Dutch metals recycler Gebr. Gerrits Beheer BV is installing a heavy media and sorting system plant configured by ProTec Srl of Genoa, Italy.
The Dutch company is installing the system at its Oss, Netherlands, yard to replace an existing plant that has been in operation for 15 years.
The plant includes a pre-washer followed by two Steinert eddy currents and a media drum that uses magnetite to separate the remaining metals from non-metals. A double-density drum helps separate lighter magnesium metals from heavier aluminum metals and from metals that are heavier yet (copper, brass, zinc). The plant also includes conveyors, drain and rinse screens and includes automatic density control of the media.
Maximum input for the system has been calculated as 40 tons per hour of shredded scrap. It is expected to go online for operation in the fall of 2005.
ProTec Srl, found on the Web at www.protec-srl.com, was founded in 1994 by metals sorting industry veterans. The company has systems in place in Italy, Spain, France and Switzerland.
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