Metal Can

I. Core Industry Pain Points

The can recycling industry is dominated by mixed recycling of tin cans and aluminum cans, which generally faces problems such as low efficiency of manual sorting, large and loose material volume (high transportation/storage costs), difficult removal of can surface coatings/impurities, incomplete iron-aluminum separation, and low finished product purity. In addition, traditional simple processing is prone to dust pollution, leading to low resource utilization and limited economic benefits.

II. Full-Process Customized Solution

Centered on our can-specific shredder and small high-efficiency crusher, combined with eddy current separator, belt conveyor, and dust & paint removal equipment, we build an integrated "preprocessing-crushing-sorting-purification" production line suitable for scrap yards and renewable resource recycling plants. It realizes automated and refined processing of mixed tin and aluminum can materials, supports customization for small/medium/large processing volumes, with the process as follows:

Feeding & Preprocessing: Mixed cans (bulk/baled) are transported to the can-specific shredder via a belt conveyor. The equipment adopts a anti-jamming double-shaft design, which quickly tears and extrudes loose cans to achieve initial volume reduction, and peels off part of the surface paint coating synchronously, with a volume reduction rate of over 60%;
Fine Crushing: The shredded can material is fed into the small high-efficiency crusher and crushed into uniform small-sized metal particles (10-30mm, particle size adjustable on demand), which completely breaks the can's sealed structure, removes residual liquid/impurities, and paves the way for subsequent sorting;
Intelligent Sorting & Purification: The crushed mixed metal particles are processed by the eddy current separator, which achieves accurate separation of tin cans (ferromagnetic) and aluminum cans (non-ferrous metals) by the eddy current effect, with a sorting accuracy of over 98%; the supporting dust & paint removal equipment collects dust, paint skin and other impurities synchronously to avoid pollution and improve the purity of finished metal;
Finished Product Collection: The separated pure iron particles and pure aluminum particles are collected through aggregate silos respectively, which directly meet the raw material feeding standards of downstream steel mills and aluminum smelters without secondary processing.

III. Core Equipment Adaptation Advantages

Can-specific Shredder: Designed for the characteristics of thin, light and easy-to-tangle cans, the cutter shaft is made of wear-resistant alloy material, anti-jamming and low-noise, supporting 24/7 continuous operation with a single-unit hourly capacity of 0.5-5 tons;
Small High-efficiency Crusher: Small in size and low in energy consumption, designed specifically for metal particle forming, with high crushing efficiency and no material adhesion;
Linkage Supporting: The entire production line can realize automated continuous operation, with seamless connection of shredding, crushing and sorting equipment, no manual intervention required, greatly reducing labor input.

IV. Economic & Environmental Benefits

Cost Reduction & Efficiency Improvement: The entire production line replaces manual sorting, reducing labor costs by more than 70%; a single production line has a daily processing capacity of 10-50 tons, with processing efficiency increased by 80% compared with traditional methods; volume reduction greatly reduces storage and transportation costs, and comprehensive operating costs drop by 30%;
Revenue Increase: After accurate iron-aluminum separation, pure aluminum particles have a 10%-15% premium over mixed materials, and pure iron particles meet purity standards and can be directly sold to downstream manufacturers, avoiding price discounts caused by impurities;
Environmental Compliance: Equipped with dust & paint removal equipment, it meets national environmental protection emission standards, no dust or paint skin pollution, and avoids environmental penalties;
High Resource Utilization: The metal recovery rate is over 99%, realizing 100% resource regeneration of scrap metal cans, in line with the global trend of resource circulation and carbon neutrality.

V. Core Value of the Solution

Our solution completely solves the industry pain points of "difficult sorting, low purity and poor efficiency" in can recycling, transforming mixed cans from low-value mixed materials into standardized, high-purity recycled iron/aluminum raw materials. It realizes automated, large-scale and refined operation in the recycling link, creating a stable and high-yield can recycling industrial chain for customers.