Endura-Veyor supplies metal recycling solutions

The metal recycling industry faces many challenges with collection, sorting, processing, recovery and volatile value of metals, says Alpena, Michigan-based Endura-Veyor Inc. Now, this list can also include labor constraints, rising transportation costs and overall safety concerns.

According to the company, the last thing recycling and scrap metal processors need is conveyance problems and downtime.

Given that metal scrap conveyance solutions are not one size fits all, Endura-Veyor says a good first step in determining the right match is to identify the unique properties of the scrap metal being handled. This step can pave the way to not only getting the most out of the conveyor, but also aiding in identifying how the best fit solution combats common causes of conveyor downtime and maintenance costs.

Common causes of downtime associated with conveyors include belt wear and tear, product carryover, and inability to convey a variety of materials.

Endura-Veyor says it offers solutions for the metal recycling industry to reduce belt wear and tear, carryover and manage a range of materials. For instance, Endura-Veyor’s two-and-half to nine inch pitch Steel Belt Conveyors are heavy duty and made to endure. The company says they are designed with removable bottom pans, side access covers, easily removeable drive chain and take-up guards for maintenance and cleaning.

The steel belt conveyors also have abrasion resistant steel in key areas to reduce wear and tear. The modular bolt together design of the conveyors make it easy to modify to meet the changing needs of the application, says Endura-Veyor.

The company has also introduced the Top Flight Drag Conveyor and Debris Mitigator. The Top Fight Drag Conveyor can handle a range of loose, problematic materials and challenging loading conditions like inclines, curves, batch or surge loading encountered in many recycling applications.

This conveyor is equipped with guided chain driven flights or paddles that are reinforced for tough applications. The flights push material along an abrasion resistant, hardened steel trough or channel making it more durable than traditional belt conveyors.

In addition, the Top Flight Drag Conveyor keeps material contained on the conveyor allowing flights to transport more material than the surface area, delivering an efficient solution for moving bulky or odd-shape products, reducing jams and increasing throughput.

The Debris Mitigator is an optional feature for many conveyor types. Fine, shredded materials can cause maintenance problems for conveyors and conveyor belts. This feature provides a way for material that migrates underneath the belt to exit through the frame, so it does not collect and build-up between the belt and the frame.

The Debris Mitigator also provides a quick visual check for build-up and lowers maintenance time required for cleaning the belt and the frame, prolonging the life of the belt and reducing costly downtime. This feature is offered with attachable recapture trays so that fine materials and debris from the conveyor belt can be collected in a cleaner, more efficient way.

When considering conveyor solutions for metal recycling, Endura-Veyor says it is important to also consider magnetic separators and conveyors that are engineered to “attract” materials even under the toughest metal handling conditions. Magnetic Slide Conveyors are available for applications that require products to be dropped and secured from the bottom surface. Alternatively, Overhead Magnets are available to lift products out of a stream of other materials from the top, firmly securing for further handling.

The magnets themselves are chain driven and are wrapped in a stainless-steel cover with no external moving parts for added safety.

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