Eriez is introducing a new product targeting increased metals recovery. The ProSort II Airless Metal Recovery System includes the advanced features of the original ProSort, but with twice as many sensors per paddle.
The new inverted paddle design means better detection of both larger and smaller metallics--even some wire,” says Mike Shattuck, Eriez’s project manager—Heavy Industries.
Eriez says that the new system is designed for efficient and economical processing of shredded automobiles, commingled recyclables, electronic scrap, glass cullet, foundry sand as well as other resource recovery operations.
ProSort II Airless Metal Recovery System uses high sensitivity metal sensors aligned with low energy electromagnetically driven paddles to separate valuable metals from waste material. “With twice as many sensors per paddle than the original ProSort, the detection capability of ProSort II is unsurpassed,” Shattuck adds.
ProSort II Airless Metal Recovery System uses a traditional conveyor belt and sensors to detect metals, then, instead of costly air reject systems, two-inch “electromagnetic motorized paddles” reject material. The paddles are positioned side-by-side in a bank as wide as the belt, so when the sensors detect metal on the belt, the control circuit energizes the appropriate paddle at the moment the metal passes below/under, diverting from the product stream. This system recovers the majority of nonferrous and stainless steel from the waste stream.
The motorized paddle is adjustable. The ProSort II comes in a modular design in units up to 90 inches wide. By replacing expensive air compressor plants, valves and airlines with energy-efficient electromagnetic drives, the ProSort II requires less than 25 percent of the electricity needed to operate a comparably sized air-powered sorter.
“The energy-efficient, waste-reducing ProSort II Airless Metal Recovery System is just one of our many innovative ‘green’ products,” says Tim Shuttleworth, president and CEO. “Eriez has become a market leader in the growing recycling industry as we strive to reduce the amount of waste heading to landfills, while providing profit for our customers.”
For more information about ProSort II, contact Eriez at eriez@eriez.com and request brochure B-101.