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Andela Products, Ltd. For Global Solutions
Original Equipment Manufacturer
of Pulverizing Machines
COMMINGLED
SEPARATION SYSTEM
COSS
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|COSS
Flow Diagram|
System Description &
Flow Diagram for Commingled Containers and Paper
Andela is introducing a new way to process commingled recyclables!
The Andela COSS system will operate with minimum labor and is
flexible enough to fit your processing requirements.
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System
Infeed - start at the upper right hand corner of the diagram:
The commingled mix of metal, plastic
and glass containers or mixed paper is loaded into an in-floor
or above ground infeed conveyor.
The commingled material goes up the conveyor and drops onto
a sorting belt that goes across a mezzanine with picking stations
and a cross-belt magnet. Three bunkers under the mezzanine allow
for the accumulation of picked materials and ferrous metals
removed with the cross-belt magnet.
On the mezzanine, pickers will remove non-container plastics
and debris (plastic bags, cassette tapes, flower pots, paper
etc.), aluminum and one grade of plastics as determined by the
mix of material. For commingled paper, the pickers will remove
cardboard and one grade of paper from the mixed paper stream.
As material passes under the crossbelt magnet, the ferrous metal
is removed as a clean marketable commodity.
At the end of the sorting belt, a diverter chute will direct
the commingled containers into the Andela Breaker for further
processing or the mixed paper into the baler or bunker.
The
Andela Breaker
(Commingled Container Processing)
The Andela Breaker processes the
mix of whole containers and the glass is broken down in size,
but the plastic, cans and other material pass through in their
larger form.
The material flows into the COSS trommel screen separator where
all the broken glass and other debris less than 2 1/2" in size
falls through the screen.
The mixed plastics, No. 1 through No. 7, goes out the end of
the trommel for marketing as a mixed plastic product or as residue
depending on the mix of materials and plastic picked on the
mezzanine.
The
Andela Glass Pulverizer System
The metering surge hopper receives
the 2 1/2" minus glass and debris that falls through the COSS
trommel along with any externally loaded or recirculated glass
for processing through the Andela Glass Pulverizer System.
The glass pulverizer selectively reduces the glass into a glass
sand or fine gravel with rounded edges but leaves the other
debris in a larger form. As this mix goes through the trommel
screen, a glass sand and gravel product is produced as a clean,
marketable commodity. The plastic and paper, larger than 3/8"
in size, is separated from the glass aggregate.
In
Summary
With only two pickers, the ANDELA COSS system will accept and process both commingled containers
or commingled paper and produce sorted recyclable commodities.
The ferrous metal, aluminum, sorted plastic, mixed plastics,
cardboard, sorted paper or mixed paper will be baled and shipped
to market. All the glass becomes a pulverized glass aggregate
collected in a roll-off or bunker for local use.
The residual material from this system is insignificant and
comprised of non-recyclable plastics or small paper resulting
in a minimal tipping fee or cost to the recycling operation.
This flow diagram is meant to illustrate the general material
flow through an Andela COSS System but is not intended to specify
the specific size or configuration of the equipment required
for the complete system. Equipment specifications and sizes
will vary depending on the location of the equipment, the required
processing capacity and a number of other factors. System design
services are available to provide a system that will fit your
facility and processing requirements.
The Andela COSS system is a new approach to commingled recycling
that does not require any manual separation of glass. If this
sounds interesting, contact Andela Products, Ltd. at 315-858-0055
to discuss your specific application
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