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mal sorting such as air and vibrations. The

Vision 100 has the ability to store up to 100

programmes and automatically changes over

from one product to another. The Italian man-

ufacturer adds: ‘The LED lighting system guar-

antees the possibility to find any kind of defect.

It also ensures a steady lighting strength in

every season and the stable and constant level

adjustment of the sorter.’

According to ASM, the Vision 100’s elongated

product-feeding chutes are unique in this

series. ‘Their dimensions allow for maximum

production capacity and their technical features

allow the sorting of more products on the same

machine,’ explains the manufacturer.

www.sortingasm.com

ALLU highlights rough terrain
crusher options

In recognition of

the fact that

many industrial

tasks require fine

fragment sizes as

wel l as high

crushing power,

Finnish manu-

facturer ALLU

Group used the

Pollutec show to

spotlight its ALLU D Series of screener crusher

attachments.

‘For any site that is located on a narrow road or

rough terrain where big stationary machines

are unable to go, the ALLU D series is an excel-

lent choice,’ remarks the manufacturer. ‘It

includes a versatile selection of tools that can

screen- and crush-process different materials

– such as glass, bricks, demolition waste, etc –

from 15 mm to 150 mm fragment sizes.’

Material can be screened with a single start-up

and without any back-and-forth rotation. As

the attachments are designed with reliability

and quality in mind, says the manufacturer,

they ensure high production levels even with

wet materials, overcome nuts and bolts in the

material flow, and come with a built-in power

adjustment valve.

‘Lubrication grease inside the chain boxes ena-

bles a long transmission life-time,’ adds ALLU.

The latest series enables screening and crushing

as well as the aerating, mixing and stabilising

of material, thus underlining that it was devel-

oped to facilitate operations on demanding job

sites, according to the Finnish company.

The ALLU D Series is available with fixed or

changeable blades, as well as in basic, strong

and heavy-duty versions. www.allu.net

Holmatro showcases superlight cutter
‘Thanks to their low weight and special blade

design, the new range of hydraulic mobile cut-

ters is ideal for the car recycling sector,’ said

Yves Pey, Manager of CEMFHIS, as he simul-

taneously and swiftly manoeuvred the sus-

pended ICU 10 A 30 model using one hand.

‘Although the new cutters are superlight – the

lightest version doesn’t even weigh 9.5 kg – they

possess amazing strength,’ said Mr Pey. He

attributes this to the unique, U-shaped blades

that pull the material towards the strongest

point of the cutter. ‘The fact that the A 30 is a

mobile tool has obvious advantages; operation

is very fast and easy. The cutter goes through

vehicle components – like doors, catalytic con-

verters and exhaust pipes – without effort.’

The cutters were crafted specially for hydraulic

products specialist Holmatro. Apart from their

potential for use in automotive applications, the

hydraulic cutters can also be employed in cable

recycling. As this task generally involves tackling

a complex bun-

dle of wires and

strands, Holma-

tro and CEMF-

HIS took account

of the fact that

the individual

pieces frequently

meet the cutter

blades at a differ-

ent angle. This

causes loss of capacity and, importantly, ‘has

proven to be detrimental to the life-span of cut-

ting tools’. The France-based equipment special-

ist incorporated a blade guide to prevent the

cutting blades from separating or becoming dis-

torted, Mr Pey explained.

Other materials that can be handled by the cut-

ters include a broad spectrum of demolition

waste and foundry components, such as alu-

minium castings.

It is possible to equip the A 30 with either a

standard or a short blade: the former is capable

of cutting diameters up to 32 mm while the lat-

ter is best suited to circumstances where opera-

tional space is limited. www.holmatro.com

Flexus Balasystem promotes round baling

Heralding it as ‘the best solution for storage and

transport’, the team from Swedish company

Flexus Balasystem flew to Lyon in order to pro-

mote its equipment designed to produce round

bales weighing between 200 kg and 1.5 tonnes.

The fully-automated system is based on a baler

which compresses and immediately surrounds

material in cylindrical, hermetically-sealed

wrapping made from air-tight, fully-recyclable

polyethylene. The process itself takes roughly

1-5 minutes per bale depending on the material

to be processed, which can include both house-

hold and industrial waste such as plastics, fuel

fractions, car tyres and paper. One bale of non-

shredded tyres, for example, consists of some

120 tyres in total, according to the developer.

Available in both mobile and stationary for-

mats, the round-bale system can be easily

moved between sites, states Flexus.

According to the Swedish manufacturer, this

innovative baling system can offer particular

advantages for municipal solid waste plants.

‘The properties of the input material are com-

pletely preserved; there is no loss of energy or

mass,’ it explains. ‘The system also reduces the

initial volume by approximately a third.’ Besides

preventing material degradation, the system

also eliminates the risk of self-ignition, it is

claimed. www.flexus.se

By Kirsten Linnenkoper

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