Equipped for the Job

Operating a successful recycling facility takes more than hard work. It is involves having equipment that can handle the work load, provide precise separation and allow operators to manage production efficiently while adding value to the materials they handle. Installing the latest equipment and implementing the newest technology the industry’s suppliers have to offer can give recyclers an edge in business.

While hard working employees are important, equipping them with the right tools to do their jobs effectively is just as important. Whether out in the scrap yard, on a sorting line, baling material or managing inventory, industry suppliers offer an array of options that often can be customized for a recycler’s unique needs.

On the following pages are some of the innovations released in the last year that can assist recyclers in their ongoing quest to stay competitive and to increase their profitability.

1. Bunting Magnetics Eddy Current Separator
Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, Kan., has designed and created a new eddy current separator (ECS) as part of its expanding material handling product line. The ECS features include:
• A rotor designed to maximize gauss intensity on the belt surface and to provide separation of nonferrous materials
• A core designed to provide a high level of gauss intensity to enhance separation on a wide range of nonferrous materials of various sizes
• A drop-down side panel that can be lowered by one person, with one tool, to facilitate belt changes
• A rubber-lagged inverter-duty motorized drive pulley provides a variable 100 to 300-feet-per-minute belt speed
• Available in 24-inch, 36-inch, 48-inch and 60-inch widths and a 96-inch length
Visit www.eddycurrentseparation.com.
 

2. DesertMicro PocketManager
DesertMicro, Scottsdale, Ariz., offers PocketManager for waste and recycling haulers. Features of the technology include:
• Rugged handheld scanners to capture activity, electronically scan and confirm container numbers, verify pickups and track inventory designed to improve service level and accuracy
• Wireless communication and camera options are designed to increase transparency and documentation
• The voice or push-to-talk features eliminate the need for a second mobile communication device
• Advanced barcode labeling and RFID options available
Visit www.desertmicro.com for more information.
 

3. Eriez P-Rex Scrap Drum
The P-Rex Scrap Drum available from Eriez, Erie, Pa., was designed for “edge-to-edge” separation. Features include:
• A permanent magnet extends to the edge of the drum, which the company says provides wider and more efficient separation
• The ferrous material is transferred and flipped from magnetic pole to magnetic pole for a cleaner product and increased recovery
• No electricity required
Visit www.eriez.com for more information.
 

4. Franklin Miller Delumper 1065N Crusher
Franklin Miller, Livingston, N.J., has introduced its compact Delumper 1065N, a crusher designed to handle compressed products, silver and other agglomerates, minerals and plastics. Features include:
• A hardened alloy one-piece cutting drum fitted with more than 200 tapered teeth
• Low-speed operation with little noise and vibration
• A direct gear drive or a belt drive as required
• Available in carbon steel as well as in 304 and 316 stainless steel construction
• Cutting drum that intermesh with special sizing combs downsize material, which is discharged out the bottom
Visit www.franklinmiller.com for more information.
 

5. Herbold Meckesheim Label Remover
Herbold Meckesheim USA, based in Smithfield, R.I., has introduced the Herbold Meckesheim Label Remover, which the company says is effective in removing wraparound polyvinyl chloride (PVC) labels from PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles. Removal of labels is accomplished in a single step, early in the process and without the expense of generating extra steam, the company says. Features include:
• Separates bottles that are stuck together, reducing the need for manual separation
• Available in 9,900- or 17,600-pound-per-hour capacities
• Removal of labels and adhesives from bottles is accomplished through friction between exchangeable rip-off elements bolted to the rotor and exchangeable pins fitted to stator elements
• A chamber designed to ensure even loads and dwell times as bottles are advanced by the rotor
Visit www.herboldusa.net for more information.
 

6. iScrap App Inc. App
Rockaway, N.J.-based iScrap App Inc. has created an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, called the iScrap App. According to the company, with iScrap App customers are able to:
• Locate and communicate with local scrap yards
• Check pricing at multiple scrap yards at the same time
• Take and send pictures of scrap materials
• Call or e-mail scrap yards
• Obtain directions and hours of operation for different companies
Visit www.iscrapapp.com for more information.
 

7. Terex Fuchs MHL320 D Material Handler
Terex Fuchs, Southaven, Miss., has introduced the MHL320 D material handler, built for indoor and outdoor applications ranging from scrap metal feeder yards and municipal solid waste processing at recycling and recovery facilities and construction and demolition debris sorting at transfer stations. Features include:
• 44,188-pound maximum operating weight and 114-horsepower diesel engine
• 31.2-foot reach for high lifting capacities in a compact material handler
• Four-point hydraulically operated stabilizers and a wide underbody designed to increase lifting capacities throughout the entire operating range
• Speeds reaching 12.4 mph
Visit www.terex.com for more information.
 

8. Thermo Scientific Niton XL2 GOLDD
The handheld line of Thermo Scientific Niton XL2 GOLDD XRF analyzers from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Billerica, Mass., allows scrap recyclers to analyze metal alloys. Features include:
• Provides immediate nondestructive chemical analysis of alloy materials, including aluminum, titanium and nickel, as well as tramp and trace element analysis
• Touch-screen keyboard, user-programmable pick lists and optional wireless remote barcode reader
• Data transfer with use of USB, Bluetooth and RS-232 serial communication
• Niton Data Transfer PC software standard
Visit www.thermoscientific.com/niton for more information.
 

9. Wendt MODEL 60 Shredder
Wendt Corp., Tonawanda, N.Y., has introduced the Model 60 shredder for small and mid-size scrap processing yards. Its modular design allows it to be delivered pre-assembled and pre-plumbed. Features include:
• Designed to process 30 to 60 tons per hour
• A Bowe rotor and a 1,000-to-2,500-horsepower AC or DC motor
• A compact footprint that facilitates installation on an existing concrete pad, requiring minimal pre-commission construction and on-site erection
• The shredder’s 40-degree-angle feed chute can be fed using a material handler or an infeed conveyor
Visit www.wendtcorp.com for more information.