Tuffman®-Eriez®Metal Separation System Offers Value from ASR

Automotive Shredder Residue• Automobile recyclers are

generally able to recover up to 85 percent of a vehicle’s total materials just by collecting the residual ferrous and non-ferrous metals that are left behind after shredding.

• The remaining materials – a mixture of plastics, wood, fabric and glass – are known as automotive shredder residue (ASR) or auto fluff.

Recovery of ASR• Each year the U.S. alone

generates about five million tons of ASR.

• While most auto shredder residue is tossed into landfills, up to 60 percent can actually be recovered as valuable and reusable metals.

Tuffman and Eriez• The Tuffman®-Eriez® Metal Separation System is designed to

separate and recover ferrous and non-ferrous metals from automotive shredder residue. Through the use of a Tuffman® Trommel Screen, the larger pieces in the ASR are separated out, and the smaller fines travel via an incline conveyor to a drum magnet and an Eriez® Eddy Current Separator.

• The drum magnet removes ferrous metals from the stream, and the self-cleaning separator uses a patented heavy-duty Kevlar/ceramic surface rotor shell and high-frequency eddy fields for optimum separation of materials.

Tuffman and Eriez• The remaining material

travels up another Tuffman® InclinceConveyor to an Eriez® ProSort II Metal Recovery System.

• The ProSort II requires 75 percent less energy than an air-driven sorter and has a low operating cost, as well as sensor-activated paddles that deflect detected materials.

The Tuffman ®-Eriez® Metal Separation System allows operators to efficiently recover valuable materials and precious

metals from ASR or e-waste.

Recovery of ASR

Vulcan® Systems• Equipment is also available to dry auto shredder residue

from our Vulcan® Systems.• Vulcan® can supply a full range of equipment to dry, sort

and move ASR, including custom-designed and manufactured dryers.

Benefits• Recovering and

recycling metals from automotive shredder residue not only benefits the environment but also helps operators to obtain more value from their material.

Contact Us• Contact us today for

more information on the Tuffman®-Eriez® Metal Separation System and our other metal recycling products.