A Nihot SDX 1400 windshifter is now operational in Romania, processing prepared RDF (Refuse-Derived Fuel) and removing non-combustible materials to produce a cleaner, higher-quality coarse RDF fraction.
A new Nihot DDS 2000 windshifter is now in operation in the United Kingdom, processing challenging C&I/C&D waste streams and creating three separate fractions in a single separation process.
A new Nihot SDS 1400 windshifter is now in operation in Spain, processing biomass and efficiently separating combustible material from unwanted heavy contaminants.
A new Nihot DDS 800 windshifter is now in operation in Italy, processing mixed bulky waste and delivering three clean fractions in a single separation step.
Following the successful operation of the SDX 1400 at the same French recycling facility (see our previous post), the customer wanted to explore additional recovery opportunities within their plant. Our SDi semi-mobile test unit was brought on-site to process C&I waste (10โ40 mm). The results spoke for themselves.
This Nihot SDX 1400 windshifter is operational in France, producing a clean coarse RDF (Refuse-Derived Fuel) by efficiently removing non-combustible materials from the waste stream. Operational in Commercial & Industrial (C&I)
Innovation doesn't happen overnight. It is built on years of experience, continuous improvement, and listening to the needs of our customers. Following its successful debut at IFAT Munich, we are proud to officially introduce the Next-Generation SDS Windshifter. The SDS has become a benchmark in air separation technology.
At a recycling facility in Greece, a Nihot SDi 800 windshifter is helping upgrade ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ (๐๐๐) by efficiently separating valuable heavy metal-rich materials from lightweight contaminants, maximizing recovery and creating cleaner downstream products.
At a recycling facility in France, a Nihot SDi 650 windshifter is processing C&I (Commercial & Industrial) waste on a 15-120 mm fraction, delivering highly efficient separation.
At a facility in Ireland, a Nihot SDS 2000 windshifter is playing a key role in the production and upgrading of SRF (Solid Recovered Fuel).
The development of our new facility at ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ is progressing rapidly, and more and more of the facility is becoming operational. Major parts of our operations are already being relocated. The spray booth, laser cutter and complete warehouse have successfully been moved.
We are now fully wind- and watertight! All windows, doors, and exterior frames have been installed, allowing interior works to move forward at full speed. As the factory nears completion, the team is working hard to prepare the office spaces.
We have successfully installed an SDX 1400 windshifter as part of a new RDF production line in France, designed to remove inert materials from C&I waste.
At a recycling facility in France, a Nihot SDS 1400 windshifter is processing C&I (Commercial & Industrial) waste, delivering reliable and precise air-based separation. Separation Results: The SDS creates two fractions: โข Light fraction - RDF (Refuse-Derived Fuel)
A recycling facility in Ireland is processing mixed C&D/C&I waste using a smart combination of DDS, SDS and WSF windshifters. Process Configuration: The system is designed as follows: DDS 1400 โ Installed on the oversize screen (60โ450 mm)
Following our previous post about the SDi in C&D applications, weโre sharing a second reference video โ this time highlighting performance on a 06โ30 mm fraction. We are often asked how a Nihot windshifter handles aggregate clean-up in real C&D conditions.
We are often asked how a Nihot system works in C&D applications, especially when it comes to aggregate recovery. This video demonstrates the process and clearly explains the working principle of our SDi windshifter.
We are proud to announce a second UK installation for the same customer, following the first project we shared last week, once again equipped with the powerful combination of Nihot SDS and DDS windshifters for processing C&D waste.
A recycling facility is processing C&D waste using a combination of Nihot SDS and DDS windshifters, delivering highly efficient air-based separation.
Great progress continues on the steel structure of our new facility. In the image, you can see the first-floor window frames taking shape on the right, while the upper-floor formwork is being completed in the center.
Seasonโs Greetings from All of Us! ๐ As we wrap up another remarkable year, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our customers, partners, and colleagues.
We often get the question how a Nihot works in ASR and metal scrap. This video demonstrates the process and clearly shows the working principle of our SDi windshifter. In the video, youโll see: ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย Input material entering the SDi ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย Recovered heavy fraction (for further processing)
For this packaging waste sorting plant, Nihot advised a unique and highly effective solution: installing a WSF windshifter upstream of the ballistic separator to extract plastic film and significantly improve 2D/3D performance.
Amsterdam, October 2025 โ After 80 years of innovation and craftsmanship, Nihot is taking a major step forward. Weโre proud to announce that in June 2026, all our activities will come together under one roof in a state-of-the-art, sustainable facility in Amsterdam.
Nihot has recently supplied a WSF windshifter to a packaging waste sorting installation in Italy for the extraction of plastic film from the waste stream. The WSF is a dedicated windshifter for packaging waste applications where only plastic film and foil need to be removed or recovered.
At a recent reference visit in Italy, our DDS 2000 windshifter โ the largest in our portfolio โ proved its efficiency in processing rejected plastics material from a plastics plant, with very positive customer feedback.
Last week we successfully installed a DDS 2000 windshifter in Italy, processing MSW material with one windshifter producing three clean fractions โ turning waste into value with precise separation for clean RDF, stone, and wood recovery.
A great example of efficient material separation with our DDS 1400 windshifter installed in the UK, processing C&D material. The DDS performs a precise 3-way split to maximise resource recovery and produce a clean RDF feedstock: (1) Heavy fraction: recovered aggregates (2) Mid-heavy fraction: concentrated wood fraction for recovery (3)
We are proud to share the successful commissioning of an SDi windshifter for a C&D recycler in the United States, processing 18 short t/h (16 metric t/h) of Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste with a 3"-6" (75-150 mm) fraction size.
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Another successful installation of our SDS windshifter, this time processing commercial & industrial (C&I) waste in France. Our client, a recycling operator in France, specializes in the recovery and processing of different waste streams.
Weโre proud to see both the SDi and SDS windshifters now fully operational in a cutting-edge wood waste recycling facility. Our customer, a specialist in collecting, sorting, and processing wood waste, handles over 150,000 tonnes annually, recycling wood of all qualities.
Weโre proud to share the successful installation of a Nihot SDS 1400 windshifter as part of a new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) production facility. This system is now effectively removing heavy inert materials from Commercial and Industrial (C&I) waste, producing a clean light fraction ready for further processing. The result?
Weโre proud to share that a cutting-edge recycling facility in Australia is now up and running with a Nihot DDS 2000 and SDS 1000 windshifter!
Our SDi 800 windshifter is doing an excellent job in South Korea! According to the very satisfied customer: "Guaranteed removal of the inert material and the high calorific RDF end product is immediately ready for transportation to the cement kiln."
Within this installation in Spain the SDi 800 windshifter is processing aggregate waste from construction and demolition (C&D) sources, removing contaminants and producing a clean, heavy aggregate fraction for further processing. Nihot windshifters use negative pressure (aspiration) to separate waste into heavy and light fractions.
The SDi 800 windshifter is operational in Automotive Shredder Residue (ASR), specifically eddy current (ECS) drops, with a 10-50 mm fraction size (3/8โ-2โ). To reduce the amount of waste to be disposed of (more than 50% with less than 1% metal loss)
We have successfully installed a Nihot SDS 1200 windshifter to efficiently separate non-recyclable materials from a pre-processed film fraction to enhance and refine a clean film fraction for recycling purposes. Nihot also supplied 2 x Film Vacuum System (FVS)
We have recently supplied an SDi 650 windshifter in a new biodegradable waste recycling plant. To reduce the amount of waste to be disposed of and to increase the proportion of waste recycling, the windshifter is removing inert material for creating a clean compostable (light) fraction.
The single deck DRS disc screen is processing Shredded tyres (0-130 mm) and creating a 0-50 mm medium calorific value RDF fraction, used for pre-calciner fuel. The overs (50-130 mm) are returned to the shredder. The BHS Debris Roll Screenยฎ (DRS)
Within this installation the SDi 650 windshifter is processing C&D waste for creating a clean paper/plastic light fraction and a clean stones/concrete heavy fraction. The Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration) to separate waste into a heavy and light fraction.
We have installed the SDX windshifter for removing inert material from prepared RDF for the protection of the secondary shredder and creating RDF with a high calorific value. This significantly reduces the OPEX and down time of the cement production facility and allows for a continuous operation.
Happy New Year! Thank you for your trust and business in 2024 and we look forward to serving you even better in 2025. To kick start our year, we would like to share our first reference post of our SDS windshifter operational in Poland!
Nihot supplied a DRS disc screen for removing <80 mm from shredded MSW waste. The overs (80-300 mm) of the screen are the input to the SDX windshifter for removing inert material and creating RDF with a high calorific value. The BHS Debris Roll Screenยฎ (DRS)
The SDX 1400 windshifter, dedicated for RDF/SRF production plants, is removing inert material from Plasmix, C&I waste for the protection of the secondary shredder (reducing OPEX and down time) and creating RDF with a high calorific value. Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration)
The SDX 1400 windshifter, dedicated for RDF/SRF production plants, is removing inert material from pre-shredded residue for the protection of the secondary shredder (reducing OPEX and down time) and creating RDF with a high calorific value. Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration)
Nihot supplied a WSF windshifter for the extraction of plastic film and foil for improving the performance of the ballistic separator (2D/3D). The WSF is a windshifter dedicated for packaging waste applications where only plastic film and foil need to be removed or recovered.
Due to the great separation performance of the authentic Nihot windshifters, we have, once again, installed an SDS windshifter in a new RDF production line in Japan.
Within this installation in Spain the SDi 800 windshifter is processing C&D/C&I waste to recover inert (heavy fraction) for further processing. A special thanks to our customer EMSA MAQUINARIA Y PROYECTOS S.L The Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration)
Nihot supplied a DRS disc screen for removing <80 mm from shredded MSW waste which is being used as RDF. The overs (80-300 mm) of the screen are the input to the SDX windshifter for removing inert material for the protection of the secondary shredder (reducing OPEX and down time)
In being involved in the Brazilian market for many years with several installed Nihot windshifters, we now want to share our latest project. This time it concerns a Nihot SDX 1400 windshifter, integrated in a new RDF production line!
The last few months we have installed several Nihot SDS windshifters in RDF production lines, mostly in Japan and South Korea. And now presenting the SDS in an RDF feeding line for a cement company in the United States!
The Nihot SDS 1800 windshifter is removing inert from MSW waste for the protection of the secondary shredders and creating RDF with a high calorific value. Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration) to separate waste into a heavy and light fraction.
We have recently supplied an SDi 800 windshifter for removing inert material for creating a clean woody biomass (light) fraction. This fraction is transformed into a bio-oil, ready to be upgraded into an โdrop-inโ renewable fuel with a lower carbon footprint for industries such as aviation, trucking, and marine transportation.
Recently we have installed a Nihot SDS 2000 windshifter for removing heavy inert material from prepared RDF 0-50 mm for the protection of the downstream feeding system. This significantly reduces the OPEX and down time of the cement production facility and allows for a continuous operation.
The DDS 1000 windshifter is operational in C&D waste and creating a 3-way separation: (1) clean aggregates, (2) a wood-like fraction (2) and an RDF fraction (3). The Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration) to separate waste into a heavy and light fraction.
The SDX 1000 windshifter is a standard machine, using industry-leading negative pressure technology to remove inert from the waste stream. This unique windshifter meets our customersโ needs: highest recovery at the lowest cost per ton! More information about the SDX windshifter, click here. Or contact our sales department: sales@nihot.
Recently we have installed a Nihot SDS 1200 windshifter for removing inert material from the waste stream for the protection of the secondary shredder (reducing OPEX) and creating RDF with a high calorific value (for the cement industry). Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration)
The Nihot SDS 1000 windshifter is operational in plastic-rich industrial waste and removing the inert material and creating RDF for a cement kiln. Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration) to separate waste into a heavy and light fraction.
The single deck DRS disc screen is processing curbside collected packaging waste (0-300 mm) and removing the fine paper fraction and small impurities (0-60 mm) for optimizing the sorting efficiency. The BHS Debris Roll Screenยฎ (DRS) meets our customersโ needs: Premiere sizing tool at the lowest cost per tonne.
The SDS 1200 windshifter is operational on the two waste streams: MSW and Heavy Packaging waste. On both streams the SDS is removing plastics (film and rigid) for further processing. The windshifter is processing a 20-350 mm fraction size. Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration)
The SDS 1400 windshifter is removing inert material from C&I waste for the protection of the secondary shredder (reducing OPEX) and creating RDF with a high calorific value. The windshifter is processing a 15-300 mm fraction size. Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration)
We have recently supplied an SDi 800 windshifter for removing plastics and fluff (light fraction) for creating a clean zurik (heavy) fraction. The windshifter is processing a 13-40 mm fraction size. The Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration) to separate waste into a heavy and light fraction.
Nihot supplied a DRS disc screen for removing <40 mm fines. The overs (40-300 mm) of the screen are the input to the SDS windshifter for the recovery of wood (heavy fraction) and for plastics (light fraction).
We have recently supplied a WSF 800 windshifter for removing plastic film for a company that is recycling plastic packing straps. These straps are used for all sorts of packing and storing of goods. Most of the time those straps end up in the commercial waste bins.
The triple deck DRS disc screen is removing organics (0-80 mm) from MSW waste, the overs (80-300 mm) will be used as RDF for the cement industry. The BHS Debris Roll Screenยฎ (DRS) meets our customersโ needs: Premiere sizing tool at the lowest cost per tonne.
Recent installation of our DDS windshifter in Romania! The DDS 1600 windshifter is operational in RDF and creating a 3-way separation: (1) clean inerts, (2) a medium calorific RDF fraction (2) and a main burner RDF fraction (3).
Reference video of our SDS windshifter operational in landfill mining (legacy waste) and fresh MSW in India. The SDS 1200 is processing legacy waste, excavated from landfills, or fresh MSW with the overall objective to remove inert material and to recover a combustible RDF fraction.
The SDX 1400 windshifter, dedicated for RDF/SRF production plants, is removing inert material from Mixed waste for the protection of the secondary shredder and creating RDF with a high calorific value.
The SDS 1200 is processing MSW waste with the objective to remove inert material and creating clean RDF. The Nihot SDS windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration) to separate waste into a heavy and light fraction. This method has proven to provide the most precise separation efficiency.
In December 2023 after many months of preparation, Nihot has relocated a large part of its manufacturing process into a new facility. The ever increasing demand for Nihotโs premium quality windshifters globally has made it essential to increase our manufacturing capacity.
Reference video of our first windshifters operational in 2024 in Latvia! Last week, we have commissioned an SDi 800 and SDi 650 windshifter in a Construction and Demolition waste sorting center in Latvia.
Pretty in pink and doing a great job in the United Kingdom! Our DDS windshifter is operational in C&D waste and creating a 3-way separation: (1) clean aggregates, (2) a wood-like fraction (2) and an RDF fraction (3).
Animation of our most accurate sizing tool: the BHS DRS disc screen! The BHS Debris Roll Screenยฎ (DRS) meets our customersโ needs: Premiere sizing tool at the lowest cost per tonne. The DRSย is the industryโs flagship disc screen.
Since the introduction of the SDX windshifter in 2019 we have sold the SDX windshifter, dedicated for RDF/SRF production plants, around the world. A standard machine, using industry-leading negative pressure technology to remove inert from the waste stream for the protection of secondary shredders.
Both windshifters are processing C&D waste and creating a 3-way separation: (1) clean hardcore, (2) a wood fraction for recovery (2) and an RDF fraction (3). The DDS 1600 is processing 66 tph with a 50-110 mm fraction size.
Nihot supplied 2 x WSF windshifters for extracting plastic film for further processing (waste recovery). One of these windshifters has a unique split-belt configuration to processย A) 60-150 mm fraction on one side and B) 150-300 mm fraction size on the other side.
A recent installed WSF windshifter in a Packaging Waste sorting installation in France! Nihot supplied a WSF windshifter for extracting plastic film from a 3D fraction to optimize the optical sorting process and creating a cleaned 3D fraction.
Both windshifters are extracting the light fraction (textiles, plastics, cardboard, etc.) for creating a clean heavy fraction (stones, wood, glass, etc.) on a small and on a medium fraction size. Special thanks to AKTID! The Nihot windshifters are characterized by using negative pressure (aspiration)
Nihot supplied 2x DRS disc screens for removing <70 mm organics from MSW waste. The overs (70-200 mm) of both screens are the input to 2x SDX windshifter for removing inert material for the protection of the secondary shredder (reducing OPEX) and creating RDF with a high calorific value.
We installed 2x DDS windshifters and 1x SDS windshifter for removing inert material from MSW waste for the protection of the secondary shredder (reducing OPEX) and creating RDF with a high calorific value. 1. DDS 1400 windshifter is processing 25 tph with a 30-300 mm fraction size. 2.
A recent installation in a Municipal Solid Waste Mechanical Treatment Centre in Portugal (Azores). Nihot supplied a WSF windshifter for extracting plastic film for further processing (waste recovery) and 2 x Film Aspiration System (FAS) suction points for taking out film and foils from the waste stream (manual sorting).
A video of our windshifters and disc screens in RDF applications! From C&I and MSW waste to main burner fuel and 3-way separation, see for yourself what Nihot can do for you.
SDi windshifter removing heavy and inert contamination from 0-40 mm C&I to create a clean RDF fraction. Special thanks toย AKTID! The SDi windshifter is processing 5 tph. More information about the SDi windshifter:ย https://nihot.nl/products/sdi-windshifter/ More information about our solutions in RDF:ย https://nihot.nl/applications/rdf-processing/ Or contact our sales department:ย sales@nihot.
Reference video of 2 x SDi windshifters operational in Holland for creating a clean green waste (biomass) fraction.
Our latest reference of our SDX windshifter in a new RDF production line in Italy! The SDX 1400 windshifter, dedicated for RDF/SRF production plants, is removing inert material from Plasmix waste for the protection of the secondary shredder (reducing OPEX) and creating RDF with a high calorific value.
Reference video of our DDS windshifter operational in an RDF production, creating a 3-way separation. The installation in Austria is processing C&I 0-80 mm (!) waste and the DDS 1600 windshifter adds value by removing inert and undesirable material (1) and creating medium (2) and high calorific value RDF (3).
2023 has barely started and we have already installed an SDS windshifter in France! Our SDS 1000 windshifter is processing C&I waste with the objective to remove the inert material and creating RDF for further processing. The windshifter is processing 20 tph with a 20-250 mm fraction size.
Reference video of our WSF windshifter extracting plastic film from packaging waste in Italy. Within this installation our WSF 1800 windshifter is creating a clean 3D (heavy) and plastic film (light) fraction. The windshifter is processing 8 tph with a 50-500 mm fraction size.
Reference video of our SDS windshifters removing the remaining inert material from pre-produced SRF 0-40 mm (!). Existing SRF production plant in the UK where 2 x SDS windshifters have been installed recently after the secondary shredder to clean a pre-processed SRF. Each SDS windshifter is processing 13,5 tph.
Reference video of our SDS windshifter creating a clean stone fraction from C&I waste. The SDS 800 windshifter is removing the contamination such as wood, textiles, plastics, cardboard, etc. for creating a clean heavy fraction. The windshifter is processing 8 tph with a 50-120 mm fraction size.
The customer, N+P Subcoalยฎ, is more than pleased with the performance of the windshifter. The line is processing pre-separated C&I/MSW waste and the DDS windshifter adds value by protecting the secondary shredder, removing inert and creating high calorific value SRF (used in a kiln or boiler).
The Max-AIยฎ collaborative robots (CoBots) are designed to work safely alongside people, minimizing structural requirements and footprint while improving maintenance access. The CoBot can be quickly and easily placed into existing Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) with negligible downtime.
1 windshifter = 3 fractions The DDS windshifter is specifically designed to separate a waste stream into three fractions (heavy, mid-heavy and light) all done in one pass. It was originally designed for C&D and C&I recovery applications by separating the input into: stones, wood and RDF material.
Austria-based Energie AG Oberรถsterreich Umwelt Service GmbH has added two BHS Tri-Discโข screens to their waste paper sorting plant. Entsorgungstechnik BAVARIA GmbH, Nihot customer and system integrator for the project, has extensive experience with these screens and is well aware of their effectiveness.
For those of you processing packaging waste, Nihot offers several solutions to recover plastic film from a variety of fractions, including those following ballistic, optical and manual sorting processes. Our WSS windshifter and Rotary Air Separator (RAS) combination is the ideal solution for capturing plastic film in tight spaces.
It all started on 01 March 1945 with the production of wood stoves but Nihot quickly changed to the design and production of extraction and incineration plants for the wood industry. In the 1960s we produced spray booths for cars and trucks.
Let me start with sending the best wishes to all of you for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2020.
SDX WINDSHIFTER ACHIEVED CUSTOMER'S DEMANDS We have installed the first new SDX windshifter at a Belgium-based Nihot customer, GST Recycling bvba. After a period of 4 months the customer is still very satisfied!
The 100th SDi is at work in Italy, purifying glass product for our customer Revetย Nihot has installed its 100thย SDi windshifter atย Revet Recycling SpAย in Pontedera, Italy. After having supplied a substantial number of legacy SDS 650-C machines, Nihot introduced its successor in 2014.
The development of our new facility at ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ is progressing rapidly, and more and more of the facility is becoming operational. Major parts of our operations are already being relocated. The spray booth, laser cutter and complete warehouse have successfully been moved.
This Nihot SDX 1400 windshifter is operational in France, producing a clean coarse RDF (Refuse-Derived Fuel) by efficiently removing non-combustible materials from the waste stream. Operational in Commercial & Industrial (C&I)
