A non-ferrous metal eddy current separator has been shipped to South Africa, aiding in efficient resource recycling in the region.
Recently, at the Xrido Group’s environmental equipment manufacturing plant, a non-ferrous metal eddy current separator was smoothly loaded into an ocean shipping container with the assistance of staff, ready to depart for Johannesburg, South Africa. This equipment, utilizing advanced eddy current separation technology, can accurately separate non-ferrous metals such as copper, aluminum, and zinc from mixed waste. Its successful export not only demonstrates the technological competitiveness of my country’s resource recycling equipment but will also provide strong support for South Africa in solving the problem of mixed waste separation and promoting resource recycling.
This non-ferrous metal eddy current separator employs a high-frequency alternating magnetic field design. When mixed waste (such as waste household appliances and dismantled automotive materials containing non-ferrous metals) passes through the separation zone, the equipment generates a strong repulsive force on the non-ferrous metals, achieving efficient separation from other non-metallic or ferrous metal materials. The equipment achieves a sorting purity of over 95%, with a processing capacity of 15-20 tons per hour. It is equipped with an intelligent material detection system that automatically adjusts the magnetic field strength and conveyor belt speed based on the non-ferrous metal content in the waste, adapting to different operating conditions. Simultaneously, the equipment features a closed-loop design, effectively reducing dust and noise pollution during the sorting process, meeting South Africa’s stringent environmental standards.
South Africa, as a major manufacturing and mining nation in Africa, generates a large amount of mixed waste containing non-ferrous metals annually. However, traditional sorting methods in the region are primarily manual, resulting in low efficiency and high costs, leading to the waste of significant non-ferrous metal resources. The South African customer who recently imported this equipment is a leading enterprise specializing in resource recycling. After multiple rounds of on-site inspections and technical verification, they ultimately chose this eddy current separator. The customer’s representative stated that after the equipment is put into operation, it is expected to increase the company’s non-ferrous metal recovery rate by 40%, recovering nearly 2,000 tons of additional non-ferrous metals annually, generating direct economic benefits exceeding US$3 million, while significantly reducing labor costs and environmental pressure.
To ensure the smooth operation of the equipment, the manufacturer has assembled a professional technical team to accompany the equipment to South Africa. This team will be responsible for installation, commissioning, operator training, and will provide 24-hour remote technical support and two years of free maintenance services. The container carrying the equipment has already departed the port and is expected to arrive in Johannesburg in 35 days. This cooperation will serve as a model of environmental technology collaboration between China and South Africa, laying a solid foundation for my country’s resource recycling equipment to further expand into the African market.
