Contamination and downtime conveyor belts minimised at AEB Amsterdam
StarClean belt scrapers work very accurately and are less prone to wear, says François van den Hoek, installation manager of separation plant at AEB Amsterdam. The Amsterdam waste processing company AEB processes 1.4 million tonnes of waste annually, recycles residual materials and converts heat released from incinerated residual waste into heat and electricity for households and businesses. A sustainable and clean way of producing energy, which requires a streamlined production process without pollution and conveyor belt downtime. ”Dry material is not a problem, but organic wet fraction (ONF) will stick to a belt. TBK Spillage Control has solved this problem by attaching belt scrapers with counter-pressure rollers against the conveyor belt, keeping the conveyor belt clean,” says François van den Hoek, installation manager of the separation plant at AEB Amsterdam.
Every day, an average of 150 trucks unload household waste at the waste processor’s separation plant. At the separation plant, various materials are sorted by machine. These include hard plastics, foils, paper, cardboard, beverage cartons, metals and non-ferrous