Abstract: A system for separating non-magnetizable metals from a mixture of solid with a feed device; an endless conveyor belt with belt drums supported on a frame, of which the head drum at the discharge end is provided with a driven, eccentrically mounted and adjustable magnet rotor; and a separation area downstream of the head drum. To improve the degree of separation achieved, the system is provided with a vibrating channel (2) with an additional slope; means for adjusting the speed of the conveyor belt (3); means for generating a variable force of repulsion (Fvar); a controlled rotational speed adjustment unit (nvar) for the magnet rotor (3.4); and adjustable separating elements (4.1, 4.2, 4.3), each of which is located between two adjacent throwing parabolas of the separated fractions.

Abstract: The set-up times can be optimized as well as the costs for the production of the individual parts can be decreased with a comminution machine, where the rotor (2) includes active and inactive wear parts (7, 8), of which at least the inactive wear parts (8) are assembled in a composite construction.

Abstract: A method of loading bales of refuse from a horizontally acting baling press on to a transport vehicle without the use of a separate loading machine such as a fork-lift truck comprises aligning the transport vehicle with a discharge from the press; moving each bale as it is discharged from the press on to a transverse table; moving some of the bales laterally so that the bales are formed into two or more rows side by side aligned with the transport vehicle and moving the two rows of bales progressively forwards as successive bales are discharged from the press so that the rows are moved from the transverse table on to the vehicle and the rows are built up on the vehicle until the vehicle is fully loaded.

Abstract: A method of loading bales of refuse from a horizontally acting baling press on to a transport vehicle without the use of a separate loading machine such as a fork-lift truck comprises aligning the transport vehicle with a discharge from the press; moving each bale as it is discharged from the press on to a transverse table; moving some of the bales laterally so that the bales are formed into two or more rows side by side aligned with the transport vehicle and moving the two rows of bales progressively forward as successive bales are discharged from the press so that the rows are moved from the transverse table on to the vehicle and the rows are built up on the vehicle until the vehicle is fully loaded.

Abstract: A refuse bunker of the kind having a horizontal open-topped pressing box disposed beneath a filling hopper and a pressing plunger which is movable longitudinally in the pressing box to feed refuse through an outlet opening of the bunker and, in use, into a container, is provided with a closure which is situated on the outlet side of the outlet opening. The closure includes three passage openings for the passage of refuse from the outlet opening, the passage openings being disposed in two spaced-apart vertical planes. One passage opening, which is in a plane furthest from the outlet opening, is in a stationary member and is aligned with the outlet opening and the other two of the passage openings are vertically movable, are spaced apart one above the other, are of different heights from each other and are situated in a plane between the plane of the stationary opening and the plane of the outlet opening.

Abstract: In the disclosed method, garbage is first compacted into blocks which are then inserted into a container having a closable opening and a filling space of predetermined length and also having a predetermined permissible load capacity. Pursuant to the invention, weighed quantities of garbage are compacted into blocks of substantially the same density, whereby the length of the individual blocks is dependent on the nature of the garbage. The compacted blocks of substantially the same densities are inserted into the container until the insertion of an additional compacted block would exceed the permissible load capacity and/or the filling length of the container. In this manner, maximum use of the container space and its load capacity are made without overloading the container or creating hazards during the container's subsequent transportation to a disposal area. The container is closed after the last block has been inserted. The inventive method may be electronically controlled, for example, by computer.