Franklin Miller
Channel Grinder Leader Since 1918
Overview
Franklin Miller, Inc. (FMI), long known for “Best in Class” channel grinders, is expanding into headworks screening and debris washing. The TaskMaster in-channel grinder dominates the market with indexed grinder heads that permit inset cutter blade replacements.
Founded in 1918 and now in its third generation of Galanty family ownership, the company engineers, machines, assembles and test-runs every machine under power at its Livingston, New Jersey plant before shipping to customers in more than 50 countries.
Product Lines We Represent
TASKMASTER TM8500
Twin-Shaft Channel Grinder for HeadworksTwin-shaft grinder for open-channel, inline or gravity installs at municipal plants and lift stations. CUTTER CARTRIDGE® one-piece cutter elements replace stacked cutter disks, so there is no stack retightening. Seven models, 12.9 to 57.8 in channel width, 550 to 3,200 GPM.
DIMMINUTOR Grinder
Open-Channel Comminutor with Stationary ScreenOpen-channel comminutor that screens and grinds liquid-borne solids in the flow. A stationary sizing screen holds oversized material while the cutters reduce it, so no screenings leave the stream. Cantilevered drum, no bearings at the channel floor. Models DM15 to DM42.
SPIRALIFT SL
Grinder Plus Screw Screen in One UnitIntegrated TASKMASTER® grinder and screw screen that screens, washes, transports and dewaters solids in the channel, sending screenings to landfill and returning organics to the flow. Stainless construction; channel widths 14 to 60 in, 3.5 to 19.8 MGD. SLV, SI and SC variants.
Septage Receiving Station
Unattended Hauler Intake with Load RecordsModular hauler-receiving system for municipal plants: manifold, valve, flow meter and Hauler Station controller with HaulerLogic® software, plus optional TASKMASTER® TT grinder and SPIRALIFT® SR screw screen. A card swipe validates the hauler, logs the load and prints a receipt.
Line Sheets & Spec Sheets
- TASKMASTER TM8500 Wastewater Grinder Brochure Eight-page brochure with the TM8512 to TM8560 and duplex model table, cutter detail and mounting options for specifiers sizing a channel grinder. Download
- SPIRALIFT SR Septage Receiving Station Brochure Two-page overview of the shaftless-screw septage station, its processing stages, grinder intake and the Hauler Control card-access option, for plants planning a hauler program. Download
- HAULERPORT Bulk Water Fill Station Brochure Two-page sheet covering the enclosure, metering and backflow prevention, top-fill and bottom-fill dispensing and payment configurations, for utilities selling water to haulers. Download
- DIMMINUTOR Grinder Brochure Two-page sheet on the open-channel comminutor: stationary screen, cantilevered cutter drum and DM15 to DM42 model lineup for engineers comparing it to a bar screen. Download
- SCREENMASTER RT Rotary Drum Screen Brochure Internally fed drum screen literature including the NEMA 4X control and BABA-compliant configuration note, for federally funded headworks projects. Download
Texas Installations
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