A vertical separator system with an enhanced control mechanism which employs one or more micro-adjustment features. The micro-adjustment features include a combination of an air bladder, a mass sensor, and/or a bleed valve.

A vertical separator system with an enhanced control mechanism which employs one or more micro-adjustment features. The micro-adjustment features include a combination of an air bladder, a mass sensor, and/or a bleed valve.

A compensating flow control assembly for a solid material separator such as a magnetic separator or air wash separator. The compensating flow control assembly automatically controls or adjusts the amount of contaminated shot blast media flowing from a hopper to a rotary magnetic drum, in the case where the solid material separator is a magnetic separator, or to an air chamber in the case where the solid material separator is an air wash separator, based upon the amount of contaminated shot blast media being fed to and held by the hopper.

A compensating flow control assembly for a solid material separator such as a magnetic separator or air wash separator. The compensating flow control assembly automatically controls or adjusts the amount of contaminated shot blast media flowing from a hopper to a rotary magnetic drum, in the case where the solid material separator is a magnetic separator, or to an air chamber in the case where the solid material separator is an air wash separator, based upon the amount of contaminated shot blast media being fed to and held by the hopper.

An airflow separator of the present invention includes: a first column into which gas is introduced from a lower portion and inside which a sample is made to flow; a heavy particle recovery device provided at the lower portion of the first column; and a control device configured to control a wind speed by an amount of gas to be introduced into the first column. The first column has a weak rotational airflow generation mechanism to smooth wind speed distribution in a cross-section of a tube of the first column by making it substantially W-shaped from a portion of a wall of the tube to the center of the tube to another portion of the wall of the tube. The heavy particle recovery device recovers from the sample, heavy particles falling down. The airflow separator recovers emission gas, intermediate and light particles from an upper portion of the first column.

A method is described for operating machines (10) having moving parts and arranged jointly on a support (32), said parts being moved periodically with substantially the same frequency, and wherein the phase of an oscillation of one machine (10) in relation to the phase of an oscillation of a further machine (10) is controlled by shifting the phases with respect to one another such that the amplitude of an oscillation of a structural part, for example of the support (32), remains below a predefined maximum value.

A method is described for operating machines (10) having moving parts and arranged jointly on a support (32), said parts being moved periodically with substantially the same frequency, and wherein the phase of an oscillation of one machine (10) in relation to the phase of an oscillation of a further machine (10) is controlled by shifting the phases with respect to one another such that the amplitude of an oscillation of a structural part, for example of the support (32), remains below a predefined maximum value.

A device for classifying a material mixture of multiple materials has a first transport unit into which the material mixture to be classified is deposited by a supply device. A second transport unit is arranged downstream. A first chute is provided between the first and second transport, via which a first material with a first fluid resistance can be separated from the material mixture. At least one third transport unit is arranged downstream of the second transport unit, such that a transit route for the materials is formed between the second and third transport units. A second chute is provided between the second and third transport units, via which at least the second material with a second fluid resistance can be separated from the material mixture. The third transport unit is designed so that material can pass through and/or a fluid flow can pass through.

A device for classifying a material mixture of multiple materials has a first transport unit into which the material mixture to be classified is deposited by a supply device. A second transport unit is arranged downstream. A first chute is provided between the first and second transport, via which a first material with a first fluid resistance can be separated from the material mixture. At least one third transport unit is arranged downstream of the second transport unit, such that a transit route for the materials is formed between the second and third transport units. A second chute is provided between the second and third transport units, via which at least the second material with a second fluid resistance can be separated from the material mixture. The third transport unit is designed so that material can pass through and/or a fluid flow can pass through.

An air separation system for sorting waste items, comprising a main housing having an intake portion for receiving a laminar intake air stream carrying waste items in an intake air direction and an exhaust portion comprising one or more baffle members transversely arranged with respect to the intake air direction for defining a plurality of exhaust channels. A curved guide shell is provided comprising a plurality of interconnected guide plates transversely arranged with respect to the intake air direction. The guide shell comprises a guide surface for guiding the intake air stream. The main housing comprises a plate connecting arrangement on opposing transverse sides of the main housing configured for releasable connection to opposing ends of each of the plurality of guide plates.