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Certify Sieves or Calibrate Sieves --- Should You Do It?

Posted by Art Gatenby on Jun 30, 2010 4:57:00 PM

The relative value of a sieve certification process vs a sieve calibration has perplexed me for a long time.

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Topics: Sieve Shakers, Mid-Point Sieves, Particle Size Analysis, Sieve Calibration, Sieve Testing, Sieves

New ASTM E11-09 Sieve Standards — Exciting or Just Dull ???

Posted by Art Gatenby on Oct 6, 2009 5:42:00 PM

I have often ranted about the limited range of ASTM 11 sieve mesh standards as it relates to individual sieve certification. We at CSC have tried to help clearly distinguish between different levels of inspection and/or degrees of conformity. We outlined three levels of sieve certification. These are working sieves, mesh certified sieves and mid point sieves. There are summary definitions of these categories on the CSC Web site.

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Topics: Sieve Shakers, Particle Size Analysis

Who Cares About Sieve Testing ?

Posted by Art Gatenby on Jun 8, 2009 4:50:00 PM

In one of my more contemplative moments, I thought a bit of history about particle size analysis would be of interest. So let’s see Who Cares About Sieve Testing.

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Topics: Sieve Shakers, Particle Size Analysis, test sieve equipment, sieve mesh

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