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Fully integrated baler leads to faster loading times at the port for Re-Gen Waste
A fully integrated baling solution has helped Newry-based Re-Gen Waste reduce their ship loading times by up to 5 hours. The twin ram automatic baler, supplied by CK International, produces larger and more consistent SRF (Solid Recovered Fuel) bales. This results in much faster loading times due to fewer bales stacked in the containers.
The new baler is installed at Re-Gen’s new 300,000 tonnes per year facility which boasts state-of-the-art optical sorting, ballistic separators and a range of eddy currents and steel magnets.
Faster Loading at the Port
It was important that the new machine could produce consistent bale lengths (within 100mm) to allow the material handlers to lift 2 or 4 bales at a time. Bales with identical lengths are easily stacked, so loading in the ship's hull is faster. CK International developed a bite-sized calculator, programmed into the CKTR121 baler, to ensure the correct amount of material was loaded into the bale chamber. This would guarantee the consistent bale size.
Customised to Suit
CK International worked closely with the engineering team at Re-Gen Waste to understand their specific requirements within the new MRF. This resulted in several modifications to the baler. CK International were able to guarantee 20T/hr throughput of material through the baler and they even upgraded their current 120T model to a 160T compaction force to guarantee the bale density that Re-Gen required. As SRF material is light and flocculent, the baler was designed with pre-press compaction to ensure as much material, as possible, could be baled. Each bale must weigh 1.2 tonnes.
www.hub-4.com Sept/October 2020 - Issue 64
Recycling - Balers