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JXSC spiral sand washer is an indispensable sand and gravel cleaning, grading, and impurity removal equipment in industries such as metallurgy, building materials, hydropower, and mining. It primarily achieves deep separation of mud and impurities from sand and gravel materials, providing clean, compliant finished sand for downstream production. Its innovative design, which separates the bearings from the material, effectively avoids the pain points of traditional sand washer machines, such as easy wear and high failure rates. Single-spiral or double-spiral models can be designed, both meeting the high cleanliness and environmental protection requirements of mineral sand purification and sand making production lines. It is an ideal sand washing solution for modern sand and gravel processing enterprises to enhance their competitiveness.
Spiral sand washers are specialized equipment for cleaning, grading, removing impurities, and dewatering sand and gravel materials. They are widely used in mining, sand and gravel plants, concrete mixing plants, water conservancy projects, and industries such as glass and metallurgy. It uses spiral blades to propel materials, combined with water flow to wash away impurities such as clay, dust, and organic matter on the surface, thereby improving the purity of the sand. This ensures that the gradation and fineness modulus of the finished sand fully meet national standards for construction sand, providing a solid guarantee for concrete strength and the durability of water conservancy projects. Single-spiral or double-spiral sand washing machines can be selected according to production scale, and they are suitable for various sand and gravel aggregates or ores such as river sand, manufactured sand, quartz sand, kaolin, granite, silica sand, and zircon sand, ranging from 0-20mm.
In the production of construction sand, industrial sand, mineral sand processing, aggregate purification, and sand making, spiral sand washing machines are one of the key pieces of equipment to ensure the cleanliness of sand materials. Compared to other sand washing equipment (such as wheel sand washers), spiral sand washers use spiral blades to push materials, achieving efficient cleaning under the scouring of water flow. They also have a dewatering function, reducing the moisture content of the finished sand. We can also configure our wastewater recycling system and fine sand recovery device, which not only realizes the reuse of water resources, but also controls the fine sand loss rate to within 3%. The core features of this spiral sand washer are high cleaning efficiency, low energy consumption, simple structure, stable operation, and effective separation of materials of different particle sizes, especially achieving optimal cleaning efficiency when processing sand with high mud content (15%-25%).
Transmission Device
Includes cycloidal pinwheel reducer, dustproof gearbox and motor. It adopts a fully enclosed structure design, effectively preventing water and dust from entering the interior, and the transmission efficiency is over 95%.
Spiral Spindle
Usually made of high-strength manganese steel or wear-resistant alloy, with wear-resistant blades welded to the surface, responsible for pushing materials to tumble, friction cleaning, and conveying discharge.
Spray System
Water pipes and nozzles arranged above the sand washing tank provide high-pressure water flow to rinse the sand and gravel, improving the washing efficiency.
Sand Washing Tank
Designed as a U-shaped or semi-circular inclined tank to extend the material residence time and facilitate the upward conveying of materials and the overflow discharge of impurities.
Lifting Mechanism
Supports flexible adjustment of the screw shaft angle, which can optimize and improve the effect according to the material moisture content and dehydration requirements.
1. High cleanliness: The powerful agitation of the spiral blades ensures full contact between the sand and water, removing more than 95% of impurities such as mud and dust from the surface of the sand and gravel. The mud content of the finished sand is ≤1%, meeting the high-grade standards for construction sand.
2. Energy-saving and environmentally friendly: The motor has low power consumption, and its water and electricity consumption is more than 30% lower than that of a wheel sand washing machine. It supports a water recycling system to reduce wastewater discharge.
3. Minimal material loss: The reasonable overflow design and adjustable weir plate control enable a fine sand recovery rate of over 98%.
4. Highly adaptable: The tank length, spiral diameter and other parameters can be customized according to production needs. It can process raw materials with a mud content of up to 20% and has no strict requirements on particle size.
5. Stable operation: The JXSC spiral sand washer adopts a fully enclosed transmission device, ensuring that the equipment can still operate stably in humid and dusty environments without abnormal vibration or noise.
6. Extended service life: Key components such as the spiral blades are made of high-manganese steel using a welding process, and the tank is lined with wear-resistant rubber, resulting in excellent durability. The design of completely separating the bearings from water and materials reduces replacement frequency and maintenance costs.
7. Automated control: Optional intelligent PLC system can be equipped to adjust the speed and water volume in real time, optimize the cleaning effect, and reduce the need for manual intervention.
8. Configurable: It can be integrated with a dewatering screen to form a fine sand recovery system, which can complete “washing + dewatering” in one go, directly producing finished sand with low moisture content and improving product value.
The spiral sand washer uses inclined spiral blades that rotate within the tank. Material enters through the feed inlet and is continuously tumbled by the blades. Water is injected from the bottom, causing light impurities (such as clay and organic matter) to float and be discharged from the overflow outlet. Clean sand and gravel settle due to gravity and are pushed by the spiral to the top discharge outlet, thus completing dewatering. Throughout the process, the blade speed and water flow are adjustable to accommodate materials of different particle sizes and mud contents.
Model | Screw Dia.(mm) | Screw Number | Feeding Size(mm) | Capacity | Water Consumption | Motor Power(kw) | Overall Dimensions(mm) |
XL-750 | 750 | 1 | ＜10 | 20-40 | 9-60 | 7.5 | 7000×950×1330 |
2XL-750 | 750 | 2 | ＜10 | 50-70 | 18-120 | 2*7.5 | 7000×1750×1330 |
XL-1000 | 1000 | 1 | ＜10 | 50-80 | 10-70 | 11 | 8070×1200×1638 |
2XL-1000 | 1000 | 2 | ＜10 | 100-150 | 20-140 | 2*11 | 8070×2250×1638 |
XL-1200 | 1200 | 1 | ＜20 | 100-120 | 20-140 | 18.5 | 9070×1430×1900 |
2XL-1200 | 1200 | 2 | ＜20 | 150-180 | 40-280 | 2*18.5 | 9070×2700×1900 |
XL-1500 | 1500 | 1 | ＜20 | 150-200 | 60-300 | 22 | 10800×1720×1900 |
2XL-1500 | 1500 | 2 | ＜20 | 200-300 | 120-450 | 2*22 | 10800×3300×1900 |
XL-2000 | 2000 | 1 | ＜20 | 250-320 | 160-460 | 37 | 11000×2200×2100 |
XL-2400 | 2400 | 1 | ＜20 | 320-400 | 200-620 | 45 | 12500×2700×2200 |
Suitable for river sand, mountain sand, manufactured sand, quartz sand, pebbles, crushed stone, kaolin, and other ores or aggregates ranging from 0-20mm. It can process natural sand, artificial sand, and road construction aggregates.
Generally speaking, models with a capacity of 10-50 tons per hour are suitable for small sand and gravel plants, medium-sized models with a capacity of 50-200 tons per hour are suitable for regional building material suppliers, and large-scale equipment with a capacity of 200-400 tons or more is suitable for large mines or concrete mixing plants. When purchasing, it is necessary to consider the characteristics of the material (such as mud content and particle size) and subsequent processes.
Note: We recommend contacting our experts to determine the optimal capacity configuration through actual material testing.
The national standard for “construction sand” requires a mud content of ≤3%. JXSC’s high-quality spiral sand washing machine can achieve a washing efficiency of over 95% and reduce the mud content to 0.5%-2%, fully meeting the standard.
Spiral sand washers use an axial propulsion principle, suitable for projects with high mud content and large processing capacity (20-400t/h), and also have a dewatering function. Bucket wheel sand washers, on the other hand, rely on bucket wheels to scoop water, occupying less space but with lower capacity (15-200t/h). Spiral washers have slightly higher energy consumption, but produce higher quality finished products, making them suitable for high-standard building material production. The specific choice depends on the characteristics of the material.
Yes, for difficult-to-wash materials with a mud content exceeding 20%, we recommend choosing our double spiral sand washing machine or adding a pre-washing device (vibrating screen + spray). Details can be customized according to your needs, including wear-resistant materials and washing tank length.
The site needs to be flat and hardened, with power and water supply available. The installation angle is typically 15°-18°, and additional space must be reserved for operation and maintenance. Manufacturers usually provide installation drawings and remote guidance, but on-site installation is also possible (fees to be negotiated).
Washing wastewater can be recycled through sedimentation tanks or treated with a filter press. The equipment features a built-in leak-proof design and meets environmental standards in most regions. Local emission requirements need to be confirmed in advance. JXSC can provide customized washing and filtering solutions.
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