Mechanical screening

Separating granulated ore by particle size

Mechanical screening, often just called screening, is the practice of taking granulated or crushed material and separating it into multiple grades by particle size. This practice occurs in a variety of industries such as mining and mineral processing, agriculture, pharmaceutical, food, plastics, and recycling. A method of separating solid particles according to size alone is called screening.

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