Amwell builds quality heavy duty front cleaned bar screens to your specifications in vertical or inclined designs in widths from 1.5 ft. to 7 ft. and depths to 30 ft in stainless steel or carbon steel construction. All models are powered by shaft mounted direct drives. Options include “pivot mounted design” for easy maintenance and more. Choose Amwell bar screens as your first line of defense.
Protect your downstream equipment from hazardous debris with reliable Amwell bar screens. Choose from stainless or carbon steel construction with widths from 1 ft. to 7 ft. and depths to 30 ft. All units feature shaft mounted direct drives controlled by either timers or differential liquid level controllers. Pivoted designs allow the entire mechanism to pivot out of the channel for ease of maintenance. Front cleaned screens can be vertical or inclined at 75° or 84°.
Standard screen openings are 1/2" to 1 1/2". Screen rakes are driven by your choice of stainless steel, cast iron or polymer coated chain with metallic or non-metallic sprockets. All bar screens are fully assembled and thoroughly shop tested to insure trouble-free operation prior to shipment. Units can be fabricated in sections to allow installation in existing structures.
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For comprehensive product specifications, drawings and additional options for any system, contact your local Amwell Representative or call our corporate office at 630-898-6900.
Maintenance of the 33-year-old bar screens at the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Water Reclamation Plant was stressing the operators. Shear pin failures occurred often, and almost always on weekends. The worn and corroded mild steel frames allowed chain guides to wobble, requiring constant chain tension adjustments. When some 1-inch screen rack bars broke, they weren’t replaced because of their difficult location and the unit’s age. Operators worried that rags slipping through the larger gaps would clog pumps and flood lift stations... Read more