Entries by msv2016

Torque Limiter for Direct Drives

The series ECPB from German manufacturer ENEMAC is a combination of a torque limiter with a clamping hub and a metal bellows coupling to avoid expensive damages through overload in the drive chain of recycling machines. The metal bellows ensure axial, angular and lateral offset compensation between the input and output shaft. Available for disengagement […]

Eriez Magnetic Separators are Helping the Growing Glass Industry Remove Impurities

High-intensity magnetic separation equipment from Eriez is gaining recognition among glass manufacturers for its ability to remove tramp metal particulates from the mixing and blending of raw ingredients such as silica, soda ash and limestone before the melting process in a furnace. “The glass industry needs effective magnetic separators to eliminate metallic, magnetic and non-magnetic […]

Japan: Testing of Biogas Purification System at Sewage Treatment Plant

Japanese company Asahi Kasei and Kurashiki City (Okayama prefecture, Japan) intend to hold a trial to evaluate and demonstrate the performance of a biogas purification system at the Kojima sewage treatment plant in the city. The installation of the system was scheduled for May this year. The start of operation is planned for the end […]

TOMRA Launches AUTOSORT™ PULSE with Dynamic LIBS Technology

Global sensor-based sorting technology provider, TOMRA Recycling Sorting, introduces a new machine featuring dynamic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Designed for high throughput sorting of aluminum alloys, AUTOSORT™ PULSE redefines industry standards. Leveraging decades of experience in the metal recycling industry, the company celebrates the introduction of AUTOSORT™ PULSE to the market. Equipped with dynamic LIBS […]

Strong Need for Pipe Crushers

According to this latest study by Fact.MR, a provider of market research and competitive intelligence, the global pipe crusher market is expected to reach a value of 1.34 billion US-Dollar by 2033, demonstrating a compound annual growth rate of 5.1 percent over the next ten years. In 2023, the market is valued at 817.64 million […]

New Recycling Center in Sweden Relies on Telehandler

In Vara, on the Västgötaslätten plain, the new and highly modern Heljeved Recycling Center has opened, receiving waste from private households in the municipality. The facility, operated by Avfall & Återvinning Skaraborg, covers an area of 30,000 m², the equivalent of four football fields. As a result, a traffic-safe, sustainable and flexible recycling center has […]

The Global Number of Shredders

The international Shredder industry is growing. According to the latest “World Shredder List” presented at the recent World Recycling Convention & Exhibition of the BIR (Bureau of International Recycling), the number has grown to 1,181. 334 Shredders of 1000 HP or more are located in the USA and 257 in the EU Member States and […]

Lithium Carbonate from Geothermal Brines

According to Watercycle Technologies Ltd, a UK tech company focused on mineral extraction and water treatment systems, it has, for the first time, successfully produced lithium carbonate from naturally occurring geothermal brines in the North East of England. “This represents a major step forward in the UK’s ambitions to produce a domestic supply of lithium […]

Singapore: Pilot Recycling Plant to Tackle Battery Waste with Fruit Peels

Following a successful proof-of-concept to recycle spent lithium-ion batteries using reagent extracted from fruit peel waste, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is collaborating with Singaporean company Se-cure Waste Management Pte Ltd (SWM) to scale up the technology in a pilot plant. According to the university, the pilot battery recycling plant has the capacity to […]