UNTHA to showcase mobile shredder at IFAT 2016
Shredder manufacturer UNTHA is to showcase its new XR mobil-e shredder at the 2016 IFAT exhibition in Munich in May.
Launched in January, the XR mobil-e has the same design features as Untha’s static XR shredder, yet it has been updated to include an on-board auxiliary power pack in order to make it easy to move around a production facility and plugged back in. Untha claims that the machine is the first of its kind to shred with a low power electric drive.
Users will be able to get a closer look at the machine at the IFAT trade fair which runs from 30 May to 3 June at Messe München. UNTHA will be running a shuttle bus from the show to a nearby site to demonstrate the machine in operation.
Commenting on the reasons to visit UNTHA at the 2016 show, product manager Christoph Lahnsteiner said: “We regularly invite existing and potential clients to our Austrian headquarters, so that they can speak to our team about their projects and see our machines being manufactured. However, the opportunity to get up close to one of our shredders under real operational conditions proves that our technology achieves what we say it does. I therefore encourage anyone with an interest in low cost, energy efficient and reliable alternative fuel production, to come along and see our XR shredder for themselves – whether they’re interested in a static or mobile machine.
“We’ve been delighted to read all the positive reports about our latest innovation, but seeing the shredder in action will tell so much more of the story than a write up ever could.”
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Bunting develops circuit board separator
Metals separation specialist Bunting Magnetics has developed a new magnetic separator capable of recovering printed circuit boards from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
The High Intensity Separation Conveyor (HISC) has a strong magnetic head pulley and was originally designed to separate very weakly magnetic materials such as abraded and shredded stainless steel.
During on-site tests at a UK plastics recycling company, the HISC was also found to efficiently separate and recover PCBs, Bunting claims.
PCBs contain a number of components mounted on a non-conductive substrate including capacitors, resistors and active devices. A PCB will contain gold, palladium, silver, copper and different hazardous materials, many of which are not permitted for disposal via landfill.
According to a company statement: “The strength of the magnetic field is far greater than standard magnetic separators, extending the separation capabilities from just removing ferrous and strongly magnetic materials to materials that have a very low magnetic susceptibility.”
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Leeds installs 17 Bigbelly ‘smart bins’
Leeds city council has taken delivery of 17 Bigbelly ‘smart stations’, described as the ‘world’s most hi-tech bin’ – which includes inbuilt solar compaction technology and live capacity reporting.
The units, which are distributed in the UK by Taylor Group, have been installed in key locations around the city, following a trial of the technology in 2014.
The internal compaction unit increases the container’s capacity form 606 litres to 800 litres when full. Council crews also receive up-to-the-minute reporting on when the containers require emptying.
Councillor Mark Dobson, executive member for environmental protection and community safety at Leeds city council, said: “We need to be sure that we have the right kit that’s going to help us offer the most effective street cleaning service. Now that we own a number of Big Belly bins we can really get to grips with how these could fit into our operations in different circumstances.“
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AMP specialist plant-hire firm launched in Scotland
Former Blue Machinery Scotland sales manager Kieran O’Kane has launched Advanced Material Processing – a plant hire service for Scottish clients in the recycling and demolition industries.
The plant fleet includes mobile crushers, screeners and shredders, all sourced from world renowned brands such as Powerscreen and Doppstadt.
All the machines in AMP’s fleet have been purchased from Blue Machinery Scotland, with a plan to purchase further machines over the next three months including a slow- and high-speed shredder.
Commenting on the new business venture Mr O’Kane, said: “Having worked with Blue Machinery Scotland for so long, it gave me a great understanding of the industry in Scotland and what quarry, site and recycling managers need from their machines from a hire and contracting perspective.
“We’ve quickly developed a strong team at our new facility in Stirling, with trained and experienced field service engineers and support personnel already in place to provide the best possible engineering and administrative back-up to complement a modern and versatile fleet of plant and equipment.”
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