Expert Tips

Maximizing Baler Performance

by John Rueckert  To the casual observer, a baler seems like a pretty simple device. Material goes in one end, and bales come out the other end. In reality, a baler is a sophisticated collection of electrical, hydraulic and mechanical systems working in harmony to optimize 

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How to Take Your Optical Sorter to Peak Performance

by Alex Wolf  My name is Alex Wolf and I am the Technical Director at Van Dyk Recycling Solutions. We supply TOMRA optical sorters to the North American recycling industry. 

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Five Questions About MRF Sorting Systems

by Adam Lovewell, Process Engineer, VDRS From increasing uptime to improving fiber quality to usage of robots, here are insightful answers to five top questions that MRF operators have today.

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Fiber Cleanup Devices for Single Stream Sorting

by Pete Bond  With any single stream sorting system, there is a balance of several factors that all operators try to reach. How do you satisfy fiber quality requirements, make throughput requirements, and reduce sorting labor while minimizing the amount of fiber getting to 

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A Little Preventive Maintenance Leads to Long-Lasting Benefits

by Chris Bova Our preventive maintenance inspection (PMI) is a yearly program that services our customers and their Bollegraaf, Lubo, and TITECH machinery. It is designed to detect and prevent potential problems before they occur to keep our customers’

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A Degree in Maintenance for Bollegraaf Balers and TITECH Optical Sorters

by Chris Bova Recognizing that proper training is an important aspect to the operation of recycling machinery Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, through its Van Dyk University, presently offers training workshops for Bollegraaf balers and TITECH optical sorting 

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What Can I Recycle?

What can you recycle? What should never be placed in your household’s recycling bin? Read this Van Dyk Consumer Tip for a quick overview.

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