TENNESSEE SCRAP CO. ADDS HARRIS BALER
A new Harris HBL66-16 stationary baler-logger is on the job at CFC Recycling Inc., Tullahoma, Tenn.
The baler, made by Harris Waste Management Group Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., produces high-density logs and bales after accepting scrap into a charge box that is 2 feet longer than most competitive models, according to Harris.
The HBL66-16 features a precision-machined Hardox 400 bed, which provides smooth balancing action and extends the life of the charge box. Harris says that the unit’s precision machine guides help to prevent material from jamming.
Tom Rice, president of CFC Recycling, says the baler-logger "is doing exactly what I purchased it to do."
The baler has been on the job at CFC Recycling since this June.
RIGBY OFFERS LINEAR SHEARS
Rigby Industries, Akron, Ohio, has introduced a line of Linear Scrap Shears. The shears are designed especially for processing linear scrap, such as ACSR cable, wire, tubing, baling wire, banding, bar stock, slitter scrap and scarf, cutting it to various lengths based upon user requirements.
There are five models available, ranging in size from a table-top unit to a Heavy RS-25HD capable of handling 2-inch ACSR cable.
Options include variable in-feed speed, magnetic conveyors and a selection of fly wheel configurations for additional cutting force. Customers such as Southwire Cable, Coca-Cola and Jaite Packaging have found Rigby’s rotary shear valuable, the company says.
Rigby Industries designs and makes equipment that includes wire stripping and processing equipment, alligator shears, balers and custom systems.
NITON DEBUTS PLASTICS ANALYZER
Niton LLC, Billerica, Mass., has announced the release of the portable XLt Plastics Analyzer. The X-ray-tube-based XLt Plastics Analyzer is billed as the first hand-held XRF (X-ray fluorescence) instrument for the plastics industry.
Niton says the device can effectively and accurately analyze a wide range of plastic samples used in manufacturing, eliminating the need for user interaction or calibrations. Niton, along with partners in the plastics industry, conducted more than two years of development work on the instrument.
The portable XLt can also be used anywhere it, Niton says, including on the assembly line, in the warehouse, on the back of a truck or on supplier trips around the globe.
"In keeping with Niton tradition, it is easy to use, while automatically encrypting storing and locking all analysis results against unauthorized editing for the ultimate in data security," according to a Niton release.
The device comes calibrated to quantify cadmium, lead, chromium, antimony, tin, mercury, bromine and other potenitally toxic metals.
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