New range of Doppstadt shredders from Blue Group
A new range of high speed shredders from Doppstadt has been unveiled for the UK and are described as having “more power and more output” as well as being “more environmentally friendly”.
The range is exclusively available from Blue Group in the UK. The AK 560 and AK 635 EcoPower shredders will incorporate the latest technical updates and can be supplied with a new rear conveyor option. Doppstadt’s AK 635 comes with an eight meter rear conveyor as standard, and the AK 560 can be fitted with a six-meter rear conveyor.
These new conveyors, explained the company, achieve new drop heights of over four or five metres optimising work processes with easier transfer of the shredded material into subsequent machines or containers and stockpiles holding up to 25% more material.
And, the company noted that “the discharge conveyors can be extended and retracted hydraulically, and when configured for transportation, the vehicle length barely changes compared to the shorter conveyors”.
Six variants
Daniel Kürten, Doppstadt product manager said, “The new fast-running, environmentally friendly shredder solutions work faultlessly and efficiently. Six variants will be available, to suit different applications and budgets. There are large and small solutions, including both tracked and wheeled variations.”
The AK 560 EcoPower is available with 2 or 3 axles, and the AK 635 EcoPower is available as a tracked vehicle or trailer. The trailers and trailer chassis are approved for road use with a maximum speed of 50 mph, and the tracked vehicle can travel at two different speeds. All the machines are powered by MTU/Mercedes Benz engines, which meet the legally required Euromot Stage IV final emission requirements.
Contact: Blue Group
Fercell solution for aluminium-based swarfs
Fercell Engineering Ltd has unveiled what it has described as “a new, efficient waste management solution for aluminium-based swarfs”.
Metal chips from computer numerical control (CNC) machining processes, explained Fercell, are leading to high volumes of waste material in the industry, which in turn leads to wasted revenue.
Consequently there is a financial loss for industries within the aluminium processing field and these type of swarf materials, when disposed of, rather than recycled, result in high costs and are an environmental issue and concern.
Mark Fletcher, managing director of Fercell Engineering said: ‘Here is a huge wasted opportunity for manufacturers using aluminium. These swarfs are just seen as a nuisance and are often discarded, when returns on this waste can be reaped back, as well as it have a positive effect on the environment.”
Benefits
Fercell explained the new process: “This new way of handling aluminium swarf materials has many benefits including, a reduction of material volume for decreased storage space and transportation costs. Oil and other coolants can be cleaned and separated from the metal swarfs and reused, which again is both cost effective and environmentally friendly. Finally, when swarfs are shredded to the right size before successfully pressed in the briquette machine, the whole process is streamlined.”
For the process Fercell now offers the WEIMA WLK4 aluminium shredding and the WEIMA TH800M briquette press for aluminium.
Contact: Fercell recycling
Seligo launched as online waste transaction platform
An online platform has been launched this autumn with the aim of streamlining the relationship between waste collectors and processing centres.
Called ‘Seligo’, the new digital transaction and services platform has been designed for waste professionals, and said the business, aims to “shake up the waste industry, helping all its stakeholders work more efficiently.”
Seligo is said to allow waste professionals to advertise their products or treatment capacity, and make reservations to dispose of and/or treat waste and it is accessible on mobile, tablet and desktop.
The system, explained the company, locates the 20 closest centres with treatment capacity, and lists their prices. The company is registered with the Environment Agency as a waste broker.
Seligo’s founder is Thomas Paris, who worked for Veolia as operations manager for London and as a business development director and more recently with Vinci Facilities.
Streamlined
Mr Paris said: “Having worked for many years in the waste industry, I know that a more streamlined relationship between waste collectors and waste treatment centres can exist. That’s why we created Seligo: a website and app which matches waste collectors to sites with capacity, however marginal.
“We’ve eliminated the need for costly and time-consuming validation procedures; Seligo allows you to manage compliance and payment transactions in a secure environment. Seligo improves economic margins and reduces environmental impact for both parties in the waste cycle. It’s better for business, and better for the environment.”
Contact: Seligo
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