Bollegraaf promotes equipment at Pollutec 2014

Bollegraaf Group, based in Appingedam, the Netherlands, presented some of its recent equipment innovations during the Pollutec trade show held in Lyon, France, 2-5 December 2014.

Subsidiaries Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery B.V. and Lubo Systems B.V. displayed models of some of the innovations at the event in France.

Bollegraaf’s new Adaptive Proportional Channel Press (APCP) system is an electronic control system for baling systems designed to provide energy and cost savings while increasing bale weight up to 20 percent regardless of material, the company says. Bollegraaf says the system cuts operating costs and is available for the complete range of Bollegraaf HBC balers.

According to Bollegraaf, APCP is an electronic control system that automatically optimizes channel pressures to make the heaviest and quickest bale on each grade. The company says APCP has the ability to auto-adjust, as it constantly evaluates, adjusts and even anticipates pressures over the entire baler system, making spike pressures for maximum bale weight obsolete. For companies producing a few bales of every grade, APCP means frequent switching no longer affects bale quality, Bollegraaf says.

The company says that a side-benefit of the APCP system is reduced wear and tear and noise pollution because of the smooth baling process.

New from Lubo Systems is the company’s ballistic Anti Wrapping StarScreen (AWS) which combines the advantages of a trommel and traditional star screens, Lubo says, without such potential disadvantages as film wrapping or clumping. This new version of the AWS StarScreen can now be installed under an angle, adding value, the company says, because it can separate on fraction size and 2D and 3D materials. A static version of this screen was presented in the company’s booth during the Pollutec event.

Also available from Lubo Systems and promoted during the event is the new Vibro-Air Sort, designed as a versatile and compact solution for the separation of fractions based on variations in specific gravity. The company says the Vibro-Air Sort is well-suited for the removal of polystyrene contamination from sieve sand during demolition works, during composting or for applications in glass recycling for the removal of contamination by paper and films. The system consists of a vibrating conveyor with an adjustable angle and is linked to a blast nozzle with variable setting.

Other features include:

• Two vibration motors to ensure the stable and reliable operation of the vibrating conveyor.
• Adjustable infeed offering a wide range of applications for the separation of contaminated fractions.
• Compact construction
• Processing capacity dependent upon the fraction to be separated but will generally be up to 6 tons per hour
• Designed to offer quality against a low investment

Bollegraaf also presented its recently introduced polypropylene (PP) twine tying system for Bollegraaf HBC balers. The company says the new twine tying system for Bollegraaf HBC balers is ideal for baling refuse derived fuel (RDF) material. Bollegraaf now offers this twine tying system with the company’s vertical needle station.

The company says the unique system offers a row of five needles moving vertically in a linear motion through the ram pulling twine around the bale, allowing the needles to be positioned more closely to the ram. According to Bollegraaf, this results in less system pollution and less maintenance compared to traditional twine tying systems with needles pushing around the bale in a circular motion.

The company says the tying system features only top-quality materials and components for overall lower cost of operation.