STEINERT presents the revolutionary sorting system for aluminium
Purity remains the ultimate target when it comes to processing secondary raw materials. Exports of low-grade qualities are a thing of the past and the production of the highest purity is now a basic requirement. With the presentation of the STEINERT PLASMAX | LIBS at IFAT 2024 in May, STEINERT once again set standards and showed how state-of-the-art technology contributes to the creation of high-quality aluminium fractions.
The latest development from STEINERT enables efficient separation of aluminium scrap into three different sorted products. With a high processing capacity and three material discharges at the same time, the new STEINERT PLASMAX | LIBS makes what is probably the most efficient processing of high-grade aluminium scrap possible and therefore meets all current industry standards.
The novel multi-spot analysis ensures optimum and reliable detection using several laser measurement points at the same time. Karl Hoffmann, Global Sales Director Metal Recycling at STEINERT, summarises what drove the development: “Precise sorting of aluminium alloys with the STEINERT PLASMAX I LIBS delivers quality levels that produce an excellent basis for the increase in demand for recycled aluminium. Given the need to decarbonise the automotive industry and its supply chains, greater use of high-grade recycled materials is essential. I am delighted that, through the STEINERT PLASMAX I LIBS, we are able to present a technology that we have developed in house and that is once again setting new standards in the circular aluminium economy.”
STEINERT XSS T EVO 5.0, a sorting system with X-ray transmission technology that has been setting standards in the market for years in the separation of heavy and light metals. The precise separation produces defined and clean aluminium fractions that meet the requirements of modern recycling processes. This technology is already being used by numerous leading companies. Satisfied customers can be found around the globe, such as the Norwegian market leader Metallco AS.
