Baling refuse derived fuel - developing energy logistics

Orkel has developed a compactor specifically for RDF A critical point of utilising biomass and RDF (refuse derived fuel) is transportation and storage. Materials occurring in loose or bulk forms are challenging to handle due and low density. As one solution, a Norwegian compactor is developed to specifically press, pack, and wrap organic and fine structure materials and pack the RDF and biomass into sealed "unit packages" or bales. In principle, the compactor is a mobile production plant for transforming loose materials into bales. For road transportation, it is folded together, and can be pulled by a tractor or a truck. The unit is automated and has a hopper where material is loaded. The material is moved from the hopper to the baling chamber for compaction. The chamber is continuously filled until the set pressure or weight of the bale is obtained. Normally, the degree of compaction is approximately three times the original size. www.orkel.no Modular turnkey plants Eldan Recycling A/S has delivered machines and plants to the recycling industry worldwide for over 50 years. It has expertise recycling aluminium scrap, tyres, WEEE, refrigerators, dry and jelly cable, rejected die cast magnesium, MSW and industrial scrap. Eldan has its own production facilities ensuring the quality of the product and the flexibility of the production program. Eldan offers different turnkey plants to meet specific requirements. Using the modular approach, a large number of combinations can be supplied with regard to both processing volumes and output sizes. Eldan plants are 'multi-size' plants, which means that it is merely a question of changing the screen combination in the machines to produce a different output size. www.eldan-recycling.com Komptech Better machines means higher quality end product Komptech is an international supplier of equipment for the mechanical and MBT (mechanical biological treatment) of solid wastes, and provides technical solutions for the very different stages of waste treatment development around the world. Treatment steps range from simple volume reduction to separation into reusable and energy fractions, to sophisticated MBT plants that use a combination of methods to take out usable fractions and reduce the volume and reactivity. In countries with more sophisticated waste treatment systems, high-energy fractions can be gained from commercial and production waste and processed into secondary fuels. Where biodegradable waste is collected separately, it can be composted. Komptech provides shredding, separation and composting technology for all of these treatment processes. www.komptech.com The HAMMEL cutting edge metal processing plant For several years HAMMEL has focused on metal and scrap processing. It has successfully established the first mobile scrap processing plant in the world. The system can process mixed material into a marketable end product. Raw material is shredded with the VB 950 DK primary shredder and then directly fed into the MMS 150 DK metal screen. Oversized material is discharged. An integrated vibration channel then feeds the material to a magnet drum which separates the material into ferrous and non-ferrous materials. The non-ferrous parts are transferred via discharge belt to the eddy current system, whereby the aluminium and shredded light fraction is separated. The ferrous parts are transported to the HEM 1250 DK metal fine shredder - the most recent addition to the plant. www.hammel.de Eriez FinesSort Reclaims Fine Metal Particles Eriez Magnetics Europe FinesSort® Metal recovery system is the ultimate in fine particle metal reclamation. The FinesSort helps scrap processors increase profitability by recovering materials less than 25mm in diameter and thus aids reduction in materials sent to landfill. The Eriez FinesSort is a two stage system incorporating a Rare Earth Permanent Magnetic Drum with a Ferrite Permanent Magnetic Drum in the first stage and an Eddy Current Separator in the second stage. Eriez can supply each stage of the FinesSort separately or as a complete unit. FinesSort will be on display at the RWM show in Birmingham, UK, 13-15 September 2011. www.eriez.com PTF Haeussers ROTOWRAP One of the keys to the success of the Rotowrap units is the speed and ease with which they carry out the baling wrapping process. Designed and manufactured with a focus on high throughput and reliability, PTF Haeussers Rotowrap bale wrappers set a new standard in wrapping performance and efficiency for square bales. Rotowrap's design allows the unit to function through both axes simultaneously, improving efficiency, tightness of the bale and productivity by reducing the total time taken to wrap the bale. In addition, this simultaneous rotation capability results in a reduction the to the energy required, the amount of film required and equipment wear. www.ptf-haeusser.de More Waste Management World Articles Waste Management World Issue Archives