Infrared thermometers from ipf are particularly suitable for reliable, contactless temperature measurement of materials and objects with very high heat radiation. Properties that convinced Ecobat Resources Braubach to use such a solution in battery recycling at a rotary furnace for lead smelting in order to obtain valid data on furnace wear.
Ecobat, based in Texas (USA), is a global leader in the production of lead, lead alloys and the recycling of lead batteries. Production is complemented by a lead recycling system that enables 99 percent of the metal to be recovered and reused. The company's network comprises 11 smelters in the USA and Europe, including in Germany with Ecobat Resources Braubach GmbH in Braubach, around 30 kilometers south of Koblenz.
"With more than 100 employees, we recycle lead-acid batteries from a wide variety of vehicles. We also recycle the plastic from the old batteries, which is then reused by the automotive industry for specific vehicle exterior parts. The raw lead obtained at our plant is sent in the form of cast lead blocks to our sister plant in Freiberg in Saxony, where it is further processed for later use in the chemical or battery industry, for example," explains Clemens Schaab, Head of Electrical Maintenance at Ecobat Resources Braubach GmbH.
