New model shredder can process bigger pipes
J2000 pipe shredder: The latest model to the J-series line of pipe shredders from Genox can handle heavy-walled pipe and profiles up to 6.5 feet in diameter. The machine’s length can be tailored to accommodate longer pipes or shortened to fit into a smaller space, depending on the operation.
What’s new? The ability to shred bigger pipes. The J2000 pipe shredder is bigger and more powerful than Genox’s earlier J800 and J1200 models. Its rotation diameter is about 2 feet, and rotor length is 6.5 feet. It has 346 rotor knives and five adjustable counter rotor knives. The motor power is up to 100 horsepower, and dimensions are about 46.5 feet long, 19.5 feet wide and about 1.3 feet high.
Benefits: More reliable and efficient shredding. The unit has a hydraulic feeding arm. The four-shaft shredding design is unique to Genox, and each rotor can be controlled separately and runs only when needed to operating costs.
Genox USA, Saint Petersburg, Florida, 724-960-1146, www.genoxusa.com
Repelletizer has minimal power, space requirements
Sasquatch repelletizer: This Advanced Blending Solutions (ABS) repelletizer, a direct extrusion system, supports inline trim system feed and roll feed, offering the ability to use both simultaneously. It features a large collection chamber for increased pellet transportation.
What’s new? The Sasquatch, released within the past year.
Benefits: High-output efficiency with minimal power use and space requirements. Unlike other systems, the Sasquatch does not require preprocessing or size reduction, streamlining the recycling process. With the smallest footprint on the market, it maximizes production space efficiency without compromising performance. Additionally, its built-in trim pulling nip ensures optimal material conveyance into the extruder. Its melt temperature control and enlarged feed entry reduce the risk of bridging. According to ABS, the Sasquatch requires a minimum level of maintenance and is designed for easy access for cleaning.
Advanced Blending Solutions, Wallace, Michigan, 906-914-4180, https://adv-blend.com
Camera designed for demanding industrial applications
fxo487MXGE: This SVS-Vistek ultraviolet machine vision camera can detect defects or specific features ranging from 40 nanometers (nm) to 200 nm that are not visible under normal lighting conditions, making it appropriate for high-speed recycling sorting applications. It can inspect trans-parent materials for defects and analyze biological samples by observing fluorescent markers. Designed for demanding industrial applications, the fxo487MXGE has an operating temperature of up to 140 F and an IP30 rating.
What’s new? The fxo487MXGE. It was built on the SVS-Vistek FXO platform and developed by integrating an 8.1-megapixel Sony Pregius Ultraviolet (UV) image sensor with a 10GigE Vision interface.
Benefits: Low latency, flexible cabling options and a higher bandwidth than other cameras on the FXO platform, thanks to the 10GigE Vision interface. The fxo487MXGE can capture full 2,840-by-2,840 UV resolution images at 87 frames per second.
SVS-Vistek, Lewisville, Texas, 800-935-6593, www.svs-vistek.com
Preshredder available with electric drive
P250e: This preshredder system from M&J Recycling is equipped with ReCapture, the Danish company’s system to capture and reuse energy during shaft reversals. The P250e is available with an electric drive, while a similar P250h model uses a hydraulic drive. To eliminate manual wire cutting and ensure containers are completely declumped, recyclers use preshredders to break bales of film, polyethylene terephthalate or high-density polyethylene bottles. The P250e has a capacity up to 110 tons per hour, and by using 12 knives, a grain size under 100 mm is possible. In the United States, eFactor3 is an M&J Recycling partner.
What’s new? The P250e with the ReCapture system.
Benefits: Energy-use reduction of 25 percent or more. The company says the ReCapture system, combined with M&J’s e-drive technology, allows the P250e to save up to 50 percent in total energy use compared with hydraulic shredders, and it’s also quieter. Its modular design makes service and maintenance easier.
eFactor3, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 704-944-3234, www.efactor3.com
ReadyMac500 HD addresses contamination
ReadyMac: Erema’s plastic recycling machine can process postconsumer, postindustrial and in-house film, flakes and regrind material from polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate and PA 6. A scraper system continuously cleans the screen. Erema says the ReadyMac stock systems are available for quick delivery.
What’s new? The introduction of a heavy-duty version, the ReadyMac 500 Heavy Duty (HD), for heavily contaminated postconsumer material. The new model is equipped with an Erema Laserfilter to remove impurities, such as paper, wood, aluminum or unwanted polymers, from plastic melt. The system includes Erema’s TVE technology for degassing after filtration. An SW RTF screen changer system, which was introduced at K 2022, is available for the ReadyMac systems.
Benefits: Heavy-duty granulation. Erema positions the ReadyMac 500 HD as a good entry-level system for less than $500,000 with throughput up to 1,102 pounds per hour. Changeovers or additional equipment are not required when processing different types of materials because Erema’s multipurpose screw shreds all materials efficiently.
Erema North America Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts, 978-356-3771, www.erema.com
Shini USA pelletizers provide precise cutting
SFP-45, -60 and -70: The 460-volt film pelletizers in this new Shini USA series are equipped with blades built inside the pelletizing chamber to provide precise cutting and uniform pellet size. An HMI, PLC and inverter system match feeding, extrusion and pelletizing. All SFP pelletizers come with two 80-mesh filters. The manual filter changer uses a swing-pod design, and the cycle design produces air flow for the pellets. The SFP-45 is an air-cooled unit, while the SFP-60 and SFP-70 come in air-cooled or water-cooled versions. Depending on the material being pelletized, throughputs range from 44 pounds per hour to 88 pounds per hour for the SFP-45 up to 265 pounds per hour to 330 pounds per hour for the SFP-70 water-cooled pelletizer. The SFP-45 and SFP-60 models have three heating zones, while the SFP-70 has six. Primarily designed for compounders and recyclers, the pelletizers can be easily integrated into production lines.
What’s new? The pelletizers.
Benefits: Effective pelletizing. A trim basket optimizes film and flake containment, and the unit has effective air flow to separate pellets. The roll feeder is equipped with safety features.
Shini USA, a division of Budzar Industries Inc., Willoughby, Ohio, 440-276-5126, www.shiniusa.com
G55 granulators allow for reduced friction, abrasions
G55: The standard configurations of CMG SpA’s two newest granulators for high-capacity applications—the G55-90 and G55-120— have capacities ranging from 1,543 pounds per hour to 2,866 pounds per hour. The two models are the first in what will be known as the G55 line. Both new models are equipped with control systems that monitor all functions of the granulators as well as everything from the moment a part is dumped on the in-feed conveyor to when the processed material is conveyed to a surge bin or bag. CMG and UnaDyn are in the same group of companies.
What’s new? Premium-efficiency motors; the integral sound enclosure and innovative feed hopper design, which accommodate a wide variety of shapes and sizes of material to be processed; and a new cabinet design that improves accessibility for maintenance so all cleaning and maintenance can be accomplished from the front or back of the granulator.
Benefits: Reduced friction and abrasions, resulting in accurate cut and dimensional homogeneity of regrind particles, and less energy use. According to CMG, the G55 granulators use about half the energy of conventional granulators. No cooling water is necessary. A proprietary vacuum regrind conveying system eliminates mechanical stress on the regrind and powder escaping into the air. CMG reports cleaning takes only a few minutes and requires no tools.
Universal Dynamics Inc., Fredericksburg, Virginia, 703-490-7000, https://unadyn.piovan.com, www.cmg-granulators.com
New tech enhances sorting process
AISee: This stand-alone Pellenc technology can be installed at the end of a Pellenc sorting line to provide real-time information on the composition of a recycler’s waste stream. The company’s AISee gantries monitor the quality level of the stream as well as the overall efficiency of the sorting center.
What’s new? The technology, which is currently running in pilot programs at some plants. Pellenc plans to fully release it later this year.
Benefits: Data collection that can lead to better sorting decisions. Once collected and analyzed, the data are translated into personalized dashboards and reports, which are essential for operators to guarantee the required levels of purity, maintain availability rates and speed up commissioning phases.
Pellenc Selective Technologies, Pineville, North Carolina, 803-396-3990, www.pellencst.com
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