Recycling PROJECT EXAMPLES

RUF MASCHINENBAU GMBH & CO.KG ADDING VALUE, PRESERVE QUALITY, SAVE COSTS. RUF Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KG, as a family-owned company in its second generation, has for more than 30 years specialised in developing and manufacturing briquetting systems. Well above 4200 RUF briquetting systems are operating in more than 100 countries worldwide (at the state of 2018). The recycling industry is one of the important sector where our plants are being used and where they add value, in areas, where shavings, dusts and sludges made of metal as well as wood and biomass are occuring. We offer suitable briquetting...

PROJECT EXAMPLES FROM THE RECYCLING INDUSTRY CAST IRON GRINDING SLUDGE TEXTILE DUST

BRIQUETTES FROM ALUMINIUM SHAVINGS-SURPLUS YIELD THROUGH HIGH PRESSURE GERMANY SINCE 2007 Within the scrap market the customer achieves a distinctly higher profit by selling compressed briquettes (wrought alloy) compared to loose shavings. In addition, 5 m3 of ground emulsion per week can be reused. Material Aluminium Briquetting System RUF 45/2600/150x75 Throughput 1,1 t/h LEADING EUROPEAN METAL DEALER RELIES ON RUF FOR 15 YEARS GREAT BRITAIN SINCE 2003 The customer sets up our plants directly in metal-working factories focusing on the aircraft industry. The briquettes produced here are then...

SOUTH AFRICAN REFINER PUTS HIS TRUSTS IN RUFSOUTH AFRICA SINCE 2002 The customer produces ingots from secondary aluminium. In doing this, up to 30% shaving briquettes are melted down together with rod material and scrap from extruded sections. Operating at above 30,000 hours since 2002, the customer is extremely satisfied with his briquetting solution. Material Aluminium Briquetting System RUF 15/1700/150x60 Throughput 400 kg/h OPTIMISED METAL YIELD AT REFINERCZECH REPUBLIC SINCE 2015 The refiner purchases aluminium scrap of various qualities. About 50 % of the used material consists of loose...

AL-SHAVING BRIQUETTES TO BE SOLD OVERSEAS UNITED STATES SINCE 2015 The North American non-ferrous metal recycling company purchases aluminium shavings, mainly from the aircraft industry but also from other industries. These are getting separated according to their alloys and afterwards briquetted. For this purpose the recycling plant uses three RUF plants by now, amongst others a RUF 90/2500/120 with a throughput of 2 tons/h. The briquettes are sold overseas mainly to Asia. Material Aluminium Briquetting System various, in total: 3 Throughput 3,3 t/h (sum) SEPARATING COMPOUND MATERIALS -BRIQUETTING...

CAST IRON SHAVING BRIQUETTES -SCRAP TRADE SUPPLIES IRON-FOUNDRIESGERMANY SINCE 2009 Cast iron shavings (GJS, GJL) are purchased from various sources, treated according to quality, briquetted and ultimately sold to foundries. SCRAP DEALER SELLS BRIQUETTES TO FOUNDRIESJAPAN SINCE 2002 The customer started his first briquetting plant (RUF 30) in 2002. Meanwhile four parallel positioned plants are in operation. Various cast iron shaving qualities are briquetted. The briquettes are sold to foundries. Material Cast Iron Briquetting System 4 x RUF 30/3800/100 Throughput 4,0 t/h (sum) METAL DUSTS RE-MELTEDSLOWENIA...

LEADING GERMAN SCRAP DEALER COUNTS ON RUFGERMANY SINCE 2011 The customer briquettes precisely defined stainless steel qualities such as DUPLEX shavings, which are bought from special sources. The briquettes are sold to stainless steel factories. GENERATE VALUE OUT OF GRINDING SLUDGE BY BRIQUETTINGHUNGARY SINCE 2006 Steel shavings are specifically mixed with grinding sludge and subsequently briquetted. These mixed briquettes are sold to steel works. In this way the 'hazardous grinding sludge waste' is transformed into a solid form together with shavings. The briquettes can re-enter the steel cycle...

HARDWOOD BRIQUETTES FROM WOOD RECYLING PLANTSGERMANY SINCE 2005 The customer purchases wood shavings and wood dust from the woodprocessing industry with a focus on hardwood. The materials are mixed and briquetted on a total of 5 RUF machines. The hardwood briquettes are packed in 10 kg parcels and sold to the trade. Material Wood Shavings &-Dust beech Briquetting System 4 x RB 440, 1 x RUF 600 Throughput 2,5 t/h (sum) FROM WASTE TO QUALITYFRANCE SINCE 2009 The customer buys wood waste and wood shavings from various sources. After shredding, the material is mixed and then briquetted. The briquettes...

BIOMASS | PU | TEXTILE DUST | PLASTICS DUSTS FROM MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICALWASTE TREATMENT REUSABLE IN SHAPE OF BRIQUETTES SINCE 2013 The customer operates a mechanical-biological waste treatment plant. The biogenic mass from household waste in shape of dust contains a residual moisture of <15%. The material enters a cyclone extraction plant and is guided to a press. The briquettes are burnt on a gratefiring of a power plant. Material Briquetting System DRASTIC REDUCTION OF VOLUMES OF PU DUSTS FROM REFRIGERATOR RECYCLING NORWAY, SWEDEN, ROMANIA, CHINA Refrigerators are shredded and the PU-foam separated...