In pursuit of sustainability, North America's aluminium firm secures a new advanced recycling line from GEP ECOTECH

North America's increasing reliance on secondary aluminium is driving the domestic companies to advance their recycling processes by investing in new cutting-edge technologies. Such is an instance with North America's one of the largest aluminium companies that has secured a new recycling production line from a specialised waste recycling solutions provider, GEP ECOTECH.

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The new system will process baled scrap aluminium by breaking it down, shredding it, and removing contaminants to prepare the waste material for its final objective - smelting. Besides providing shredding and sorting solutions, the system offers reduced energy consumption and less greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.

James, Sales Manager at GEP ECOTECH, said: Our shredding and sorting production line plays a pivotal role in transforming the aluminium recycling process. Through shredding and sorting, we reduce the size of large scrap materials, enabling efficient separation of iron, copper, and other impurities from the aluminium. The result is purer aluminium ingots."

Advanced features

The new cutting-edge recycling line is equipped with GEP ECOTECH's suite of shredders, each designed for specific stages of the aluminium recycling process. The system features pre-shedder, double-shaft shredder, and hammer mill shredder.

Pre-shedder is ideal for handling bulk scrap aluminium. It efficiently cuts down large bales into smaller and more manageable pieces, ensuring smooth downstream processing. Double-shaft shredder can handle different aluminium scrap sizes and shapes due to its double-shaft design that delivers powerful shearing action, efficiently separating aluminium from non-metallic contaminants and coarse impurities. Hammer mill shredder is for the final stage when aluminium scraps are crushed into uniform particle sizes, ensuring maximum recovery of the metal and enhancing purity.

James added, "This project aligns with our client's ambitious green initiative, aimed at reducing carbon emissions across operations. Following extensive discussions and technical planning, the system installation is underway, and we anticipate it becoming operational in the coming months."