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.
The ECOGLASS optical sorter was the first sorter developed by PICVISA. The product was launched in 2007 and, since then, it has been in a constant evolution: new models, more optionals and the introduction of many improvements and advances.
Read moreNothing new – the sorting of recycled material has become more important in the past, but this issue has gained even more importance as Asia is finally closing their doors to poorly recycled material streams coming from the rest of the world.
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Cooperation between Dutch company Goudsmit Magnetics of Waalre and German company Sortatec
has resulted in a mobile metal separator that separates both ferrous and non-ferrous metals from bulk
flows.
Industry leaders share knowledge on solutions for tackling plastic waste and conference guests see TOMRA’s recycling technologies in action.
Read morePEKIN, IL – After a two-month construction and installation period, Area Recycling launched its new state of the art material recovery system today. The facility expansion and equipment upgrade represents a $3.5 million dollar business investment for PDC.
Read moreNEW BEDFORD, MA – ZWS Waste Solutions, LLS (ZWS) of Rochester, MA is proud to announce that it has opened one of the most advanced recycling facilities in the world.
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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 new Eriez® NanoRanch A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) Sorter uses vision to identify and sort a vast and customizable range of nonferrous materials, providing greater than 95 percent accuracy when the machine is trained with samples. Introduced at the 2019 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Convention and Exposition, this innovative sorter is already garnering significant interest from the industry.
Read moreEjvind Pedersen is a prominent figure in the global industry that supplies resources into the automotive sector, turning incineration bottom ash (IBA) into pure metal fractions that reach primary raw material quality.
Read moreMÜLHEIM-KÄRLICH – TOMRA Sorting Recycling extends its offering of high-precision flake sorting solutions with the innovative INNOSORT FLAKE sensor-based solution that combines color and material sorting, reliably removing PVC, metals and opaque flakes. It is the ideal all-in-one sorting solution for plastic recovery facilities, which ensures constant and high-quality output as well as high throughput – at attractive conditions.
Read moreIt is with great pride that today Machinex attended the official ceremony marking the major upgrade of the Sani-Éco material recovery facility, located in Granby, Province of Quebec, Canada. The owners of the recycling management company reiterated their trust in Machinex, which provided them their sorting center more than 18 years ago. This modernization will […]
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Sense2Sort develops sensor based sorting equipment based on XRF, LIBS, Induction, CCD and NIR technologies.
Strautmann Umwelttechnik GmbH produces Baling- and Briquetting presses for the compaction and waste disposal of recyclables like cardboard packaging, film, PET bottles, airpop® (EPS) and residual waste.
TOMRA Sorting Recycling offers sensor-based sorting technologies for mixed waste management industries (metal, plastics…)
Presona have been designing, supplying and maintaining prepress technology balers for more than 70 years.
Baling presses for every application, every material and designed according to every individual demand – this is the core competency of HSM‘s environmental experts.
