Combustion engines contain significant quantities of steel, cast iron, aluminium and other metallic alloys. Efficient recycling requires processing technologies capable of reducing their size and preparing the material for downstream separation and recovery.
At ZB, we design and deliver industrial recycling solutions tailored to the type of engine, required throughput and recovery targets of each operation.
What are combustion engines and how are they processed?
Combustion engines from vehicles, machinery and industrial equipment are highly dense and consist of multiple metallic components.
To recover these materials efficiently, the engines must be reduced in size to liberate the different components and improve the performance of downstream separation and sorting processes.
Each project requires a specific process configuration based on the type of engine, required throughput and recovery targets.
Plants tailored to your material, throughput and recovery targets
Every plant is designed around the characteristics of the material and the operational requirements of the customer. To define the right solution, we consider:
Type and origin of the engines
Engine size and weight
Required throughput
Pre-shredding and shredding requirements
Existing separation systems
Recovery targets and required final product quality
Based on this information, we develop a process configuration designed to improve material preparation and maximise the recovery of valuable metals.
Higher recovery of valuable metals
Effective size reduction helps liberate the different metallic components and improves the efficiency of downstream separation processes.
By combining pre-shredding, hammermill shredding and sorting technologies, steel, cast iron and aluminium recovery can be increased while producing cleaner, higher-value metal fractions.
We offer complete solutions for processing combustion engines, integrating heavy-duty equipment designed for efficient size reduction, material liberation and downstream recovery. Our systems can be configured around the characteristics of the incoming material, required throughput and recovery targets of each operation.
Combustion engines mainly contain steel, cast iron, aluminium and other metallic alloys that can be recovered through appropriate shredding and separation processes.
Depending on the type of engine, the process can integrate pre-shredding, hammermill shredding and separation technologies tailored to the required recovery targets.
Effective material preparation improves metal liberation and downstream separation, helping produce cleaner, higher-value recovered fractions.
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