BHS-Sonthofen will be splitting its booth into different topic areas, showcasing how it is fulfilling the recycling of metal containing residual and waste materials and battery recycling. “We see the pure recovery of valuable metals as one of the key issues in the industry,” says Daniel Zeiler, head of the recycling technology division. “In recent years, BHS-Sonthofen has continuously invested in development to further improve metal recovery from a wide variety of input materials. Depending on the material, we offer an optimised process tailored to our customers’ individual requirements, along with the core machines needed from our own production.” 

Complete solutions 

Battery recycling now plays a key role in the development of sustainable energy storage solutions. A few years ago, BHS-Sonthofen developed a new, safe process for the efficient recycling of lithium ion batteries, which has since proven to be a success on a production scale with several customers. “We are the only provider that covers all the key process steps in mechanical battery recycling on a technological level, uniquely offering the relevant process modules from a single source. Customers benefit from our extensive experience and the combined process expertise in processing and traditional process technology,” Zeiler explains. 

Comprehensive portfolio 

BHS-Sonthofen offers a comprehensive range of machine technology and full scale plants, including separation and screening technology for the efficient processing and pre/post shredding of valuable waste materials. The latest product development for pre-shredding is the ‘Rapax’, which is particularly suitable for processing various metal fractions and e-scrap, as well as commercial and industrial waste. When it comes to pre-shredding batteries, the ‘VR’ rotary shear is often used, whilst the ‘NGU’ universal shredder is used for pre and post shredding in a wide variety of applications, such as non-ferrous light metals, batteries, data carriers, cables, and refuse derived fuels. 

For the specialised selective shredding of e-scrap or light metal scrap, BHS offers the low maintenance and durable ‘RS’ rotor shredder that is designed to selectively shred, isolate and clean the input material using impact, shock and shearing forces. Metal components are optimally dissolved and particle sizes are reduced in a targeted manner. The high performance ‘RPMX’ rotor impact mill crusher also isolates different materials from pre-crushed metal containing material composites and removes cable sheathing and other adhesive substances from metals. 

BHS will also show solutions for  separation, sorting, and classification technology. Investment in Swiss company RW Recycling World has made it possible to integrate technologies and machines from this sector into BHS processes. “As our Group is headquartered in Allgäu, IFAT essentially brings the international industry meeting place to our own doorstep. We look forward to providing visitors from all over the world an insight into the value chain with processes and technologies from BHS-Sonthofen,” concludes Zeiler.