Product Spotlight

1. West Salem Machinery Waterfall Disc Screen. West Salem Machinery (WSM), Salem, Ore., has developed the new WSM Waterfall Disc Screen. The company highlights these product features:

• Delivers high-capacity fines screening and improved efficiency resulting from increased material agitation
• Multiple-roll screening decks agitate and tumble the material being screened as it falls from level to level
• Tumbling movement is similar to a waterfall in that it blends the mat and fines from the upper portion, allowing for screening on the lower deck
• High-volume screening capacity and effective product separation in a small package size
• Tight spacing between discs enables sorting of a variety of fiber materials by size

Visit www.westsalem.com for more information.

2. Steinert Induction Sorting Technology. Steinert Elektromagnetbau GmbH, Cologne, Germany, has introduced induction sorting system (ISS) technology for metals recovery from refuse incineration slag. The ISS system features:

• Specially designed sensors to recover precious metals contained in refuse incineration slag
• Yield rates above 90 percent with high purity levels
• Used downstream of traditional sorting methods
• Precious metals collection can offer a revenue stream

Visit for www.steinert.de for more information.

3.McCloskey Spiral Drum Trommel Screen. McCloskey International, Peterborough, Ontario, has updated its line of trommel screens with the addition of a new spiral drum option. The company describes the following product features:

• Available on McCloskey’s 500, 600 and 700 series units
• Combines the drum incline offered on all McCloskey trommels with the enhanced features of a spiral drum
• Less aggressive lifting and throwing movements than with standard drums to help prevent spearing
• Ideal for green waste, mulch and compost
• Uses McCloskey’s Drum X-Change System

Visit www.mccloskeyinternational.com for details.

4. Vecoplan V-EBS Waste Shredder. The V-EBS waste shredder is available from Vecoplan LLC, High Point, N.C., for the production of refuse derived fuels (RDF) from municipal solid waste, construction and demolition refuse, industrial scrap or other waste streams. Features include:

• A rotor with 54 cutting inserts and two counter-knives for precise cutting of feedstock
• A rotor powered by patented HiTorc electromagnetic drive turns at 150 to 250 revolutions per minute
• Throughput capacity of 10 to 22 tons per hour
• Often integrated into Vecoplan’s complete waste-to-energy and RDF feedstock preparation systems

Visit www.vecoplan.com for more information.