Recon Services to install ZenRobotics system in its C&D facility

Plexus Recycling Technologies, Westminster, Colorado, announces that Austin, Texas, recycling company Recon Services Inc.'s 973 Materials will be the first facility in the U.S. to install a Helsinki, Findland-based ZenRobotics sorting line in its construction and demolition debris (C&D) recycling facility.

“Plexus Recycling Technologies is extremely excited to work with Recon Services Inc. on this monumental project involving robotics separation in their C&D recycling facility. As the first facility in the United States using this technology, we are ready to prove the savings of robotics over manual labor,” Will Hancock, vice president of operations at Plexus Recycling Technologies says. “With the increases in health care and minimum wage, it is harder than ever for small businesses to get ahead and stay ahead of competition. Walter and his employees at Recon Services Inc. are forward thinkers and realize that any edge is necessary to succeed in this fluctuating market place.”

The ZenRobotics Recycler can separate large and heavy objects of up to 45 pounds. The robot’s smart gripper opens from ¾ inch to 20 inches, allowing you to sort of objects of various shapes and sizes. The smart gripper is designed to meet the demands of solid waste and to avoid slipping and dropping objects. Each robot arm has a wide working area and can throw the sorted objects in several waste chutes. Typically, each robot arm can sort and move around in a 61/2-foot-by-6.5-foot-area, ensuring the systems high sorting performance.

Recon Services Inc. is a locally owned and family operated construction roll-off box and construction debris recycling company. They have been providing services in the Austin area since 2005.