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Articles by Judith Wanjala
A short history of AI in recycling
A fully circular economy relies on consistently high-quality recovered materials, which is not yet possible with today’s processes, and many recovered materials are still downcycled. To avoid this, sorting must become more granular. And this is where AI is a game-changer. There is a common misconception that AI is a recent phenomenon. Infact, AI has been integral to our industry for decades.
Bano Recycling heads for new successes
Italian technology provider Bano Recycling has been supplying advanced solutions for non-ferrous scrap for over two decades. Company sales and project manager Laura Minotto shares the latest developments and her outlook on the fast-moving metals market. Bano has ended the summer with a major milestone, reveals company sales and project manager Laura Minotto. ‘On 17 September, we had a special inauguration party to celebrate an exciting project for Bano.
Bringing together ‘deep skills’
E-scrap recycler Igneo Technologies and IT lifecycle services provider Procurri have entered into a global strategic partnership, combining Igneo’s commodity management solutions and precious metal reclamation expertise with Procurri’s enterprise data centre hardware, global maintenance and lifecycle consulting services. Both companies share a mutual goal to create greener, global data recycling solutions.
URT Recycling Technology helping lithium battery recyclers move forward
Battery recycling is here to stay, insists Germany’s URT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik (URT Recycling Technology). Over the past ten years, the company has developed an expertise and solid business in building lithium-ion battery processing plants serving customers around the globe. Lithium-ion battery recycling has been an essential part of e-mobility from the very beginning.
URT Recycling Technology helping lithium-ion battery recyclers move forward
Battery recycling is here to stay, insists Germany’s URT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik (URT Recycling Technology). Over the past ten years, the company has developed an expertise and solid business in building lithium-ion battery processing plants serving customers around the globe. Lithium-ion battery recycling has been an essential part of e-mobility from the very beginning.
UK scrap processor uses LIBS sorting to get 6063
Understanding how LIBS technology can deliver more, higher quality aluminium scrap is a first step to boosting business performance. Austin AI and Ocean Applied have been doing just that in partnership with a large British recycler. Aluminium is the most abundant and environmentally friendly metal on earth. Quite often referred to as the ‘green’ metal, aluminium is sustainable and capable of being recycled and reused without loss of its inherent properties.
Powering the tyre recycling evolution with Hägglunds
US-based Eco Green (www.ecogreenequipment.com), North Salt Lake, Utah, sold its first tyre recycling equipment when its founders sketched their concept on a napkin during dinner with a prospective client in 2001. Since then, the company has met evolving demand by developing next-generation equipment, including its Krumbuster cracker mill, a fine rubber processing mill powered by Hägglunds direct drive hydraulic motors from Bosch Rexroth.
Reduce waste and increase your profitability with BlakerTech
Recovering high volumes of non-ferrous metals from dry recyclables represents a significant amount of money for metal recycling and processing plants. It also saves on rising costs associated with waste disposal, reducing landfill volumes and helping to protect the environment. BlakerTech manufactures equipment for the metal recycling industry.
Sorting light metals at light speed
Sensor-based sorting systems are commonplace. One challenge for recyclers is sorting light elements, particularly aluminium and magnesium, and determining aluminium alloys. Ocean Insight has developed a modular solution that can sort light elements very rapidly. Called SpeedSorter, the solution employs laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to quickly identify alloy composition as scrap pieces pass through the analysis region of the sensor.
The challenge of LCD & FPD recycling
The challenge of LCD & FPD recycling is the slow awkward process of manual labour & dealing with toxic substances. ALR4000 technology (backed by EU funding) makes LCD recycling child’s play. A cost-effective system that brings state of art technology into the hands of SME recyclers making LCD recycling profitable, and opening up the business path of future growing volumes.
Back on the road: collecting more milestones
‘I’ve just come back from my holiday in Kenya and am looking forward to the International congress on battery recycling (ICBR) in Austria next month,’ says Judith Wanjala, Recycling International’s sales manager. ‘Another highlight on the calendar is the E-scrap Conference in New Orleans. So much is happening in the world of batteries and electronics right now. Exciting times!’ When asked about her highlight of the year, she says that’s got to be the IFAT trade show. ‘Hands down!’ Wanjala laughs.
On a mission to achieve the very best in chemical recycling
Michael Kugler and Marco Werth of RAMPF Eco Solutions have devoted their professional lives to developing chemical solutions for the manufacturing of high-quality alternative polyols. ‘A couple of years ago, some might have said I sound too emotional when describing my job; however, things have changed,’ says Marco Werth. Why?
On the fridge recycling front line
URT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik GmbH (also known as URT Recycling Technology) of Germany is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In 2020, the e-scrap processing solutions provider has managed to build four fridge recycling lines, despite the Coronavirus crisis. The plant engineering company from Karlstadt in central Germany is an expert in the niche WEEE market, not only as a result of its many years of experience but also through its constant plant innovations.
On the fridge recycling front line
URT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik GmbH (also known as URT Recycling Technology) of Germany is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In 2020, the e-scrap processing solutions provider has managed to build four fridge recycling lines, despite the Coronavirus crisis. The plant engineering company from Karlstadt in central Germany is an expert in the niche WEEE market, not only as a result of its many years of experience but also through its constant plant innovations.
50 years of reliability: tradition as a strategy for the future
UNTHA starts the anniversary year with pioneering innovations. 2020 is a very special year for UNTHA shredding technology, based in Kuchl bei Salzburg/Austria. 50 years ago, the foundation was laid for the company that has since grown into one of the leading manufacturers of shredding technology. 2020 will pay tribute to this major milestone, as well as showcase a range of innovations that lead the way to the future.
Steinert KSS multi-sensor sorting system: Versatile performer of numerous sorting tasks
In this period of extreme regulatory volatility, businesses recovering metal from automotive shredder residue need to upgrade their products depending on market conditions. In such circumstances, processors need to ensure they have a flexible sorting system. The STEINERT KSS with the FLI XT sensor combination is ideal for small and medium-sized metal recycling businesses within a separate sorting cycle (batch). Most companies sort in several stages to yield high-end secondary raw materials.
Shred-Tech driven by people power
Formed four decades ago, Canada-based Shred-Tech has maintained a trajectory of constant evolution and innovation in order to keep pace with the changes in materials coming forward for recycling. And the key to the company’s success has been the experience of its sales and engineering teams. Almost every industry has some legal or government-mandated responsibility when it comes to recycling of waste and destruction of confidential materials.
Forrec leads way in MSW and WEEE processing solutions
In the treatment of solid municipal and industrial waste, Italian company Forrec is an international player with a track record of finding effective solutions to its clients’ needs thanks to the combination of its long experience in the sector and the technical know-how provided by the company’s research and development team. Always aiming to find smart solutions to help preserve the environment, Forrec’s principal points of focus can be summarised by words prefixed with the letters ‘Re’.
The ‘two-in-one’ Axtor
With the Axtor 4510, Komptech is offering an all-purpose wood chipper that is suitable for both chipping and shredding. It is an ideal entry-level machine for small to medium-sized plants as well as contract service providers. If more is needed, there is the powerful new Axtor 6210 with 577 HP. The Axtor can shred as well as chip, and is designed for wood and green cuttings.
Plastics - returning in a completely new guise
Vecoplan receives multi-million-Euro order from Brightmark Energy Headquartered in San Francisco, Brightmark Energy designs and builds plants for the recycling industry – and one of the company’s current projects is in Ashley, Indiana. The new ‘plastic-to-fuel’ plant will convert various types of plastic waste into fuels.
Vezzani polishes a scrap processing gem
In the 1970s, and in the face of widespread scepticism, Italian company Vezzani invented the gravity-fed shearing concept with its launch of the PC-AC, which stands for Press Shear-Continuous Feed. A revolution then as it still is now, Vezzani has continued to refine this iconic shear system. Now more than ever, Vezzani’s PC-AC distinguishes itself owing to its ability to outclass other shearing systems.
Establishing the complete ELV/WEEE plastic recycling chain in Japan
In 2018, Japan exported just over a million tons of plastics to other parts of Asia, down from 1.43 million tons in the previous year. This sudden drop in exports was mainly due to China’s import ban, but that doesn’t mean the plastics are being properly recycled; instead, they are ending up in incineration plants, landfills or local storage.
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