Month: April 2016

The European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) è is the European leading conference in the biomass energy sector. Now in its 24th edition, the fair trade is world-famous thanks to the high profile of its scientific experts and plays an important bridging role between research and industrial application.

EUBCE is not only a strategic platform to collect, exchange and spread scientific know-how regarding biomass.

It also represents a benchmark for the international community committed to this matter, which will showcase the most important innovations and the latest developments of the sector.

1,500 participants from 76 countries and 50 exhibitors are expected. This fair trade is the perfect occasion to keep up-to-date about the latest technological news in the biomass energy sector and to establish new trade agreements.

We will be present, together with our agent Mutsaerts International to present our biomass and refuse derived fuel (RDF) balers and the new MAC/2 series, which is particularly suitable for the treatment of these materials.

Come visit us at Stand 14!

 

 

Our biomass balers: versatile, strong, efficient and easy to maintain

The MAC/1 and new MAC/2 series biomass balers are:

1. Versatile

They can treat different types of material: wood chips, rice hulls, bagasse, alfalfa, RDF and organic portion of municipal solid waste. New MAC/2 balers have larger load dimensions to assist entry of very voluminous materials.

2. Strong and wear resistant

One of the highlights of our balers is their strength which, together with their high wear resistance, enables baling even those materials that are particularly difficult to treat, such as wood chips.

3. Efficient and flexible

Our balers can treat great quantities of materials designed to produce energy from alternative sources, for example they can bale up to 30 ton/h of rice hulls and up to 20 ton/h of bagasse. Another important feature is the XL channel: longer extrusion channel (+1.5 m) for better bale density.

4. Multiple use

Each balers can not only bale different Bio Mass Crops but many balers are also used to “de-water” the high moisture content of organic fraction from for instance household collection, which result in a relatively dry baled product

Furthermore, they are equipped with a versatile electromechanical horizontal tying system unique in its strength and simplicity, designed to bale special materials which require flexible tying and able to adapt to their volumetric changes. This cutting-edge system allows to tie bales both with plastic wire and with iron wire (up to 5 iron wires). New MAC/2 balers tying system can reach +50% tying speed (cycle) and the cutting system has been redesigned for better bale integrity and lower energy consumption: -30%!

5. Safe and easy to maintain

As servicing and cleaning of the tying unit are made on the floor, the operator does not need to work below the baler to reset the wires.

Here you can see one of our baler while processing sugar cane bales:

Come visit us at Hall 12, Stand 12E52!

The fair trade DRUPA  represents an important event for key operators of the printing equipment sector. A showcase of cutting-edge technologies for the printing, packaging, certified green printing and 3D printing sectors.

We will be present with our solutions for box plants, printing plants and binderies: MAC 106 and MAC 107 balers.

 

Dust in working environments: a common problem

Printing plants and binderies must face the same problem: during the paper pressing cycle, some dust is spread in the working environment, thus reducing breathing air quality.

Macpresse machines are the ideal solutions to avoid these situations, since they can be equipped with dust collection systems which absorb the dust and convey the trimmings to the baler hoppers, making the environment healthier and cleaner.

MAC 106 AND MAC 107: the more efficient solution for operators in the printing equipment sector

MAC 106 and MAC 107 balers are perfect for printing plants and binderies, since:

• they are equipped with a large loading hopper able to receive huge quantities of machine waste such as trimmings and waste papers
• they can be powered by trimming automatic handling systems which come from rotary printing presses.
• they are characterized by high levels of working flexibility and assure up to 20% savings on plastic wire

As every MAC baler, they are designed to optimize management costs and transportation volumes.
Indeed, the bale size obtained (L 1,100 mm x H 750 mm) is the best solution for transportation by trucks, containers or wagons.

Here you can see a MAC 107 in operation while it presses paper and cardboard:

 

A new economic model is possible and necessary, now more than ever.
Climate changes are clear to see, with disastrous consequences for the environment and the World’s population. We can’t put it off any longer.

The time has come to reverse the course and choose a sustainable economic model for the planet and for future generations: changing from the linear economy to the Circular Economy.

In this article we present three reasons to adopt the principles of this new model and we sum up with details of our experience: a daily undertaking to translate it into a reality.

 

 

Why adopt the principles of the circular economy?

 

1 – IT’S TIME!

The time has come; we need to act

2015 was a “hot autumn” for the Global Climate.
On 11 December the United Nations Climate Change Conference concluded in Paris, where 195 countries met to reach an agreement leading to a reduction in emissions and a slowing down of global warming.
During the conference, on 2 December, the Vice President of the European Commision, Frans Timmermans, launched the new package for the circular economy:

Europe has for some time been on the front line of the fight against climate change and the promotion of a responsible use of the limited resources of the planet. But we need to do more. One of the challenges awaiting us consists in changing our economy from a “linear” to a “circular” model. Many natural resources are not infinite. So it is necessary to change the “take, make, use and throw away” mentality, which pervades a large part of our economy.

•  (source: Now is the time for Europe to change to a Circular Economy, Frans Timmermans, Repubblica.it)

It is still possible to change course but it is a choice which can no longer be postponed.

2 – IT IS “SMART” 

It is a more profitable and strategic model for the EU Member States

The linear economy is based on a process which starts with the extraction of the raw material, passes through the production of goods and concludes with the production of waste to be disposed of in a landfill. It is a process “from the cradle to the grave”, that is very costly both in economic and environmental terms.

The Circular Economy model, on the hand, maintains the materials and the value in circulation within the economic system for as long as possible: “from the cradle to the cradle”. In this system, the use of resources and the production of waste is reduced to a minimum and when a product reaches the end of its life cycle its components are reused several times to create further value.

This choice, if adopted today, can translate into a competitive advantage in the future production and consumption models, with an increase in the commercial opportunities and the creation of new jobs which will remain concentrated in Europe.

3 – IT IS WORTHWHILE

More competitiveness and a reduction in costs for European firms

The price of raw materials is increasing; recycling and recovery not only becomes necessary for the environment but also an obligatory choice in order to achieve greater competitiveness.
For this reason, the aim of the Circular Economy package is that before 2030:

• 65% of household and similar waste and 75% of packaging waste is recycled
• not more than 10% of all waste produced is processed in landfills

These actions will, together, determine a reduction in the manufacturing costs of the European firms:

The package contains more ambitious recycling objectives for paper, glass, plastic, metal and wooden packaging materials. The reason is simple: the prices of raw materials are increasing and already represent more than 30% of the cost structure of the European manufacturing industries. Increasing the objectives will represent a victory in the long term, enabling European industries which use secondary raw materials to save money

• Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (source: Europe aims towards circular economy, Ecoscienza, number 5, 2015)

 

Waste processing at the centre of the Circular Economy: the commitment of MACPRESSE

The heart of this new economic model is therefore “waste”, which is no longer to be disposed of, but a “value” which is revived thanks to the circular process.

This value translates into a mission for MACPRESSE:
for us, the expression “waste reduction” is a concept which embraces the entire management and production process: reduction of energy and manpower costs, reduction of transport and procurement costs.

Consequently, our baling presses and our waste recovery and processing systems have been designed so that only the materials which cannot actually be recycled end in landfills.

Our commitment is underlined by the decision to be present at the most important international events in the Green Economy, including the Ecomondo trade fair in Rimini, at which we had the pleasure of presenting our MAC 122 XL baler at a stand designed for discovering our main products in a dynamic and direct manner.

Sources:
Paris COP21 Conference website
Europe aims towards circular economy, Ecoscienza, number 5, 2015 (Italian version)
Euractiv.com
Now is the time for Europe to change to a Circular Economy, Frans Timmermans, Repubblica.it (Italian version)
How we can make our economy circular and resource efficient? Infographic – Europa Environment Agency www.eea.europa.eu