Case Study
Tough Conditions! BOGE compressors in glass recycling
CLIENT Bürck Rohstoffhandel & Recycling GmbH PROJECT Glass recycling: ejecting foreign materials using compressed air bursts BOGE PRODUCTS USED 5 screw compressors, 1 master controller PROJECT REPORT PROJECT INFO > THE CHALLENGE In Bürck’s sorting plants, more than 1,300 jets use bursts of compressed air to remove foreign items from granulated glass. This is one of the toughest areas in which compressors can be used, since the intake air contains countless tiny particles of glass and quartz. > THE BOGE SOLUTION Four identical screw compressors of type SD 90, each with a supply rate of 9 m 3 /min, supply the valves and jets. A type MCS 8 master controller ensures that only as much compressed air is produced as required. There is a type VLEA 90 screw compressor avai