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In our newsletter, we provide you with a detailed presentation of the customer project with CUP Recycling GmbH. We present the highlights of this plant and give you insights from the customer’s point of view. CUP Recycling GmbH in Goldbach is part of the WERNER group of companies. This year, the new plant for 30,000 – 60,000 t of waste wood per year was commissioned.

Full-service contract guarantees “supply by disposal”. – FLOHR & HAAS a strong team! For the largest CHP plant for the production of bioenergy in Rhineland-Palatinate, a trouble-free operation is a must! The FLOHR CHP generates 102,000 tonnes of steam per year (sufficient for approx. 4,500 single-family homes) and 52,000 megawatt hours of electricity (supplying 11,750 single-family homes). Downtime of the plant would be a disaster!  To allow the biomass to be used for producing energy, the waste wood (category A I – A IV) is first shredded. Since 2013, FLOHR has been relying on HAAS quality for shredding. The wood, pre-shredded to a size of < 300 mm by the HAAS TYRON, is then incinerated at a temperature of over 850 °C. After 6 years of operation, the proven, stationary HAAS primary shredder was replaced two years ago by the upgraded TYRON 2500-E 2.0 version! Six years of practical experience have been put into the development of the new machine. A customised feed hopper, much easier accessibility for regular service and maintenance work as well as many useful ideas and suggestions from the FLOHR staff can be found in the new TYRON. To ensure that the CHP plant is supplied with fuel 24/7, the primary shredder must perform reliably. To ensure this, even during the development of our machines we place great importance on low-maintenance components and a solid construction. This means that we minimize the required maintenance efforts. In addition, a full-service contract has been agreed between FLOHR and HAAS. A customised service package that guarantees operational reliability at fixed calculated costs. From regular machine inspections and service to maintenance and repair work, everything is included in the package.  “The HAAS tracking portal enables continuous online monitoring of the machine and is used to reduce any downtime. Reports are generated in real time and all operating modes can be called up at any time by CHP Flohr and us. When a fault occurs, the (remote) diagnosis starts quickly and easily. As a result, we are perfectly prepared and equipped for the service visit prior to arriving at the customer’s site. Within a short time, our trained service engineers replace any worn or defective parts on site using original HAAS spare parts only. HAAS spare parts are high-quality serial parts manufactured to the highest standards and are subject to regular quality controls. This is how we ensure the best machine availability for the shredder.” Sebastian Alhäuser, Head of Service & Spare Parts at HAAS  “The cooperation with HAAS is based on a partnership and characterised by a high level of reliability. In case of technical problems, short response times ensure a quick remedy. We depend on high availability of the primary shredder and have always been perfectly supported by HAAS.” Thomas Velten, Operations Manager

Strong sales partner for North America – Van Dyk! VAN DYK Recycling Solutions is a leading designer, consultant, and supplier of world-class recycling systems for the North American waste processor and recycler. VAN DYK designs, installs and services complete systems for single stream, dual stream, commercial waste, C&D, MSW, waste-to-energy/fuel, presorted plastics, glass cleanup, e-waste markets and more. VAN DYKs key technologies include high capacity no-shear balers, optical sorters, robots, ballistic separators, non-wrapping screens, density separators, air systems, glass systems, fiber sorting equipment, trommel screens, shredders, film recovery and more. VAN DYKs turnkey service fully equips with conception and design, installation performed by our own expert team, and hands-on training. Customer support is unmatched in the industry as we provide 24/7 service for the lifetime of all equipment installed. We are very happy about this strong partner in North America. In British Columbia, Canada we have already jointly implemented a waste wood processing plant with a capacity of 30 t/h for ECOWASTE Ltd. The first mobile HAAS TYRON 2000 XL 2.0 primary shredder will soon be delivered to Van Dyk. Interested customers in North America will be able to convince themselves of the technology “Made in Germany” during a live demonstration.

HAAS Hybrid Technology – A smart combination The primary shredder with the Viking, HAAS TYRON, is the ideal choice for shredding and reducing the volume of a wide variety of materials, such as household, bulky and commercial waste, waste wood, biomass, rootstocks, paper rolls, railway sleepers, mattresses and mixed construction waste. The HAAS TYRON is known for high throughput rates, outstanding reliability and flexibility! The new hybrid version of the TYRON pre-shredder extends the HAAS product range with a mobile, electric version. The innovative new development – an electric motor replaces the diesel engine – combines the flexibility of a mobile machine with the energy efficiency of a stationary machine. Mobility is ensured by a tracked chassis in combination with a small diesel power unit. Our hybrid TYRON is designed for maximum shredding performance. The electric motor offers a clear advantage in energy efficiency compared to the diesel engine due to its high efficiency. With constantly high throughput rates, up to 70% of energy costs can be saved compared to diesel-hydraulic driven versions. For the shredding process, the hybrid Tyron is connected to the power grid via a quick-connect coupling. The new Tyron hybrid offers maximum efficiency and mobile flexibility with an environmental bonus. No exhaust emissions during operation. High energy efficiency. Low energy costs, minimal maintenance. Significant CO2 reduction.

BAV members rely on Know-How from Dreisbach! “Waste wood processing” is the special topic of the new BAV (Bundesverband der Altholzaufbereiter und -verwerter e.V.) newsletter. Read about our customised recycling solutions of mobile shredders and complete systems in this newsletter. You can download the newsletter article below. Vikings in operation – at BHKW Flohr and BHKW Buchen HAAS waste wood processing plant in Cologne-Niehl celebrates its 2nd birthday

AKS Skip Hire is convinced of the HAAS TYRON! AKS Skip Hire Services Ltd, is a family run skip hire business based in Norwich and also a valued customer of our distributor CRJ. They supply over 600 skips across their region and offer a tipping service at their waste transfer station.  AKS recycle 100% of the material they receive, 85% of which is done on site, with the remaining 15% used by a local power station as fuel.  They process a range of waste streams with the majority being construction and demolition waste.  As the company continues to grow and increase the tonnages of waste they process, the decision was taken to purchase a shredder that could reduce the volume of bulky C&D waste on site. The shredder needed to be able to reduce the bulk of the waste, while producing a consistent particle size than can be easily picked through their picking line. “The new shredder was needed as we had increasing volumes of waste coming in to our site. We have found that shredding the waste down allows us to process it quicker through our picking line. As with all transfer stations, I think you always tend to need more room, and this way we can control the volumes of waste on site and process the material quicker.”  (Keven Nixon – Director at AKS Skip Hire Services)  As CRJ Services had an existing relationship with AKS, they were once again consulted on the purchase of AKS’s new shredder. Keven Nixon, director at AKS Skip Hire had several machines come to site for demonstrations, including the HAAS TYRON 2000 XL 2.0 provided by CRJ.  “I looked at two of three different types of machine, and the HAAS was the best value for money. The demonstration was good, and (CRJ’s) team came to site and did a good demo for me, which swung my decision.  The machine did exactly what I wanted it to do. I tried every material I needed to, and it performed above expectations.”  https://haas-recycling.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/33652-AKS-HAAS-CRJ_TYRON-2000XL-2.0_CD-Waste_202012-Ausschnitt2.mp4   The HAAS TYRON is an incredibly versatile machine, which is perfect for AKS who processes various waste streams on site. The independently driven twin shafts have a number of settings for different waste streams, which allows the customer to switch the materials being shred in a matter of minutes.   Not only does the HAAS TYRON boast impressive performance, but it is also very easy and time efficient to maintain. This is in part down to the ground level access to the underneath of the shredding chamber, as well as the increased amount of space around the engine and hydraulic compartments, making daily checks and servicing easier and quicker.    “It is still early days as we have only had the machine 3 or 4 weeks, but so far so good. The machine is performing well, and the back up has been great. We have also had the telematics (online monitoring) and fire suppression fitted, so we are all up and running, and everything is going well at the moment.“ Im Interview: Keven Nixon – Director at AKS Skip Hire Services

Mill Farm Recycling Ltd is a family business, based in Stafford UK with roots in agriculture. Today they supply local biomass power plants and farmers with high quality compost, as well as quality chips. The chips are used as fuel in power stations and by farmers as ‘animal bedding’. Mill Farm required a stationary wood recycling plant to produce high quality wood chips from pre-shredded waste wood A1. Together with our sales partner CRJ Services, we supplied a precisely fitting turnkey processing line. With the vertical hammermill, ARTHOS 1600-E, the already pre-shredded material is reduced to the required particle size. Magnetic and non-ferrous separators sort ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the material flow. Finally, the recycling chips are screened into four different grain sizes with a HAAS flat screen: The single fractions are distributed by chain conveyors to six large storage bays. The oversize material is returned to the process. Maximum flexibility in the particle size of the chips was particularly important to Mill Farm. Thanks to the quick-change screen system of the hammermill, the screen basket can be changed easily and quickly. The screen decks in the flat screen can also be changed in a very short time. The particle size can thus be varied with only minimal downtime and thus adapted to the current demand.

AVG Baustoffe Goch was faced with the challenge of having to process 300,000 tonnes of waste wood per year according to precisely defined biofuel specifications. AVG has been using a stationary HAAS waste wood processing system at its Goch site for many years. Another benefit that led to the decision in favour of a HAAS plant is a HAAS waste wood plant that has already been installed since 2017 and produces the fuel for an identical biomass power plant in the UK. The plant must process at least 60 t of waste wood per hour in order to cover the power plant‘s demand. To achieve the optimum efficiency of the CHP boiler, clean wood chips without any impurities are required. A TYRON 2500-E, the largest HAAS primary shredder, pre-shreds the waste wood of classes A I to A IV first. The hammermill, ARTHOS 2000-E, processes the pre-shredded wood into recycled chips smaller than 100 mm. The special ballistic chute of the hammermill protects against wear and machine breakage. Impurities, especially iron, are automatically separated. If necessary, the mill can be opened hydraulically in a flash and the wear parts and screen basket can be replaced within a very short period of time. This minimises downtimes and reduces costs. For optimally cleaned and screened waste wood chips, the material flow is distributed over two lines. Material diverters and distribution screws guarantee a reliable processing process. Impurities such as nails, screws or staples are removed from the waste wood by powerful neodymium magnetic separators, magnetic drums and non-ferrous separators. The cleaned biofuel is finally separated into three fractions with HAAS flat screens. The usable fraction is fed into the power plant‘s storage silo, the fine fraction is separated and the oversize is fed back into the process. This is where the process chain ends. A dust extraction system consisting of a filter unit with a suction capacity of 40,000 m³ air per hour keeps the plant almost dust-free.     The Rheinberger Solvay plant produces soda and sodium bicarbonate. Products from Rheinberg are used for example for glass, solar panels, laundry detergents and baking powder. Solvay is rarely mentioned anywhere, but it‘s in almost everything! The Solvay plant in Rheinberg significantly reduces CO2 emissions by around 190,000 tonnes per year. To achieve this goal, Solvay Chemicals is building a power plant to generate process steam and electricity using waste wood as fuel. Each year around 300,000 tonnes of waste wood will be used to generate energy in the power plant. Within a radius of 150 km certified disposal companies collect the waste wood and supply it to the power plant. AVG Baustoffe Goch GmbH is responsible for processing the waste wood into high-quality biofuel.