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SWB’S ‘ULTIMATE EYE-CATCHERS’
Shredder hammer producer Stahlwerke Bochum (SWB) of Germany unveiled its
latest products at IFAT, presented in graffiti style and described by the company
as ‘ultimate eye-catchers’.
SWB’s new CSNG hammers are more resistance to stress because of changes in
the use of alloys, modified temperature control with adjusted holding times
within the heat treatment process, and ‘the greatest possible’ homogenisation
of the primary microstructure through computer simulation. ‘The optimised
hammers show a significantly improved stress resistance which leads to a notice-
able reduction in the risk of chipping due to overload,’ explained the company’s
Stephan O. Mayer.
www.stahlwerke-bochum.com

‘US SANCTIONS WOULD FRUSTRATE RECYCLING
IN IRAN’
Amir Seifizade, ceo of the Tehran-based car recycling company Taha Sanat,
went to Munich to find new business partners. Since the USA lifted its trade
embargo almost three years ago, business relations with Europe were slowly
but surely picking up again.
But now that the Trump administration is threatening Iran with new sanc-
tions, business people like Seifizade fear a dramatic impact on the country’s
economy. ‘For sure, this will be frustrating recycling initiatives in my coun-
try,’ he said. ‘For example, there’s a British firm that would like to sell recy-
cling equipment in Iran but a trade ban would make that impossible’.
Even so, Seifizade believes western companies that have been doing busi-
ness with Iran for a long time will always find ways to continue doing so,
‘sanctions or no sanctions’.
Iran’s recycling rate is less than 7%, it is estimated.

AVIAN LOOKS WEST TO BECOME A
BIG EUROPEAN PLAYER
‘Recycling equipment made in China has a cheap and
not-so-good quality reputation but we are going to
prove this is wild nonsense’. That is the proud claim of
Uwe Wicht of Pallmann Industries, a company that rep-
resents the Chinese brand Avian which produces,
among other equipment, granulators to process plastic
and rubber scrap.
At home in China, Avian is a big name. ‘Now we want
to become a big player in Europe too,’ Wicht said. To
date, the company has produced one thousand granu-
lators of which around a tenth are in currently in opera-
tion at facilities across Europe. ‘We have recently sold a
few units and a complete washing line for PE film to a
customer in Poland,’ he added.
According to Wicht, worldwide growth in plastics recy-
cling can only expand. ‘Twenty years ago, in China,
plastic consumption was less than 0.2 kg per person.
Now it’s 20 kg per person, and this will only continue
to increase,’ he said. ‘Soon China will be able to supply
itself with plastic scrap and will no longer need a sup-
ply from Europe. The latest import restrictions are a
clear sign what the future will be like.’
www.aviangranulator.com

VECOPLAN’S LATEST HAS GOT THE LOOKS
Vecoplan celebrated the launch of its new ‘high-performance’ shredder at
IFAT. The VEZ 3200 shredder can process and handle materials such as
industrial and production scrap as well as bulky waste in the manufacture of
high quality substitute fuels.
According to Vecoplan’s ceo Werner Berens, the unique feature of this
machine is its design. ‘Look at today’s forklifts, tractors and lift trucks – they
are high-tech devices. They are not only robust: you can tell they are high-
tech from their design,’ he said.
According to Berens, operators are primarily concerned with operating
data, reliability, quality, costs and ease of maintenance and so on but the
look of the equipment also has a role to play. ‘Our machines may be in the
middle of customers’ production halls – but these customers like attractive
machines,’ he said, adding that a modern design ‘is simply more believable’.
www.vecoplan.com

Pallmann Industries’ Uwe Wicht (left) and Mark Miao of Avian

Jürgen Schmid (right) and Florian Mack of Design Tech. This company was respon-
sible for the VEZ 3200 shredder design.

Amir Seifizade (right) and his interpreter Leila Kheradroosta.

SWB’s managing director and co-owner Bruno Mayer (left) with his son and business
partner Stephan O. Mayer.

‘Markets in Europe are flat while the USA and Asia are booming,’ reflected Dave
Fleming, sales & marketing director of US-based SSI Shredding Systems.

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