2018 Marks a Record Year of Sales for Eriez Eddy Current Separators

In 1969, Eriez Magnetics was the first company to patent both permanent magnetic and electromagnetic Eddy Current Separators (ECS). Just a few years before, at a product seminar held in front of Eriez Headquarters and industry guests, the world’s first Eddy Current Separator was demonstrated by Bill Benson who developed the unit alongside Eriez Research […]

Paper Pulp Solution – Made by Tiger Depack

With “Tiger Depack HS 20 PPS – Paper Pulp Solution” the Italian company Cesaro Mac Import introduces a new machine, created to optimize the paper mill pulp cycle, into the market – Ecomondo 6-9 November, Pad A1 Stand 135 (Italy, Rimini) and MIAC 10-12 October, Booth 25B (Italy, Lucca). Paper for Recycling is a vital […]

Finnish-Danish Partnership Regarding Waste Container Sensors

Finnish company Enevo partners with Rubaek & Co to sell Enevo’s sensors and solutions in Denmark. “Rubaek works with over 8,000 customers in the Danish market and offers a tailor-made waste management solution from installation to consulting for their customers,” the company underlined. Rubaek, which belongs to the San Sac Group, will carry Enevo’s smart […]

Aluminium Cycle: Machining, Briquetting, Melting

High quality briquetting systems increase efficiency and yield. Aluminum‘s recycling cycle begins and ends in melting plants. In between, this light metal is machined in many different industrial operations of diverse branches and ideally is then pressed into a compact briquette using a briquetting system from German provider RUF. But where exactly are chips produced […]

Processing of Electric Motors and Copper “Meatballs”

German-based company Sicon – specialized in the development of systems related to scrap processing and metal separation – explains how new equipment solutions allow for a flexible system that can easily adapt to changing market conditions. The main component of a shredder downstream is a hand-picking-station to ensure complete removal of copper-containing materials from scrap. […]

Silkeborg Affald & Genbrug Optimizes EPS Recycling

By using the right technical equipment, Silkeborg Affald & Gebrug was able to increase the recycling rate of used expanded polystyrene (EPS). In the Danish town Silkeborg (located in the middle of the Jutlandic peninsula) approximately 30 tons – equivalent to more than 60 truckloads – of EPS are collected per year. Previously, the expanded […]

Paper Mills Generate Their Own Solid Recovered Fuel

Two Untha XR waste shredders are now in operation for VPK Packaging Group in continental Europe, shredding pulper ropes (ragger wire) as part of a closed loop paper production process. Manufacturing 900,000 tons of paper per year from 100 percent recycled materials, VPK’s mill in Dendermonde (Belgium) and Blue Paper Mill in Strasbourg (France) generate […]

Artificial Intelligence for Paper Sorting

Technology provider Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has expanded the Max-AI AQC (Autonomous Quality Control) product line with the release of the AQC-2 for paper sorting applications. The Max-AI technology employs artificial intelligence (AI) to make material identification and selection decisions. According to the information, AQC-2 features two robotic screening units and is able to sort […]

Fully Automatic Press for Paper & Co.

The German manufacturer HSM GmbH + Co. KG has added the fully automatic channel baling press HSM VK 6215 to its product portfolio. According to the provider, this press model is particularly suitable for professional waste management or larger industrial applications – with high throughput capacity. With a pressing force of 620 kN (kilonewton), the […]

Patented Process to Separate Plastics Mix

As China has implemented their restrictions on the import of waste streams, other South-East-Asian countries are following their lead. As a result, recyclers in the US and Europe are experiencing increasing difficulties exporting their plastic residues. With no end date for the import restrictions in sight, recyclers are forced to adapt to the current situation […]