IFAT 2024

Highlights at IFAT 2024

Issue 04/2021 Competence and vision

IMPAKTOR 250 evo takes family-owned recycling company to a next level

Myles and Aimee Tichband have always been involved in the recycling industry. In 2015, they decided to rebrand and started Copia Metals. To complete their goal, they needed a larger and more suitable...

more
Issue 03/2019

Improved handheld LIBS capabilities for scrap metal sorting

Rigaku Analytical Devices (RAD), one of the leading pioneers of handheld and portable spectroscopic analyzers, demonstrated its latest handheld analyzer for metal alloy analysis at ISRI 2019. The...

more
Issue 02/2019 Strong magnets

Improved recovery and separation of stainless steels in material recovery processes

The STEINERT MSB HG rotary magnetic belt separator is a versatile enhancement of the well-proven STEINERT MSB for recovering stainless steel content from bulky materials within recycling processes.

more
Issue 04/2020 Lindner Film Examiner

Improvement of output quality in film washing systems

In recent years Lindner Washtech GmbH has evolved into a technological leader in the field of PE film recycling, now with over 50 washing systems installed worldwide. Many new developments such as the...

more
Issue 01/2021 Reserves of raw materials

Improving the recovery of recyclables from WEEE at primary treatment facilities

The scarcity of resources and the concept of sustainability are central issues for the economic and social development of industrial nations. Germany possesses extensive reserves of raw materials in...

more
Issue 05/2022 Herbold Meckesheim

In the beginning is the shredder

For use in plastic recycling plants, the demand for powerful shredders has grown. Especially those that can process entire bales at the beginning of the reprocessing chain. Modern washing plants in...

more
Issue 05/2022

Inaugurated

Dear readers,We, i.e. the employees of Bauverlag, actually moved to the city center in Gütersloh last year in July. A new quarter is being built there, the Kaiserquartier, where we have now found our...

more
Issue 05/2025 Central meeting place

Inauguration of the new TechCenter

In 1956, Hermann Westbrock founded Maschinenfabrik Westeria in Westbevern. At that time, the product portfolio included articulated conveyor belts with adjustable articulation angles, which were...

more
Issue 02/2022 Heavy-duty industrial operations as key competence

Increased performance of XPower wheel loaders L 550 and L 556

To further boost performance, Liebherr has reinforced the lift arms and overhauled the working hydraulics. Innovations also include increased tip load, breakout force and engine power. The two...

more
Issue 06/2020 One machine for everything

Increased system availability thanks to easy maintenance of the ripper blades

Maag Recycling AG in Winterthur/Switzerland, collects, sorts and reprocesses a wide variety of waste, including cardboard packaging, non-ferrous metals, scrap iron, glass and electrical and electronic...

more