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Boa Recycling Equipment
At IFAT, Boa Recycling Equipment of the Neth-
erlands promoted its new Eco-line series balers
that feature smart and modern technologies using
far less energy. The Eco-line operates with a fre-
quency-controlled hydraulic aggregate. The main
pumps are driven by controlled electrical drives
that have ‘a smooth start/stop cycle and fully con-
trollable output during the whole press cycle’,
according to the company. Results include ‘an
overall energy saving of around 40%, a decrease
in maintenance costs and optimised speed’.
Boa also displayed its latest innovation in bale
binding. The company has developed a new
binding unit that applies a strong plastic wire
rather than steel wire to bales of plastic. The
material used is said to comply with the latest
European regulations on waste incineration.
According to Boa’s sales manager Hennie Beste-
man, the big advantage is that the material is
‘extremely strong and does not have to be
removed as required when using a steel wire’.
In effect, ‘it can be burned together with the
other plastics’. www.boarecycling.com
Metso
With people nowadays being quite familiar with
touch-screen technology, Metso has launched the
innovative Human Machine Interface to support
its new EtaCut II scrap shear and EtaShred ZZ
shredder. The interface, developed together with
the German Institute for Integrated Design, pro-
vides ‘seamless’ access to machine and plant
supervision data, explained Metso product man-
ager Axel Huffziger.
He took a seat at the control panel to give a live
demonstration, thumbing swiftly back and forth
between different screens. ‘The main menu dis-
plays all the individual machines that have been
installed, which can be selected with a simple tap
of a finger,’ he explained. ‘It opens up a detailed
tab with the relevant information regarding that
recycling step, for example, shredding.’
The ‘intuitive’ interface is language-independent
as it follows the ‘Apple approach’ by relying most-
ly on easily-identifiable icons, Huffziger added.
Moreover, the operators see only the icons that
relate to their core duties. In February, the interface
won the prestigious iF Design Award 2014.
www.metso.com
Pellenc
‘Information is everything nowadays,’ said Anna
Olivo, purchasing manager at French optical recy-
cling equipment specialist Pellenc. ‘Many customers
of ours have contacted us saying they wanted more
details about the impact
of our equipment, ranging
from how fast it handles
material to the exact qual-
ity of the output and
everything in between.
Our new software pro-
vides all that data in one
package and in real time.’
Named Statistic Pack, the software designed by the
in-house engineering crew is available in four differ-
ent versions – one more detailed and service-packed
than the next. The basic package analyses and cat-
egorises waste flows, and can be accessed on a local
network to which sorters are connected. ‘It ensures
that our lines work optimally,’ Olivo added.
The premium package, on the other hand, shows
four groups of indicators at the same time; con-
taminants, flow, energy and humidity level. It is
backed by the Pellenc team’s full service and
achieves ‘maximum control’ over the value of a
finished product. ‘Whether it’s a better understand-
ing of material composition or the calorific value
the recycler is after, all the information he needs is
right here,’ Olivo said. www.pellencst.com
Enevo
With the internet a central part of daily life, bank-
ing on smart technology is a safe bet, Finnish firm
Enevo has found. It has unveiled the ‘revolutionary’
Enevo ONe service for the European market – a
wireless logistics solution that accurately measures
the fill level of waste and recycling containers.
The service uses smart sensors and cloud comput-
ing to cut waste collection costs by ‘up to 50%’,
according to Enevo’s ceo Fredrik Kekäläinen. The
era of waste collections guided by ‘static routes’
yielding ‘sub-optimal results’ was over, he insisted.
By calculating dynamic factors like traffic flow,
vehicle information and road restrictions, Enevo
ONe delivers both transparency and control. This
ensures waste management companies can avoid
driving inefficient routes, thus lowering fuel con-
sumption and cutting emissions. This development
‘brings to light things that otherwise would remain
hidden’, Kekäläinen declared. ‘It will help us make
smarter decisions.’ www.enevo.com
Integrating intelligence
Recycling International will feature more
IFAT 2014 highlights in its August issue.
At IFAT, MTB Recycling Technology of France celebrated its joint ven-
ture with the Erdmann company of Germany, which now officially
represents MTB in the German-speaking markets of Austria, Germany
and Switzerland. From left to right: Christian Schroll (MTB Germany),
Jean-Philippe Fusier (MTB) and Mickaël Bohlefeld (MTB Germany).
At its IFAT booth, MTB showcased its latest piece of shredding tech-
nology: the CRX 2000, a hybrid shear and ripper featuring two shafts.
It can be delivered as a rotary shear, with two cutting shafts, or as a
ripper, with two massive shafts designed to break products. According
to MTB, this hybrid solution enables the shredding of various types of
material, including tyres and e-scrap. www.mtb.fr
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