Case Studies
Explore our case studies showcasing the versatility, reliability, and performance of Orbit Screens across different industries. These real-world examples highlight how our innovative Orbital Action technology delivers exceptional results, whether it’s processing topsoil, screening crushed slate behind a powerful crusher, or scaling operations for high-production needs. Dive into each story to see how Orbit Screens meets and exceeds the demands of diverse applications, offering efficient solutions that drive productivity and success.
Bill from Ohio
Bill began his topsoil business many years ago, delivering from his farm using a screener—though not an Orbit Screen at the time. As his business grew, Bill upgraded to a larger screener, as shown in the accompanying photograph.
For eight months each year, Bill operated his thriving topsoil business in Iowa, spending winters in Florida. While on Sanibel Island, he spotted an Orbit Screen in action, which immediately caught his attention. Realizing that Orbit Screens was based near his Iowa home, Bill made it a priority to contact the company upon his return in the spring. A phone call and an appointment led to him purchasing the very first production Model 58.
Bill’s customers loved the texture and consistent quality of his screened topsoil, and word-of-mouth referrals helped his business flourish. Now in his mid-80s, after nine successful seasons averaging 250 loads per year, Bill decided it was time to retire. He was ready to sell his screener, truck, and tractor loader.
To do so, he took advantage of the free Pre-Owned page on the Orbit Screens website. Shortly after posting his equipment, Bill received inquiries. He even rented his screener to a potential buyer for a trial run. The buyer and his crew were impressed with the volume and quality of the screened soil—it far exceeded their expectations. Within about 30 days, Bill successfully sold his machine.
The Orbit Screens Pre-Owned page has proven to be a valuable resource for our customers, averaging around 400 unique visitors per month. It offers a low-risk, effective way for owners to sell their Orbital Action equipment compared to traditional auction methods.
Mines Advisory Group
I have had the privilege of being able to work across the world as the mechanical manager in two of the biggest Humanitarian Mineclearance Organisations, The HALO Trust and Mines Advisory Group albeit in war affected countries where the work is extremely stimulating. The challenges are difficult to find off the shelf machinery and equipment to deal with the after war contamination and the investigation leads us to lots of interesting and motivated people particularly when they find out what we want the machines for, Orbit Screens have shared that enthusiasm with support above and beyond.
The first association with Orbit Screens in early 2000 was with the US DOD, in particular Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) or as it is now called, Humanitarian Demining Research and Development (HD R&D) who I have had the privilege to have worked with for over 15 years. The team from HD R&D were looking for a versatile screening unit that was robust, economical, manoeuvrable and simple to operate, particularly in war ravaged countries. My contact with Orbit Screens started with the first unit going into Afghanistan courtesy of US DOD where it was used to screen soil excavated from minefields in the central, northern and western regions, the soil was excavated and fed into the screener and anti-personnel mines and unexploded munitions would appear from the Overs Conveyor. By the time I left Afghanistan there were at least three Orbital Screeners in country, some of those worked around Bagram US Base and I would sometimes wonder whether the Military personnel who would watch us work from behind the wire actually realised that the Orbital Screeners came from the US. Due to the successful use of the Orbital Screener we then bought another one and I accompanied it into Mozambique where it carried out anti-personnel mine clearance working on stockpiled earth along a 70 mile long electric pylon line, which links South Africa. The job entailed screening stockpiled soil that had been bulldozed away from the pylons, which were all minefields, so that after the war the national Electric Company could get access to the pylons for maintenance work. The work took approximately 4 years to complete and the Orbital Screener was the predominant clearance machine, clearing in excess of 10 thousand anti-personnel mines and ordnance.
The move to MAG included an evolution of innovation, which inevitably included the Orbital Screener, which we brought into Northern Iraq, where it worked on legacy minefields from the Iran – Iraq war to the Gulf war barrier minefields and the border minefields of Turkey and Syria, which in recent times the Orbital Screener helped with safe passage for refugees. Again thousands of mines and ordnance have been cleared using the Orbital Screener with over 5000 hours and one engine change and very little in the way of component replacements. This provided the impetus to then buy and bring another Orbital Screener into Lebanon where we are running it on the Israeli – Lebanese border minefields. The continued support from Brad and the company has been great and any issue whether big or small has been met with the same enthusiasm as it has always been.
Guy Petts
Global Mechanical Operations Manager
Mines Advisory Group
Feedback on Orbit Screen's Performance Behind a Sandvik QJ341 Crusher
Hi Brad,
A few years ago, I purchased a screen from you, and it’s been a solid unit. Recently, I acquired the new Sandvik QJ341, their largest crusher, and decided to see how your screen would perform behind it.
With a 1½-inch screen, it manages to keep up while screening crushed slate, but just barely. The screen works well overall, but if any rocks get lodged in the overs conveyor, it stalls the motor. The unit I have is equipped with the metal overs conveyor, not a rubber belt, and it has the Yanmar V-Twin diesel engine—though I believe you’re now using a more powerful engine in your latest models.
We’re considering a larger screening plant for higher production, but I wanted to test this one out first. I was pleasantly surprised—it almost kept up with the crusher! If it had a rubber overs conveyor and a more powerful motor, I’m confident it would have no problem handling the workload.
Attached are some pictures. Thought you might want to check them out.