Machinex completes what it calls ‘record’ quarter

Plessisville, Quebec-based Machinex says it has completed a record-setting second quarter that involved contracting with a number of companies to deliver turnkey systems in 2023 for their material recovery facilities (MRFs) that integrate high-technology equipment.

Machinex says the projects share an emphasis on innovation and technology, prioritizing interconnectivity, artificial intelligence and high-tech equipment to optimize MRF operations. 

The company says it will provide at least seven Mach Hyspec optical sorters to the 50-ton-per-hour Recology MRF in Santa Rosa, California, to help meet the MRF operator’s objectives for significant additional capacity and increased automation within the footprint of its existing facility.

“This project provides a lot of opportunity for us to increase the capacity and efficiency of our facility while simultaneously improving the quality of our products and increasing the diversion of the recyclable material we receive at the Recology Sonoma Marin MRF,” says Sal Coniglio, CEO of Recology. “It also allows us to further reduce our emissions—a huge focus and point of pride for our company.

“By partnering with the trusted experts at Machinex and investing in this cutting-edge technology, we’re taking a giant step towards achieving our resource recovery goals and delivering on our vision of a world without waste,” he adds.  

Machinex says its longtime partner Casella Waste Systems, headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, selected the company for projects in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and Willimantic, Connecticut, that involve new MRFs.  

“Working with Casella over the years has always been a pleasure,” Chris Hawn, CEO of Machinex Technologies Inc., the company’s U.S. subsidiary, says. “The system components have been proven within past retrofits, and the collaborative knowledge of both the Casella and Machinex teams will bring to life systems that we are both proud to say we designed. With experienced operators, we pride ourselves in designing the system with the customer as opposed to for the customer,” he adds.

Machinex says it also will deliver a new single-stream MRF to another longtime client in western Canada. This project has a processing capacity of 27 metric tons per hour and integrates five Mach Hyspec optical sorters and a SamurAI sorting robot. The company says this MRF operator continually has invested in its MRFs to ensure highly automated, flexible systems.

“We strive to provide industry-leading customer experience from the start of the sales process through project management, installation, startup and, last but certainly not least, our after-sales support,” Hawn says. “I feel it is a testament not only to our equipment but more importantly to our entire project team that we have such great customer retainment.” 

Machinex also was selected by another repeat customer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling, headquartered in Cincinnati, to deliver a new 56-ton-per-hour residential single-stream in Columbus, Ohio. The new MRF, one of the largest dedicated residential single-stream systems in the country, will feature a high degree of automation.