Case Study

Riwald Electronics Recycling GmbH

Key Facts:

Integration of an existing first-stage plantinto the URT process and plant logistics concept, with provision for futurecapacity expansion

Project Data

Client:

Location:

Eppingen, Germany

Recycling Category:

Cooling Devices

Applications:

VHC household cooling devices

Plant Capacity:

3–4 t/h (approx. 80–100 units per hour)

Staff per shift:

approx. 6–8

Special engineering scope:

Integration of an existing first-stage plant into the URT process and plant logistics concept, with provision for future capacity expansion

Shredding technology:

Four-shaft rotor shear

Compliance:

EG 1005/2009, TA-Luft

Project Description

Riwald Electronics Recycling GmbH operates an end-of-life refrigerator recycling plant engineered and commissioned by URT. The facility is configured for a processing capacity of 3 to 4 tonnes per hour, corresponding to approximately 80 to 100 units per hour.

The process is based on VHC selective recycling. Only appliances containing halogen-free blowing agents are processed. A robotic analysis system checks the insulating foam and automatically separates non-pentane appliances from the process stream. The foam is compacted via briquetting presses for volume reduction.

A particular feature of this installation is the integration of an existing first-stage plant into the URT process and plant logistics concept. This required close interface coordination and the technical integration of existing equipment into the overall plant layout.