MRF

Ken Mills Engineering Ltd

Material Reclamation Facility (MRF)

15 TPH MRF Install (June 2006)

Installation has just been completed on our latest MRF system which is designed to process up to 15 tons per hour of co-mingled recyclable material. The system incorporates the latest technology which includes:- Flow control feed conveyors and powered drum, V-Screen separator for separation of paper from containers, Glass breaking and clean up system, MSS optical sorting equipment for cleaning paper, Fully automatic balers for card, plastic bottles, steel and aluminium cans. Further details of other MRF installations can be viewed on web page MRF Systems.

For further information contact:- andym@kenmills.co.uk

Transcycle (August 2005)

Newly installed MRF incorporates the latest technology for the separation of co-mingled dry recyclable material. The system separates paper, card, mixed plastic bottle and mixed cans. The material is fed into the feed metering conveyor which controls the flow up onto the main inclined belt. The first sorting position removed the card and the second removes the large waste. The mixed material then feeds direct into the V-screen which is a newly developed product imported from the US. The V-screen allows the fines and small waste items to fall from the base while the newspaper and magazines are sorted over the top of the disc screen. The plastic bottle and cans continue along the base of the discs which are fed back onto the second sorting line. From the end of the V-Screen separator the material passes under an overband magnet to remove the steel and then through an eddy current separator to remove the aluminium from the now clean plastic bottles which are baled in our T40 Horizontal, The aluminium cans are fed through our UBC baling machine. Further info:- MRF systems

Tel:- 01706 756500, Email:- andym@kenmills.co.uk

NEWS M.R.F. (March 2004)

Newly installed MRF system incorporates the latest technology to reduce labour and increase production. The system is designed to handle a maximum throughput of 20 tons per hour (90,000 T/year) of co-mingles dry recyclables. The system initially removed the paper materials from the containers by means of a newly developed V-Screen separator and then through a series of automatic optical sorters and manual post sort position. The final material is either bulked (news and mixed paper) or baled into mill size bales (Film, Card, Plastic bottles, Ferrous cans and Aluminium cans).

St. Albans D.C. (March 2004)

St Albans District council have upgraded their MRF system to handle greater volumes. We have just finished the installation of a Fully automatic T60 H Auto baling machine and an automatic can baling machine model UBC. The existing MRF conveyors have been modified with storage bunkers to handle greater throughputs and help ensuring a high quality end product. Once material has built up in the bunker hopper the front doors would be opened and the material fed onto the infloor chain driven conveyor. From here the diverter on the baling press feed conveyor would be set to run the cans direct into the UBC Can baling machine or through the bottle piercing machine direct into the T60 H Auto Fully Automatic Horizontal bale press. The Can baling machine will automatically compact the steel or aluminium cans into small bales measuring approx. 380 x 380 x 150 mm long with a weigh of approx. 5 to 10kg. The plastic bottles would be baled and automatically tied using 4 mm steel wire, the bale weight is approx. 280 kg and is suitably sized to maximise transport space on either a standard trailer or sea container for export if required.

M.W. Whites (February 2004)

Newly installed MRF incorporates the latest technology for the separation of mixed recyclable material. The system separates paper, card, mixed plastic bottle and mixed cans. The material is fed into the feed metering conveyor which controls the flow up onto the main inclined belt. The first sorting position removed the card and the second removes the large waste. The mixed material then feeds direct into the V-screen which is a newly developed product imported from the US. The V-screen allows the fines and small waste items to fall from the base while the newspaper and magazines are sorted over the top of the disc screen. The plastic bottle and cans continue along the base of the discs which are fed back onto the second sorting line.
The V-screen is a completely new design of screen with the discs running at 90 degree to the product flow, The main reason for this is to minimise the space required for the large production. The machines floor area only measures 3 x 3 metres which lends itself for compact high production systems. The unit is capable of processing up to 20 tons per hour of recyclable materials.The quality of the product can be controlled very finely with the angle adjustment of the disc arrangement, The angle of the total machine and the speed of the discs.
From the end of the v-screen the material passes under an overband magnet to remove the steel and then through an eddy current separator to remove the aluminium from the new clean plastic bottles, The aluminium cans are fed through our UBC baling machine.

V-Screen Link

V-Screen Separator shown below.

Rotherwas (Mercia Waste) M.R.F. (March 2003)

Shown below a view on the side of the plastic / can line. Designed for the separation of the containers into their different grades direct into 1 of 5 Baling machines.

The card and Paper is bulked in skips ready to be transported to recycling companies.

Shown below a view of the four plastic balers.

Both plastic and paper line are housed within a cabin for is the same MRF with Lighting, heating and forces air ventilation which draws fresh air from the outside.

Hill & Moor (Mercia Waste) M.R.F. (Nov 2002)

Shown below illustrates the infeed system for the container line and three of the seven baling units for processing the Film, Bottles and cans. The card and Paper is bulked in skips ready to be transported to recycling companies.

Shown below is the same MRF with a view in the Sorting Cabin which houses the electrical controls and the sorting chutes. The cabin has Lighting, heating and forces air ventilation which draws fresh air from the outside.

Powys County Council M.R.F. (Oct 2002)

Shown below is the infeed Metering System for the recently installed MRF system for Powys C.C located in Trewern near Welshpool.

Shown below is the same MRF with a view in the main sorting hall, One line for paper, card and textiles and the other line for plastic bottles and cans.

Hills Waste

System above @ Hills Waste to process up to 20,000 T/Year

The Material Reclamation facility is designed to suit the customers exact requirements. The system is designed with the following outlining criteria:-

	Material to be processed
	Condition of material (i.e. bagged, loose)
	Quantity of material (tons / year)
	Number of working shifts intended
	Requirement for number of grades
	Size of the building intended for location
	Method of storage (i.e. bulk or baled)
	Level of automation required / budgeted for

Cardiff City Council

System above @ Cardiff C. C. to process up to 8,000 T/Year

Dependant upon the exact requirements of the system would vary the machinery included in the overall scheme. Items include:-

	Infeed 'Metering' conveyor, A system developed by KME Ltd to control the material flow
	Infeed chain driven conveyor
	Sorting conveyors
	Magnetic separators
	Horizontal Baling machinery
	Bottle piercing machinery
	Eddy Current separators
	Screens for separation of paper / card from bottle / cans etc.
	Automatic Bottle sorting
	Operator cabins

For further information please email us from below.

Machinery designed and manufactured by Ken Mills Engineering Ltd is protected by 'Section 213(1) of the copyright, Designs and patent act 1988 as a property right which subsists in an original design'

Contact for Further information:- Tel:- 01706 756500 Fax:- 01706 374699 Email:- andym@kenmills.co.uk