Recycling
University of Birmingham Students Visit Bunting-Redditch
Second year Chemical Engineering students from the University of Birmingham visited Bunting’s Redditch manufacturing facility to gain a better understanding of the UK’s strong engineering and manufacturing sector. The BEng Chemical Engineering course at the University of Birmingham aims to develop the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed for a successful career in chemical engineering. …
Read MoreTom Higginbottom Joins the Young British Metals Recyclers Committee
Bunting Technical Sales Engineer, Tom Higginbottom, has joined the British Metal Recyclers Association’s Young British Metals Recyclers (YBMR) committee. The Young British Metal Recyclers Association meets up to four times annually and focuses on events, networking and training opportunities for members under 40 years of age. The YBMR provides members with learning and development along…
Read MoreMetal Recovery at IERC 2023
Technology enabling the separation and recovery of small and often fine metal is important when recycling electronics. On stand 33 at the 21st International Electronics Recycling Congress IERC 2023 (January 18-20, Salzburg, Austria), Bunting’s technical team will highlight the rise in the use of specialist metal separators including the ElectroStatic Separator, Eddy Current Separator, and…
Read MoreBunting Builds Monster Stainless Steel Separator
The latest Stainless Steel Separation Conveyor (SSSC) leaving Bunting’s manufacturing facility in Kansas, USA is the largest built so far. The model SSSC 12-24-462 may only be 0.61 metres wide but sits at the end of an 11.6-metre-long conveyor. The high-intensity magnetic separator is destined for installation in an automotive recycling plant in North Carolina.…
Read MoreZixtel Evolves with Bunting’s Eddy Current Separator
The Zixtel evolution began in the midst of the global pandemic in 2020, when the company changed their focus to recycling and purchased the Bunting Metal Separation Module. Zixtel Ltd have since developed a reputation for metals recovery from a wide range of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and waste discarded by other recycling…
Read MoreK2022: Plastics and the Circular Economy
In October, the plastics and rubber industry descended on Düsseldorf in Germany to attend the K 2022 trade fair. The international exhibition is promoted as the world’s no. 1 trade fair for plastics and rubber and features exhibitors from across the globe. As a key supplier of metal separation equipment to the plastics sector, Bunting…
Read MoreTotal Metal Separation at K 2022
One of the world’s most comprehensive ranges of metal separators will feature at the international K 2022 plastics and rubber trade fair (19-26 October 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany). On the interactive stand B01 in hall 10, Bunting is displaying working examples of magnetic separators, metal detectors, and an Eddy Current Separator specifically designed for processing plastic…
Read MoreMetal Separation Demonstrations for BMRA
Members of the British Metal Recycling Association (BMRA) visited the Bunting-Redditch Customer Experience Centre to see the latest metal separation technology. The BMRA members were looked after by the Bunting team of Neil Rowson, Phil Tree and Joe Cetti. “Hosting the BMRA provides the perfect opportunity to demonstrate our magnetic separators to metal recycling professionals,”…
Read MoreRWM Letsrecycle Live 2022 Review
This was the first year that the UK’s two recycling shows combined to stage RWM Letsrecycle Live 2022 at the NEC in Birmingham UK. The exhibition featured an outer live exhibition area, showing larger recycling equipment, and an internal area with companies across the recycling spectrum. The two-day exhibition welcomed both UK and international exhibitors…
Read MoreThe Plastic Waste Conundrum
The ever-increasing global concern about plastic pollution and the environmental impact of unrecycled plastic is forcing many industries to rethink their packaging. Consumers are actively seeking more sustainable packaging for their groceries or personal care products. Brands of all sizes are implementing strategies to reduce or replace plastic packaging, driven by the expectations of their…
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