Sierra International Introduces REB-1 Baler
Sierra International Machinery, Bakersfield, Calif., has introduced the REB-1 two- ram baler. The REB stands for "recycle everything baler," which the company says is what the REB-1 is designed to accomplish.According to a Sierra news release, the baler can be deployed across the scrap metal and recycling industries. "It will bale all nonferrous material, including difficult to bale items like stainless steel, wire and radiators as well as recyclables such as OCC (old corrugated containers), plastics and paper," the company says.
Sierra International is marketing the REB-1 as "the only baler designed by scrap processors for the scrap processing industry."
The REB-1 can be run in automatic mode or with an operator. It features a remote power pack designed for ease of installation; a 3-micron filtration system that cleans the hydraulic oil when the baler is offline; and stationary shear knives with segmented, serrated edges that have four usable sides.
More information about the new REB-1 baler can be found at www.sierraintl.com.
ScrapWare Releases Vinware
ScrapWare Corp., Rockville, Md., has released VINware, a software program that helps auto shredders, scrap processors, auto crushers and other companies handling end-of-life vehicles to comply with the federal VIN Reporting Law.
VINware includes a scanner that scans VIN barcodes on foreign or domestic vehicles built since 1990 and a software application that processes the scanned data so it can be uploaded to AutoDataDirect, the federally approved data consolidator for the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System.
More information is available at www.scrapware.com.
Industry Veteran Forms Exodus Manufacturing
Bruce Bacon, the current vice president and general manager of Genesis Attachments, Superior, Wis., has founded Exodus Manufacturing. In January 2010, Bacon will leave Genesis Attachments to work full time for the new company.
Exodus is expected to build two material handling machines per month in its plant, currently under construction in Superior. The facility is adjacent to the Genesis plant.
The Development Association, Superior, Wis., played an active part in helping get Exodus Manufacturing off the ground.
"The amount of cooperation and support I received from the Development Association, the city of Superior and Douglas County was phenomenal," Bacon says. "From helping locate a site to assisting with financial incentives, this community has shown that it is truly a Superior place in which to do business."
Exodus also received assistance from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA). The authority, through its Wisconsin Community Development Legacy Fund, will allocate $7.5 million in New Markets Tax Credits to the company.
"Exodus Machines was an ideal choice for New Markets Tax Credits because of the enormity of the economic impact this deal will have throughout the surrounding community," says Antonio Riley of WHEDA.
The city of Superior will contribute $350,000 for land, infrastructure and development, while Douglas County, the Northwest Wisconsin Business Development Corp. and the Northland Foundation also are assisting Exodus.
Van Dyk Baler Announces Two Recent Installations
Stamford, Conn.-based Van Dyk Baler Corp., the North American distributor of Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery, has begun installing single-stream recycling systems at two facilities.
Van Dyk recently began the installation of a single-stream system for Greenstar North America at the recycling company’s San Antonio, Texas, material recovery facility (MRF). When operational, the system will be able to process more than 50 tons of recyclables per hour. It will include a Lubo OCC (old corrugated container) screen, six Lubo single-stream screens and seven TiTech optical sorters to process old news, mixed paper and to automatically sort PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and HDPE (high-densty polyethylene) containers by color and mixed plastics one through seven. The system also includes a Lubo Glass Cleanup system. The container line is fully automatic and emphasizes high quality material and increased recovery levels, according to Van Dyk.
After the single-stream recyclables have been separated, they will be baled using either the Bollegraaf HBC 140 or the Bollegraaf HBC 120 balers.
Van Dyk also has announced that Canusa Hershman Recycling of Virginia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canusa Hershman Recycling Co., recently opened a single-stream material recycling facility that uses equipment designed and installed by Van Dyk.
The facility, in Manassas, Va., features a 50-ton-per-hour single-stream system that includes three TiTech optical sorters and a Bollegraaf HBC 140 baler.
More information on Van Dyk Baler is available at www.vandykbaler.com.
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