Product spotlight

1. Andritz MeWa Bio-QZ cross-flow shredder. Andritz MeWa, based in Gechingen, Germany, has updated its cross-flow shredder for substrate treatment in biogas facilities. The company says the new shredder offers these features:

• Ease of maintenance with a larger maintenance port and simplified access to discharge, belt and belt pulleys
• can process a variety of input materials
• designed to produce a homogeneous substrate that leads to faster gas formation, shorter fermentation time and higher gas yield in the fermenter
• compact and stable machine design
• new discharge geometry helps the material to pass through the machine smoothly without blockages

Visit www.andritz.com for more information.

2. Cresswood XR-2400 pallet grinder. Cresswood, Cortland, Illinois, has introduced the XR-2400 pallet grinder, its largest grinder ever manufactured. The company says the machine features:

• low speed and high torque for businesses requiring high throughput capabilities
• can be installed indoors because it produces less noise and dust than similar machines
• lower energy costs than other technologies
• hydraulic drop-down screen carriages provide safe and easy access to the cutter head
• oversized ram designed to more effectively present material to the cutter head and an oversized gearbox

Visit www.cresswood.com for more information.

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3. Landia GasMix system. Landia, with U.S. offices in Cary, North Carolina, offers the patent-pending GasMix system for mixing biogas digester tanks. The company says the mixer offers:

• accelerated digestion process allows for greater quantities of methane gas
• increased methane concentration
• unique three-dimensional mixing pattern reduces formation of surface scum
• reduced capital cost, with no access walkways, platforms or hoists required

Visit www.landiainc.com for more information.

4. Van Dyk Multi-MRF sorting system. Available from Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, Stamford, Connecticut, is the Multi-MRF sorting system. The company says the system offers:

• Bollegraaf sorting system with TITECH optical sorting to maximize recovery and product purity
• Walair density separation to increase system capacity and flexibility
• 3-D trommel screens for leading up-time rates
• same line can switch between different waste streams
• designed to offer high capacity and recovery with minimal manual labor

Visit www.vdrs.com for more information.