Certainly not ones for doing things by halves, Bettergrows newly acquired processing facility in Northern NSW demanded an initial screening requirement of 120ktpa of compost from the offset. High performance at an economical cost was outlined as the pre-requisite to their technology selection.

After the initial consultation with FOCUS enviro, BetterGrow was invited to see two Melbourne based large scale producers of organics who have been successfully running the EDGE TRT Trommels for the past two years in similar applications. Then having past the qualifying stage FOCUS enviro was invited to showcase the high production trommel on site and to put the machine through its paces. Bettergrow Operations Manager Neale Hogarth attended the trials and was impressed by the screening system capacity to size their materials at small apertures without losing screen efficiency.

“Using the EDGE trommel screen, we were able to adjust the screen angle, drum speed and even the feeder speed while the machine was running. This allowed us to actually see in real time what differences the settings changes were having on the material flow, carry over and quality of the fines. Even when we need to produce different product sizes or if the material characteristics change due to the weather; we are able to always achieve peak output tonnage without losing saleable product into our overs” said Neale. “when you combine this with the physical size of the machine, we could see why the EDGE trommel is becoming so popular” added Neale.

The EDGE 2m x 6.9m long drum provides excellent screening options and is driven via a direct 4 wheel drive system with a variable drum speed of 0-30 rpm. Various aperture meshes, punch plate, fully welded punch plate and drums with scrolls are all available and interchangeable in the TRT622 model.