News items December 2023

Austrian recycling experts have joined forces for the consistent recycling of PET. Highest precision in material sorting Schönberg, December 2023 Scarcity of resources, environmental pollution, and global warming, call to rethink new ways to work towards a sustainable economy. The solution is a Circular Economy, in which waste is used as a valuable source of raw materials. As far as plastics are concerned, the EU has already set the recycling targets: plastic waste should be reusable or recyclable in a cost-effective manner and thus become valuable secondary raw materials. The prerequisite for a wide range of possible uses of the recyclates is that the starting material is sorted and free of impurities. In order to achieve the EU recycling targets in the plastics sector, the recycling of PET plays an important role. This is exactly where the newly founded Austrian company Mission PET GmbH starts: PET recycling experts have joined forces on the ground of the Zellinger company’s eco-park in Feldkirchen-Gerling/Austria and have taken the challenges of their circular economy mission. Mission

Four profitable RHEsono® vibrating screening machines equipped with pneumatic vacuum cleaning technology have been delivered to Shanghai, China. These machines are set to advance the sieving process for sorbitol, a widely used sugar substitute and food additive (E 420) in various industrially manufactured food products. Each of the four RHEsono® sieving machines is equipped with three sieve decks and a remarkable processing capacity of 10 tons per hour. The sieving application involves sorbitol with three distinct particle size fractions: 1.25 mm, 0.5 mm, and 0.28 mm. Sorbitol, also known as food additive E 420, glucitol or hexanhexol, belongs to the group of sugar alcohols, making it a crucial ingredient in the food industry as a sugar substitute, carrier substance, and moisture retention agent. The Challenge of Sieving Sorbitol Sorbitol processing can be a challenging task due to its sticky nature even when it has low moisture levels. This characteristic can lead to sieving complications, including mesh clogging, which can negatively impact product quality. To address this issue, RHEWUM’s RHEsono®

Foundries face the challenge of efficiently separating casting molds and sand cores from cast metal parts. This sand must be recycled. What is Cast Shakeout and Sand Shakeout? After the molten metal is poured into the molds and solidified, these molds need to be removed to obtain the finished castings. This process is called shakeout. Cast Shakeout specifically refers to the separation of casting molds or cores from the cast metal parts. Cores made of materials such as ceramics, which have a different composition than the surrounding sand, are often used. To obtain the final shape of the casting, these cores need to be removed. On the other hand, Sand Shakeout involves the separation of sand molds and sand cores from the cast metal parts. Sand is commonly used as a molding material in the foundry industry. Once the metal is cast and solidified, the sand molds need to be removed to expose the castings. RHEtrans for efficient Cast Shakeout RHEtrans by RHEWUM is an oscillating chute with an unbalanced drive, known for its economical conveying capability and robust, reliable construction. RHEtrans

Choose your suitable system for level monitoring & visualization from the UWT NivoTec® product portfolio Various technologies are available for level indication. Simple LED digital displays for the evaluation of a 4-20 mA signal for installation in control cabinets or up to wall mounted touch panels and web server modules with visualization software. These can then be configured on a project by project basis and adapted to customer requirements. UWT has standardized product versions of the NivoTec® NT 4000 series, which meet many requirements of a level indicator and monitoring at a cost effective price. The NT 2000 series includes control cabinet modules with local display and control elements, which is useful for a limited number of containers. The NivoTec® NT 3000 series can be individually adapted to the customer’s project. This web server solution meets all requirements of modern silo level monitoring.

Redoing missing tags and flagging up cables on the fly has never been easier. Brady introduces new UHF and NFC RFID labels which can be printed as and when needed. The New UHF Label Brady’s new label is not just a barcode label but also contains a UHF RFID chip and antenna. Portable printers such as the tried and tested Brady M610 recognize this label as one of the standard labels and perform printing as usual. Two gaps are closed with this product: Firstly, this is an easy emergency solution which allows warehouse staff to replace an RFID label that has fallen off. They quickly redo one label rather than an entire batch of labels. Secondly, this label also represents a comfortable entry into the world of RFID for users who have not used it so far. “It‘s a plug and play kind of application”, explains Louis-Emile Lammertyn, EMEA Senior Product Manager at Brady. “This way, customers can start testing the possibilities of RFID without having to buy all the expensive hardware for a complete installation.” A Two-Step Process The UHF RFID label works in conjunction with a portable printer and a handheld reader. In