The Bravo 6280 is the latest from the company’s lineup of mobile and stationary hammer mills and downstream sorting systems.
3TEK Global, Grand Prairie, Texas, has introduced the Bravo 6280, the latest from the company’s lineup of mobile and stationary hammer mills and downstream sorting systems. The mobile shredder can process up to 3,000 tons per month and is ideal for those looking to expand existing scrap milling operations, according to the manufacturer.
Driven by a 1,125-horsepower CAT32 diesel engine, the Bravo 6280 can produce 15 to 20 tons of ferrous output per hour. Featuring 240-pound hammers on a 315,000-pound single chassis, the company says the shredder can raise capability and profits.
"The Bravo 6280 was designed to serve the scrap marketplace. This is a true mill that delivers very clean, dense, furnace-ready scrap at a price point for both purchase and production that makes sense for small and large operators alike," says Bill Padula, vice president of sales and marketing for 3TEK Global.
In a new video, Metso Waste Recycling demonstrates how a complete cutting table replacement can be performed in less than 100 minutes.
Metso Waste Recycling, Helsinki, Finland, has released a new video demonstrating how a complete cutting table replacement on a M&J PreShredder can be performed in less than 100 minutes.
The M&J PreShredder Series features an open cutting table, with bolts and bearings mounted away from the cutting area. This design allows for easy access and maintenance to reduce downtime, the company says.
According to Metso, the whole operation can be carried out using a smaller crane because the cutting table and hopper can easily be disassembled. After that, only eight bolts between the table and the frame of the shredder need to be loosened before the table can be removed for service or replacement. Furthermore, the bolts have been positioned in such a way that they are not stressed during operation, which makes them easy to loosen.
"A big advantage of this clever design is that it provides for both better HSE and plant availability, as welding operations can take place in a much more convenient and efficient working environment,” says Morten Kiil Rasmussen, commercial director for Metso Waste Recycling. “The video is impressive to watch because it shows how effective workflows can be when engineers carefully consider the process from the beginning."
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZvqImUT6Qw
NWRA reports success after requesting designation.
The Arlington, Virginia-based National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) says the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recognized solid waste collection workers as part of America’s Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce during the COVID-19 epidemic.
That designation, says NWRA, came after it sent a letter to DHS acting secretary Chad Wolf requesting the designation.
According to a March 20 press release from the NWRA, DHS designated the industry under its Public Works Transportation and Logistics categories with the following description:
NWRA writes, “While most other professions were grouped together on a single line, it is especially telling that waste collection received our own language in two separate sections.”
NWRA President and CEO Darrell Smith says, “This is a major win for the waste industry and for the advocacy program at NWRA. I am proud of my staff for remaining at their posts during this national crisis and providing support to our members. We do in fact represent a critical industry, and the NWRA staff have been working overtime to ensure that government rules and regulations do not impede the industry’s efforts to protect public health. We extend our thanks to DHS for recognizing the vital role of the waste industry.”
The Washington-based Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has requested similar status be designated to collectors and processors of recyclable materials.
On March 20, the NWRA also announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) had specifically exempted waste haulers from Hours of Service (HOS) regulations during the COVID-19 national emergency.
Trade association has already written Vice President Pence to seek “essential” status for recycling operations.
Leonard Zeid, the president of the Paper Stock Industries (PSI) chapter of the Washington-based Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) says the organization is “working aggressively for our industry on the national stage in ways [individual recyclers] could not do alone.”
In a letter addressed to “PSI Members and Paper Industry Associates,” Zeid says the organization submitted a letter March 18 to Vice President Mike Pence “requesting that recycling operations be designated ‘essential’ to public health and welfare, as well as to our nation’s economic infrastructure on the local, state, and national levels.”
Continues Zeid, “Recycling operations must remain open during this crisis, ISRI asserts, because they provide vital resources to the manufacturing and economic sectors.”
He says ISRI is developing talking points for members to use at the state or local level so those governments can be asked to make the same designation.
ISRI joins the Arlington, Virginia-based National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), which made a similar appeal to Congress and the Trump administration in March to include the waste collection industry in the national emergency declaration, thus exempting waste haulers from Hours of Service (HOS) regulations.
NWRA also sent draft legislative language to Congress that would amend federal law to include waste collection haulers in the FMCSA HOS exemption if or when the president declares a national emergency.
Also, Zeid says ISRI joined approximately 75 other organizations March 18 in sending a letter to the White House and congressional leaders calling for:
In its letter to Pence, ISRI writes in part that “over three-quarters of U.S. paper mills utilize recovered paper from recycling operations for their daily production needs. This supply chain cannot be halted and restarted without significant supply disruptions that would ripple throughout the entire U.S. manufacturing chain."
On the metals side, ISRI comments, “Several of the manufacturing industries that recyclers regularly supply have been officially designated as part of the U.S. ‘Critical Manufacturing Sector’ by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including iron and steel mills and ferrous alloy manufacturing, alumina and aluminum production and processing, and nonferrous metal production and processing.”
The document provides guidance to ensure the safe collection and processing of waste and recycling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) issued a guidance document for waste and recycling workers on March 19 to ensure the safe collection and processing of waste and recycling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We want employees of our member companies to have the most accurate information to ensure their safety. NWRA remains engaged with federal agencies, the White House, Congress and state authorities so that its members have the tools and resources available to safely operate during the COVID-19 pandemic,” NWRA President and CEO Darrell Smith says.
The guidance document is the latest resource from NWRA to provide information about the safe handling of waste during the COVID-19 pandemic. NWRA’s Healthcare Waste Institute (HWI) has also provided information in its recent FAQ document.