Equipment Report

American Electronics Recycling (AER), Sarasota, Fla., has selected a Metal Finder 1200 System from Wendt Corp., Tonawanda, N.Y., for its newly opened scrap processing facility in Sarasota.

According to Wendt, the equipment uses advanced sensor sorting technology and fully adjustable sensitivity to produce a clean mixed metals product by separating the plastics fraction. The AER installation has been custom designed to serve as the final step in the company’s electronic scrap processing plant.

The Metal Finder includes technology manufactured by Wendt as well as by CommoDaS GmbH, Wedel, Germany, a leader in particle identification and separation technologies. The companies say they have supplied more than 450 separators worldwide and more than 150 to the scrap recycling industry.

Wendt Corp. was formed in 1977 and provides shredder and processing equipment solutions. More information about Wendt is available at www.wendtcorp.com, while additional information about AER is available online at www.americanelectronicsrecycling.com.

Van Dyk Baler Corp., Stamford, Conn., has announced a number of recent installations of Bollegraaf Recycling sorting systems and TiTech optical sorting units.

Allied Waste-BFI Recycling, Brockton, Mass., has installed a Bollegraaf Residential Commingled Container Processing System with a Lubo starscreen and TiTech optical units for the recovery of PET and HDPE. According to Van Dyk, the upgrade enabled the facility to process twice the volume of material with half the number of sorters.

The Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority, West Palm Beach, Fla., has installed a TiTech optical sorter for the automated recovery of PET in its material recovery facility (MRF) in West Palm Beach operated by FCR Inc., based in Charlotte, N.C.

New York’s Westchester County recently installed a Bollegraaf HBC-100F baler at its MRF in Yonkers, N.Y., which is operated by City Carting, Stamford, Conn. The installation helped to reduce curbside news baling costs, according to Van Dyk.

Van Dyk Baler Corp. is the North American distributor for Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery, based in the Netherlands. More information is available at www.vandykbaler.com.

Hirschmann Automation and Control, Chambersburg, Pa., has introduced the iVISOR mentor QVGA (graphic) load moment indicator (LMI) for mobile cranes.

The iVISOR mentor QGVA provides the operator with a graphic display of the crane and the current load and geometric information, including the actual and allowable load, boom length, boom angle and load radius. The display readout also includes an integrated bargraph that provides the operator with information on the crane’s utilization.

The graphic display has a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and includes BestVIEW technology, which automatically adjusts the contrast depending on the temperature and lighting conditions.

The system’s central processing unit and operator’s console are integrated into a compact unit, making for quick and easy installation, according to Hirschmann.

In addition to the freely programmable control functionality, two CANopen interfaces enable networking with other controls and displays. The LMI system can be used as a CANopen master or as a CANopen slave. It can also communicate with other CAN Bus capable devices via the CAN Bus interfaces that support the CANopen protocol and J1939.

The iVISOR mentor QGVA also provides the flexibility of optional working area definitions (WADS), event recorder and the use of wireless sensors.

More information on the load moment indicator is available from the company’s Web site at www.hirschmann-usa.com.  

American Store Fixtures (ASF), Skokie, Ill., is offering solutions for both curbside recycling and the reduction of plastic bag use.

The company’s regular and jumbo size baskets are great for curbside use, according to ASF. The 5- and 7-gallon sizes are the perfect volume, being easy to carry to the curb even when full. Many large recycling containers are too heavy once full, discouraging use. Additionally, the small 5-gallon basket is ideal for "under the sink" placement in condos and apartments, according to the company.

The baskets are available in many colors and ASF can also print logos or city names on each basket.

Another new product from ASF, the ERGO basket, allows shoppers to bring their basket to any store, fill it up, then take purchases home in the re-usable basket. The ergonomic design reduces joint stress and holds about three plastic bags’ worth of products. Using ERGO baskets can also protect bread, produce and other items from getting damaged on the way home.

More information on both products can be found at www.americanlouver.com after clicking on the ASF logo or by calling (970) 884-4303.

Wendt Lands Two New Orders

Wendt Corp. has announced that it has recently landed two orders for its non-ferrous recovery plants.

Bayside Recycling, based in Duluth, Minn., has selected Wendt to assist with designing and implementing a nonferrous recovery plant that will significantly increase revenue as well as reduce landfill costs.

The plant design features a Wendt Finder 2400 with Multi-track technology; among the industry’s most advanced sensor-based sorting technology and an innovative equipment layout developed by Wendt to maximize recovery of the metals found in auto shredder residue (ASR) currently being shipped to a landfill, including stainless steel, insulated and bare copper wire, brass and zinc.

Wendt also reports that E. Kingsford Iron & Metal, Kingsford, Mich., chose Wendt Corp. to assist with designing and implementing a nonferrous recovery plant to increase revenue as well as reduce landfill costs. The plant also features the Wendt Finder 2400 with Multi-track technology.

The Metal Finder is manufactured by Wendt at its facility in Tonawanda, N.Y., and includes technology developed by CommoDaS GmbH.

CommoDaS is a developer of single particle identification and separation technologies.

Wastequip Indiana, Winamac, Ind., the primary manufacturing location of Galbreath brand products, recently broke ground on a new paint line facility that is intended to streamline the painting process for the company’s mobile technical products, including Galbreath brand hook hoists, cable hoists and trailers.

The planned 8,300-square-foot building will house state-of-the-art paint finishing technology, including an ultra downdraft dry filter paint spray booth. According to a press release from Wastequip, "The paint booth will provide a durable, baked-on finish that will improve the quality of the paint job."

The new facility will also include an air recycling unit that will reuse heated air, reducing energy costs.

"Streamlining the painting process and reducing energy consumption will allow the continued competitive pricing of Galbreath brand equipment," according to Wastequip, in addition to providing a safer, healthier workplace and a cleaner environment.

Vecoplan LLC, Archdale, N.C., has recently completed the installation of its 50th Refuse Derived Fuel System at a major cement manufacturer in the southern U.S.

According to the company, a Vecoplan RG62U shredder is the heart of the system. The shredder is used to reduce the size of post-industrial plastic and wood scrap to be used as fuel.

Vecoplan designs, engineers, manufactures and installs alternative fuel preparation systems for a variety of industries and applications. It now has 50 RDF systems installed in cement plants around the world.

The company offers a range of shredders for the universal size reduction of a variety of materials used as fuel, including biomass, carpet, tires and MSW.