The ST separator is relatively compact. Designed to process up to 40 tonnes per hour, the machine is approximately 9.1 meters long, 1.7 meters wide and 3.2 meters high. Il-kompattezza tas-sistema tippermetti l-flessibbiltà fid-disinni tal-installazzjoni.
The belt and associated rollers are the only moving parts of the separator. L-elettrodi huma wieqfa u magħmula minn xi materjal dejjiemi kif jixraq. Il-konsum tal-enerġija huwa dwar 1 kilowatt-hour per tonne of material processed, with most of the power consumed by the two motors driving the belt.
Id-distakk żgħir, high electric field, counter-current flow, vigorous particle-particle agitation and self-cleaning action of the belt on the electrodes are the critical features of the ST separator. Through charging /recharging and internal recycle, the separator achieves superior high efficiency multi-stage separations. It is effective on fine materials that cannot be separated by conventional techniques.