Metso has opened a brand new, state-of-the-art Separation laboratory and pilot space at its Analysis Heart in Pori, Finland, bringing expanded analysis and improvement companies for its clients. The opening of the laboratory helps Metso’s technique as a number one associate in creating superior flotation and beneficiation options for the worldwide minerals business. IM Editorial Director Paul Moore was there for the ribbon slicing and had the possibility to tour the brand new facility and study its capabilities.
IM Editorial Director Paul Moore with Rodrigo Grau, Metso VP Course of Efficiency on the new Separation lab opening
“Our new Separation laboratory in Pori encompasses our newest flotation applied sciences for the beneficiation of wonderful and ultrafine but additionally coarse particles. It has been expanded with a Concorde CellTM laboratory unit, that may be modularised for extra advanced take a look at work and R&D, and auxiliary gear for swifter pattern preparation and processing. It will permit us to ship high-quality take a look at work sooner and develop full flowsheets for the flotation vegetation of tomorrow,” mentioned Antti Rinne, Vice President, Flotation, at Metso. “With a totally built-in beneficiation and assays lab, we will deal with a bigger quantity of testing whereas sustaining the very best requirements.”
The most recent improvement on the Pori Analysis Heart is the brand new coarse particle flotation (CPF) cell, which introduces a novel deep-froth pneumatic design that eliminates the necessity for fluidised beds. It’s set for launch in 2026 following industrial-scale testing.
Metso Plus flotation applied sciences, such because the Concorde Cell and FloatForce®+, had been validated at Pori earlier than their launch. Each are at the moment referenced globally throughout a variety of commodities. The FloatForce+ rotor-stator system for TankCell® flotation cells is setting a brand new benchmark for flotation efficiency whereas retaining the qualities of its predecessor. The Concorde Cell is a high-intensity pneumatic flotation cell in a position to selectively float fines and ultrafines, which had been beforehand unrecoverable.
The Metso Analysis Heart in Pori is certainly one of Metso’s hubs for analysis and product improvement and is concentrated on mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, battery materials course of options and smelting applied sciences. With round 180 consultants and intensive lab and pilot plant amenities, it gives distinctive testing capabilities for course of improvement, gear choice and optimisation. The centre additionally provides mineralogical and chemical analytical companies, in addition to supplies analysis.
Globally, Metso’s analysis infrastructure spans a number of strategic areas around the globe supporting bench to pilot-scale testing, course of simulation, and optimisation throughout mining, aggregates, and metallurgical processes. These capabilities make Metso a trusted associate for delivering sustainable and scalable options to the minerals and metals business.
