Recycling Technology Innovations, News
If there is one part of the recycling process that is not only complicated, but also hard, it is the part of separating and sorting the recyclables. Effective recycling relies on effective and efficient sorting. Separating the different elements found in waste streams is crucial for enabling the recovery of useful materials, minimizing the amount of material sent to landfill and allowing recyclable materials to find a new purpose. There is a wide range of sorting and separating technologies on the market today. This Technology Zones offers an insight into the latest innovations in separation and sorting technology.
ERIE, PA – According to Eriez®, an escalating demand for the company’s innovative Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Eddy Current Separators correlates with an increasing number of prospective customers who are taking advantage of Eriez’ sample testing capabilities.
Read moreThe operators of sorting systems are experiencing challenging times. For one thing, the German government has made the packaging and commercial waste regulations more stringent, thus requiring operators to achieve higher recycling rates from 2019. At the same time, China is closing its door to the import of contaminated recoverables. The STEINERT Group, a specialist for magnetic and sensor sorting technology, is ready to meet its customers’ requirements. To this end, STEINERT will present pioneering sorting solutions at IFAT 2018, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management that will be held in Munich from 14 to 18 May.
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ZenRobotics Ltd. and Sogetri, part of the Helvetia Environnement Group, have agreed on a delivery of robotic waste sorting systems to a new state-of-the-art waste sorting facility that will be built on Sogetri’s existing site in Satigny, Switzerland. The construction of the new facility that will process more than 70.000 tonnes industrial waste annually will begin in June and the center is expected to be operational in March 2019.
Read moreHAMPDEN, MAINE – CP Group, based in San Diego, CA will install an advanced material recovery facility and front-end system for Fiberight’s state-of-the-art waste processing facility.
Read moreEUGENE, OR – The Max-AI® AQC (Autonomous Quality Control) product line has expanded with the release of the AQC-2 for paper sorting applications. Max-AI technology employs artificial intelligence (AI) to make material identification and selection decisions; high-speed robotic sorters carry out the sorting.
Read moreSAN DIEGO, CA – CP Group announces its newest screening technology, the CP Auger Screen™. This marks the industry’s first true anti-wrapping, non-blinding screen for material recovery facilities.
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Eric van Looy (Sense2Sort – Toratecnica)Being a technical engineer, Eric has spent more than 2 decades on the development of sensor based sorting technologies to advance recycling processes. Since 2006 he pursued automated spectroscopy technologies like XRF (at that time also together with Tom Jansen) and LIBS. Today, sorting has become possible to an unmet extend and with the second generation of Sense2Sort LIBS sorters, it has become possible to identify the elemental composition of each metal piece at high throughputs and up to 6 fractions with one machine. Sense2Sort-Toratecnica focuses on sustainable, reliable and responsible solutions for a max of eco-economical sorting sense. This also involves the design of advanced sorting plants and consultation work.
Tom Jansen (TOMRA Sorting GmbH)After studying Chemical Engineering at the Technical University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Tom started working as Sales Engineer at Innov-X Systems. He initially focused on selling handheld XRF equipment in the Benelux, while gradually extending the geographical territory over the years. From 2007 he was heavily involved in the pioneering of automated XRF sensor technology, bringing this new technology to the metal scrap market worldwide. Tom joined TOMRA Sorting (then Titech GmbH) in 2011 as Sales Manager responsible for the Metal Recycling market in the Netherlands and Belgium. Since then, in his role as Segment Champion for the ELV shredder segment, he has also supported the metal recycling market in the Middle East region, Italy, Greece and projects in several other countries.
Eugene van den Boomen (Goudsmit Magnetics Group)Eugène van den Boomen has over 20 years of experience in all technical aspects of Magnetic Recycling Equipment. He is closely involved with the development of Eddy-Current separators, inductive sensor- & high-gradient separators, overband separators, magnetic head pulleys and drum separators for recycling and recovery applications.
These systems are installed in the Goudsmit Test Centre where companies can test bulk samples of various materials. This simplifies the final choice of a specific separation system and guarantees customers an optimal separation result.ERIE, PA— The latest generation of the Eriez® RevX-E® product line combines the same high performance separation of previous models with a variety of maintenance-friendly enhancements, including an innovative cantilever frame design which enables 10 minute belt changes. The company will present the RevX-E Eddy Current Separator (ECS) with Quick Change belt system in April at both ISRI 2018 and Waste Expo 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Read moreStand B6. 339/438 – Four consulting stations to illustrate TOMRA’s sorting technologies, with opportunities to enter innovation competition and visit Test Center.
Read moreEUGENE, OR – In collaboration with subsidiary National Recovery Technologies (NRT), Bulk Handlings Systems (BHS) has announced the launch of new technology that will provide Material Recovery Facility (MRF) operators unprecedented levels of information about their business.
Read morePLESSISVILLE – Machinex is proud to announce that the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA) material recovery facility has been fully operational since mid-January. Located in Troy, Michigan, the new single-stream system plans to double its capacity from 15,000 to 30,000 tons per year from the old dual stream. Material is coming from several surrounding municipalities in the state of Michigan.
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Solid Particle Flow Meters and Feeders. Where accurate flow control is required.
TOMRA Sorting Recycling offers sensor-based sorting technologies for mixed waste management industries (metal, plastics…)
Sense2Sort develops sensor based sorting equipment based on XRF, LIBS, Induction, CCD and NIR technologies.
Presona have been designing, supplying and maintaining prepress technology balers for more than 70 years.
