BURSTS OF INSPIRATION! BOGE Air sorts plastics for the Tönsmeier Group At the Tönsmeier Group factory in Oppin, Sachsen- Anhalt, you can see how recycled lightweight plastic packaging is sorted by ultra-modern means. The plant, which was commissioned in 2008, sorts around 100,000 tons of recyclable material into different categories each year. Compressed air plays a big part: bursts of it from pneumatic nozzles at just the right millisecond sort the items out. When they were designing the plant, Tönsmeier turned to the expertise of plant engineer AirFactory and the reliability of BOGE components. In the confined space of a 40" twin container the team accommodated a plant which sets standards: three screw compressors are assisted by a frequency controlled machine, while a mas

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