TITECH sensors installed in 18 MRFs
TITECH sensor-based sorting technology can separate and recover mixed plastics, paper and films via infrared sensors and colour line cameras, helping to improve recyclate quality and reducing the amount of manual sorting that is required.
The technology has been rolled out in advanced C&I waste MRFs, with four units at Quercia Ltd in Chorley Lancashire, and three units at GSH Waste Recycling Ltds 15 tonne-per-hour plant in Widnes, Cheshire.
TOMRA will also install additional TITECH units for the recovery of plastics and wood from 10-60mm fines at Gaskells Waste Services plant in Merseyside later this year.
Stephen Almond, sales engineer at TOMRA Sorting UK, said: The technology available today which is already up and running with great results in some of the UKs leading C&I MRFs proves that it is possible to recover higher quality and higher purity fractions than ever before.
The future for the UKs C&I industry has to be recovery and recycling, not RDF and these latest contract wins demonstrate that this message is starting to get through.
Blaxtair sensor to reduce workplace collisions
Blaxtair human form detection a new system that allows reversing vehicles to pick out moving or stationary workers could help reduce the number of fatalities in the waste and recycling industry, its manufacturers claim.
Mounted on the back of a vehicle, the stereoscopic camera has a wide viewing area and can recognise hazards using a combination of video recognition and image processing technologies.
Objects can also be detected if required based on a configurable feature, while the driver can view hazards on an in-cab monitor or select visual or audible alarms to alert them to danger.
Paris-based firm Arcure, which was set up in 2009, has so far supplied the technology to firms in France, South Africa and Canada for applications including construction, recycling and surface mining. Over 600 units have been sold to date.
Eriez to exhibit non-ferrous metals separator
Eriez Magentics Europe Ltd is to demonstrate its range of eddy current separators at RWM 2014 in Birmingham this September, which allows high separation of non-ferrous materials from waste fines.
Held between September 16-18, RWM will see Eriez show how valuable non-ferrous metals can be extracted from a variety of mixed waste streams, enabling MRF operators to optimise profit from fines waste.
The system includes two rotors for fines separation, an ST2 for materials above 25mm in diameter and ST22 model for smaller sizes, which is at the forefront of metals separation.
Eriez Europe sales director Gareth Meese said: Eriezs new developments in non-ferrous metal recovery will allow recyclers and waste processors to stop throwing away money to landfill. So far, we have seen customers achieve an aluminium flake reduction of 92% from a single pass or a clean PET flake yield of between 97 and 99%.
Eriez will also display its new Rare Earth Overband Magnetic Separator at the Show, the CP RE, which is 60% lighter than conventional model.
Barnet rolls out waste vehicle weighing
Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd has installed an underbody weighing system in waste and recycling trucks operating in the London borough of Barnet.
VWS has installed the Loadweigh CN technology in 48 Dennis Eagle RCVs, which replace some of the boroughs 300 strong fleet of vehicles.
The technology ensures that the Authority does not risk overloading its vehicles by showing the weight placed on individual axles. In addition, it can act as a tracking device sending back weigh, location and any overload infringements.
Bernard McGreevy, Barnets environmental services manager for transport, said: It is important that we accurately weigh the contents of our refuse and recycling trucks. This allows us to find out how much our residents recycle and how much refuse we send to landfill. Importantly, not overloading our vehicles ensures that our fleet run efficiently and that we use less fuel in the long run.
Waste screener fires up for operations
Johnsons Aggregates and Recycling has introduced a high-speed Terex Finlay 883 Spaleck to power through the processing of incinerator waste ash.
The by-product from the treatment of residual waste, which is being processed at the firms site in Nottingham, is used to produce road construction materials.
Supplied by Finlay Central, part of the Finlay Group, the 883 Spaleck incorporates a two-deck German designed and constructed screen box. A heavy duty vibrating screen offers near blockage-free screening in the upper and lower decks.
By combining two system solutions in one machine, the 883 Spaleck offers savings on conveying equipment, steel structures and space. It can also process other wastes including shredded metal, wood, compost, and C&D waste.
Steve Johnson, director of Johnsons, said: The machine is versatile and can process extreme products that typically struggle through conventional screens. The additional vibration enables the waste ash material to release itself, so it avoids clogs, and it also handles the products abrasive consistency. The self-cleaning mechanism is also very useful.
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