IFAT 2024

Highlights at IFAT 2024

Issue 06/2021

Highs and lows

Dear readers,At the start of 2021, there was a general vague hope that with a sufficient number of vaccine doses and those willing to be vaccinated, the „spook“ could be put to an end by the fall. The...

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Issue 02/2021 Shredder in continuous operation

HiTorc direct drive increases efficiency

When shredders have to work long and hard, Vecoplan relies on its proven HiTorc direct drive. A controller integrated in the frequency converter ensures that the optimum torque is available at the...

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HML Recycling operate Bunting Magnetic Separators

Effective metal separation is one of many important processes in HML Recycling’s specialist metal recycling operation in Accrington/UK. HML has installed Bunting Permanent Overband Magnets in their...

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Issue 03/2026 Turbo-crushers from THM recycling solutions

Holland Recycling is increasing its added value and ­recycling rate

The Dutch company Holland Recycling has been a specialist for the disposal and processing of old IT devices since 2010. Its core strength lies in the electronic recycling of IT devices.

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Issue 01/2026 Circular economy: Innovative technologies

Hosokawa Alpine presents solution for textile recycling

Hosokawa Alpine has developed a new solution for the sustainable recycling of textile waste. The Augsburg-based machine and plant manufacturer is thus setting standards in textile shredding and making it possible to reuse textile waste efficiently and in a resource-saving manner.

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Issue 05/2019

Hot Topic

Dear Readers,The last quarter of the year offers a highlight, at least for all those who deal with the subject of plastics recycling. The subject of circular economy and plastics recycling is...

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How BEWI closes the EPS loop

From post-consumer EPS to high-quality rGPPS at industrial scale

Shape, colour and quality of expanded polystyrene (EPS) can vary widely, which makes recycling challenging. However, this does not stop BEWI. The provider of packaging, components and insulation...

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How technology is reshaping metal recycling

Once defined by mechanical power, the metal recycling industry is being transformed by digital intelligence. Peter Thomas, Head of Technology at Lindemann Metal Recycling, explains how data, sensors...

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How the plastic mountain from healthcare could be recycled

Single-use healthcare items – everything from gloves and blood bags to surgical equipment – have become a growing environmental problem worldwide. Their use has increased sharply in recent years, and...

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Issue 06/2021 It pays to have less volume

How the Schwarzach Offset Printing Plant saves 70 000 truck kilometres per year with a new HSM baling press

The packaging specialist from Rheintal in the Vorarlberg region of Austria has been recycling its paper waste as high quality used paper for decades. Thanks to a new baling press from HSM, the...

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