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Orbital Drying Shaker

This page shows many beneficial and unique features of VFSI's Orbital Drying Shaker. Take a look and see why VFSI's Orbital Drying Shaker excels in performance, reliability, and durability.

Processing Cuttings
One of the advantages of VFSI's Orbital 3000 Drying Shakers is in processing cuttings. Competitor units have stationary sections which funnel cuttings to the shaker. These areas commonly plug up, must be cleared, and can cause a mess. The VFSI Orbital 3000 Drying Shaker features an extended section of the basket which vibrates with the basket. Cuttings falling into this extended section are vibrated onto the screen, eliminating cuttings holdup.

Drying Shaker Base Types
VFSI offers two different basses for the Orbital 3000 Drying shaker. The first type is the Orbital 3000 Drying shaker on a sturdy frame base, shown on the right. The second type is the Orbital 3000 Drying shaker with a ten barrel "V" bottom sump base with six inch victaulic coupling outlets on each side. Click Orbital 3000 Drying Shaker with Sump to go to this drying shaker page.

Durability:
All baskets are fully seal welded and stress relieved. Seal welding reduces corrosion, adding years to machine life. The Orbital Mud Cleaner pretension screening machine requires minimal maintenance, even in oil based muds.

Corrosion Protection:
Two layers of powder coat. Baked on zinc-rich epoxy first coat provides corrosion resistance. Final coat provides abrasion resistance. Most fasteners are stainless steel, providing excellent corrosion resistance.

Vibration Isolation:
The Orbital Drying Shaker is exceptionally quiet, due to efficient isolation, orbital motion and a sturdy base. With the machine running, it is possible to stand a nickel on edge at each corner of the machine.

Weight and Dimensions:
The Orbital Drying Shaker weighs 2500 lb and is 8’ 5“ long and 5’ 6” wide at the base. The vibrators extend another 5 inches on each side.

Orbital Drying Shaker: Benefits
  1. 30 ft2 of screening area
  2. high performance
  3. competitively priced
  4. dependable and durable
  5. low maintenance
  6. convenient cement bypass
  7. minimal operational costs
  8. simplification of rig move
  9. low weir height
  10. vibration isolation
  11. minimal noise
  12. simple to adjust screen angle
Stainless steel spring isolators provide superior isolation and corrosion resistance. An Orbital 3000 resting on flat concrete will not “walk”.
The angle of the screen basket can be adjusted from 1 to 5 degrees from either side using a hand crank.
The wedge block installation tool simplifies wedge block installation and removal. This tool reduces the chance of screen damage.
The Martin 5900 vibrators are exceptionally durable. The Martin vibrators are capable of delivering 6 g’s of vibration to the Orbital 3000.
  1. Durable polyurethane wedge blocks hold screens securely in place.
  2. Manufactured with a steel insert for increased rigidity.
The explosion proof electrical box is powder coated, has an “O” ring seal on the door and rubber boots on the switches. Customer wiring consists of hooking power to the terminal strip.
The Orbital 3000 Dual comes with a tool box. This box contains equipment for operation and basic maintenance of the Orbital 3000 shakers and Martin vibrators.
  • wedge block installation tool
  • ISOFLEX TOPAS NB 52 vibrator grease
  • grease gun
  • allen wrench set
  • 1/4" metric deep socket set
  • extra isolator