Steinert, headquartered in Cologne, Germany, says several hundred customers viewed the live broadcast of the inauguration of its test center Sept. 22. In Salt Lake City, we had an older [MRF] that wasnt very automated. Wastequip is a manufacturer of waste-handling equipment. Now, we can precisely measure that out. Now, its not completely AI (artificial intelligence)--there is human interaction involved to navigate through that--but that kind of is the concept now. RT: What are some unique features of the three new MRFs? You can program a robot to prioritize what it picks. We do see a lot of growth in the Salt Lake City market. Press release content from PR Newswire. 
I would say all the way from equipment coming in and having some delays there. The company still uses its older machines, though the newer model is safer for employees, puts out more product over time, runs all the time, and is just as good in quality, Daddabbo says. That got deferred. 
Wastequip has been owned by private equity companies for many years, including HIG Capital of Miami, which bought the business in 2018.
In the control room, its essentially some of our best operators and technology experts in the country sitting down and saying, What do we want this control room to operate and how are we going to make action on it? That was a big, one of the big takeaways. View original content: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wastequip-to-acquire-waste-container-manufacturer-consolidated-fabricators-corporation-301010058.html. 
There is magic in motion, so to speak, says Nick Daddabbo, director of product management for Wastequip.
This can be done over and over again while retaining the high quality of the fibers.. 
Were able to look at that kind of stuff and see where the flow of material is coming from. The way I try to explain robots is they are very helpful. They all have electronic data that they can provide and that you can tap into. Textile recycling has gone beyond the pilot stage for HKRITA, which helped create a larger-scale textile recycling system in cooperation with Hong Kong-based Novetex Textiles Ltd., a commercial-scale yarn spinner. The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles & Apparel (HKRITA), in that South China special administrative region, has had a Garment-to-Garment Recycle System (G2G) on display there for a couple of years. There were some delays in terms of travel restrictions in certain situations.
Connect with the definitive source for global and local news, http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wastequip-to-acquire-waste-container-manufacturer-consolidated-fabricators-corporation-301010058.html. So, we expanded capacity and moved to a newer facility. I would also say there is a lot of technology in terms of communications that these systems spit off, whether its a baler, an optical sorter [or] conveyors. We have about 10 of them today in a handful of different facilities. Steinerts development team and the test center application specialists have relocated to the new site to facilitate collaboration. And thats what we narrowed it down to. Steinert says its previous test center welcomed more than 500 visitors each year. That volumetric scanner at the beginning, for example, would indicate to us, that were overfeeding it, underfeeding it or are just right. According to Sustainable Composites, that would put a dent in the 1.75 million tons of leather waste sent to landfills or incinerators every year and provide a quality, sustainable alternative for makers of leather goods., The company says it took more than five years and $3 million in R&D, but their result is enspire leather, which Sustainable Composites calls a recycled leather product that not only replicates the look, feel, smell and performance of tanned hide at half the cost, but also dramatically reduces the amount of material that winds up on the cutting room floor, because it is supplied in 54-inch rolls free of holes and other defects.. Founded in 1974 and based in Van Nuys, California, ConFab operates manufacturing, steel processing and equipment repair facilities in central and southern California, with additional California locations in Sun Valley, Fontana, Galt and Otay Mesa, and a manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico. A family-owned business started by Al Melideo and now under the leadership of son Mike Melideo, ConFab has established itself as a leading provider of custom waste containers and related equipment specifically designed to suit the unique needs of the California market. Through its vertically integrated approach to manufacturing, ConFab has built a reputation for providing consistent, high-quality waste containers and related equipment backed by outstanding customer service to suit the unique needs of the California market.
Customers will also benefit from container repair services in the Los Angeles area, as well as local parts fabrication. It can achieve 66 tons per hour, and one of the things about it is that weve got to make sure its fed on a continuous basis. About Wastequip Wastequip is the leading North American manufacturer of waste handling equipment, with an international network of manufacturing facilities and the most extensive dealer network in the industry. Live music and sketch artists were part of the show, which also included drone flights across the entire plant and video clips that described the technology that has been installed.
Taking place on Oct. 14 at 1:28 p.m. EST, the panel discussion will include insights from top executives in the capital markets sector on evaluating valuations, pipelines, the state of capital markets and overall industry activity. Following rotation, molds are cooled, trimmed, marked and assembled. Waste Management has opened two new MRFs this year with plans to open one more before the end of the year. These situations were a little unique where we said wed open up new facilities in another part of town so that we can have more capacity, perhaps larger MRFs. About Consolidated Fabricators Consolidated Fabricators (ConFab), a family-owned business employing over 250 people, was founded in 1974 and quickly established itself as the leading manufacturer of waste containers in the California market.
Its 40,000 square feet. With companies such as Canada-based GFL Environmental and Houston-based Waste Management making headlines this year for their high-profile acquisitions, transactions have been taking place at elevated levels, according investment banking company Raymond James.
Though the newer machine is automated and could run 24/7, a skilled technician oversees the process to ensure it is working properly. Wastequips broad range of waste and recycling equipment, trucks and systems is used to collect, process and transport recyclables, solid waste, liquid waste and organics. This alignment will allow us to take advantage of the strength of the Wastequip brand and leverage additional operational efficiencies to continue serving our customer base.. Copyright 2022 Business North Carolina. We can monitor 1,000 metrics, but which ones will we actually take action on? A lot of equipment does get manufactured overseas, so they had some export shipping issues that were a little bit slower than normal. Brent Bell, vice president of recycling at Waste Management and president of Waste Management Recycle America, says the company traditionally retrofits, constructs or upgrades at least two to three of its MRFs every year, he notes that these three facilities were larger in size and processing capacity than some of the companys other MRFs. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic sending shockwaves across the waste and recycling industries, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has remained steady throughout 2020. He has worked in product management and development leadership for more than 20 years. Research and investments are being made in several parts of the world to use mechanical recycling processes to turn discarded clothing and fabric into new products. According to the company, Wastequip WRX is a turnkey service center offering parts, service and installation for most types of waste-handling equipment. And then, unfortunately, we had a fire in our south Chicago facility in the middle of us constructing this one. RT: What kind of technology did the company add to these three MRFs? HKRITA has for several years worked with and been funded in part by the H&M Foundation, which is affiliated with Sweden-based global clothing retailer H&M (Hennes & Mauritz AB). Its keeping records of everything passing through. It had intelligent sorting.
Customers in the metal, waste and mining industries have several options to experience the wide range of available products and applications, from magnetic separators to sensor-based sorting systems, such as X-ray transmission, X-ray fluorescence and near-infrared, the company adds. BB: So, Chicago is probably the one [of these three] that were the most secretive about if you will because thats the largest one. Thats what these facilities are seeing. By the end of this year, Waste Management will have completed construction on three new MRFsone in Chicago, one in Salt Lake City and one in Raleigh, North Carolina.
With the installation crews, sometimes the installation crews come from Europe. So, most folks in the recycling facility are just doing quality control. BB: It really is amazing with some of the equipment manufacturers today what you can get and gather. Its second facility is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Taking little pellets all the way to a full cart. Daddabbo, who joined the company in November, oversees product management responsibilities across the brands, including development processes, working up new product ideas and future strategies. As Wastequip began to formulate expansion plans for its Amrep brand, the company knew that service and support would be key to its hauler and municipal customers, Wastequip CEO Marty Bryant says. Sustainability can be personal, and we can actively participate in the process. The twist: the bins made with less virgin resin should not compromise longevity and durability.
Raleigh is one that technically wont open until November. All service at these facilities is performed by factory-authorized and -trained technicians. And in Chicago, we opened that earlier this year as well. With the new centers increased size and added capacity, the company says it is expecting more visitors. Waste Todays 2020 Corporate Growth Conference, 2022 GIE Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
To register or for more information on this years Corporate Growth Conference, click here. It is recyclable and is made from recycled products., Daddabbo says that leave more behind than you take is a mantra of Wastequip. It will be capable of doing 6,000 to 7,000 tons per month once its fully running, and were expecting that to ramp up to those volumes toward the end of the year. Global retailer H&M is putting a garment recycling system developed by HKRITA on display at a Stockholm store. RT: Do any of the three new MRFs incorporate robotics? Brent Bell (BB): We normally try to [upgrade] two or three facilities every year. Then in 2020 ramped up to say, This is a facility were going to be dependent on and process tons for our customers in that area. The G2G system allows customers to take charge of the reuse of their own wardrobe. Projects in locations ranging from Pennsylvania to Taiwan are targeting landfill diversion options for discarded clothing and fabric. Anything that has some form of a camera-type system thereoptical sorters are the best example[offer data]. After testing to push the limit, Toter exceeded its goal and created the EVR-Green Cart, which has a cart body made entirely without virgin resin. The companys brands include Wastequip, Toter, Galbreath, Pioneer, Mountain Tarp, Cusco, Go To Parts, Amrep and Accurate. At the end of the day, you get a tip floor there that looks just like residential single-stream, our job is to make that the highest quality [material] possible and process that efficiently as possible. The one thing that we see is if youre investing in a facility that you hope to last the next 10 years plus, we know that 10 years from now the commodity stream will most likely look much different than it does today. These carts are created using the same patented molding process used for the companys traditional ones. They interacted with viewers and responded to questions. So thats where this technology and behind-the-scenes control room is really interesting. Wastequip, Charlotte, North Carolina, announced it opened its second Wastequip WRX (pronounced works) facility Oct. 9. But it will be open this year. By providing new life to our old clothes we can demonstrate that it is possible to use less resources and repurpose what we have. They then move to an oven that melts the plastic while the machine rotates. Thats a brand new building next to a Waste Management collection company. Houlihan Lokey Managing Director Scott Sergeant will lead the session, which features speakers Charles Appleby, founder and chairman of Integrated Waste Solutions Group; Joe Cassin, vice president of business development for Waste Management; Michael Castellarin, managing director for Clairvest Group Inc.; and Scott Foster, partner with KPMG. Existing Wastequip customers will benefit from access to a suite of products suited to their geographic market, along with additional production facilities to meet demand quickly. We had two facilities in the Chicago areaone on the south side and one on the north side. Several more Wastequip WRX locations will be opening across the U.S. in the coming months, the company says. That one will be about 5,000 to 6,000 tons per month. Toters goal was to reduce the amount of virgin resin or resin that has never been used in a product in cart manufacturing by 25%. Toter trash and recycling bins start as raw material, typically created from burning natural gas or crude oil, and undergo the companys patented molding process, in which molds are filled with plastic micro-pellets. A presenter led hosts Peter Funke, Technical Director Nico Schmalbein and Sales Director Metal Recycling Karl Hoffmann through the show. If we made a cart that had recycled content and it only lasted half as long, it actually would have a larger carbon footprint than if we had not used recycled (content), says Kinder. We have in Chicago whats called a volumetric scanner thats scanning to make sure we know we can tell what input that facility is getting. RT: Were there any additional obstacles that Waste Management faced with starting three new MRFs during the pandemic? Infiniteds regenerated fibers were featured in early October in a Paris fashion show in clothing designed by London-based Reuben Selby.
Thats what makes Chicago really exciting, as well as the equipment in there is great. In the Stockholm G2G system, customers can bring their old clothes, which will then be broken down into fibers and yarns to become the raw material for knitted new clothes. So, we thought that would be a great opportunity to upgrade capacity and expand the MRF so we can handle more volume in the future there as well. Regarding the inauguration of the facility, CEO Peter Funke said, I must admit that I am delighted about our customers positive feedback and relieved that we had the courage to step in front of the cameras.. A recording of the event is available at www.steinert.de. In order to offer more in-depth insights into capital markets during these uncertain times, Waste Todays 2020 Corporate Growth Conference will cover the economic impact of COVID-19, tips for selling your business, where the investment opportunities in the waste and environmental services industries lie, and much more during its State of Mergers & Acquisitions session. Customers can watch the entire end-to-end process in real-time in the store, according to HKRITA. Fox and Tymon drew upon their experience in textile engineering to develop a process that could recycle some of the 25 to 60 percent of the leather that typically is discarded as scrap during clothing and accessory manufacturing. For more information, visit www.wastequip.com. In Salt Lake City, thats got the most recent automation as well as Raleighheavy optical sorting, which really helps out on making a higher, pure-quality material. In older plants, a motor would have burned up, and wed have to go down for a couple of hours to replace a bearing. Raleigh is slightly smaller. Now, the entities have combined to create Looop, which HKRITA calls the first retail model of the G2G system. It will be launched at an H&M store in Stockholm on October 12. Here [with data] its more on the preventive maintenance side. So, Waste Management was on board with doing an investment in an R&D type facility, and we really werent going to make it very publicly known that we had it just because it would just be for testing and internal purposes. Working with Hannah Sheridan as head of design, Reuben Selbys collection is based in part on an ideology [with] a desire to highlight the radical shifts required to bring the fashion industry into a new era of sustainability, says Infinited. Chicago is expected to do well over 20,000 tons per month. It is made from post-industrial resin, Daddabbo says.
The story of Chicago is interesting. The corporate office led by CEO Marty Bryant is in Charlottes SouthPark neighborhood, while its two plants in the state include the Statesville Toter site and Amrep, which makes garbage-truck bodies, in Salisbury. It is hoped that G2G will help retailers do well and do good at the same time., Finland-based Infinited Fiber Co., founded in 2016, says it is commercializing what it calls a breakthrough textile recycling technology that offers a solution for the massive piles of used clothes currently being incinerated and piling up at landfills., The patented technology can convert discarded textiles, used cardboard or agricultural waste like straw and regenerate it into high-quality fibers with the look and feel of cotton, says the company. Overall, the company says it sees potential applications ranging from footwear and clothing to small leather goods, furniture and automotive seats.. The resulting knit or woven fabric has a unique heathered effect in shades from gray to nearly black., In development is the Garma process, which SAYA says will be available in late 2021. These situations were a little unique where we said wed open up new facilities in another part of town so that we can have more capacity, perhaps larger MRFs. They soon identified their target: leather waste.. Its allowed for a lot more automation as well as making sure the quality of material not only can be changed but gets picked out with higher accuracy levels. With those three facilities, they dont actually have robots today, but we do have robots in other facilities.