TECHNOLOGY EXPERT
TA-PO600: The ultimate
separation solution
It is becoming increasingly
important to extract raw
materials from used consumer
devices so they can be returned
directly to the manufacturing
industry. Ferrous scrap is an
important part of this, although
the desired quality cannot yet
be achieved using only magnetic
separation and manual sorting.
The reason for this is that many
other non-magnetic materials
attached to the scrap end up in
the clean ferrous fractions.
TA-PO Industries already had its TA-PO1000
separation machine to deal with this ‘polluted’
FE fraction but, at 11 metres long and with a
large capacity, it was not always suitable for
everyone.
As an innovation to this successful model,
Roberto van den Kieboom developed the
compact TA-PO600 in 2021, especially for pro-
cessors with a certain FE fraction (under five
tonnes per hour from e-scrap for example) and
whose material size was below 100 mm. The
TA-PO600 and the TA-PO1000 offer the per-
fect solution for everyone.
Due to its unique design, and making use of
the speed of the moving parts, TA-PO has
delivered a new model at just 4.5 by 1.3
metres, making it easier to integrate into exist-
ing processes. The TA-PO600 can of course
also be used as a stand-alone machine.
Settings can be selected during operation to
adjust the recipe for other fractions to be sep-
arated.
CLEAN FRACTION
When an FE fraction is separated by the
TA-PO600, a clean FE fraction will be created
with less than 0.3% copper and a mixed frac-
tion containing FE and non-magnetic parts
such as motor armatures, transformers, printed
circuit boards and cables with plugs.
A typical separation result is 75% clean FE and
25% FE + mix, both fractions increasing in
value in these proportions.
The TA-PO600 has the same proven technolo-
gy as the TA-PO1000 and has the additional
unique feature that the conveyor belt can be
changed by one person without using lifting
equipment in less than 30 minutes.
EASY OPERATION
Like all machines from TA-PO industries, the
TA-PO600 is also equipped with a clear touch-
screen for easy operation and a modem for
24/7 support. High-quality materials and finish-
ing deliver a quality machine with very low
operating and maintenance costs.
TA-PO machines can also be used to separate
batteries from an FE fraction. In addition to
this cleaner fraction, another important advan-
tage is that the batteries are isolated and can
be stored safely elsewhere.
From the separation results of the material on
our demonstration machine, customers can
see that their materials, combined with this
technology, is the perfect recipe.
www.ta-po.com
Developer Roberto van den Kieboom at
the cradle of his TA-PO600.
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