Air Classification

As the demand for sustainable practices in the energy and construction sectors continues to rise, finding effective ways to manage byproducts like fly ash has never been more important. Fly ash is a fine particulate material generated during the coal combustion process. It is carried up through the flue gases and captured using pollution control […]

Did you know? From the first automatic transmission to the latest version of electric vehicle batteries…Sturtevant remains rooted in automobile technology The modern-day automatic transmission can be traced all the way back to 1904 when T.J Sturtevant of the Sturtevant Mill Company located in Boston, Massachusetts designed and developed the very first automatic transmission.  It had two

If fine particles are good, are finer particles better? The ongoing nanoparticle revolution continues to challenge fine powder producers with the pursuit for finer and finer particle size distributions.  The ultra-high surface-to-volume ratios of nanoparticles are very appealing to some producers. Will the future of battery grade lithium carbonate applications lead producers to pursue a

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, 63.2% of pet owners consider their pets to be members of the family. Given this statistic, it should come as no surprise that more and more pet owners are moving to premium pet foods for their animals resulting in the rise of the premium pet food market. When walking

Reducing any raw material in size is typically the most expensive part of any dry processing system.  This is due to the amount of energy required to breakdown larger particles into smaller particles.  So if you can reduce the amount of material that has to be subjected to milling, grinding or micronizing, then you will

Air classifiers do a great job of removing undesirable fines from quarried crushed stone and heavy mineral sands in a dry process without using any water. In order to effectively remove the fine dust, the moisture in the stone sand must be very low, 1-2% is best but some fines can be removed even at

We encourage all of our customers to take the opportunity to visit our lab facilities and get some hands on experience and equipment operator training. You won’t be disappointed! Customers are also encouraged to test their material in our lab. Our testing facility has jet mills, air classifying mills, pin mills, and air classifiers, many

The Sturtevant Whirlwind Mobile Air Classifier is sturdy, compact and maneuverable on roadways and jobs sites AND takes LESS THAN ONE HOUR FROM PARKING TO START CLASSIFYING. Check out the FAQ’s below to learn more about the only self-contained, 100% mobile air classifying plant with integral collapsible conveyors. Why is a mobile classifier any better than

There are many reasons why an aggregate producer should choose Sturtevant to help classify their tons of aggregate material, but if we had to separate just the top ten they’d look something like the below: Cost Savings: No settling ponds, dredging or land restoration Low Capital Cost: No auxiliary equipment needed, such as baghouse, screen,