Product recovery system provides automated, controlled removal
National Bulk Equipment, Inc. (NBE, www.nbe-inc.com) introduces the ProductSaver® line of packaged product recovery systems. Scrutiny of the costs and causes of material loss within processing and packaging operations, and the continual pursuit of sustainability performance improvements have made a priority of the safe and efficient recovery of packaged product and packaging that may be off-spec, mis-labeled, overruns, unsafe, or for other reasons, unsalable. ProductSaver® packaged product recovery systems provide automated removal of packaged dry contents from the content’s packaging. This separation process enables controlled recovery of the contents for beneficial residual re-sale, reuse or efficient disposal and recovery of the packaging material for recycling or disposal.
The ProductSaver system integrates package infeed, package opening and contents and package separation processes into a single-stream product recovery sequence. Infeed is handled by one operator; whether pallet loads, cases, or single packs, no break-pack or razor knife steps are necessary; improving total process efficiency and protecting personnel from knives and repetitive motion injury. Package opening occurs within the cutting head enclosure where high-speed blades, configured to ensure maximum material release without shredding the package, prepare the package for the separation operation. Automated package opening enables safe, high-volume processing and eliminates dusting that is common with manual methods. The integrated rotary separator uses a screen drum with angled flights to complete the separation of contents from the packaging. Inline aspiration removes residual contents from the packaging, providing up to 99.95% of content recovery. Recovered contents are reclaimed into bulk containers for convenient handling. The recovered packaging material is collected and prepared for recycling or disposal.