Event
St. Louis, Missouri
25 - 27 Mar 2025
AGG1 2025
CDE technology is driving plant optimisation for PF Formation.
Tonnage
400tph
Material
Sand & Gravel
Output
Fines, 0-3mm
End Use
Construction products
CDE technology is driving plant optimisation for New South Wales sand producer, PF Formation.
Monitoring the 400tph solution’s real-time data and insights is allowing the firm to maximise return on investment.
The third-generation family business was established in 1956 by company founder Glen Graham and is now managed by Glen’s grandsons Joshua and Luke Graham. The firm can now maximise investment thanks to real-time data and insights provided by the CDE solution.
PF Formation continues to strive to improve the business, the environmental controls, and the relationship with the local community. Luke and Joshua had a vision to improve sand quality and supply to the Sydney market where demand outstrips supply.
Commenting on the decision to work with CDE, Luke Graham, Managing Director at PF Formation, said: “Our main aim with this investment was to understand how we could process more material effectively and CDE had the means to support us on this journey.”
the solution
PF Formation’s plant is equipped with our innovative SmartTech technology which enables customers to understand their plant’s performance, schedule maintenance and easily order parts. Sensors fitted to a plant provide up to 300 precise data points and continuously stream real-time, in-depth performance reports, creating a transparent overview of the health of a plant. This live feed is accessible 24/7 through a mobile app.
Our pioneering 400tph solution for PF Formation incorporates a feed hopper, infinityTM inclined screening technology over a large sump, two Counter Flow Classification Unit (CFCU) systems, an AquaCycle™ thickener, and an AquaStore water tank. The L45 feed hopper, with a capacity of 44 tonnes, is direct truck fed and is fitted with hydraulic tipping grid and lined hopper bin to maximise ease of material flow.
After pre-screening, material is pumped to cyclones for an initial wash, removing the first of the silt and then gets fed to the attrition cells, which are used to scrub the sand and liberate any fine clays and silts. The sand is then fed to the two CFCUs which are used to float off the very fine particles and give the sand one final polish.
The results
The solution is allows PF Formation to produce fine sand and a 0-3mm sand which is supplied for use in mainly concrete in the local area.
Jason Hartmann, our Business Development Manager, says it’s been a very rewarding process working with PF Formation: “CDE and PF Formation have similar company values, forming the foundation of this fruitful relationship. We’re proud to be supporting Luke, Joshua and the wider team in maximum recovery of valuable fines from sand and utilising the most from a natural resource.”
Luke Graham added: “CDE’s solution is allowing us to maximise resource yield, maximise equipment life, minimise waste and maximise return on investment, it is everything we could want in one plant."
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