Gensco delivers latest scrap metal portable logger/baler to Groff Recycling

Industrial Magnetics, Inc. (IMI) recently designed a dual-drum magnetic separator to meet the high purity level demands of a customer's mixed-metals recovery application. According to IMI, the customer needed to remove ferrous metal contaminants from a conveyed product stream of non-ferrous metals, such as aluminum and titanium, which would then be resold as raw materials for further processing. A high purity outcome was essential for capturing the maximum selling price at market.

The E-Crane at Waterloo, Indiana's MetalX is contracted to supply processed scrap to North Star Blue Scope Steel Mill, located adjacent to the facility. The E-Crane stockpiles scrap to a height of over 24 meters, with over 22,000 tons of material within reach.

Past the piles of new scrap, the latest addition to the equipment fleet of Scholz Recycling GmbH is making its way through the yard's storage areas, on its way to the day's first worksite.

JCB is offering a new high-lift (HL) loader arm option for its 457 HT wheel loader. With a hinge pin height of 15 feet 5 inches – 23 inches higher than the standard ZX loader arm – the JCB 457 HT HL is now the highest lifting four-cylinder, 4.5-cubic-yard loader available in North America. 

TOMRA Sorting Recycling has launched the new X-TRACT X6 FINES for high-purity sorting of mixed non-ferrous metal fractions. The technology was unveiled Aluminum USA 2019, the biannual industry event staged at the Music City Center Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.  

Owned by Logan Baniulis, Regens Metals is located in Estevan, Saskatchewan. Baniulis, with a background in the waste hauling industry for three decades, turned his focus to scrap metal close to five years ago. In October 2018, he opened a new scrapyard in Estevan, relocating from the small rural town of Bienfait, Saskatchewan. At the new, larger location, Regens Metals buys and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap, some e-waste and plastics, and runs their home base for the company's hauling and container services, as well as their farm and industrial site salvage and cleanup business. 

Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, has launched an advanced line of handheld laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analyzers, known as Vulcan+. The range sees updates to the existing Smart and Expert models, while a new Optimum+ model is added to the product line. The whole range maintains Vulcan's market leading analytical capability, according to Hitachi.

Aluminum USA will serve as the global introduction of TOMRA's new X-TRACT X6 Fines for high-purity sorting of mixed non-ferrous metal fractions, including aluminum. Sensor and software enhancements allows X-TRACT X6 Fines to detect and sort metals nearly half the size of current small fractions material for sensor-based sorting equipment.

A recent agreement with SENNEBOGEN LLC has concluded James River Equipment's two-year search to expand its range of OEM lines with the right complementary machines for its customers in the Virginia region.

According to the United Metal Recyclers of California (UMRC), a newly proposed agency action targeting metal shredders and recyclers would eliminate California's thriving scrap metal operations and force tons of metal into state landfills.

Rigaku Analytical Devices, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Metal Analysis Group, a premier analytical consulting firm with expertise in elemental analysis for metal production, fabrication, positive material identification (PMI), metal recycling and testing markets.  Based in Houston, Texas, the consulting firm, with its team of scientists and engineers spread throughout North America, will support Rigaku KT Series laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) product sales and support in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.  The partnership couples Rigaku Analytical Devices' state of the art handheld technologies, with Metal Analysis Group's value added programs, including: affordable lease and rent-to-own plans; industry-leading product and application support; and convenient regional support.

SENNEBOGEN has announced plans to deliver the first of its new record-setting 895 E Series models to North American customers next year. At an estimated 390 tons and reach of more than 130 ft. (40 m), the 895 E is the largest material handler ever built, according to Sennebogen. The gigantic 895 E was first unveiled to the public at the firm's world headquarters in Straubing, Germany, coinciding with the Bauma 2019 exposition, which took place in nearby Munich this past spring.

As scrap recyclers and brokers continue to seek new outlets for recycled commodities, market participants are increasingly interested in where demand will come from next. To meet that need, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries' (ISRI) 2019 Commodity Roundtables Forum will offer fresh new perspectives and insights on the commodity markets and examine "the next boom market." The annual event which attracts processors, brokers, traders, and other scrap recycling professionals, will take place this year from September 11-13 in Chicago.

In apparent retaliation to the U.S. Administration's recent announcement of tariffs on Chinese products to begin in September and December, the Chinese government announced last week its intent to levy additional tariffs on $75 billion worth of goods from the United States. These tariffs add on to those already in place from announcements in 2018.

Undetected radioactive material can have severe consequences in a scrap yard. In an effort increase awareness around radiation safety, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), in collaboration with The Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), today released an educational video to help recycling workers in identifying radioactive sources, isolating the material, and notifying the proper authorities. 

According to SENNEBOGEN, their eGreen electrically powered material handlers have been proven to reduce operating costs by up to 50%, when compared to the same machines powered by diesel. Available from the factory on any SENNEBOGEN purpose-built material handler, the eGreen electric drive has been widely adopted in applications from scrap recycling to barge loading.

Designed for scrap recyclers, petrochemical plants, fabricators and quality control departments seeking to measure low concentrations of carbon in metal, along with a range of elements, Thermo Scientific's new lightweight Niton Apollo handheld LIBS analyzer features laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for speed, increased accuracy and greater mobility.

The world needs more positive recycling stories. Article after article paints an inaccurate picture of our industry, often implying that recycling is pointless. Beyond the depressing side effect of being constantly inundated by negative news, what is the true cost of this type of media coverage and what can we do to protect our industry from it? 

From fashion to recycling, Edward Kangeter, CEO of CASS, Inc. based in Oakland, CA, dives into the "ugliness" of the scrap industry and swaps memorable stories with Sierra International Machinery's John Sacco.

The Taurus Diablo scrap metal and auto baler DB62, available in North America through Ontario-based ELV Select, is designed for baling of cars and metal shred. According to ELV, these units are built to make very dense bales, with maximum density of 1,000 kg/m3, and to be quick and easy to transport as well as simple to operate, making them ideal for companies with multiple yards or for rental to other metal recyclers.

Silver Creek Recycling, located in Redcliff, Alberta, is a family business owned by Danny and Twila Luba and their son Bradyn. Bradyn's wife, Amanda, is a registered social worker. Danny and Twila Lubas' two daughters are Tajia, a business graduate working in commercial lending, and Taryn, a registered nurse. The family has operated Silver Creek Steel Mobile, a mobile recycling operation, since the late 1990s, servicing industrial locations throughout Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta, from large auto wreckers and landfills, to estate cleanups and oilfield demolition. 

In the first episode of Pile of Scrap John Sacco of Sierra International Machinery sits down with California-based Sierra Recycling & Demolition General Manager Ryan Mallard and Operations Manager Daniel Zamora. 

Gensco Equipment's new age of tools for heavy cable processing - Gensco Super Strippers - are designed to process standard and armoured electrical cable and other types of cable including PVC-covered , lead, rubber, nylon, Subsea, Tech, XLPE, REDA and insulated tubing.

Eriez introduced its Ultra High-Frequency (UHF) Eddy Current Separator in 2016 as a way for its auto shredding customers to generate significant additional revenue by recovering aluminum, copper and other nonferrous fines that had formerly been lost within the larger auto shredder residue (ASR) stream.

Greentec, based out of Cambridge, Ontario, has partnered with Conestoga College on Project Lexi -- a robotic cell that completely dismantles a computer hard drive in less than a minute. This innovation allows Greentec to recover all components within the drive. 

July 26, Jennifer O'Connell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (Youth Economic Opportunity), on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced a $20-million investment in an $81.2-million project that will help Gerdau Ameristeel upgrade its facilities in Whitby and Cambridge, Ontario. The investment will modernize steel production lines, reduce manufacturing costs, reduce the amount of scrap metal going to landfills and improve production capability for billets, which are semi-finished long steel products used to produce other steel-based products such as angles, rebar, flats or channels. The investment will also create 108 jobs and maintain 710 more in Whitby and Cambridge.

Thermal Dynamics, an ESAB brand, has launched its new Cutmaster Black Series of enhanced performance plasma cutting consumables, which extend operating life by 60 percent compared to standard life electrodes. They are featured on the SL60QD 1Torch, which comes with the Cutmaster 60i handheld air plasma cutting system. Coupled with internal enhancements on the Cutmaster 60i, the new electrode design increases the unit's rated cut and piercing capacity to 3/4 in., a 16.6 percent improvement. The Cutmaster 60i can sever metal up to 1-1/2 in.

ShearCore has introduced their new FS145 Mobile Shear, the largest in their product line of attachments for the demolition and scrap recycling industries. Lead Designer, Ross Christenson says "the FS145 shear has been designed with less welds, fewer pieces, and is structurally stronger."

On August 3^rd, 2019, Bunting Magnetics Co. will be celebrating its 60^th anniversary as a company. Bunting Magnetics Co. is an industry leader in the design, manufacture, and sales of cutting-edge magnetic equipment used in applications such as magnetic separation, metal detection, conveyor systems, and magnetic printing cylinders. The main industries the company serves include the food and pharmaceutical industries, plastics, recycling, mining, printing, manufacturing, automotive, chemical, ceramics, textiles, and more.

A multitude of different configuration options make Lindner's mobile shredders and system solutions the perfect choice for universal waste processing. The company will be demonstrating just what is possible in the world of waste wood and light scrap recycling from 5 to 7 September at RecyclingAKTIV 2019 in Karlsruhe, Germany. 

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler this week addressed members of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) to discuss key issues related to the industry.

Engineers at Covanta, one of the world's largest owners and operators of facilities dedicated to recovering energy from waste, reported an immediate 50 percent improvement in recovery of ferrous materials from bottom ash after upgrading a conventional scrap drum to an Eriez P-Rex®(Permanent Rare Earth Xtreme^®) Scrap Drum at one of the company's United States facilities. 

American Manganese Inc. (AMY) is pleased to report that the Company's contract lab, Kemetco Research Inc., has produced a high purity NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) hydroxide filter cake (shown above) during the final stages of the RecycLiCo Pilot Plant project. The filter cake was produced using a 35L batch sample of Pregnant Leach Solution that was collected during Stages 1 and 2 of the Pilot Plant project.

Celebrating their 60th year of commitment and service to their customers and the recycling industry, Sierra Recycling & Demolition was started by Ben Sacco in 1959. Now the sister company of Sierra International Machinery, the California-based recycling equipment specialist, Sierra has deep roots in recycling, and they have for 60 years. Based on this foundation, Sierra International Machinery states: "Our equipment is designed by recyclers for recyclers. At Sierra, we have the same experiences and challenges that other recyclers have, and we know the problems and the issues other recyclers face. We use the experiences from Sierra Recycling and Demolition, our engineers, operation managers, and service technicians to produce superior machines that we actively use in our own yard."

Cooperation between Dutch company Goudsmit Magnetics of Waalre and German company Sortatechas resulted in a mobile metal separator that separates both ferrous and non-ferrous metals from bulkflows. The companies will jointly demonstrate the Goudsmit Mobile MetalXpert at the Recycling Aktivin in Karlsruhe, Germany. 

Metso Waste Recycling recently expanded its product line with the launch of two new pre-shredders - the K-series. In terms of performance and price, the new models will offer attractive alternatives for sites with production requirements between 5 - 45 t/h. 

Innovation, safety and a reliable partner - that is what was important to the owner of Czech Republic-based mill service specialists Steelage, Jörgen Sassen. 

CM Shredders has introduced a new single-shaft shredders line that features a "Smart-Ram" system which automatically adjusts ram pressure for maximum efficiency. The new CM SOLO series is ruggedly built and engineered for performance, durability and low cost of operation. Units produce minimal dust and require reduced power usage and manpower.

KINSHOFER offers an extensive range of excavator orange peel grapples for scrap, demolition, loading and unloading applications. Unlike competitive grapples, according to Kinshofer, the P-Series hydraulic system is fully enclosed and protected, reducing the risk of damage to hoses and other components. Additionally, the grapple's unique tine design enhances material penetration, increasing the amount contractors can safely secure in one cycle and saving time on the jobsite. 

Frank van de Winkel, business development manager for TOMRA Sorting Recycling, will participate in a panel discussion during Harbor's 12th Aluminum Outlook Summit, held June 4-6, 2019, at Chicago's Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel. The Session 5 panel discussion will focus on North America's aluminum scrap & secondary market outlook, diving deep into emerging trends and market challenges. The session will take place in the Radisson's Atlantic Ballroom, starting at 8:25 a.m. on Thursday, June 6.