Major Wire Industries Forms A Global Screening Alliance With Haver & Boecker

We are proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with Germany-based Haver & Boecker, owner of W.S. Tyler Canada Ltd. located in St. Catharines, Ontario, to establish a global screening alliance starting on January 1, 2012. Bringing together our collective experience of more than 250 years in screening and a broad product line involving screen media, vibrating screens, washing and pelletizing equipment, the alliance seeks to expand our growth opportunities while further strengthening our current capabilities with customers throughout the North American and global aggregate, mining and mineral markets.

The way our customers currently do business with both companies has not changed. Major Wire and W.S. Tyler dealers and representatives will continue serving our respective customers and prospects as we do today. Fortunately, there is very minimal overlap of independent dealers and representatives within North America and globally. As part of the alliance, W.S. Tyler management has asked Major Wire to manage its Salisbury, North Carolina, facility with the intent to serve Major Wire’s extensive dealer network throughout the U.S. and in Latin America. All remaining operations for both companies will continue to operate independently.

“A few years ago I began developing a succession plan that would ensure that Major Wire would continue to expand and provide long-term opportunity for our employees and loyal customer base after I retire,” explained Jean Leblond, president and owner of Major Wire Industries. He added that he has found a partner that shares the same values, desire to invest in the future and focuses on the customer first.

Representing its parent company Haver & Boecker, Canadian subsidiary W.S. Tyler will initially acquire a 40% share of Major Wire Industries on January 1, 2012, and purchase the remaining 60% in 2016.

“Our alliance with Major Wire will prove to be a unique opportunity for two family-owned manufacturers to effectively employ their combined strengths and expertise to the benefit of the North American and global mining, mineral and aggregate markets,” commented Walter Haver, joint owner of Haver & Boecker. “It is clearly a win-win for all personnel, sales channels, vendors and most of all, the customers we serve.”
Flex-Mat Vibrating Wire Technology Turns 15!

Flex-Mat® independently vibrating wire technology has been revolutionizing the screening industry for 15 years. Since its introduction in 1996, Flex-Mat technology, now in its third generation with Flex-Mat 3 Tensioned and Modular versions, has been providing solutions to common screening challenges and a way to increase product value and return on investment.

Previously, self-cleaning screen media was mostly available through European manufacturers, resulting in long lead times and high costs for North American screening operations. To solve this problem, Jean Leblond, President and Owner of Major Wire, began locally manufacturing tensioned self-cleaning screen media that does not have cross wires and lasts up to three times longer than traditional woven wire.

Unique in design, Flex-Mat technology is made of crimped wires assembled side-by-side and held together by distinctive lime-green polyurethane strips. Because each wire vibrates independently, it increases material screening action and in-spec material throughput, virtually eliminates blinding, pegging and clogging and reduces downtime spent cleaning or replacing screen media.

Initially available in Series D and T tensioned panels, Major Wire began offering Flex-Mat Technology in Series S in 1999 and LFM™ Harp Wire in 2001. By 2005, Major Wire had advanced Flex-Mat technology to it’s third generation, Flex-Mat 3. Continuing to revolutionize the screening industry, Major Wire introduced Flex-Mat 1-foot x 1-foot (305 mm x 305 mm) panels for modular screen decks in 2007 and 1-foot x 2-foot (305 mm x 610 mm) modular panels in 2011.

Since 1996, Major Wire has been able to manufacture Flex-Mat self-cleaning screen media cost effectively with competitive lead times for screening operations throughout the globe. To date, it has been proven in more than 20,000 aggregate, mining and recycle applications worldwide.
Major Wire Expands Screening Expertise

Names Nepean Rubber & Plastics New Australian Authorized Dealer

As a leading manufacturer and—most importantly—global provider of screening solutions, we are constantly looking to build customer relationships throughout the world to expand our expertise and solve your toughest screening challenges. We recently did just that, teaming with our new Authorized Dealer Nepean Rubber & Plastics. In addition to providing screen media solutions currently not available in Australia, Major Wire looks forward to working with Nepean’s quarrying and mining customers to increase their production and overall screening efficiency.

Nepean opened its doors in 1982 and specializes in the quarrying and mining industries, manufacturing everything from rubber linings to conveyor components to screen media. Its screening specialists include David Hewitson, a 25-year industry veteran that has solved screening challenges throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

“You don’t need to be an engineer to look at the local product side by side to see that the Flex-Mat® 3 is put together a whole lot better,” said Hewitson. “Flex-Mat 3 lasts two to three times longer than normal woven mesh. Bringing this product to the Australian market allows all mines and quarries to extend the wear life on all decks just through the availability of the smaller and larger aperture sizes.”

Given Nepean’s strong presence in both quarrying and mining, Nepean stocks many common sizes of Major Wire’s Flex-Mat 3 Tensioned and Modular screen media to quickly meet customer demand. Nepean also offers the rest of Major Wire’s screen media line, which includes OptimumWire® Woven Wire—the strongest woven wire in the industry. As a full service dealer, Nepean will educate its customers through Major Wire’s Screen Maintenance Simplified Seminars as well as conduct on-site Screening Plant Audits that identify problems throughout the entire screening operation and provide recommendations on how to fix them.

To learn more, contact Nepean’s David Hewitson at david.hewitson@nepean-rubber.com.au or call 02-9623-9544.
New 1-foot x 2-foot Flex-Mat® 3 Modular Panels Unveiled

The best screen media increases productivity…even more. Flex-Mat® 3 High-Performance, Self-Cleaning Screen Media technology, which has been proven in 20,000+ applications worldwide, is now available in 1-foot x 2-foot (305 mm x 610 mm) Modular panels. The vibrating wire technology has proven its value in 1-foot x 1-foot (305 mm x 305 mm) Modular panels since 2007. These new 1-foot x 2-foot Modular panels allow operations currently using traditional 1-foot x 2-foot polyurethane and rubber panels to increase their existing screening capacity and in-spec material throughput up to 50%. Each panel can also replace two 1-foot x 1-foot panels without any screen box changes. When compared to using two 1-foot x 1-foot panels, the new 1-foot x 2-foot panels increase open area by an additional 4.6%. 

Made out of OptimumWire®, the industry’s strongest wire, the 1-foot x 2-foot Modular panels provide the durability, ductility, hardness and tensile strength to last longer and minimize labor, maintenance and lost production costs. The Flex-Mat 3 independently vibrating wire technology increases throughput over traditional rigid polyurethane and rubber panels by creating more screening action and eliminating blinding, pegging and clogging.

To meet your needs on virtually any flat-surface screen deck, 1-foot x 2-foot Modular panels are available in snap-, step-, pin- and grooved-types in opening sizes of 30 mesh, or 0.020 inch, up to 1-1/2 inches (30 mesh, or 0.5 mm, to 38 mm).

Flex-Mat 3 is the ideal screening solution in many applications, including aggregate, mining, sand & gravel, aglime, C&D recycle, coal, slag, talc, asphalt, top soil, salt, mulch, industrial minerals and green waste.
Spring Screening Solutions

Two common spring screening challenges faced by producers are wet, sticky material and worn-down equipment. Major Wire’s Flex-Mat® 3 and on-site Screening Plant Audits solve both problems.

 

Flex-Mat 3

Spring showers often create wet material. Screening this wet material causes severe blinding and clogging, which changes material gradations, reduces production and causes plant shutdowns. Flex-Mat 3 in Tensioned and Modular versions solves this problem! Flex-Mat 3’s independently vibrating wires increase screening capacity and in-spec material throughput by up to 50% and lasts three times longer than traditional screen media.

 

Screening Plant Audits

Spring startup often means that all of last year’s equipment comes out of hibernation and is expected to perform. Unfortunately, not every piece of equipment is always up for the challenge. A Major Wire Screening Plant Audit will help you find the equipment that’s not quite up-to-par so you can start the season screening right. Equipment failure and material flow problems cause thousands of dollars in lost production. We’ll identify these problem areas and provide a detailed report with recommendations on how to improve your operation’s productivity.

 

Contact your local Major Wire Authorized Dealer today to learn more about how Flex-Mat 3 can improve your operation and/or to schedule your free on-site Screening Plant Audit.
Producers Praise Flex-Mat® 3

Pit & Quarry and Aggregates & Roadbuilding recently featured stories from producers about the benefits of Flex-Mat® 3. The production results drastically improved for these two North American aggregate operations:

Hinkle Contracting Company – Kentucky, United States

Multiple Hinkle Contracting Company operations were shutting down daily to clean screen media, costing the company thousands in spec-material production. After one Hinkle operation used Flex-Mat 3 Modular to increase spec material production by 25%, another operation installed Flex-Mat 3 Tensioned and doubled its production. Now Hinkle uses Flex-Mat 3 in three fourths of its aggregate facilities.

Read more about how Flex-Mat 3 saved Hinkle Contracting Company thousands in lost production.

 

Morrissey Aggregates Ltd. – British Columbia, Canada

The owner of Morrissey Aggregates Ltd. found his solution to severe blinding and clogging—Flex-Mat 3 Tensioned—at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008. The operation produces 100% more spec material on wet days because it can now run without screen media problems, whereas it used to have to shut down completely. The screen media has passed more than 400,000 tones of material so far without needing to be replaced. The operation can sell its product to more companies because it now easily meets specification requirements.

Read more about how Morrissey Aggregates Ltd. increased production and in-spec product in wet weather using Flex-Mat 3 Tensioned screen media. 
Find Screening Solutions At CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011

Advanced Technology Versus Traditional

Bring your screening challenges and opportunities to us. We’ll take the time to discuss potential options and solutions. Our reputation and that of our Major Wire Authorized Dealers for solving screening issues has become legendary, so stop by and let us prove it to you.

Ask about our Flex-Mat® 3 advanced technology and how it can increase screen capacity, throughput and in-spec production when compared to traditional woven wire and polyurethane and rubber panels.

Flex-Mat 3 is available in tensioned and modular versions. Its independently vibrating wires deliver maximum screening action, producing more throughput in less time. This advanced technology virtually eliminates screen cleaning and keeps screens performing at peak efficiency while reducing annual screen media costs. Flex-Mat 3 Tensioned and Modular panels are recyclable and produced from post-industrial recycled content.

Come see why we now have more than 20,000 successful applications in aggregate, sand & gravel, coal, mining, recycle, minerals and other challenging applications throughout the world. Hear success stories where producers have greatly increased or even doubled their production or more per hour with Flex-Mat 3 technology on all decks.

See You At The Major Wire Booth, Central Hall, Booth 7433.

 

 
Alain Charbonneau Named Major Wire Technical Sales Manager, Mining

Major Wire has promoted Alain Charbonneau to Technical Sales Manager, Mining to address the high demand for Major Wire’s specialty screen media within the mining industry. Charbonneau will continue to work with mine operators throughout the world to identify screening challenges and opportunities that will maximize their screen throughput for diamond, gold, coal, copper, potash, iron ore, fertilizer and other industrial mineral applications. Previously serving as Canadian Territory Manager, Charbonneau has worked with Major Wire’s mining and aggregate customers for more than 12 years. He has helped hundreds of customers increase screen capacity, throughput and screen media wear life, resulting in higher quality and more production.

“Alain has a very technical mind and thinks like an engineer, so it is easy for him to look past the surface of a problem and find the source,” commented Major Wire’s President Jean Leblond. “Our high-performance screen media, especially Flex-Mat® 3 Tensioned and Modular and OptimumWire® Woven Wire, increases open area and production, eliminates common blinding and pegging problems and prevents premature screen media breakage. Alain’s unique attention to detail combined with his knowledge of Major Wire screen media and its benefits, will keep mine operations screening at their full potential.”

As Technical Sales Manager, Mining, Charbonneau will educate mine operators through Major Wire Screen Maintenance Seminars, and identify problems within operations through no-cost, no-obligation Screening Plant Audits. He will also be attending many North American and global mining trade shows, including Coal Prep 2011 and MINExpo 2012.

Alain can be reached at 514.475.3415 or e-mail acharbonneau@majorwire.cc.
Major Wire Plant Audits Prove Their Worth

A poorly performing screening operation will result in lost production time, lower quality product and profit. Even minor problems with material flow and the screen box, such as missing channel rubber, uneven crown (bucker) bars and poor selection and installation of screen media can seriously impact final production numbers and material specifications.

Major Wire offers a no-cost, no-obligation professional Screening Plant Audit conducted by Territory Managers and qualified local Authorized Dealer personnel. A Screening Plant Audit will clearly identify and offer specific solutions to major and minor problems with existing screens and include recommendations on how to maximize a plant’s overall screening performance.

Proven Results

Here’s just one example of how screen operations that try to save money often tend to pay more in the long run by sacrificing material quality and production.

Application: 300 tph, Sand & Gravel

Problems Found: Crown bar rubber failure, abnormal side pan wear and fractures, clamp rail wear, broken and pegged woven wire, broken competitive self-cleaning screen media and the use of multiple screen media types and opening sizes on the same deck.

Corrections: Fixed screen box failures noted above, installed proper clamp rails, replaced the pegged woven wire with OptimumWire® Woven Wire (one opening size) and replaced the broken self-cleaning screen media with Flex-Mat® 3 D configuration (one opening size).

End Result: The premature screen breakage has been completely eliminated, the operation is producing “perfect spec material” for the first time in its history, its woven wire screen media is now lasting 25% longer and Flex-Mat 3 has helped increase overall production by 27%.

Contact your local Major Wire Authorized Dealer today to schedule your no-cost, no-obligation screening plant audit.
New Sales Literature Highlights Exclusive Customer Programs

With the economy today, screening professionals are looking for ways to improve overall efficiency and production capabilities. Because Major Wire progresses right along with you, keeping all of our sales literature up-to-date is a priority to ensure you know how we can help. We recently updated all of our sales literature with the most current product information and exclusive customer support programs that make Major Wire your unique, production-focused screening partner. Click here to download and print it from your home or office.

Major Wire’s exclusive customer support programs include:
Trying Flex-Mat® 3 First Can Save You Up To $50,000

Many manufacturers are telling producers to buy larger screen boxes to increase capacity and throughput. Don’t fall into their expensive trap. We’ve seen the quotes, and the additional cost of buying a larger screen box can run up to $50,000. Trying Flex-Mat® 3 first could save you this unnecessary cost.

Click here to learn more.
See Major Wire At These 2012/2013 Trade Shows

Major Wire will be attending and/or exhibiting at the trade shows noted below in 2012/2013. If we are close to your area, stop by so we can discuss your specific screening challenges and some possible solutions.

AGG1 World of Asphalt 2012 (Booth #2100) Charlotte, North Carolina - March 13th-15th, 2012

Atlantic Heavy Equipment  Moncton, New Brunswich - March 29-30, 2012

Michigan Aggregate Show  Kalamazoo, MI - April 17-18, 2012

CoalPrep 2012 (Booth 1023) Lexington, Kentucky - May 1st-3rd, 2012

CIM 2012, Edmonton, Alberta - May 6-9, 2012

Illinois Aggregate Show  Springfield, IL - May 15, 2012

MinExpo 2012 (Booth #554) Las Vegas, Nevada - September 24th-26th, 2012

Bauma 2013  Munich, Germany - April 15-21, 2013
Richard Bell Named New Major Wire National Accounts Manager

Richard Bell has re-joined Major Wire as its National Accounts Manager. Bell is in charge of progressing current national accounts and creating new agreements that mutually benefit both parties in North America and globally. This is his second stint with Major Wire, serving as the company’s Western U.S. Territory Manager from 2003 to 2005. More recently, Bell comes from Encore Metals of Seattle, Washington, a division of Reliance Steel—the largest U.S. distributor of steel products. Before joining Major Wire in 2003, Bell spent more than 10 years in the aggregate and recycle markets as the Manager of Aggregate Sales for Tramac Corporation and as the Director of Key Account Sales for Ramco Construction Tools.

“Richard understands the needs of aggregate, recycle and coal operations today and already has valuable relationships with many of the largest, most respected producers,” commented Major Wire’s Vice President of Sales Gary Pederson. “Our entire product line, including Flex-Mat® 3 and OptimumWire®, is excellent for national account relationships because of its proven ability to significantly increase material throughput and resistance to abrasion. Combine that with Richard’s ability to show producers how screen media can be used to increase profits in their specific applications, and there is a perfect match for national producers.”

Richard Bell can be reached at (425) 577-9183 or e-mail rbell@majorwire.cc.
Keeping Customers In The Loop

To keep customers updated with the latest company news, equipment information and success stories, Major Wire has built a strong relationship with many industry publications. One of these publications, Construction Equipment Guide, has provided us a link so you can quickly see some of these announcements. Click here to read them!
Aggregates and Mining Today Product Review

 

 

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