STEINERT’s PLASMAX | LIBS sorting system
06.03.2025Purity remains the ultimate target when it comes to processing secondary raw materials. Exports of low-grade qualities are a thing of the past and the production of the highest purity is now a basic requirement. With the presentation of the STEINERT PLASMAX | LIBS at IFAT in May 2024, STEINERT once again set standards and showed how state-of-the-art technology contributes to the creation of high-quality aluminium fractions.
1 The new STEINERT PLASMAX® | LIBS enables recycling firms to take aluminium recycling to the next level and to specifically produce high-grade alloy classes ready for the furnace
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In October 2024, at ALUMINIUM 2024 in Düsseldorf, visitors experienced an impressive portfolio of technologies that are significantly driving change in the aluminium industry. At the STEINERT booth, interested visitors discovered how continuous innovation and targeted development are closing crucial gaps in the recycling process.
STEINERT PLASMAX | LIBS produces high-grade alloy classes
The latest development from STEINERT enables efficient separation of aluminium scrap into three different sorted products. With a high processing capacity and three material discharges at the same time, the new STEINERT PLASMAX | LIBS makes what is probably the most efficient processing of high-grade aluminium scrap possible and therefore meets all current industry standards. The novel multi-spot analysis ensures optimum and reliable detection using several laser measurement points at the same time.
2 Three sorted products in one run, to simultaneously produce several target qualities, such as 5xxx and 6xxx
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Karl Hoffmann, Global Sales Director Metal Recycling at STEINERT, summarises what drove the development: “Precise sorting of aluminium alloys with the STEINERT PLASMAX I LIBS delivers quality levels that produce an excellent basis for the increase in demand for recycled aluminium. Given the need to decarbonise the automotive industry and its supply chains, greater use of high-grade recycled materials is essential. I am delighted that, through the STEINERT PLASMAX I LIBS, we are able to present a technology that we have developed in house and that is once again setting new standards in the circular aluminium economy.”
3 The extremely high sorting quality, with purity levels of up to 99.8 %, and the reliability of the STEINERT XSS T EVO 5.0 are valued equally at Metallco
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Highly developed basic technology that makes the difference: XRT
The trade fair presentation will also focus on the worldwide established STEINERT XSS T EVO 5.0, a sorting system with X-ray transmission technology that has been setting standards in the market for years in the separation of heavy and light metals. The precise separation produces defined and clean aluminium fractions that meet the requirements of modern recycling processes. This technology is already being used by numerous leading companies. Satisfied customers can be found around the globe, such as the Norwegian market leader Metallco AS.
Øyvind Frebrich, CEO Metallco-Sorting in Fredrikstad, appreciates the quality of STEINERT sorting technologies: “We use STEINERT XSS T to separate the aluminium into cast and wrought aluminium. We achieve a purity of more than 99% here. This level of quality is highly sought after and yields a lucrative market price.”
4 The new “EVO 6.0” generation for the KSS sorting system sees STEINERT adding a host of new features to its tried-and-tested, high-performance sensors
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Update for recycling flagship STEINERT KSS
The STEINERT KSS multi-sensor sorting system has been in use around the globe for a number of years. STEINERT now presents the new EVO 6.0 generation, having taken into consideration the findings gained from millions of operating hours. Two models are included in the first update, which is being gradually extended to the entire product range. Numerous new features are being added for even more durable and convenient operation.
