WASHING AND CLASSIFICATION
WASHING AND SCREENING PLANTS FOR SAND AND AGGREGATES
Matec is an established and internationally recognised company in the design, manufacture and installation of purification and filtration systems. With more than 20 years of experience and hundreds of plants built, we have developed a line dedicated to special Washing and Selection plants, to offer solutions perfectly integrated with our water treatment systems. In this way, we always guarantee the best possible result.
Building plants that combine productivity and sustainability has always been our main goal.
Thanks to our know-how and continuous technological innovation, we are able to meet even the most complex requirements in specific applications, such as soil washing, a key process in the remediation of contaminated soil. In these contexts, the reliability and efficiency of Matec solutions make the difference.

AGGRETEC
The Aggretec is a modular solution designed for the aggregates, recycling and environmental remediation sectors. Its semi-mobile design ensures excellent transportability
SCREENTEC
The Screentec is a machine designed for washing and sorting materials such as gravel, crushed stone, recycled materials, concrete and silica glass, ensuring high process efficiency
SANDTEC
The Sandtec is designed to recover the fines and ultrafines present in sludge from aggregate washing plants. Compactness is one of its main features
SCRUBTEC
The Scrubtec excels in C&D recycling, offering low operating and maintenance costs. It guarantees high performance in cleaning aggregates, light materials and debris
ATTRITEC
Attritec is used to effectively remove pollutants on the surface of the sand contained in the sludge contaminated by the scouring action
BUCTEC
Buctec machines, sand recovery units, are used to recover sand from aggregate washing plants
AGGRETEC
The Aggretec is a modular solution designed for the aggregates, recycling and environmental remediation sectors. Its semi-mobile design ensures excellent transportability
SANDTEC
The Sandtec is designed to recover the fines and ultrafines present in sludge from aggregate washing plants. Compactness is one of its main features
ATTRITEC
Attritec is used to effectively remove pollutants on the surface of the sand contained in the sludge contaminated by the scouring action
SCREENTEC
The Screentec is a machine designed for washing and sorting materials such as gravel, crushed stone, recycled materials, concrete and silica glass, ensuring high process efficiency
SCRUBTEC
The Scrubtec excels in C&D recycling, offering low operating and maintenance costs. It guarantees high performance in cleaning aggregates, light materials and debris
BUCTEC
Buctec machines, sand recovery units, are used to recover sand from aggregate washing plants
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Contact us by phone +39 0585 8365 or by email matec@matecindustries.com
WHY CUSTOMERS CHOOSE THE MATEC WASHING AND CLASSIFICATION
Lasting experience
Over 20 years of experience and hundreds of washing systems installed worldwide, the best result is guaranteed
Stainless steel parts
We use only the best stainless steel in all parts subject to deterioration for superior longevity
24 - 48 hours on site assistance
You are not alone. Our technicians guarantee timely assistance anywhere in the world
Full warranty
No after-sales worries, with Matec you have a guarantee at the highest levels of the market
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
WHY DO WE WASH MATERIALS?
- To remove impurities such as silt, clay and general contaminants to bring the raw material within specification
- The finished products need to meet stringent specifications
- When it is necessary a final product for a required market & application
- whenever there is the need of giving a new value to waste material
Where dry screening was accepted in the past, washing & scrubbing are now required to produce a silt free product
HOW MUCH WATER IS NEEDED FOR WASHING?
It depends on:
- the amount of raw material to be treated
- the amount/kind of the impurities to be removed
- the amount/kind of machinery to be used
We offer a complete solution, that includes waste water treatment plant to recycle up to 95% of total water
HOW CAN WE WASH THE GRAVEL?
We will do it in several steps depending on the level of dirtiness:
- one or more SCRUBBING UNIT composed by a log washer or barrel washer
- one or more SCREENING UNIT composed by an inclined or horizontal vibrating screen
WHICH TYPES OF SAND CAN BE WASHED?
Our sand washing units consist on modular elements to adadt to the site requirements and the materials to treat: natural sand, crushed sand, glass sand , moulding sand and other minerals.
Different modular elements based on your requirements and analysis carried out by our own laboratory:
- SANDTEC is the standard sand washing unit (composed by tank + pumping group + hydrocyclone of diameter from Ø200 to Ø1000 + dewatering screen)
- ATTRITEC to remove contaminants from the sand surface
- PRE-WASHING SYSTEM to remove light impurities by gravity