Turning garbage into ex-garbage

As a full-service provider for the recycling industry, the Styrian company Komptech was naturally represented at IFAT in Munich, the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. Numerous customers and interested parties from all over the world visited the stand to find out more about the new “Industrial” division and the new Equalizer product.

Komptech GmbH is positioned as an all-in vendor for the recycling industry. In addition to its technological solutions for the reclamation of biogenic waste, the company has how placed a second performance focus on the processing of mixed waste streams.

As a leading provider of environmental technology solutions, Komptech will once again be exhibiting at IFAT 2024 in Munich from 13 to 17 May, presenting a new product development alongside existing products and solutions.

The Terminator xtron’s special shredding unit offers a wide range of applications for mixed waste, waste wood and green waste. A powerful hydraulic drive, simple operating functions and a spacious shredding chamber ensure efficiency and flexibility.

In February 2024, we are starting the construction of our new building to expand our existing site in Kühau, Frohnleiten. As a “place for opportunities”, the new office building will create a professional working atmosphere in line with the latest and highest standards.

Performance like a new machine: Komptech helped ZGOK Olsztyn in Poland to refurbish a machine and increase its output. The story about the rebuild process.

The Lacero high-performance shredder is one of Komptech’s latest innovations. After an intensive development phase, the machine for shredding all types of green waste and wood is now fully established on the market.

Christmas, as a celebration of love, is always a wonderful occasion to show charity and support social organisations. Komptech, a leading company in the field of environmental technology, is actively committed to this social responsibility and is supporting the Ronald McDonald House in Graz this year with a special initiative. The company is sponsoring a children’s room for the duration of a year.

The expansion of the Komptech product range continues apace: now there is a market first, as the Crambo and Terminator e-mobile models are now also available with a track chassis.

Oberland Energie AG, based in Thun, Switzerland, collects green waste from surrounding communities and produces high-quality compost, as well as biogas to generate electricity and district heating.

Fraser Valley Renewables has experienced remarkable growth and success with the implementation of its fleet of Komtpech machines. These innovative solutions have allowed the business to expand operations to multiple sites and diversify the range of feedstocks accepted and effectively processed.

PROMIC, a renowned feed company based in Les Masies de Voltregà, Spain, has established a thriving partnership with Komptech, a global leader in innovative waste processing solutions. PROMIC are running a Komptech Terminator for more than 70,000 working hours – an astonishing number.

For the LAV Erdenwerk company in Germany, smooth screen drum changes are of the essence. LAV has made a name for itself as a producer of special substrates, and often has to change screening grades several times a day for the different substrate requirements.

Agriculture and turf markets find Humalfa’s superior quality soil amendments essential to boosting crop yields and revenues while also replenishing the soil for long-term environmental benefits.

With this – third – sustainability report, Komptech documents its efforts to reconcile economic activity with the requirements of people and the environment.

With Opitz GmbH, Komptech has a new capable and experienced Service Partner in the northeast of Germany.

June is Pride Month in many countries. Pride means appreciating one’s own talents and uniqueness. At Komptech, we too think that diversity should be appreciated.

Each year, UK company Severn Trent Green Power (STGP) turns half a million tonnes of organic waste into green energy. That’s enough to power 50,000 homes. For three years now, the machines have been green too.

At the Institute of Waste Management and Circularity (ABF-BOKU) a motivated team under the leadership of Professor Marion Huber-Humer teaches and researches on innovative concepts and processes for sustainable waste management and a circular economy.

At RecyclingAKTIV from April 27 to 29, Komptech will be presenting many different products and solutions live on-site. Our employees will be available for discussions with interested parties. We look forward to welcoming you to our booth!

International Women’s Day on 8 March draws public attention to many important societal issues.

The second issue of Opportunity Magazine is out now! This time the topic of biogenic waste is in the focus and is treated in its most diverse facets.

“Every time I look at a map there are new regions we can supply. We’re already active in over 80 countries,” says Ewald Konrad, Sales Director at Komptech, not without pride and gratitude. “Without reliable local partners we never could have reached this global presence.”

Stefan Lengel is an industry pioneer. Inheriting an agricultural operation in 1988, he became one of the first in Austria to set up a plant for composting organic waste and green cuttings.

The Rhein-Main Deponie GmbH (RMD) is located in the middle of Germany, between Wiesbaden and Frankfurt. This municipal utility specializes in using organic waste, and is the largest producer of renewably generated energy in the region.

Corporate Social Responsibility has always held a high priority at Komptech. This shows in our clearly defined sustainability strategy, and in our social commitment to local institutions.

After a rental period, Seongchang Environment decided to buy two Komptech machines. The experts for mixed solid waste recycling could increase their production line capacity by 30 percent.

In the shift to a circular economy, the production and use of refuse-derived fuels (RDF) is becoming increasingly important. Refuse-derived fuels can be extracted from industrial and commercial waste, and even from some household (residual) waste.

The Lacero high-performance shredder is one of Komptech’s latest innovations. Thanks to close cooperation with our Dutch partner PON Equipment BV and customer Den Ouden, the machine has been developed for shredding all types of green waste and wood.

Waste wood from agriculture and forestry can be a sustainable replacement for fossil fuels, and an important contributor to the energy shift.

Household waste has high recycling potential. But increasing the rate of material and energy
reclamation presents challenges for machinery producers and waste disposal companies.

Three years ago the Indonesian government tasked Komptech with the development of a stationary facility design for processing solid waste for recycling, to be used at three locations. Now the machines are ready and the pilot projects can start.

Miki Recykling in Craców, Poland is a second-generation family-owned company that was founded 31 years ago. Today Karol Jakubowski guides the company’s fate.

The four-year research program ReWaste F was launched in 2021 under the direction of the Chair of Waste Processing Technology and Waste Management at the University of Leoben.

A business relationship going back over 30 years links Netherlands company Baars to Komptech. With its composting operation, Baars is one of the pioneers in the processing of green waste into ‘Groencompost’.

Prof. Roland Pomberger and his team at the University of Leoben are researching the potential of waste management technology. We spoke to him about the trends in the waste management sector.

Over the last 15 years, more than 3,000 landfill sites and disposal sites
have been closed. But there is still work to be done to meet the agreed
EU targets.

The latest Komptech Magazine is here in a whole new look. Now it’s called Opportunity, and has some new features.

At this year’s IFAT in Munich, Komptech didn’t just show new machines, but also introduced its new brand presentation to a broad public.

The waste and recycling industry is dynamic. New business opportunities turn up, old ones disappear, and order volumes rise and fall.

Hallesche Wasser und Stadtwirtschaft GmbH (Halle Water and City Utilities) does its waste wood and green cuttings shredding with new machines from Komptech. The machines are also used for processing bulky waste and cardboard tubes.

EZB AG is an established disposal company that offers top performance at fair prices. EZB operates used machines from Komptech. Founder and co-owner Tobias Zurfluh explains how the machines positively influence the growth of the company.

Rent or buy? The decision is not always easy. The Oswald Hackl e.U. company has good things to say about Komptech’s combination rent to own model.

Komptech is presenting a number of innovations at IFAT in Munich. The high-performance shredder Terminator 5200 direct SL, Lacero 8010, and the latest generation star screen Multistar L3 will be presented as innovations.

With the founding of Grüne Dienstleistungen SH, Sebastian Hein combined his passions for gardening and technology to meet the growing demand for processing of green and gardening waste.

Rising energy prices and new legal mandates on CO2 emissions are driving waste industry demand for mobile machines with electric drive.

Sustainable solutions for waste and biomass processing are waiting for you at IFAT 2022 – we look forward to your visit!

Equality and sustainability – two topics that are regularly the focus of attention in the 21st century, and that is for a good reason.

We are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. That got us thinking: Are we still the same as we have been 10, 20, or even 30 years ago?

Where “trash” used to be just dumped someplace, today every waste stream is treated individually. No less than 750 to 800 tonnes of residual waste arrive at the AHA Hannover waste treatment centre every day.

Once again, it is time to say thank you: thank you for your active support, your trust and the excellent cooperation we have experienced.

Whether disposal, recycling or storage – for Marco Bologna of Sieco in Italy, the important thing is reliable processing of the waste that comes to the plant. Since a Komptech Terminator 5000 SD has been doing the preshredding, he’s had much less downtime and maintenance effort in his disposal operation.

Since 2018, Komptech has been active on the African market with great success. In cooperation with the Jospong Group, 14 mobile processing lines and the first stationary plant are in operation in Ghana, with a second under construction. In addition to machines, there is a local demand for waste processing knowledge.

USUM Grundstoffaufbereitung und Service GmbH in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany turns organic waste and wood into compost, and ash into lime fertilizer. When it comes to the efficient removal of contraries, USUM owner Sven Heinisch relies on the hat trick of Crambo, Maxx drum screen and Hurrikan S.

Energie AG Umwelt Service in Wels incinerates almost 300,000 tons of waste every year. In order to use the heat and energy generated from this as efficiently as possible, the entire city of Wels is supplied with district heating and electricity is produced. However, as the mechanical processing plant has to undergo an annual overhaul, a terminator is regularly rented from Komptech to ensure that there are no stoppages.

When a customer in Austria has a problem with a Komptech machine, he puts in a call to Frohnleiten. This romantic little town in southeastern Austria is the home of Komptech Headquarters.

In 2018, Komptech has received the first order from Ghana. With five mobile household waste processing plants worth 13 million euros, a recycling rate of over 60 percent and 200 clean and safe workplaces at each additional facility should be achieved.

Our Partner Days, held from 22 to 24 June, were different this time. A small letter added to the name shows why: The Partner Days were held virtually, as e-Days.

Komptech collaborates with Binder+Co in compost treatment

As Dulverton Waste Management embarks on a three-stage facility upgrade, Project Manager Matthew Layton details stage one: the purchase of a Komptech Topturn X63.

The Circular Economy action plan aims at reducing the EU’s materials footprint, including by means of higher recycling and reuse rates. This brings new challenges for the waste industry.

Led by Martin Leuenberger, Leureko AG is a familiar name in northwestern Switzerland, where they operate four composting plants plus a fermenting plant for biogas.

Biowaste has an important role in the EU’s recycling economy plan. Its separate collection is set in many EU countries and helps in resource conservation, climate protection and soil conservation. The increasing amount of contraries is an issue.

For 30 years GETAG Entsorgungs-Technik AG in Switzerland has been all about the more sustainable use of resources.

In the “KI Waste” project three well-known research institutes are investigating the use of artificial intelligence for analysing image data and image recognition in synch with time sequence data.

In the biomass co-generation plant in Herbrechtingen, Germany, a Crambo e-mobile is hard at work shredding fuel. CEO Jürgen Wiedenmann explains why the semi-mobile electric Crambo is the ideal solution for him.

Oltan-Köleoğlu Enerji entered the renewable energy market in 2014. Today the company is the Turkish biomass market leader, and operates several power plants. Crambo, Nemus and Axtor machines take care of the necessary fuel conditioning.

We don’t live in a perfect world. The year 2020 showed us this very clearly. However, it also reminded us of how important it is to help each other, especially during these times.

To help support the research efforts of the National Science Foundation in Antarctica, a new Komptech Terminator single-shaft waste shredder will be used during the modernization of facilities at McMurdo Station.

The waste and recycling industry is in constant flux. The products on shelves today are the recycling challenges of tomorrow, and the quantities are not always predictable.

For almost 20 years Anlagenbau Günther and Komptech have had a successful collaboration that has resulted in many innovations in screening and separation technology. It’s good reason to extend the collaboration long-term and so drive the growth of star screening worldwide.

Tohsen Co., ltd., a leading Japanese sawmill company, works to make the fullest possible use of wood as a resource. It’s good for business, good for the environment, and good for the local economy.

European standards as a success model for waste management around the world

The e-mobile versions of the Terminator and Crambo shredders expand Komptech’s line of mobile electric machines. They can be used indoors and outdoors, thus combining the advantages of stationary electrically operated systems, such as less noise and no emissions, with the flexibility of mobile machines.

Waste wood includes industrial and used wood that must be collected and disposed of separately according to Germany’s Circular Economy Act (KrWG). In processing biomass and waste wood, efficient purpose-designed machinery is needed to get the best possible results from different input materials.

After a successful journey of the new Axtor 4510 through Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Switzerland last year, Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy are on the plan this year. The machine is available for demonstrations.

Municipal waste processing centres in Norway place their trust in machines from Komptech.

With the special Maxx 518 and Nemus 620 models, Komptech offers drum screens for users looking for cost-effective, dependable replacements for their original SM 518 and SM 620 drum screens.

About three years ago Komptech launched Komptech Rental, and it has been a success all round. One example of this is the experience of Berlin entrepreneur Christian Büttner, who was able to get into a new line of business thanks to the programme.

Grind smart! has two objectives, both of which are linked with boosting energy efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions.

The Jan Hes company in Egmond-Bakkum, NL has committed itself entirely to sustainability and resource conservation. For this contract service provider “thinking green” is routine when it comes to recycling wood, reclaiming energy from biomass, and using machines and labour capacity efficiently. The same goes for investments in new recycling equipment, and with Komptech Green Efficiency machines the company has significantly lowered its energy costs.

Michigan is the land of long winters, long shorelines, and a long tradition of hard work. And hard work goes far in commercial mulch processing, especially for Michigan Wood Fibers, who produces 20 to 25 kinds of mulch in many different colors.

It’s not just the product, it’s the complete package of machine, expert advice, dependable service and reliable spare parts availability that success is built on. For 10 years ELB Equipment has met and exceeded these requirements.

Kummeling Groen en Infra offers garden and landscaping services. Since the summer of 2018 Kummeling has therefore been using a new Nemus 2700.

Everyone has the right to education and fortunately, in Austria we can take this for granted. But that doesn’t apply to the whole world, although education is the cornerstone for a better future.

Green waste and organics – ever since these material streams have been collected separately in Germany, AKG Achauer has been an important player and frequently a development pioneer.

Norwegian waste and recycling service provider Avfall Sør AS in Kristiansand sets standards in composting.

From the 24th to the 25th of June the Technology Days took place. The
program for our customers and partners included demonstrations of the
latest machine technology as well as the exchange of experiences and ideas.

Bianna Recycling completes construction of pioneering waste treatment plant in Querétaro, Mexico.

Ronny Edefall has run Ro Svets & Rep. AB in Kiruna in Sweden since 1992. It’s his job to keep the heat on when the mercury falls, here above the Arctic Circle.

Ronny Edefall has run Ro Svets & Rep. AB in Kiruna in Sweden since 1992. It’s his job to keep the heat on when the mercury falls, here above the Arctic Circle.

Industry 4.0 is making inroads into the waste industry. The goal is intelligently networked machines and systems that boost waste recycling efficiency. The ReWaste4.0 research project is looking ahead, and experimenting on processes that will be standard in the future.

Award-winning Hadfield Wood Recyclers, one of the UK’s oldest and largest wood recyclers, relies on Komptech star screens.

Don’t let the name mislead you. Nowadays “Komptech” stands for much more than just composting technology. The following two examples show that a Komptech drum screen like the Nemus can also be an asset for mineral screening, despite or perhaps because of its “greenness.”

Green Care Mulching boosts its bottom line by replacing breakdown-prone high-speed grinders with dependable Crambos.

In March 2015 the waste treatment authority Symevad and the Hantsch company began construction of a new organic waste treatment facility in Vitry en Atrois (Northern France) for 32,000 tonnes of green waste per year.

At Swedish service provider CS Maskin, a low-speed and a high-speed shredder from Komptech are looking good at all levels.

The right machinery is more and more important in the demanding field of organics preparation. Here, Komptech brings long experience to bear to deliver the ideal solutions. Now these solutions have been further refined and upgraded.

Danish utility FFV Energi & Miljø A/S has found the perfect match. It has fallen in love with a Terminator 5000.

‘Live and work with nature’ is the motto of Gilles Schitter and Vita-Compost. His composting facility in Bischwiller in France’s Alsace region produces topquality compost and substrates with the help of several green Komptech machines.

Andreas Zeller has built a refinery. It’s small, compact, and mobile when it needs to be. With it, he makes renewable fuel from local raw materials, for local customers.