Recycling Equipment Manufacturer Bollegraaf Showcases RDF Baling & Sorting Innovations

At the recent Pollutec exhibition in Lyon, France, recycling equipment manufacturers, Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery and Lubo Systems - both a part of the Bollegraaf Group, showcased its latest innovations in baling and sorting. According to Bollegraaf its new electronic APCP-system boosts bale weight up to 20% while with up to 20% regardless of the material, while cutting operating cost in a number of ways. The company explained that APCP, or ‘Adaptive Proportional Channel Press System’ is available for its complete range of HBC balers. The system is linked to Bollegraaf’s advanced B.I.O.S. operating system and engine frequency control. This system automatically optimises channel pressures to make the heaviest and quickest bale on each grade, slippery or not. However, according to Bollegraqaf, the clever unique feature behind APCP is its capacity to auto adjust and auto learn. Instead of only using a limited set of predefined settings, the company explained that APCP constantly evaluates, adjusts and even ‘anticipates’ pressures over the entire baler system, making spike pressures for maximum bale weight obsolete. Being able to produce up to 20% heavier bales in a quicker way on each grade, is claimed to mean saving time and an instant cost reduction of operation and far lower cost of further transportation per volume. For companies producing a few bales of every grade, Bollegraaf said that APCP means that frequent switching no longer impacts bale quality; instead of adjustment challenges, any inconsistencies per material type are always constantly and correctly compensated, making a baler much more flexible to operate. The company added that another valuable but indirect effect of the APCP system is the smooth baling process, which reduces wear and tear as well as noise. Lubo ballistic Anti Wrapping StarScreen Also on display was the patented Anti Wrapping StarScreen by Lubo Systems. According to the company, the system combines the advantages of a trommel and traditional star screens by taking out the potential disadvantages of both systems; no more wrapping of film, tape or textile, and no more ‘sausage formation’ of materials. The company added that this new version of the AWS StarScreen can now be installed under an angle, adding the advantages of a ballistic separator to its already highly effective setup. This is said to offer more value for money as it can separate by fraction size and 2D and 3D materials. Lubo Vibro-Air Sort Also new from Lubo was the Vibro-Air Sort, a versatile and compact solution for the separation of fractions based on variations in specific gravity. According to the manufacturer, the Vibro-Air Sort is particularly suited to the removal of polystyrene contamination from sieve sand during demolition works, during composting or for applications in glass recycling for the removal of contamination by paper and films. The system consists of a vibrating conveyor, of which the angle is adjustable, linked to a blast nozzle with variable setting. Two vibration motors are said to ensure the stable and reliable operation of the vibrating conveyor. The company added that the adjustable infeed offers a wide range of applications for the separation of contaminated fractions.The compact construction is also claimed to ensure that the Vibro-Air Sort can be well-integrated into a new or existing sorting line. Bollegraaf explained that processing capacity is dependent upon the fraction to be separated but will generally be up to 6 tonnes per hour. Twine Tying Bollegraaf also used the occasion to display its PP twine tying system for HBC balers. The company explained that the recently introduced PP twine tying system for is suited to baling RDF material. The twine tying system is offered in combination with Bollegraaf’s vertical needle station. According to the manufacturer, since a vertical needle station produces more stable bales and has less chance of wire breakage, compared to horizontal needle stations. This system uses 5x1 needlesmoving vertically in a linear motion through the ram pulling twine around the bale, which is said to allow the needles to be positioned more closely to the ram. Bollegraaf claimed that this results in less system pollution and less maintenance compared to traditional twine tying systems with needles pushing around the bale in a circular motion. 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