Product Spotlight

CieTrade software for waste brokers. Stamford, Connecticut-based cieTrade Systems Inc. has launched a solution designed to meet the challenges and specialized needs of waste management companies and trash brokers. The software:

• features account management, service and equipment tracking, dispatching, customer billing and reconciliation of hauler invoices
• easily handles mill-direct brokerage of recycled material
• supports a variety of billing arrangements, including service markups, management fees and shared savings, with performance benchmarks
• automatically calculates estimated fuel surcharges and taxes

Herbold Model SMS granulator. North Smithfield, Rhode Island-based Herbold USA, a subsidiary of Germany-based Herbold Meckesheim, has announced the availability of a new force-fed granulator for size reduction of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. The Model SMS 100/160-9-2 SB3 features:

• a rotor that is 20 percent larger than current offerings
• throughput rates of up to 7 tons per hour
• a patented screw-fed mechanism that uses three vertically mounted feeding screws
• unique knife geometry provides a double cross-cutting action

McNeilus Latitude Integration system. McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc., Dodge Center, Minnesota, has released the Latitude Integration residential collection system. Meridian front loaders with Latitude Integration are designed to connect with any brand of front-loading residential container. Features include:

• McNeilus CODE (Controls on Demand Environment) and an in-cab controls display to monitor activated functions
• a simplified sensor system on the body, arms and forks, external to the hydraulic cylinders
• Auto Level, which levels the container during the dump cycle

• an atomized mist design with a range of 328 feet and the ability to deliver 140,000 square feet of coverage area
• a 480-volt, 150-kilowatt generator with a 6.8-liter John Deere Tier III flex diesel engine, all mounted on a roadworthy dual-axle trailer with stabilizing jacks
• can be specified with a high-lift pump for drawing water from a stationary source, such as a private pond
• a 150-gallon fuel tank, providing about 32 hours of run time
• doors equipped with hinges and door stops designed for easy access