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Low Noise, Low Dust, High Performance: The Gilson Rotary Sifter Advantage

May 06, 2025

<p><a href="/blog/advantages-of-rotary-lab-sifters-article"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2025/may/rotary-sifters-hero.jpg" alt="Low Noise, Low Dust, High Performance: The Gilson Rotary Sifter Advantage" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" width="715" height="515" /></a></p><p>For decades, rotary sifters have served as a reliable and efficient unit for particle sizing operations. Learn about the different types of rotary sifters available and how Gilson's design philosophy helped shape more advanced units that suppress noise and dust.</p>

Tags: Resource Guide , Sieve Analysis , Sieving , Particle Sizing , Particle Size Distribution , Rotary Lab Sifters

The GilSonic AutoSiever Maintenance & Operation

November 13, 2024

<div><a href="/blog/autosiever-mainenance-and-operation"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2024/november/november-blog-hero.jpg" alt="AutoSiever <Maintenance Article" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>Gilson’s AutoSiever for particle sizing is the ideal solution for hard-to-separate fine powders. This blog post explores the cleaning, care, and storage of the GA-6 AutoSiever, acrylic test sieves, and latex components, along with some how-to tips for optimizing sonic sieving performance.</p>

Tags: Maintenance , Product Insights , Sieve Analysis , Sieving , Particle Sizing , Particle Size Distribution

Brass or Stainless Steel Test Sieves: That Was Then, This Is Now

August 07, 2024

<div><a href="/blog/brass-or-stainless-steel-sieves"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2024/august/brass-or-stainless-sieves.jpg" alt="Brass or Stainless Steel Test Sieves" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>For this blog article, we will look at the use of brass for weaving the mesh of laboratory test sieves and how stainless steel has become a more efficient and cost-effective mesh material.</p>

Tags: Resource Guide , Comparison Guide , ASTM E11 , ISO 3310-1 , Sieve Analysis , Sieving , Particle Sizing , Particle Size Distribution

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Test Sieve Accuracy: Verification, Calibration, & Performance

February 07, 2024

<div><a href="/blog/test-sieve-accuracy"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2024/feb/test-sieve-acccuracy.jpg" alt="Test Sieve Accuracy" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>Verification, calibration, and performance tests all contribute to the accuracy of test sieves. Understanding sieve accuracy will ensure you get the information you need out of your test sieves or screen trays.</p>

Tags: Resource Guide , Maintenance , Quality Control , Quality Assurance , Sieve Analysis , Sieving , Particle Sizing , Particle Size Distribution , Sieve Calibration , Test Sieve Verification , Test Sieve Certification

Sieving and Screening Accessories for Better Testing

August 03, 2023

<div><a href="/blog/better-testing-with-the-right-sieving-screening-accessories"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2023/august/august-hero-2023.jpg" alt="Sieving and Screening Accessories Article" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>Particle sizing with test sieves is a hands-on process with many small, repetitive tasks that must be carried out properly. Selecting the right accessories for each job and using them correctly makes the work faster and easier, but it also significantly affects testing efficiency, accuracy, and repeatability. This article closely examines the tools that optimize test sieving procedures and ensure your sieves meet the requirements of standard test methods.</p>

Tags: Equipment Selection Guide , Maintenance , Quality Control , Quality Assurance , Sieve Analysis , Sieving

Laboratory Test Sieves: What You Should Know

December 07, 2022

<div><a href="/blog/lab-sieves-blog-article"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2022/december/lab-test-sieves-blog.jpg" alt="Lab test sieves: All you need to know" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>Test sieves are simple devices, but they are still scientific instruments and the most cost-effective and widely used particle sizing and gradation testing method. This blog article will cover the accuracy verification of sieves, agitation and sieve shakers, accessories, and wet-wash sieves.</p>

Tags: Sieving , Sieve Analysis , Wet Sieving , Particle Sizing , ASTM E11 , ISO 3310-1 , Resource Guide , Maintenance , Test Sieves

Sieve Sizes: A Guide to U.S. and Metric Sizes

May 03, 2022

<div><a href="/blog/sieve-sizes"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/sieving/sieve-sizes/sieve-sizes-hero.jpg" alt="ISO and ASTM Sieve Sizes Guide" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>The two major standards governing test sieves and appropriate opening sizes are ASTM E11 and ISO 565/3310-1, both of which specify parameters for aperture dimensions, mesh size and statistical variations. We take a dive into sieve sizes and give guidance on the basics, popular test application opening sizes, maintenance, and an opening size conversion table.</p>

Tags: Resource Guide , Quality Assurance , ASTM E11 , ASTM C33 , ASTM D6913 , ASTM B214 , USP32-NF27 (786) , ISO 565 , ISO 3310-1 , Sieve Analysis , Sieving , Particle Sizing , Particle Size Distribution

What is a Sieve? Make Sure You Choose the Right One

July 07, 2021

<div><a href="/blog/types-of-sieves"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2021/July/what-is-a-sieve-blog.jpg" alt="What is a Sieve? Make Sure You Choose the Right One" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>Quick, name the most widely used and cost-effective scientific instrument in your laboratory. Some possibilities come to mind, but our argument is for the ordinary test sieve. In this month’s blog post we discuss the purpose of sieves and how to select the right sieve to fit your particle sizing needs.</p>

Tags: Resource Guide , Sieve Analysis , Sieving , Particle Sizing , Particle Size Distribution

Selecting the Right Test Sieve for Non-Conventional Use

March 07, 2021

<a href="/blog/selecting-the-right-test-sieve-for-non-conventional-use"><img src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2017/April/selecting-non-conventional-sieves.jpg" alt="Selecting the Right Test Sieve for Non-Conventional Use" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 700px;" /></a><p>Testing sieves are not a one-size-fits-all product in materials testing. They should be selected based on application, compliance standards, sample composition, level of precision required and more.</p>

Tags: Test Sieves , Sieving , Particle Sizing , General Lab , Pharmaceutical , Comparison Guide , Equipment Selection Guide