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TRADE SHOW

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The best in shearing,
shredding and cable stripping

L i v e f ro m K a r l s r u h e :

For demonstrations of recycling equipment, the Karlsruhe trade fair

in south-west Germany is undoubtedly the place to be. During the

three-day open-air recycling aktiv show, 8 500 professionals saw

first hand how 3 000 tonnes of scrap materials are moved, shred-

ded, sorted and baled.

For the second time, the recycling and
construction sectors joined forces for
the Recycling Aktiv and Tiefbau Live
trade shows, featuring 1 500 machines
and pieces of equipment. The main
trends spotted by Recycling
International were: the fast-growing
emergence of smart warning systems
to detect scrap fires early; greater
emphasis on mobility; increased
efforts on sorting higher quality scrap;
and wood recycling as a fast-growing
niche.

TACKLING WOOD SCRAP
Among the recycling equipment and
technology providers were familiar
names and brands such as IUT/
Taurus, Lefort, Hammel, Komptech,

Caterpillar, Sesotec, Goudsmit, and
Lindner. ‘It’s great that we can simply
demonstrate our solutions’ capabili-
ties to a specialist audience,’ says
Clemens Jäger, sales manager at
Lindner. ‘The highlight was the combi-
nation of our Urraco 75 DK mobile
shredder with the latest stage V
engine and the ZetaStar 75 F2 DK star
screen for transforming wood scrap
into a standardised final output size.’
Lindner also showcased its patented
‘fast’ exchange system for the Miura
twin-shaft shredder. The new technol-
ogy makes it possible to change the
entire cutting unit in less than 60 min-
utes, according to Jäger. ‘The opera-
tor can quickly fit an additional pair of
shafts for different materials, such as

waste wood or commercial solid
waste.’

WANTED: SECOND-HAND
Don’t tell Peter Beyeler that new
machines are better or more reliable
than second-hand ones. ‘Second-
hand, overhauled recycling equipment
performs as good as newly built,’ says
the shear baler technology expert and
owner of IUT Beyeler. ‘Clearly, the big
advantage of used equipment is that
it’s cheaper. A refurbished machine
can generally be offered for 30-60%
of the price you would pay for a new
one.’
At the Karlsruhe event Beyler present-
ed IUT’s latest piece of revised equip-
ment, a 700 tonne cutting force
Taurus shear baler. The machine was
built in 2011 and used for five years at
a scrap yard in Poland, then sold in
2016 to an operator in Germany.
Finally, in June 2019, it was bought
back by IUT and their Polish partner
Gucinex after having been in opera-
tion for 5 200 hours.
It was shipped to Poland as heavy
duty transport. During the summer,
the unit was dismantled at the

Ta-po’s Roberto van den Kieboom: ‘Our
solutions help reach the higher purity and
quality required by smelters.’

Norbert Eich (left), sales manager at Gui-
detti, and the company’s sales representa-
tive for south-east Germany, Florian Stillger.

Manuel Carrillo Castillo (left) and André
Schäfer of THM Recycling Solutions.

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