Baetsen Recycling adds Sennebogen electric handler

Baetsen Recycling, based in Veldhoven, Netherlands, has added a Sennebogen 821 Electro material handler to presort construction and demolition materials at its Ekkersrijt yard.

The family-run company added the electrically powered E-series machine in July 2014 to replace an excavator that had reached the end of its service life, according to Sennebogen.

Founded in the 1960s as a hauling company, Baetsen offers a range of services associated with the hauling and disposal of building materials as well as offering waste containers, excavation and crane operating services and demolition work.

The company’s 8.5-hectare (21-acre) Ekkersrijt location includes two sorting plants for construction and demolition materials. The company is using the Sennebogen 821 Electro at the beginning of the sorting process. Powered by a 90-kilowatt electric motor, the machine sorts building and demolition materials into eight grades. Sennebogen says the machine saves energy and is easy on the environment.

The custom-painted and equipped machine was delivered by Sennebogen’s local sales and service partner Kuiken N.V., which handles regular service, offers spare parts supply and operates a service network in the Netherlands.

Baetsen’s 821 Electro is positioned centrally on a ramp, offering a reach of 11 meters (36 feet). The machine is operated approximately 10 hours a day and sorts up to 120,000 metric tons of material a year, Sennebogen reports.

Facility Manager Marc Peperkamp says the machine offers up to 50 percent savings in energy costs and operating costs. Additional benefits include lower maintenance costs, less downtime and increased effectiveness thanks to the absence of refueling stops.

“Sennebogen and Kuiken have provided the perfect machine for our needs—compact, flexible, environmentally friendly and robust. The Sennebogen 821 Electro convinced us,” Peperkamp says.

The handler features the company’s ULM stick and sorting grab, the Maxcab operator cabin and a robust crawler undercarriage, says Sennebogen. Supplemental LED headlights and multiple surrounding cameras offer an ideal all-round view, Sennebogen adds.