Thickener Feed System Upgrade

Thickener feed system upgrade

Meet plant targets in the face of higher throughput, changing ore characteristics, and new operational requirements. A Metso upgrade of your thickener feed system is tailored for changing process conditions and requirements experienced throughout the lifetime of any minerals processing plant.

Upgrades that improve performance to help you reach your sustainability targets

Lower environmental impact

 

Decreased water consumption and chemical usage

Increased uptime

 

Designed to perform with many years of research, rigorous test work & analysis

Optimized mineral recovery

 

Increased solids throughput capability 

Lower operating costs

 

Minimized need for pumped dilution & lower flocculant usage

Benefits
  • Increases the solids throughput capability of your thickener
  • Improves underflow density and overflow clarity
  • Improves water recovery
  • Reduces tailings management costs
  • Minimizes environmental impact
  • Improves operational stability
  • Optimizes mineral recovery
  • Lowers flocculant consumption
Benefits
Features
Features
  • Industry-leading feedwell designs:
  • Feed conditioning including break tanks to manage challenges with incoming feed presentation and promote efficiency in floc mixing and use
  • Customized solutions for specific plant needs
  • Leading process experts and design engineers
  • Process Reviews /Audits
  • Test work
  • Engineering Studies
  • Upgrade may cover all parts of the feed system including:
    • Feedwell
    • Feed pipe
    • Flocculant box
    • Deaeration tank
    • Feed tank
    • Feed dilution systems including Turbodil forced dilution systems
See how you can obtain optimal thickener performance by implementing one of our thickener upgrade packages
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Additional thickener upgrades

Reactorwell™

A first-class feed system, that maximizes thickener performance while minimizing flocculant consumption with significant cost efficiencies.
Thickener bridge and mechanism upgrade

Thickener bridge and mechanism are often upgraded in conjunction with the entire feed system, and extend the life of equipment.
Thickener froth management upgrade

Now you can improve minerals recovery and minimize operating costs with thickener froth management upgrade.
Thickener SCD Split Ring Series

Thickener SCD split ring series are designed to offer drastically reduced plant downtime and ensure continued operation of the thickener.
Thickener Vane Feedwell

Thickener Vane Feedwell design demonstrates high performance for the thickening and clarifying industry.
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Customer cases

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