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Wrights’ Super-busy year at home and abroad

As in previous years, the Wrights Recycling

Machinery stand at RWM was a hive of activ-

ity, with equipment being put through its paces

and potential customers milling around for a

closer look. And there was certainly plenty for

them to see and learn as the company revealed

details of: two products launched this year; a

distribution agreement with an Italian

machinery manufacturer; and the appoint-

ment of a sales agent for the Spanish market.

With one unit already sold into the UK, Wrights’

recently-unveiled Super Feeder is designed to

provide a regular feed of material to a picking

station or cable granulator ‘in a way that is con-

trollable for the customer’, explained the com-

pany’s Russell Ridley. The innovative belt-fed

system is intended to feed, among other materi-

als, shredder waste, plastic cable for granulation

and ‘any large amount of mixed materials’ at a

variable rate of up to 6 metres per minute.

Meanwhile, the UK company’s Super Separator

launched at the start of the summer is said to

produce ‘up to 99% clean copper and up to 99%

clean plastic’ from any household-type cable.

Described as ‘a totally new concept in granu-

lated cable separation’, the wet system – for

which an optional dryer is available – is capable

of processing between 200 kg and 800 kg per

hour, and can prove particularly advantageous

‘if dust is an issue or with a specific infeed like

car looms’, said Mr Ridley. ‘It complements our

existing range of cable processing machinery.’

Two of these plants had already been sold prior

to the RWM show, he confirmed.

Also on the theme of cable separation, the

Wrights Recycling Machinery stand showed

off the Copper Eco 500P developed by Mon-

talbano which mechanically shakes the mate-

rial passing through the machine’s cell granu-

lator for increased separation. The Italian

company, whose equipment range also

includes car de-pollution and air-bag destruc-

tion products, recently signed a reciprocal

agreement with Wrights under which the

companies will distribute each other’s equip-

ment in their respective markets. ‘This extends

our portfolio – and we have had a lot of really

good interest already,’ commented Mr Ridley.

Wrights has also adopted a higher profile in

the Spanish market with the appointment in

June this year of local resident Paul Rouse as a

sales agent. Having noted that the arrangement

has already yielded several sales, Mr Ridley

added: ‘This has opened a new door for us.’

www.wrightsltd.co.uk

Safety first at JMC
Recycling Systems
JMC Recycling Systems offered RWM visitors

a typically wide range of products to inspect

at this year’s event in Birmingham.

Providing one of the centrepieces was the new

and fully-automatic Metallican can baling

system capable of processing one tonne of

aluminium cans per hour. Mustering a maxi-

mum compression force of 80 tonnes and a

dry cycle speed of 45 seconds, the unit is ‘much

sturdier’ than predecessors on the market,

according to the UK company’s Sales Man-

ager David Taylor. The first one made by the

company was sold to a UK buyer just prior to

the RWM show.

Also new to the JMC stand at any show was

the 5000 Global Safety Shear. Armed with a

120-tonne maximum shear force to handle up

to 63 mm mild steel, the unit reflects the cur-

rent market focus on ‘safety, safety, safety’,

explained Mr Taylor. Features include: an eas-

ily adjustable guard; a high visibility window

to observe processing; external controls and

lubrication; and powered hold-down. The

4000 Global, which boasts a 90-tonne maxi-

mum shear force, has also been upgraded to

incorporate additional safety measures,

including the siting of all guarded controls on

the outside of the machine.

In similar vein, stop bars and guards that effec-

tively ‘push the operator away’ from potential

risk have been added to the Euro-Strip 5000,

according to Mr Taylor. With a processing

speed of up to 42 metres per minute, this

machine ‘will strip most heavy-duty cables –

including armoured and multi-core cables –

with ease’, insists JMC.

www.jmcrecycling.com

According to JMC Recycling Systems’ Sales Manager David Taylor,
there is a major focus within the industry at present on ‘safety,
safety, safety’.

From left to right: Naomi, Russell and Jason Ridley of Wrights Recy-
cling Machinery.

3E UK’s Managing Directors Charles Sykes (left) and Simon Ryley.

Part of the Hong Kong-based Ryno (Asia) Ltd

Group, 3E UK was making its first appearance

at an RWM show following the company’s

launch in late 2011.

Offering anything from small stand-alone gran-

ulators to full turnkey wash systems, machinery

is built specifically for the European and US mar-

kets ‘using high-quality raw materials and

imported electronic components’, such as Sie-

mens motors and NSK bearings. Fabrication is

First show appearance for 3E UK
completed at the 3E Machinery factory in

Guangzhou, China, in order to take advantage of

lower manufacturing costs. ‘We will work with

the factory to help them develop turnkey systems

for this market,’ it was underlined in Birmingham

by 3E UK Managing Director Simon Ryley.

The domestic market will be the company’s

primary focus but it will also address business

opportunities in other countries where no dis-

tribution arrangement is in place. It was also

noted that a system for recycling expanded

polystyrene and washing contaminated film

had already been installed in central England.

One of 3E’s leading products is a tyre recycling

plant for separating the steel wire, nylon fibre

and rubber components.

www.3e-machinery.co.uk

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