Name: Metal Crushing and Sorting Line
Brand: Urstag
SKU: URS-054

Question 1

Which metals does a metal shredding and sorting line separate?

Accepted Answer

It separates the ferrous fractions (iron, steel) through magnetic separation and the non-ferrous metals (copper, aluminum) through an eddy current separator. The result is three distinct fractions: copper, iron/steel, and aluminum, each at high purity and sellable separately at better prices than unsorted mixed metal scrap.

Question 2

Can it process whole electric motors?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The line shreds whole electric motors, freeing the copper from the winding, the steel from the casing and stators, and the aluminum from components. The separators then recover each metal separately, automating an operation that by hand would require the slow dismantling of each motor.

Question 3

What is the eddy current separator and how does it work?

Accepted Answer

The eddy current separator generates an alternating magnetic field that induces eddy currents in the conductive non-ferrous metals. The induced currents generate a repulsion force that throws the non-ferrous metals away, separating them from non-conductive materials. The difference in conductivity between copper and aluminum allows them to be separated into distinct fractions.

Question 4

What purity do the recovered metal fractions have?

Accepted Answer

The purity of the fractions depends on the adjustment of the separators and on the composition of the input material. A well-adjusted line produces copper, iron, and aluminum fractions pure enough for direct sale to smelters. Finer sorting of the input material improves the purity of the output fractions.

Metal Crushing and Sorting Line