Screening & Classifying

Industrial Screening and Classifying Products

Screening media, replacement sifter screens, cleaner balls, frames and sifting machinery for vibratory, gyratory and rotary screening equipment.

Media to Machinery

One screening source.

Re-Screening

Most frames in one day.

Fits OEM Equipment

Screens built to fit.

Sifting Machinery

Gyratory and reclaim sifters.

Product Categories

Screening Products for Every Sifter

Choose a category to see screen types, materials and sizes, and what to send us for a quote.

Rolls of stainless steel and nylon screen mesh

Screening Media

Stainless steel wire cloth and nylon mesh.

Replacement screens for a vibratory separator

Vibratory

Replacement screens for vibratory separators.

Sifter screens with bonded edges

Edged Screens

Cotton, polyester, Nomex, vinyl and hook edges.

Screen stretching machine re-screening a sifter frame

Round & Pretension

Pretensioned screens and re-screening.

Non-blinding aggregate screen deck

Aggregate

Non-blinding aggregate screens.

Cylindrical screen for a rotary sifter

Cylindrical/Rotary

Screens for reel type rotary sifters.

Polyurethane sifter cleaner balls

Cleaner Balls

Polyurethane, rubber and silicone balls.

Poplar wood sifter screen frames

Frames

Wood and metal sifter frames.

Gyratory sifter in a flour mill

Machinery

Gyratory, reclaim and vibratory sifters.

How It Works

What Is Screening and Classifying?

Screening and classifying separates dry bulk material by particle size. Product travels across a screen surface on a vibrating screen, gyratory sifter or rotary sifter. Fine particles pass through the mesh openings while oversize particles and foreign material move off as overs. Stacking screens gives several separations in one pass.

The screen does the separating, so the screening media, the screen tension and the edge or frame decide your particle size, throughput and screen life. Blinding and pegging close off the openings and cut capacity, which is why cleaner balls and non-blinding screens matter.

American Fabric Filter supplies the mesh, the replacement screens, the frames and parts, and the sifting machinery, and helps you match them to your product and equipment.

Warning Signs

Signs Your Screens Need Attention

  • Throughput dropping on the screener

  • Oversize or foreign material in the fines

  • Screens blinding or pegging

  • Torn mesh or failing edge bonds

  • Screens not seating in the frame

Need replacement mesh? See our screening media →

Compare

Choosing a Screening Product

Use this guide to find the right screening product, then open the category for materials, sizes and what to send us for a quote.

Product What It Does Best For
Screening Media Stainless steel wire cloth and nylon mesh Building or replacing any screen
Vibratory Screens Replacement screens for vibratory separators Round vibratory separators
Edged Screens Bonded, vinyl or hook edges protect the screen Food grade, high temperature and scalping
Round and Pretensioned Even tension on metal or synthetic cloth OEM sifters and re-screening frames
Aggregate Screens Independently vibrating wires resist blinding Aggregate with pegging and blinding
Cylindrical Screens Sleeve screens for reel type sifters Rotary sifters and fine powders
Cleaner Balls Bounce against the mesh to prevent blinding Sifters with ball trays
Frames Wood and metal frames hold the screen Rotex, milling and sifting equipment
Machinery Gyratory, reclaim and vibratory sifters New sifting capacity
Industries

Screening and Classifying by Industry

Screens, media and sifters for food, pharmaceutical, milling, coating and industrial screening.

Food Processing

Pharmaceutical

Milling

Powder Coating

Manufacturing

Metal Working

Oil Field

Wastewater Treatment

FAQs

Screening and Classifying Questions

Tell us your product, equipment and separations, and we will match the right screen.

What is screening and classifying?

Screening and classifying separates dry bulk material by particle size. Product passes over a screen, fines pass through the mesh openings, and oversize particles and foreign material are carried off as overs. Stacking screens gives several separations, or fractions, in one pass.

We offer screening media, replacement screens for vibratory separators, edged screens, round and pretensioned screens, non-blinding aggregate screens, cylindrical screens for rotary sifters, cleaner balls, wood and metal frames and sifting machinery.

We stock stainless steel wire cloth and nylon monofilament mesh, and we build screens with the mesh count and material your separation requires.

Yes. We have precision power stretching equipment capable of re-screening most Great Western, Sweco, Kason and other adhesive bonded frames, and most frames up to 4 ft x 4 ft in stock mesh are completed in one day.

Blinding means loss of capacity and more overs. Sifter cleaner balls knock material loose from the underside of the mesh, and non-blinding screens use independently vibrating wires to keep openings clear.

Yes. American Fabric Filter and our sister company, Sifter Parts & Service, manufacture the CS-1 gyratory sifter, RS-1 and RS-2 reclaim sifters and round vibratory sifters.

Filtration

Need Filtration Too?

AFF also manufactures filters and media for industrial air and liquid filtration.

Air Filtration

Dust collection filters and parts.

Liquid Filtration

Liquid filter bags, cartridges and housings.

Custom Production

Fabric products built to your drawing.

Shop All Products

Browse everything in our online store.

Need Help Choosing a Screen?

Send us your product, sifter model, screen size and mesh, and we will quote the right screening product.