The equipment company
Komptech, with global headquarters in Austria, has introduced the Komptech Hurrifex, which combines a stone separator and wind sifter in a single machine. According to Komptech, with the Hurrifex, stones, inert and light items can be removed from a wide variety of material streams in a single work step with a high degree of separation.
The equipment company says the Hurrifex is the culmination of a number of years of research it undertook to develop a machine that is able to deploy different separation methods to open up new possibilities.
Following the introduction of Komptech’s Stonefex, which clears stones out of biomass fuels, the company developed the Hurrifex, which combines the functions of the Stonefex with the Hurrikan wind sifter. The Hurrifex removes stones and light items from material streams with a separation rate of up to 95 percent, Komptech explains. Separation requires one process on the one machine, saving space, material handling effort, energy costs and transportation costs, the company notes.
Komptech says another application possible with the Hurrifex is the ability to clean up the screen overflow from compost. The cleaned overflow can be returned to the compost as structure material. Doing this, Komptech points out, prevents the accumulation of stones and plastic that often happens when material is returned multiple times. The cleaned screen overflow can be used as a biomass fuel.
Waste wood processing also offers a number of applications, as does mixed construction scrap processing. In the latter, wood and light fractions are separated from the heavier mineral fractions, enabling subsequent processing of each specific fraction.
With the new machine, the material to be processed passes through a screener before entering the Hurrifex. The Hurrifex is designed for a 10 to 150 millimeter grain. Depending on the material and target degree of separation, throughput can be as high as 60 cubic meters per hour.
Suction fans on the Hurrifex set up an air flow and pull out the light materials, including plastic film. The fan speed is controlled from the control panel. The stone fraction is removed to the side by a corrugated edge belt, while light materials are blown into containers through flexible ducts.
Komptech says the Hurrifex is designed to get maximum performance from minimum energy. All components are electrically driven. A low-emissions diesel generator is available as an option for users who need off-grid flexibility.
The equipment’s outside panels function as doors, providing easier access to the motor compartment, the company says. The suction and conveyor fans can be accessed by a maintenance platform and folded upward for servicing. On the inside, the Hurrifex is built on a torsion-resistant steel beam frame. There are two chassis variant options available, a tandem center-axle version and a semi-trailer.
For more information on the Hurrifex, visit
www.komptech.com.
