Unified Screening & Crushing

10/19/2026

Here's a question we get asked: Why are fines ending up in my overs?

One common cause is excessive bed depth on the screen deck.

When material is loaded too heavily, smaller particles cannot work their way down to the screening surface. Instead, they stay trapped in the material bed and pass over the screen with larger rock.

Signs of excessive bed depth include:

* Dirty oversize material

* Reduced screening efficiency

* Poor product gradation

* Difficulty meeting spec

* Lower screening performance after increasing feed rates

Sometimes the solution isn't feeding more material. It's allowing the screen enough opportunity to separate it.

Remember: Unified maintains the largest inventories of screen media in all of North America.

The better your screening, the less unnecessary crushing you need - you decrease your power usage on your crusher AND your conveyors – reducing wear, downtime and overall plant costs.

Domestic weaving and finishing and a regional presence at our 14 facilities across the U.S. allow us to offer the best service and on-site expertise for all Unified products, including the largest inventories of wear parts.

10/15/2026

The cheapest manganese liner is often the most expensive one you'll ever buy.

If inconsistent wear, premature failures, or unexpected changeouts are costing production, it's worth looking beyond just price.

Unified's manganese liners are manufactured under tightly controlled foundry processes and inspected multiple times before they ever reach YOUR plant.

Because consistency in the foundry leads to consistency in the field.

And consistency means more uptime.

Whether you are under that incredibly blue sky of Utah 😎 or crushing it anywhere in the U.S., count on Unified for the reliable wear parts that keep production moving - and help make your next changeout as predictable as your last.



Shout out to Unified Rep and photog 📸 Josh Meador

09/23/2026

Great to invite Pit & Quarry Magazine to visit our MN facility!

Proud to be and

09/23/2026

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Remember: ONE clamp rail for each screen media length. Using one clamp rail for two screens does not allow you to properly tension your screens.

Unified clamp rails meet OEM standards.

Offered in: Rubber, Steel, or Urethane

• Available in six styles

• Identical to original manufactures dimensions

• Standard: 1/4” or Heavy Duty: 5/16

Save time - AND 💵 money!

Single sourcing makes your install easier. Pull from the same pallet when replacing screens: clamp rails, channel rubber, bolts and hardware.

Remember: we still manufacture screen media in the U.S.!

09/16/2026

09/15/2026

If you are in the aggregate production business, you know the role a wash plant plays – helping to clean and classify aggregates, including sand and gravel – because clean aggregates make for higher-quality construction sand or rock.

But did you also know that wash plants are used in:
♻️ Recycling – to clean and separate recycled items like glass, plastics, and metals, improving the quality of recycled aggregates.

🥕 Agriculture – to clean and process harvested crops like potatoes or carrots and root vegetables. Removing soil and debris boosts their shelf life.

🌎 Environmental Remediation – to clean contaminated soil or sediment, helping to remove pollutants and contaminants and making the soil safer for reuse or disposal.

And, while we're talking wash plants, don't forget: Unified maintains the largest inventories of screen media in all of North America.

Domestic weaving and finishing and a regional presence at our 14 facilities across the U.S. allow us to offer the best service and on-site expertise for all Unified products.

It also makes it possible to provide 24-hour delivery of products on our stock list and fast delivery on custom orders.

Wire, urethane, and rubber screen media products?

09/09/2026

We were excited to invite Pit & Quarry to visit our MN facility!

Unified knows: no two quarries are the same. No two pits are alike.

Hardrock? No problem. Sand and gravel? We’ve got you covered.

TWO products in the same pit? We’ve got screens for that.

Grain structure of the fines different from pit to pit? We can help.

Proud to serve our important aggregates and mining industries. Expect more than a cookie-cutter approach from Unified.

A new episode of Drilling Deeper is now available! 🎙️

In Episode 75, Pit & Quarry managing editor Jack Kopanski shares insights from a recent trip to Minnesota, including conversations with leaders from Tecweigh, Wm D Scepaniak, Inc and Unified Screening & Crushing.

The episode covers PLC communication, real-time data, remote plant visibility, contract crushing, scanning technology and the outlook for aggregate demand tied to infrastructure and data center development.

🎧 Watch or listen now: https://buff.ly/GkUjnkq

09/08/2026

That material left on the belt after discharge doesn't just make a mess.

Carryback can quickly build up under conveyors, foul rollers, freeze idlers, increase belt friction, and create unnecessary wear on your equipment.

What starts as a little material on the return side can turn into:
❌Premature belt damage
❌ More maintenance hours
❌ Increased cleanup costs
❌ Unplanned downtime

Sometimes the most expensive material in your plant is the material that isn't supposed to be there.

Number one solution: stop it before it becomes a maintenance problem.
✅ Proper belt cleaning
✅ Effective containment
✅ Quality belting
✅ Well-maintained conveyor components
..all work together to keep material on the belt and out of walkways, return rollers, and maintenance budgets.

That conveyor belting, and those drive belts? We stock 'em! The durability, abrasion / wear and tear resistance you need in any application.

If it goes on a rock plant, we supply it!

Single source makes it so easy for your front-line team. Save⏰and💰.

A conveyor system should move material—not create more work for your crew.

09/03/2026

Unified is proud to supply our and customers – working to create the infrastructure we all rely on!

Have a safe and restful Labor Day weekend!

08/25/2026

And sometimes you FISH! 🎣 Thank you Michigan Aggregates Association for the chance to host on an auction/raffle item.

Was it Mark Twain who said: "Do not tell fish stories where the people know you. Particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish." — no fish tales need this day.

We are proud to support our industry's important associations.

with Doug VanBelkum