MOTORIZED BAR SCREEN

Bar screens are automated mechanical systems that remove large solids, such as cans and driftwood, from water streams.

Bar screens generally operate in a conveyor-like system. Solids are picked up by a bar or wire filter that allows the water through. The filter is either intermittently or continuously moved through and out of the water channel to a motorized cleaning and trash area. This prevents the system from failing due to clogging and keeps water flow steady.

Older bar screens required manual cleaning. However, the process is generally too labor-intensive to be practical, making them obsolete when compared to the more cost-effective mechanical systems.

MULTI RAKE BAR SCREEN

Our Multi Rake Bar Screens offer a highly effective and reliable solution for removing medium to large solids from wastewater and industrial process streams

MOTORIZED BAR SCREEN

Our Motorized Bar Screens provide an automated and dependable method for separating solids from liquids in wastewater treatment and industrial applications.

Our Rotary Drum Screens offer an efficient and continuous solution for separating fine solids from liquid streams.

ROTARY DRUM SCREEN

Another important factor to consider is whether an inline strainer would perform better than a bar screen. Inline strainers allow material screens to be moved to a scraper for cleaning via a simple hand wheel or actuation motor. They are ideal for processes where process flow must remain uninterrupted during filtration.

Bar screens are better suited for higher solids concentrations, and many times will slow down the flow rate of the stream. In streams with a complex concentration of solids, multiple bar screens (of gradually finer size) are placed in sequence followed by pumps to reestablish flow rate. Inline strainer(s) come later to maintain flow and catch the remaining solids.

Inline strainers tend to have lower capital and maintenance costs than bar screens. Because of their closed system design, strainers also boast safer conditions for personnel when hazardous materials are involved.

The most common uses for bar screens are in the water and wastewater treatment industry. This includes treating water sent to cooling towers for nuclear power plants, wastewater from industrial sources, and water prepared for commercial use.