The delivered waste poses a high risk, as it is highly flammable and represents a high fire load. If the material ignites spontaneously, a fire could destroy the expensive sorting facility, lead to long production downtimes and harm the environment.

From the storage area the material is conveyed to a shredder. During the shredding process explosions can occur in the shredder whereby flammable materials can enter the sorting plant via a conveyor belt and cause damage to the expensive equipment.

This is why the PYROsmart infrared system monitors the material on the conveyor belt. If an incipient stage fire is detected, CAFS is automatically distributed on the materials and belt via special spray cone nozzles . The automatic POLY CAFS extinguishing system is completely autonomous - without the need for external energy or pumps.

Extinguishing systems to protect conveyor belts and shredders

• Trigger: automatically by PYROsmart infrared detection
• Extinguishing system: 2 x POLY CAFS SL200
• Self-sufficient POLY extinguishing system
• Ejection equipment: Special CAFS spray cone nozzles
• Extinguishing agent: CAFS (compressed air foam)

Remondis is the world's leading specialist in the area of water and waste recycling management. In more than 500 branches and holdings across three continents, Remondis takes care of all steps of the value creation chain - from acquisition and preparation right through to the utilization and disposal of waste.

High quality raw materials, persuasive premium products or environmentally friendly energy sources are produced from waste. Remondis invests a lot in research and development in order to implement new products through the use of modern treatment technologies. They managed to establish closed ccircuits for an increasing numbers of materials and thereby protect the environment. Up to 500 t of light packaging waste are sorted and processed daily in the plant in Bochum, Germany.