Conventional and HiFlo™ High Rate ThickenersBenefits• Robust construction• Self-diluting feedwell for optimal

flocculation• Enhanced polymer injection• Cage & shaft lifting devices• Efficient solids transport

Applications• Grind• Concentrate• Tailings• Leach• CCD circuits• Acid mine drainage

Paste - DeepBed™/ HiDensity™ ThickenersBenefits• High-shear-strength underflow• Maximum transportable

densities• Optimal polymer utilization• Small footprint

• High-torque solids transport

Applications• Mineral tailings• Paste backfill• Steep slope disposal• CCD circuits

Minerals Processing Equipment

AltaFlo™ High Rate ThickenersBenefits• Small footprint • Process adaptability• Dense underflow solids • Ease of operation • Simple design• No moving parts

• Low capital / operating costs

Applications • Concentrates• Ni / Cu flotation• Gold mill circuit• Phosphates• Backfill slimes• Diamonds (alluvial) • Tailings re-treatment• Uranium diurinate• Iron ore tailings• Gold tailings

WesTech

Benefits• Mixing, flocculation, and

sedimentation all in one unit• Excellent capture of fine and

colloidal solids• WesTech heavy-duty precision

bearing dual drive unit• Clean overflow

Applications• Lime softening• Acid mine drainage• Turbidity reduction• Water treatment• Filtration pre-treatment• Double-Vee Hopper design for

Merrill-Crowe process

CONTACT™ Clarifiers

Traction Thickeners

Man Camps

Benefits• Cost-effective alternative to

conventional units• Lower maintenance • Large diameter installations

Applications• Minerals tailings• Alumina red mud• High-tonnage / high-torque

applications

Benefits• Clarifies to less than 20 PPM• Eliminates sand filtration• No moving parts• Small footprint • Developed specifically for

clarification of pregnant solution

Applications • Pregnant solutions• Solvent extraction• Merrill-Crowe process• All mineral clarification needs

Buoyant Media Clarifiers

Wastewater Package Plants • Biological treatment• Secondary clarification• Digestion• Tertiary filtration

Water Package Plants• Ultrafiltration systems • 2-Stage filter package plants • Chemical feed systems • Instrumentation packages

Vacuum Drum Filters

Horizontal Belt Filters

Benefits• Easy to operate• Lower cost than belt filters• Multiple cake discharge options• No need for complicated

tracking devices• Wide range of filter cloths

Applications• Dewatering• Tailings• Concentrate• FGD• Alumina red mud• Kaolin clay

Vacuum Disc FiltersBenefits• Highest filtration area per

footprint• Simple operation• Efficient cake discharge• High-capacity replaceable

piping

Applications• Cu concentrate• Moly concentrate• Flotation coal• Tailings• Industrial minerals• Paste backfill

Replacement Drives for ThickenersBenefits• Fabricated steel housings and alloy precision bearings• Long main bearing life (>50 years)• Bi-directional lift thrust (up AND down)• Direct-coupled motors, reducers, and drive shafts

Applications• Direct bolt-in replacement for EVERY thickener regardless of original manufacturer

Benefits• Flexibility of operation• Low O&M costs• Better washing efficiency• Co-current or counter-current• Continuous filter cloth• Drier filter cakes

Applications • Coal• Phosphoric acid• Chemicals• Copper leach• Gold• Industrial minerals• Uranium

tel: 801.265.1000 fax: 801. 265.1080 3625 S. West Temple, SLC, UT 84115, USAwww.westech-inc.com

Carbon Retention ScreensBenefits • High availability• Low operating cost• Low maintenance• Low noise and vibration

Applications• CIP- carbon in pulp circuits• CIL- carbon in leach circuits

Standard Sizes • Up to 13.5 m2

• Capacities to 1200 m3/hr• Replacement Screens for other

manufacturers

Lab and Pilot Testing Equipment & Services

• WesTech employs a trained staff of process engineers and technicians to assist with laboratory and pilot studies. We operate a full-service in-house laboratory in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and field lab units in Australia, South America, China, and Africa.

• WesTech also has many types of pilot-scale units available: Paste Thickeners, High-rate and Ultra-high-rate Thickeners, Buoyant Media Clarifier, Solids Contact Clarifiers, Horizontal Belt Filter, Linear Screen, Precoat Filter, and Vacuum Drum Filters.

Parts and Service for all Equipment Lines • 24-hour Spare Parts availability

• Expert Field Service for start up, retrofit, and repairs

Call today to discuss your process equipment needs.

Benefits • Low Maintenance• No Vibration for Less Noise• High Screening Efficiency• Continuous Cloth Washing

Applications• Trash Screen• Carbon Safety Screen • Classification Screen

Standard Sizes • Up to 30m2

• Screen opening from 10 to 50 mesh (0.3 to 2.0 mm)

Linear Screens