eFactor3 enters into separation tech partnership

Rock Hill, South Carolina-based eFactor3 has announced a new partnership with Broadview Group International (BGI), an Elyria, Ohio-based engineering design and research firm specializing in rotary mechanical separation technologies.

The collaboration has been designed to expand eFactor3’s access to BGI’s Rotary Impact Separator (RIS) technology and to BGI’s knowledge of recycling and materials recovery operations targeting what eFactor3 calls some of the industry’s most challenging material streams.

Through the partnership, eFactor3 says it will support the demonstration, commercialization and deployment of BGI’s RIS technology in North America.

A commercial-scale RIS unit will be installed at eFactor3’s test center, allowing prospective customers to evaluate their own feedstocks and see if the technology can help transform contaminated materials into clean, marketable products through a dry, mechanical process.

According to multiple lines equipment provider eFactor3, BGI’s RIS can handle wet or dry feed and is engineered to perform mechanical separation, cleaning and drying in a single step, without the use of water, heat or chemicals.

The system uses controlled mechanical impact to liberate materials, dislodge dirt, sand, paper, labels and other contaminants to improve downstream material purity, according to eFactor3.

“This approach significantly reduces operating costs, minimizes infrastructure requirements and eliminates the need for water treatment or other drying processes,” says the equipment provider.

“BGI is pleased to announce a new partnership with eFactor3,” says Joe Bork, president of BGI. “This collaboration aims to significantly broaden the application and utilization of the BGI’s innovative Rotary Impact Separator (RIS) technology across a wide range of industries and diverse material streams both within North America and abroad.”

eFactor3 says RIS technology has been successfully applied across a range of material streams, including: agricultural films and drip tape; material recovery facility (MRF)-generated films and rigid plastics; paper and plastic separation; carpet recycling; artificial turf recycling; and label removal from discarded rigid and flexible plastics.

“We at eFactor3 are proud to be working with an American manufacturer like BGI,” says Lennart Bendfeldt of eFactor3. “BGI’s ingenuity and dedication to the recycling world are reflected by ours, and we hope to bring new technologies to new markets together.”

The South Carolina-based company says the collaborative effort supports the creation of a distinct market presence for RIS technology while leveraging eFactor3’s established service network, demonstration programs and customer relationships.