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The difference is in the detail

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1 A recycling plant that efficiently recycles gypsum from mixed plasterboard panel waste was commissioned in the summer of 2014 in Großpösna near Leipzig/Germany

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2 The raw material as it comes directly from demolishing sites

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3 Close-up of the raw material

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4 The gained materials are separated in containers

5 The Sirius 3RW44 soft starter is available with Profinet communication, something that is highly prized by many plant constructors

6 The Sirius 3RW44 soft starter from Siemens is used here to prevent faults

7 Centerpiece of the plasterboard panel recycling plant is the powerful 90 kW grinder

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8 The removed paper waste can also be recycled

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9 Correct separation of the construction waste is essential for successful gypsum recycling

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Recycling of plasterboard panel construction waste

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Drywall construction with plasterboard is simple and opens up a variety of options for architects, construction clients and DIY enthusiasts. As a result, the recycling of mixed construction waste with a high gypsum content is also becoming increasingly important. The efficient and economic recycling of gypsum-containing waste requires the latest technologies at every stage of the process – from process engineering right through to automation.

1 Introduction

The German recycling company MUEG Mitteldeutsche Umwelt- und Entsorgung GmbH, founded in 1990, has been operating a new recycling plant (Fig. 1) for plasterboard panel construction waste (Fig. 2, 3) since the summer of 2014 in Großpösna near Leipzig, Germany. The plant was conceived by Martin Eves, CEO of the Irish company EGRS Ltd., a company that specializes in the design of gypsum recycling plants.

For more than ten years, he has been working closely with the German company Neuenhauser Maschinenbau GmbH. With roughly 2500 em-ployees around the world, the company builds systems...