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Through advanced screening systems, aerodynamic separation, and optical\/magnetic technology, we isolate ferrous and non-ferrous metals from mixed waste streams, ensuring clean, classified material ready for smelting.  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Through a powerful air flow, light elements (plastics) are blown away, while metals (heavy) fall by gravity, remaining completely clean for subsequent classification. <\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Magnetic and inductive recovery:<\/strong> the concentrated metal flow passes through magnetic blocks to capture ferrous materials (iron\/steel) and eddy current equipment to propel and separate non-ferrous materials (aluminum).<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>High-density evacuation:<\/strong> finally, the recovered pure metals are channeled to storage bunkers through our trough roller conveyors (UP Series), the ideal solution for moving high-density and abrasive fractions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>"}],"plantas_input_image":[],"plantas_input_text":"<h3>Type of waste entering the plant<\/h3>\n<p>The recycling of metals, both ferrous and non-ferrous, enables energy savings by reducing their extraction and processing at source. Metals recovered in treatment plants come primarily from large automobile shredders, from the recovery of appliances and electrical and electronic equipment, and from the cleaning of shredder fluff and other processes in the metal recovery industry. <\/p>\n<p>The separation of metals by type and composition and the obtaining of clean final fractions considerably increases the commercial value of the by-products obtained, thereby increasing the profitability of facilities dedicated to their treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","plantas_output_image":[],"plantas_output_text":"<h3>Recoverable materials obtained<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ferrous metals:<\/strong> iron, steel, and magnetic alloys recovered with high purity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-ferrous metals:<\/strong> aluminum, copper, brass, and other valuable metals extracted through eddy currents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Light materials and impurities:<\/strong> plastics, paper, and wood that are removed from the main flow to avoid contaminating the metallic by-product.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fines and inerts:<\/strong> soil, sand, and debris separated in the initial screening phases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","planta_gallery":[{"planta_gallery_photo":["2366"]},{"planta_gallery_photo":["2369"]},{"planta_gallery_photo":["2368"]},{"planta_gallery_photo":["2367"]}],"planta__main-diagram":[],"plantas_video":[],"plantas_video-secondary":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hksjNJUKDQw","plantas-ways2_to":[],"plantas-equipos_to":[11477]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bianna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plantas\/11378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bianna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plantas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bianna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plantas"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bianna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bianna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tipo-tratamiento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bianna.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipo-tratamiento?post=11378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}