Steinert Offers Wider Eddy Current

Citing a trend toward higher throughputs and larger scale recycling plants, German equipment maker Steinert is now offering the NES 250, an eddy current separator with a working width of 98 inches.

The model also offers an increase in “the belt drum diameter of more than 60 cm,” according to a company news release.

The 2.5-meter (98-inch) wide NES 250 eddy current separator offers an alternative to splitting material flows, according to the company. Many recyclers currently operate two eddy current separators with 1.25- or 1.5-meter working widths in parallel — with the associated duplication of conveyor systems, the problem of splitting the material flow into two equal parts and the doubled maintenance requirement, the company notes.

“Effective immediately, one single plant can be operated with a high throughput of approximately 130 cubic meters per hour,” according to the company. Steinert contends that recyclers can save on both costs and space by using the new model.

Steinert, based in Cologne, Germany, has sold nearly 2,000 eddy current separators to recyclers and other materials processors. Its North American affiliate SteinertUS is based in Clearwater, Fla.