Articles and Case Studies from TOMRA Sorting GmbH (page 2)

Why actions speck louder than words

Making the resource revolution a reality can only be achieved if our actions speak louder than our words. The resource revolution comprises many elements, but chief among them is the need for action to be taken to ensure optimal resource ...

Sep. 20, 2017 Stefan Ranstrand

TOMRA Sorting launches new technology at RWM 2017 (stand 4l20-m21)

Global sensor-based sorting specialist, TOMRA Sorting Recycling, will demonstrate the latest additions to its range of technologies available for the UK market at RWM in September this year. Coinciding with its 10th anniversary in the UK, ...

Jul. 31, 2017

10 memories from the Tomra Team

The team at TOMRA Collections Solutions shares their anecdotes from working at TOMRA. From across the globe and across teams, some have worked here for almost 20 years and some for just a few months – and here are their stories. Geir ...

Jul. 18, 2017

Success Story Hsufuchi Foods (a Nestlé brand), China - Case Study

Aflatoxin is a major issue for Chinese food manufacturers and processors. Food exporters face even more challenges, as products exceeding the aflatoxin level imposed by import countries can often be rejected, which can have a negative impact on the ...

Jun. 28, 2017

Case study on quartz sorting with laser - Case Study

Top quality quartz for silica production is gained by means of laser sorting. This process requires coarse grained quartz (SiO2) that is reduced to silicon (Si) in melting furnaces. Apart from a grain size of 20–120 mm, that quartz must have ...

May 28, 2017

Key Food Cleans Up its Store and its Streets - Case Study

New York, USA: From a humble start, Ruben Luna is now the owner of nine Key Food stores in Manhattan and Queens. With such success has come additional responsibilities, including figuring out the best way to manage the high volume of redeemable ...

May 3, 2017

Aluminum recycling at Centro Rottami, Italy - Case Study

Aluminum recycling is particularly important for the Italian economy, which has historically been lacking in raw materials – The showcase of Centro Rottami. Aluminum recycling is particularly important for the Italian economy, which has ...

May 1, 2017

Centro Rottami, Italy - Case Study

Aluminum recycling is particularly important for the Italian economy, which has historically been lacking in raw materials. In fact, as much as 90% of the aluminum produced in the country comes from recycling, and is identical to the product ...

Apr. 24, 2017

Aurubis, Lünen, Germany - Case Study

Proven partnership in electronic scrap processing with Aurubis´ recycling center in Lünen, Germany. In 2008, Aurubis AG, headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, became the first company to implement TOMRA Sorting’s comprehensive ...

Apr. 24, 2017

Corporate sustainability: A guide to measuring and improving energy efficiencies

As environmental scrutiny of global industries continues to grow, governments are seeking to impose energy efficiency targets on companies in order to comply with new directives. One solution is to encourage energy suppliers to become energy service ...

Mar. 31, 2017

Gavin Russell, Sales Engineer at TOMRA Sorting Recycling, is sharing key considerations on managing MRF upgrades

Gavin Russell, Sales Engineer at TOMRA Sorting Recycling, analyses the rising volume of MRF upgrades, considers the rationale driving such decisions, and shares some ideas on how to manage a successful upgrade. Material quality issues Whilst ...

Jan. 19, 2017

Meet the Team - Stefanie Mayer, Test Center Manager, shares her application findings

Q: How would you describe your role at TOMRA Sorting and what does it involve? My role at TOMRA Sorting is the management of our main Test Center Recycling in Koblenz. This includes the planning of customer tests, testing of new applications ...

Jan. 18, 2017

High-innovative and crucial investment added great value for Chania, Greece

Overview The DEDISA waste management plant is located in the prefecture of Chania, which is a prefecture of the island of Crete, in the south of Greece. This integrated waste-processing centre serves a population of 155 000 inhabitants, which ...

Nov. 30, 2016

Dedisa, Chania, Greece - Case Study

High-innovative and crucial investment added great value for Chania, Greece. Overview The DEDISA waste management plant is located in the prefecture of Chania, which is a prefecture of the island of Crete, in the south of Greece. This integrated ...

Nov. 30, 2016

Success Story Macridge, South Africa - Case Study

Flip Potgieter and his son Phillip started building Macridge in 2003. Since 2011, Phillip has been in the driving seat at Macridge, a well-established macadamia factory, nestled in the lavish Soutpansberg Mountains in the Limpopo Province, South ...

Nov. 3, 2016

What can other emerging markets learn from Peru’s embracement of recycling?

Increased awareness of recycling in emerging markets can have a significant effect on adoption, as Peru’s efforts illustrate. The increase in the prevalence of recycling initiatives around the globe over the past 100 years has been ...

Sep. 27, 2016 Tom Eng

DAREH-ÉP, Hungary - Case Study

Hungarian city Békéscsaba makes a giant leap into recycling with an advanced sorting plant. New system, equipped with 10 AUTOSORT units and one X-TRACT unit, enables Békéscsaba to process 120,000 tonnes of MSW waste a ...

Sep. 20, 2016

Sustainability and productivity – how can businesses successfully achieve both?

Every business is aware of the challenges associated with helping to increase productivity without the move having a detrimental impact on other areas of the business. If processes can be streamlined and output increased, most businesses would grab ...

Sep. 15, 2016 Stefan Ranstrand

Hungarian city makes giant leap into recycling with an advanced sorting plant - Case Study

Settlements in the southeast region of Hungary, which previously sent all their municipal solid waste (MSW) to landfill, now have a state-of-the-art MSW sorting system near Békéscsaba that can process up to 120,000 tonnes of waste per ...

Sep. 13, 2016

Suez Regene Atlantique, France - Case Study

SUEZ Regene Atlantique is a French plant owned by the SUEZ group which specializes in the recovery and recycling of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) bottles. During 2013, the company received a sizable strategic investment which was specifically ...

Jul. 13, 2016

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