CDE is returning to Hillhead next month to showcase its ProPress filter press and highlight new applications for clay.
The ProPress is described as being built to bring ‘proven experience, proficient operation, and progressive ingenuity’ to materials producers.
William Melanophy, head of Solutions at CDE, said, “We’re really looking forward to once again showcasing the latest innovations in wet processing for the sand & aggregates and waste recycling industries at Hillhead, which really is a flagship event for us at CDE.
“And we’re excited to be bringing the ProPress back to Hillhead again. Since we first launched the ProPress two years ago at this very trade show it has been installed in a vast array of applications across the world and has been operational for 80,000 hours.
“From recycling in Australia to contaminated waste in Europe to natural sand and gravel applications here in the UK, the ProPress has been saving valuable space on urban sites and improving safety with the removal of settling ponds globally. When we think of uses for the filter cake there is the traditional outlets such as landfill capping and pipe bedding but we now know that clay can be used in a much wider range of high value applications to support the circular economy.”
CDE added that it is committed to developing technologies which are creating more valuable applications for clay, and shifting the mindset that it is no longer a waste by-product.
The global cement sector is under pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. CDE added that supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) are now seen as the most scalable way to cut clinker content and carbon emissions.
Instead of mining new clay, CDE’s solutions recover clay from what is already being excavated, moved and processed every day – from overburden and C,D&E waste through to dredging and tunnelling spoil.
CDE’s head of business development for the UK & Ireland, Con Gallagher, added, “The UK and Ireland market is hugely important to us; we’ve found that 73% of our customers in this region are repeat customers, which is not only a testament to the quality of our solutions, but also to our CustomCare team who are on-hand all day, every day, to make sure our customers get the support they need. And when it comes to the ProPress, we’ve seen some customers choosing to install our innovation over previous suppliers’, proving that the years spent researching and developing this product is being valued as beneficial by our customers.”
