Equipment
Washing Equipment
Washing equipment helps producers remove unwanted fines and clay, classify material and manage moisture in finished products. The equipment and processing stages need to match the feed material and the specifications you need to meet.
Kimball Equipment Company offers washing, classifying, scrubbing, dewatering and fines-recovery equipment from Superior Industries and McLanahan. Our team helps evaluate material conditions, product requirements, available water and how the equipment will work within your plant.
From selecting a single unit to planning a complete washing system, we connect equipment selection with technical solutions, installation, parts and field service support.
Washing Equipment From Superior Industries and McLanahan
Browse the full washing equipment lines from each manufacturer, or start with the stage of your process below.
Equipment lines vary by territory. Contact your local branch for details. See our manufacturers.
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Superior Industries
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McLanahan
McLanahan washing equipment
Washing & Classifying
Washing and classifying equipment helps remove unwanted fines and separate material into the products your operation needs. Feed gradation, clay and silt content, water requirements and finished product specifications all influence the process.
Fine material washers, sand classifying tanks, hydrocyclones and Hydrosizer systems perform different roles within a wet processing plant. Our team helps evaluate those roles and how the equipment should work together, whether you're addressing changing feed conditions or planning a new system.
Washing and classifying equipment
Scrubbing & Attrition
Clay, surface coatings and material clusters can affect product quality and downstream processing. Scrubbing and attrition equipment helps loosen or break down these materials before subsequent washing and separation.
Our team helps evaluate the material, contamination and processing requirements to determine the appropriate equipment:
- Log washers scrub coarse material affected by tough, plastic clays.
- Blade mills condition feed ahead of downstream washing and separation.
- Attrition cells use particle-on-particle scrubbing to loosen coatings and break up clusters in fine material.
Equipment selection and placement need to support the complete washing process.
McLanahan scrubbing and attrition equipment
Dewatering
Dewatering equipment reduces free water in washed sand and other processed materials, helping prepare the product for conveying, stockpiling and handling.
Dewatering screens can work alongside screw washers, hydrocyclones and other washing equipment. Combined systems can bring washing, fines recovery and dewatering into a coordinated process.
Our team helps evaluate feed conditions, material gradation, production requirements and moisture targets to determine how dewatering equipment fits your operation. Final moisture depends on the material and processing conditions.
Dewatering equipment
Fines Recovery & Water Management
Recovering useful fine material and managing process water are important parts of evaluating a washing operation. The appropriate system depends on your material, product requirements, water availability and solids-handling needs.
- Fines recovery systems capture fine particles from the process stream.
- Thickeners concentrate solids and recover water for potential reuse.
- Filter presses further dewater slurry into filter cake while separating liquid from the solids.
Our team helps evaluate how these processes can work within your plant and support your material-recovery and water-management goals.
McLanahan fines recovery and water management equipment
Complete Washing Plants
A washing plant brings equipment and processing stages together around the material and the products you need to produce. Feed preparation, sizing, washing, classifying, dewatering and material handling need to work as a coordinated system.
Kimball Equipment Company helps producers evaluate modular, portable and stationary washing plants. Our technical solutions and service teams connect equipment selection and plant layout with full plant installations, setups and ongoing support.
Whether you're developing a new operation or making changes to an existing plant, tell us about the material and the products you need, and we will talk through the equipment and processing requirements.
Equipment Selected for Your Application
Kimball Equipment Company represents multiple manufacturers, giving us the flexibility to combine equipment from different lines within one plant.
Equipment selection considers your material, product specifications, production requirements, equipment already in place and current availability. Our technical solutions and service teams help coordinate equipment selection, material flow, installation and setup to create a system suited to your operation.
Washing plants and related support
Washing Equipment Parts & Service
Wear components and equipment condition affect how a washing plant performs. Planned inspections and access to replacement parts help producers prepare for maintenance and address developing problems.
Our parts teams help identify wear shoes, paddles, liners, screen media, pump components and other replacement parts for washing equipment. We can check compatibility and availability based on your manufacturer, model and component details.
Field service technicians support troubleshooting, maintenance, component replacement and repairs. When changing material conditions or production requirements call for a closer review, our technical solutions team can review the processing stages and equipment configuration.
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Washing Questions
How do I choose washing equipment for my material?
Start by identifying what you need to remove, the finished product specification and the water available to the plant. Cleaning stone, classifying sand and removing water from the finished product are different jobs. Identify which of those steps the plant needs before selecting a machine.
Can equipment from different manufacturers be combined in one wash plant?
Yes, when the equipment is sized to work together. Check how much material and water each stage receives and discharges, and how those flows reach the next stage. A layout and the specifications for the equipment you already own help our technical solutions team review the fit.
Can you help improve a wash plant I already have?
Yes. Start with the problem you can see: too much moisture in the finished product, good material reporting to the waste stream, or a product that no longer meets gradation. Collect a current feed and product sample if available, along with throughput and water flow. That helps identify which stage to review first.
How do process-water recovery and reuse fit into a washing plant?
A thickener separates solids from process water so clarified water can be considered for reuse. A filter press can remove more water from the concentrated slurry and produce a solids cake for handling. The right setup depends on water demand, feed conditions and how the site handles solids.
Comparing options? Read Should You Rent or Buy Aggregate Equipment? and What Drives the Cost of Aggregate Equipment?
Talk Through Your Washing Application
Tell us about your material, the products you need to produce and the water you have available. We can help you work out the next step.