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AT THE CUTTING EDGE
Edged Group’s centra separators are built to handle a wide variety of waste material.
FROM BINS IN A HOME GARAGE TO AN AUSTRALIAN-FIRST BUILD, NEW SOUTH WALES MANUFACTURER EDGED GROUP CONTINUES TO SHOW ITS METTLE.
Tony Crozier started building steel bins in the garage of his home in 1971, he’s now the director of a manufacturing company providing innovative solutions for the waste management and recycling sector.
Across 50 years in the industry, Tony has designed and manufactured garbage trucks – including Australia’s first side-loaded garbage truck – vacuum tanker trucks, hook trucks, bin lifters, balers and compactors.
He launched Edged Group in 2017 with a focus on developing a depackaging unit to allow better recovery of recyclable produce and food waste for organics processing.
Market demand has seen the equipment range expand to include larger separator machines used in transfer stations and Materials Recovery Facilities processing kerbside general waste to maximise diversion from landfill.
The family-owned business is proud of its history, and ability to design and manufacture its equipment out of a South Windsor base in New South Wales.
Major components, parts and materials are also sourced locally.
“We are the only Australian manufacturer of this type of separation technology,” Tony says. “Customers see this as a huge advantage over imported plant. Local design and manufacturing allow for a far higher degree of flexibility and collaboration to provide our customers with bespoke solutions.”
Edged Group’s product range has grown to include ancillary equipment such as conveyors, platforms, dust extraction and washing systems, enabling it to provide customers with a ‘turnkey’ facility that best fits their needs.
Tony says the company works closely with customers and business partners to find the right solution.
“They push us for greater commitments in designing and developing equipment solutions,” he says. “We aim to meet their operational requirements and create optimum solutions for resource recovery.”
He says the requirements for waste sorting, particularly of household waste, have grown significantly over the years.
Edged Group’s centra separators allow the reuse of waste materials that would otherwise be sent to landfill. They can handle anything from food waste, plastic bottles, tetra pak, tin cans, cosmetics and bakery waste, making them ideal for smaller jobs such as batch de-packaging or product distribution.
Various models of centra can process from two tonnes per hour up to 25 tonnes per hour.
“They are designed to handle the processing and volume needs for a variety of clients,” Tony says. “Larger centra separator models are capable of sorting huge solid waste volumes found in Materials Recovery Facilities – we have units processing nearly 200 tonnes per day.”
Centra separators use a combination of centrifugal force and air turbulence to de-package food or liquid from containers, with the clean food waste falling through interchangeable screens into a container or holding tank, while packaging material is blown through the machine and out the end chute.
When processing general waste, the heavier organics fractions are recovered for composting and lighterweight materials are discharged, significantly reducing the tonnes of waste sent to landfill.
Tony says Edged Group clients have “enjoyed fast return” on their investment when installing centra separators by diverting significant volumes of waste from costly disposal to landfill.
“Our technical team works closely with customers to optimise the performance of the centra separators,” he says. “Paddle design, rotation speed, screen aperture and other features can be customised to maximise material recovery rates.”
Efficient, reliable operation, and ease of maintenance are central to the design of Edged Group’s centra separators. The separators are easily accessible to make configuration changes when varying products are processed, or to service. Local manufacturing also ensures spare parts are readily available.
Tony says “best-value, best-fit solutions for customers” are always at the forefront of the business.
For more information visit: edged.com.au
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