The vibration screen is the common machinery used in mining,food,construction and other industries.It has great significance in timely overhaul and replacement if the intensity and lifetime of the vibration screen is known in the practice of engineering.In this paper the intensity of the vibration screen was simulated in ANSYS.The intensity rule of the vibration screen was obtained.Both test method and content was designed based on the simulation results and then the spot test was carried out.Starting from the test result,a proper method for estimating the lifetime of vibration screen was found,and the estimated lifetime is close to the actual lifetime from the market feedback.