Ballistic Separator

A ballistic separator is a machine that sorts waste materials by separating flexible items from rigid ones. The machine, on an inclination, pushes light, flexible material up the screen/paddle and causes heavy rigid items to fall downwards. This device is useful in single stream applications to replace typical rubber star screens and is beneficial as it is a versatile piece of equipment. This device is capable of sorting stones, glass, metal, wood, plastic, paper, containers, cans, construction and demolition waste, other heavy items, MSW and C&I waste. The separator then divides the waste input into three streams: 2-dimentional light and flat material that walk up the screens, 3-dimentional heavy and rigid items that fall down the screens, and fine pieces of waste that falls/is sieved through the holes/openings in the screens. The angle of inclination and the speed can be adjusted infinitely. The separation characteristics can be adjusted to changes in the waste stream at any time.

Advantages

• Easy and safe maintenance
• Versatility: enables processing of different material streams within a single system
• Angle adjustment (optional)
• Reduces operating & maintenance costs
• Constant performance with all steel screening surface
• No wrap design minimizes cleaning & maintenance costs
• Single motor and direct drive system reduce maintenance and energy costs
• High amplitude paddle movement improves the quality of the separation

The Process

The material is fed into the ballistic separator, via feeding shoot, onto the rotating paddles The small pieces of waste fall/are sieved through the holes/openings in the paddles and is caught in the screen fraction The light and flat material walks/is pushed up the screens by the inclined rotating paddles and falls over the top into the light fraction The heavy and rigid items fall/roll down the screens and off the lower end of the machine into the heavy fraction

Schematic diagram of a ballistic separator. All rights reserved. Schematic Diagram of a Ballistic Separator