Bano Recycling: Innovative solutions
Bano manufactures primary and secondary single-shaft shredders for recycling and size reduction. Bano shredders are suitable for processing: light ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap, MSW, RDF, industrial and hospital/hazardous waste, plastic materials, WEEE, refrigerators, tyres, copper waste, electric and high tension cables, textiles, paper, wood and biomass.
Bano can also supply accessories for materials conveying (belts and augers); screening (trommels, vibrating screens); and automatic sorting and separation (ballistic and densimetric separators, wind-sifters, magnets, and eddy current separators). Bano offers solutions from a single machine to a complete plant. The pursuit of optimized equipment has allowed Bano to provide cost-effective systems and worldwide assistance.
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The line of Bano products includes: the PREMAC range which offers advanced solutions for ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap classification and recovery. Compared to traditional systems, Bano shredders work with screens to set a desired output size; this gives clients the advantage of having a secondary raw material in one step. The machines offer increased throughput due to a pusher that keeps a constant and self-regulated feeding, and the sliding hopper bottom simplifies maintenance, makes it safer and reduces running costs.
Single-shaft shredder series MAC-S and the smaller series MAC are hydraulically or mechanically driven, and used for the treatment and reduction of a wide variety of waste streams. A homogenous and selected end-material is assured by precise sizing screens. The slow-speed single-shaft shredders have universal use and are an efficient, cost-effective solution for waste processing.
High performance at low specific energy requirements and low operating costs are achieved by the exclusive Bano cutting system, and by the different rotor designs specific for every kind of input material.
Bano Easy Line was born for processing electric cables in order to recover heavy metals (copper, aluminium, etc.) from plastic. Now it is possible to use the same line to sort secondary raw materials from other WEEE scrap (e.g., PCB) and others; with capacities from small inputs up to five tons (4.5 tonnes) per hour.
Bano is able to customize products according to customers" exact specifications and requirements.
Please visit www.banoeco.com
Tana: Innovations for improved efficiency
Finnish Tana Oy is known for making landfill compactors, but has moved into recycling and materials handling with its slow speed shredders, known as Tana Sharks.
Tana products are simple-to-operate, robust and smart. The control system (TCS) is designed for an easy man-machine interface. The latest addition to the TCS is Tana Pro Track – remote internet access to the machine"s control system. Pro Track is a big part of the service packages Tana has developed in order to offer customers extra value and improve efficiency.
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The Pro Track service package is there to ensure maximum machine uptime. The system sends alarm notifications as well as reminders about scheduled maintenance. Initial troubleshooting can be done through remote access wherever the internet is available, and avoid unnecessary travel to the machine. Wireless program updates and availability of service records are additional advantages.
The Report service package makes it easy to follow the machine and keep track of costs. Data is stored by a protected Tana Pro Track database which generates operational reports automatically and sends them to a given e-mail address for those who want this option. The report can provide information about working hours, work load and fuel consumption within a given period on a day-by-day or minute-to-minute basis.
These two packages are available for both Tana Gx Series landfill compactors and Tana Shark slow speed shredders. The third service package called Tana Production Assistant is only available for Gx Series landfill compactors. It requires an additional global positioning system (GPS) to be installed. The accuracy can be chosen from 1 metre up to 20 cm according to requirements.
Tana Production Assistant gives operational efficiency and work safety. It helps calculate volume measurement and filled air-space within a given time period, produces a chart displaying number of passes and enables optimizing of compaction work. It can be used to create the filling plan automatically and avoid manual levelling and level poles. It warns the driver about obstacles, lets him mark the location of certain types of waste and gives truck control and cost allocation.
Please visit www.tana.fi
Haas: Perfect shredding
All recycling companies face the same problem when it comes to shredding waste – which shredder is the best solution for the waste material range they need to process?
A typical or "standard" combination of materials would be:
- wood waste
- green waste
- domestic, household – or industrial waste
- bulky materials, furniture
- mattresses
The Haas pre crusher offers a solution for the shredding and volume reduction of all these materials with just one rotor configuration. Whether processing mattresses or wood waste, the user can change the shredding program on the machine"s display and start shredding immediately.
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Certain materials such as long plastic film, Agra foil, mattresses or composite panels cause problems for many pre crushers due to material wrapping around the shafts and blocking them – regardless of whether it"s a one or two shaft system. The HDWV crusher and its rotor cleaning system does not have this problem.
Each shaft has a separate hydraulic motor and gearbox. This means it is possible to run each one with a free adjustable speed and direction. A synchronous run is not mandatory, and product specific shredding programs with special shredding cycles can be set. The individual reversing of the rotors is an important tool in the cleaning process during the reduction of difficult materials. The standard programs on the machine are wood waste, green waste and MSW, plus one free adjustable program which can be set according to customer requirements.
The rotors, equipped with heavy bearings on each side, are designed to shred during both forward rotation and backward rotation. This would not be possible with a single shaft system. An additional feature of the mobile crusher is the new Haas energy saving system (HES). The engine runs in different RPM depending on the load of the machine, so every time the operator is not constantly feeding the machine, or easy material is fed through, the system will automatically reduce the engine RPM to save diesel. This enables a reduction of diesel consumption up to 25%.
The new sound insulation system and easy-to-operate display unit with different languages and integrated troubleshooting system are a standard on the basic version. A mobile version is available on hooklift frame, tracks or trailer with various additional options. For static plants – ideally as the first machine in waste recycling lines – the static electric unit is used with its optional separate drive unit.
Visit www.haas-recycling.de
Goudsmit: Metal-free waste flows with magnetic separator
Goudsmit"s High Gradient Separator has been specially developed for the recycling industry and is suitable for difficult and dirty work environments. The magnetic force of the coil in the redesigned machine has been increased to 10,000 Gauss. This allows the magnetically-weak iron and rust-free steel (RFS) particles to be removed from waste and residual streams. In the recycling world, more and more RFS is found in combustion residue from ovens. Also, there has been a considerable increase in consumption of RFS over the last few years. The standard High Gradient Separator was initially developed for cleaning chrome sand in foundries, as well as the removal of black specks from salt or ceramics.
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The system is available up to a swath breadth of 1500 mm but on request can be made even broader. The complete system consists of a frame, vibrating chute, control unit, the High Gradient Separator and a very easily adjustable splitter unit. For even more effective separation a two-level model, for example, can be manufactured. This model consists of two very powerful magnetic rolls of around 10,000 Gauss (measured on the surface of the magnetic roll). The company has built a test installation, which provides a very good indication of the results that can be expected.
Three-stage magnetic separator
Goudsmit has recently designed and produced a compact unit that combines a conventional magnetic separator, High Gradient Separator and non-ferrous separator. This three-stage separator removes normal iron parts, metal parts of a low magnetic force (including a large variety of stainless steels) and finally non-ferrous metal parts. This all takes place over a distance of approximately 7 m. Incorporating all three stages in a single compact unit makes it easy to integrate the separator into existing processing lines. This simplifies collection and disposal of the various metal fractions. This compact separator has recently been installed in a WEEE scrap recycling line in the UK.
The three-stage separator is available with a working width of up to 2000 mm, which allows large quantities of waste to be processed. The complete system consists of a base frame, a vibrating grate, a control unit and the three-stage separator. The separator consists of a conventional Neoflux® end-roll magnet for the first stage, a high gradient end-roll magnet for the second stage, and an eddy current separator for the third stage. Goudsmit has built a test installation for conducting trials, which enable a good estimate of the expected results to be obtained.
For more information please call +31 402 213 283, or visit www.goudmit-magnetics.nl
HSM: Energy-saving baling presses at Entsorga 2009
From 27-30 October 2009 at the Entsorga-Enteco show in Germany, HSM GmbH + Co., manufacturer of paper shredders, paper cutters and baling presses will present its latest technology (Hall 7.1, Stand C60-E65).
A highlight will be the automatic HSM VK 12018 R channel baling press designed for waste disposal businesses and large industrial applications. With a pressing force of 1200 kN and a large filler opening of approximately 1000 x 1800 mm, the HSM VK 12018 R is suitable for varied materials, such as cartons, paper and foils, but also bulky goods, DSD goods (Germany"s Dual System), sorted waste and substitute combustible materials.
Depending on the material, the bales will reach a weight of up to 1100 kg at a length of 1200 mm, have a bale size of approximately 1100 x 1100 x 600-2000 mm and be held together by fully-automatic wire banding, also useful for expansive materials. The dimensions and weight have been planned to ensure economical truck loading.
At Entsorga, several energy-saving developments for this machine will be shown, such as an innovative frequency-regulated drive concept – which allows the use of smaller motors and thereby saves on costs. Another advantage is the "soft start" which reduces the switch-on current of the machine and also saves energy.
The operator can decide whether a bale is banded three, four or five times, according to which material is being pressed. This means consumable material and costs can be saved. Banding is done with wire or cord and knots.
In keeping with our exhibition motto "Time for New Standards", HSM demonstrates its ability to innovate in energy efficiency.
For more info e-mail info@hsm.eu or visit www.hsm.eu
Redwave: Making plastics valuable
Kruschitz GmbH – a PET recycling company in Austria – was faced with the problem of quality fluctuation in the plastic stream. Wrong colours and impurities meant a loss of quality. Improvements were made with manual sorting, but it was not enough.
With an investment of ?1.5 million (US $2.22 million) a new plant was constructed in Carinthia, Austria. The entire facility was delivered, assembled and erected by Austrian-based BT-Wolfgang Binder GmbH.
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The process, in which bottles are converted to high-quality PET bottle flakes, works like this: during the operation process the bottles are first pre-sorted, then shredded, washed, separated from other plastics and packed into big bags. The flakes are used in the plastic industry for fibres, sheets, bottles, etc.
The technology is called Redwave and is a trademark of BT-Wolfgang Binder GmbH. It removes the need for any additional manual sorting.
REDWAVE process
1. Material charge: Two input lines placed side by side are fed with PET clear and PET colour fractions. A wheel loader will carry them to the hopper of the underfloor-chain conveyor which transports the bottles to the bale breaker. One breaker each line separates the bottles and brings them to the elevating conveyor belt where they are transported to the foil and fine material separation. But prior to that, an overbelt magnetic separator sorts out ferrous metal.
2. Separation for the foil and fine material: The ballistics-separator sorts the foil, which will be transported by a combined vertical and horizontal movement of the screen deck, to the upper discharge where they fall down to a belt conveyor. This conveyor transports the foil into the hopper. Material which is smaller than the set separating cut falls through the screen to a belt which transports the material to the hopper. This material basically consists of separated labels, bottle tops, sand, minerals and metals. The bottles move down the ballistics-separator and fall directly onto the accelerator conveyor of Redwave.
3. Sensor-based sorting technology: Redwave can sort two lines and two different kinds of material and colours. The machine is 2.8 m wide and divided in the middle. Clear PET and coloured PET can be independently be programmed and sorted. The clean PET fractions, clear PET and coloured PET, will be sorted out by air pressure according to the programmed orders and get to the cutting mill.
Redwave can be used for the separation of plastics, paper, glass and minerals. It is a sorting system which identifies material by Near Infrared (NIR) and colours by cameras, or a combination of both in one system. In addition, it can be equipped with a metal detector in order to identify and reject ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
The latest Redwave technology is a brand new high-volume sorting system that effectively separates heat resistant and leaded glass from the recycled glass stream with a unique X-ray fluorescence technique.
For more information please visit www.btw-binder.com
Orwak: The silent family
Orwak, a provider of compaction and baling solutions, is focusing on the environment and sound. New hydraulics mean lower noise levels are possible, and two years ago Orwak introduced the Silent Family – a group of seven quiet balers.
There are several advantages to having a silent baler:
- Helps you meet legal obligations and fulfil your responsibility as an employer
- Contributes to a healthy working environment for employees
- Offers convenient compaction at source close to customers without causing a disturbance.
Model 3410 has a noise level of only 59.5 dB, which is less than the sound level of an ordinary conversation. Balers from the silent family also have a reduced cycle time compared to their predecessors. This saves several valuable seconds per cycle as it allows the operator to start reloading the baler quicker.
All silent balers have a material selector for cardboard (high pressure) or plastic foil (low pressure). Model 3105 is especially suitable for soft plastic.
The balers in the Silent Family offer a variety of options in terms of bale size and bale weight. The smallest balers, Orwak 3105 and 3110, produce light bales, which can then be moved with Orwak"s bale trolley. For large volumes of packaging material, Orwak 3610, the strongest front-loading baler, provides powerful compaction of the material into dense commercial bales. The bales weigh up to 550 kg and are suitable for direct sale to the recycling industry.
An automatic sliding door and autostart are standard features on the three largest balers. And the autostart function allows the baler to start compacting the material as soon as the operator closes the door. This is pefect when dealing with large amount of material.
For further information please visit www.orwak.com
Toratec: TRS joins forces with BEST
Toratec Recycling Solutions has announced a joint venture with BEST (Belgian Electronic Sorting Technology) through the formation of BEST-Toratec S.L. in Barcelona, Spain. The alliance of the two companies has grown considerably over the last few months and created an expansion of sales in the recycling market.
Operating independently as an affiliate from within Best Holding, BEST-Toratec S.L. provides one source of technology for all kinds of recovery and separation systems, using sensor-based sorting systems with different rejection methods. Its range will be further enhanced with new sorting systems developed by the newly-formed company.
BEST n.v. provides advanced sorting and inspection systems to the food industry and has developed many sorting solutions based on optical, X-ray and laser sensors. BEST n.v. manufactures products through four international facilities worldwide.
Toratec is a fast-growing experienced recycling technology company. The equipment uses sensor-based technology for sorting tasks. The product range includes non-ferrous separation systems like the eddy current separator, ISS, XRF and NIR sorting technologies. The patent-pending Toratec EcoTowerSort combines different sensors stacked into one machine.
This partnership means that customers can now access a worldwide network.
Through the most up-to-date BEST sensor-based separation technology – including laser, X-ray, optical and induction sensors – combined in the Toratec EcoTowerSort solution, BEST-Toratec S.L. offers complete separation systems for recycling, such as the recovery of non-ferrous metals from post-shredder material, or plastic separation from WEEE. Furthermore it offers sorting solutions for NIR applications in demolition waste, household and industry waste processing.
The demand to efficiently increase metal recovery and/or purify reclaimed materials continues to grow. The formation of BEST-Toratec S.L. means that these demands can be met, which is good news for those in bulk material separation and sorting.
For further information please visit www.toratec.com or e-mail egerosch@toratec.com
Lindner Innovations: Technology highlights at Entsorga
The Austrian Lindner family started off 60 years ago treating wood waste, but is now in the business of creating high-tech shredding and reprocessing systems for customers worldwide.
Lindner believes that both its staff and technology are equally important, and at the Entsorga-Enteco show in Cologne this year it is taking a new approach by placing both its people and machines centre stage.
Earlier this year Lindner-Recyclingtech has beaten off international competitors and brought home the "Global Fuels Award 2009" in the category "Most Innovative Technology for Alternative Fuel Use" from the Global Fuels Conference & Exhibition in Toronto, Canada.
The founding of Lindner reSource and Lindner E-Tech has been a positive step recently. Lindner reSource is the distribution and service branch of Lindner-Recyclingtech in the plastics industry and Lindner E-Tech, founded in 2009, specializes in industrial automation engineering in the field of recycling and special purpose machinery.
This year, Lindner-Recyclingtech presents its latest innovations at Entsorga-Enteco in Cologne from 27–30 October 2009 (Hall 6, Stand A10/B15). The primary shredder Jupiter which is used internationally offers some technological highlights. Therefore, it will be well worth a look at the work of this family business if you happen to be visiting Cologne.
For further information e-mail michaela.ulbing@l-rt.com or visit www.l-rt.com
ERIEZ: New INOX SREX Permanent Magnetic Drum
Eriez will launch its INOX SREX permanent magnetic drum for the first time at the Entsorga-Enteco show in Germany from 27-30 October. A fully operating metal separation system will be demonstrated at the Eriez stand.
This includes an RAS (High Intensity Rare Earth) permanent magnetic separation drum feeding onto a RevX eddy current separator (ECS). There will be an inclined conveyor from the RevX ECS to the new INOX SREX drum.
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Requiring minimal maintenance, the "ultimate strength" INOX SREX drum can separate small ferrous metals and weakly-magnetic metals (such as stainless steel) from non-magnetic materials. Its strength and design means it gives a good performance in tough environments. It can be used before or after eddy current separators and metal sorters, and is available either as an individual unit or as part of a complete metal separation module.
To demonstrate the separation capabilities of both the magnetic drum and the RevX ECS (displayed as a single separation module) at Entsorga, a special "bring and test" initiative is planned. Eriez"s own lab technician will be on hand to test samples of typical waste material. Visitors are invited to bring 5-10 kg of sample waste which will be passed over the RAS drum, onto the ECS and then over the INOX SREX. The separation capabilities of these machines can be seen first hand.
Also putting in an appearance will be the self-cleaning suspended permanent magnet (model CP20/80SC) and, on the metal detection side, an EZ Tec 9000 metal detector on a conveyor with two EZ Tec 9100 metal separators.
Eriez is a specialist in technology for magnetic, vibratory and inspection applications, having developed many systems for the recycling industry. Eriez manufactures these products through 11 international facilities. Our dedicated team of sales engineers will welcome customers past and present to the Eriez stand (Hall 6.1, Stand B076/C079) and assist with any queries.
For further information please call + 44 29 2086 8501 or e-mail info@eriezeurope.co.uk
