Equipment Report

From left: Tim Shuttleworth, Eriez president and CEO, and Mike Ross, Eriez manager, magnet development

Eriez Wins Award for P-Rex Magnet

The Permanent Rare Earth Extreme Drum Magnet, or P-Rex, from Erie, Pa.-based Eriez has won the 2010 Plant Engineering magazine’s Product of the Year Silver Award in the material handling systems category.

“At Eriez, new product development is driven by understanding market requirements and customers’ needs. We saw a clear demand for better ferrous separation in the recycling industry, and P-Rex offers a solution,” remarked Tim Shuttleworth, Eriez’ president and CEO, upon receipt of the award.

More information on Eriez’ P-Rex is available at www.eriez.com/products/recycling/.


 

Heil Introduces Durapack 4060 Split-Body Rear Loader

Heil Environmental, Chattanooga, Tenn., has launched its new DuraPack 4060 split-body rear loader, an enhancement to its offering of multi-compartment refuse and recycling collection vehicles.

The DuraPack 4060 has been designed for customers that are manually collecting multiple commodities on a single route. The DuraPack 4060 split-body is available in a 20- and 25-cubic-yard body size. It has a compaction rate of up to 750 pounds per cubic yard, with a 9-to-10-second reload time and an overall packing cycle time of 15 to 17 seconds. Also, the DuraPack 4060 comes standard with fully sealed electrical controls for operating both tailgates from either side and is available with a range of options.

More information on the DuraPack 4060 is available at www.heil.com.