is the typical lifecycle of your conveyors in wash plant use?

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Do you offer spare parts and replacement belts for conveyors in wash plants?

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Are your conveyors easy to integrate with existing wash equipment?

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What is the lead time for a custom Fluent conveyor system?

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Can I order a Fluent conveyor in any color of my choosing?

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How are your conveyors shipped to customers?

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Conveyor systems for wash plant applications

Conveyor features and options

We offer a broad range of customization options for our conveyors.

Custom inclines to meet your needs
Custom lengths, widths, and heights
Diverter gates: pneumatic, hydraulic, electric actuators
Platforms: steel catwalks and operator platforms
Transition hoppers: custom infeed and discharge hoppers
Structural steel: support frames, stairs, mezzanines
Optional 60° tumble-back configuration for metered feeding applications
Pushers: linear actuators for transferring materials
Chutes: custom steel chutes to discharge sorted materials
Compliance: designed to local codes and standards
Electrical: UL-listed panels, components, and wiring

We can build a custom conveyor solution to your exact specifications.

Conveyor specifications

We design and build each conveyor for ease of maintenance, longevity, and performance.

Capacities: up to 25,000 lbs chain pull
Drives: shaft-mounted gear motors, 5HP-25HP
Motors: TEFC, stainless steel, chemical duty options
Belt width: 18"-60" depending on the sorting application
Belt types: rubber, PVC, urethane, modular plastic
Belt accessories: cleats, side skirts, training idlers
Speed: 50-400 ft/min variable speed via VFD
Rollers: impact rollers with 3", 4", 5" diameters
Frames: formed steel channel, boxed supports
Safety: e-stops, pull cords, dead man plates
Controls: PLC, touchscreen HMI, remote access control panels

Do you need additional customization? Our engineering team can build an innovative solution to your specs.

Wash plant applications

Our conveyors are tailored for a variety of wash plant applications and industries:

Waste management: cleaning MSW and other waste types for processing
Recycling: washing and sorting recyclables prior to further processing
Mining: sorting and cleaning ores, rocks, and minerals during the washing process.
Construction: separating and classifying aggregates such as sand and gravel for construction projects.
Environmental remediation: cleaning contaminated soil or sediment in environmental cleanup operations.

Agriculture: washing harvested crops such as fruits and vegetables for market distribution.

Do you need a conveyor solution?

We build our conveyors to handle the most extreme applications, including scrap, recycling, waste, and other harsh environments.