The design and realization of Materials Recovery Facilities is a sector in constant flux, in which Ar-Val is at the origin of a number of important innovations such as:
SCADA

• • Use of optical sorters to sort plastic or fibrous waste
  • Sequential sorting
  • Automatic baling
  • Ergonomics of sorting stations
  • The Recyfilm process

Ar-Val’s teams implemented the first high capacity Material Recovery Facility in France (30 000 t/year) during the a trial to test sorting and recycling a wider range of plastic waste.
Since then, Ar-Val has created several other Material Recovery Facilities designed to deal with a full range of plastic waste:

• • Calitom and SMTD 65 Materials Recovery Facilities in France
  • SYCTOM de Paris Materials Recovery Facility at Romainville (France) with a capacity of 45 000 t/year
  • 2016: SMED at Cannes (France), with a capacity of 28 000 t/year
  • 2016: SMEDAR at Rouen (France) Materials Recovery Facility, with a capacity of 35 000 t/year

Ar-Val has also modernized and optimized many waste sorting processes.

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Ar-Val Compost Tunnel

Ar-Val’s ventilated, sealed concrete tunnels can be used for composting, biodrying or stabilization, without impacting on the environment of the site.

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Ar-Val Top Compost

Ar-Val Top Compost is a system comprised of completely sealed composting tunnels. These robust, industrial structures are easy to install and use.

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Ar-Val Compost Cover

Ar-Val Compost Cover is a semi-sealed aeration system for compost production for a limited budget (no buildings) and limited operating costs (no air treatment system).

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Community composting

We offer solutions for local treatment and valorisation of organic waste. Composting is the most ecofriendly solution for recycling food waste. With on-site composting, (no transport), the use of the compost as a fertilizer and the resulting plants which absorb CO2, composting has a positive environmental impact. .

Our solution for your organic waste

As approved distributor for Big Hanna composters, Ar-Val benefits from feedback and support from the manufacturer Susteco, which has installed a large number of composters in more than 25 countries.

Between the manufacturer and Ar-Val’s agricultural engineer, we have more than 15 years of experience in community composting. Following research and development, technical improvements have been brought to the equipment.

• • Organic waste is separated and collected at source in the kitchen where it has been generated, and placed in a container or bucket. The organic waste is then placed in the Big Hanna composter where it is turned into compost.
• • The result is a high quality compost which can be used as organic fertilizer for your land. For the best chance of success, a structuring or absorbing material must be added in the form of sawdust, wood shavings or pellets.
• • Depending on the quality of the waste, 10 to 20% in weight must be added. The pellets are mixed with food waste and will not decompose as much as the organic waste. Sawdust or wood shavings can be used instead of granules.
• In certain conditions, garden waste may also be added.

Our community composting projects

UNIVALOM

In February 2015, Ar-Val, approved distributor of Big Hanna autonomous electromechanical composters, installed a T75 model for UNIVALOM in the Semboules area of Antibes (France).

This composter, equipped with a bin lift, a shredder and a biofiltre, is installed at a site which has a shelter for the composter, a covered maturation zone for the compost, and a garden with a educational area. The machine is filled with organic waste from residents and companies in the area, via an organic waste collection point.

ABBAYE DE FONTEVRAUD

Fontevraud Abbey, which became a cultural center in 1975, has implemented a sustainability program. Today, all the organic waste generated by the 2 restaurants, the hotel and the conference center on site are recycled by the Big Hanna composter model T240.

CONSEIL GENERAL DU VAL DE MARNE

The Val de Marne area near the French capital Paris is equipped with two composters. The first was installed in 2014 at Adolphe Cherioux College in Vitry sur Seine, where the restauration service pursued its sustainable waste management program by acquiring a Big Hanna T240 composter. A first for Val de Marne!

In early 2015 the Technical Center at Valenton acquired a T120 with bin lift, biofiltre, maturation zone and wooden shelter for the composter.

SYBERT

SYBERT deals with the waste produced by 230 000 residents in 198 localities near Besançon, France.

A Big Hanna T240 composter was installed in the Young Workers Residence in Besançon. It can also be used by the residents in the surrounding buildings.

The organic waste from the local residents is collected in specific containers 3 times a week, and the food waste from the Young Workers Residence refectory is collected daily and placed in the Big Hanna Composter.

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Our tunnel-based Anaerobic Digestion system is profitable, easy to install and operate. The process is easy to manage, generating Biogas with high methane content.

The concrete Anaerobic Digestion units are gas proof and supplied with the complete set of instruments, and control and measuring systems. The installation is in compliance with regulations, reliable and safe.

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Production of Biogras from a wide range of input material
Agricultural biomass, food waste, municipal solid waste…

E’Cauxpôle Anaerobic Digestion Plant at Brametot (France)

Since March 2015, Brametot Anaerobic Digestion Plant has successfully generated electricity using the fermentable fraction of Solid Municipal Waste.

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Ar-Val’s knowhow and experience in the household waste sorting sector is equally applicable to Commercial, Industrial and Construction Waste.

Ar-Val offers a complete range of equipment (screens, shredders) to sort and prepare the material.

Ar-Val has implemented a sorting line for Commercial and Industrial Waste, furniture and bulky household waste, as well as an RDF production line for Suez in Narbonne (France).

With a capacity of up to 60 000 t/year, the installations at Ecopôle de Lambert will be commissioned in December 2017.

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Ar-Val supplies solutions for Air Treatment and Dust removal in order to prevent atmospheric pollution generated by organic waste treatment from creating a nuisance to local residents.

Depending on the situation, we produce biofilters, air filtration systems and dust removal systems.

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Certain types of waste, such as compost refuse and Commercial and Industrial Waste, have a high energy potential and can therefore be used in place of fossil fuels. Ar-Val offers solutions for Refuse Derived Fuel production.

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The increase in the price of metals today justifies their separation and purification. Ar-Val works in partnership with equipment manufacturers (optical sorters, shredders, screens) in order to provide ever increased performance to its clients.

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Equipment ordered from us will be designed and engineered by our Design Office.
Our Design team groups around 40 project managers, design engineers and industrial designers who work on the most modern software: 2D software, AUTOCAD, and 3D, SOLIDWORKS.

Most of the equipment will be manufactured in France at our workshops, in particular, the conveyors, metal structures and frames, the trommel screens and storage units…

20 assembly supervisors will supervise teams of 2 to 6 people, which is equivalent to an average of 8500 hours / month of assembly, with peak capacity of 19 000 hours a month!

Each team is self-sufficient and is has the equipment to carry out the maintenance at our installations.

Our organization allows our teams to be available rapidly, and to be autonomous for rapid, efficient interventions.

The fact that we have our own assembly teams is a significant advantage in terms of efficiency and worksite management.

• No shared responsibility with a subcontractor,
• One person is accountable,
• Well trained teams who are specialized in installing Waste treatment centres will install your waste treatment plant with concern for quality and detail…

On-site assembly is carried out by teams from SOGEFA Group, who have verified experience in assembly work. A worksite supervisor manages the assembly teams, and is responsible for the technical aspects and compliance with health and safety procedures.

In order to ensure the best possible contract management, and to ensure quality, we compose a project committee which is in charge of implementation.

This committee organizes, validates and supervises all the operations regarding the design, construction, testing, commissioning and reception of the sorting process. It applies the principles and procedures devised by our internal quality control department, with regards to:

• Contract review,
• Design supervision,
• Follow-up of the product supplied to the client,
• Identification and traceability
• Supervision and testing,
• Non-compliant products.

All of the above services, production and work is supervised and managed by the contract engineer.
He has direct responsibility over the project operations.
He manages the team which will carry out the design, manufacture, assembly, testing, commissioning and reception.

On receiving an order, the Management organizes a contract review meeting (project startup meeting) during which the future project manager is designated. The aim of this review is to verify coherence between the contract and our quotation. In case of discrepancies, decisions are made regarding the possibility of implementing the contract for the original quotation. If not, negotiations may be held with the client.

After this meeting (or after negotiations), an acknowledgement of receipt of the order is written and sent to the client. It specifies or confirms:

• The scope of supply,
• The schedule,
• The cost of the service.

A confirmation number is defined for the project. It consists of the year of the order, followed by a 3 figure number, for example 2016-050.

This number is used as an internal reference used on all documents (correspondence, orders, clocking hours, drawings…)

Our close collaboration with plant operators allows us to have in-depth knowledge of all the operating constraints, and therefore to better take them into account during the initial design phase.
Therefore, access points are systematically included in order to ensure consistent maintenance of the sorting line:

• Access to motors,
• Access to tension devices (chains, belts…)
• Access hatches in large chutes or inside equipment frames.

Furthermore, we take particular care to standardize common components which are used in different machines (bearings, gear motors…).

This means that spare parts are widely interchangeable and may be available commercially.

For better mobility, our teams of assembly supervisors have their own, fully equipped vehicles.

The implementation of quality equipment.

Our policy leads us to consistently produce robust equipment with inbuilt protective devices (aprons, wear plates, etc…) which require little maintenance.

The feedback we receive allows us to make the best choices to balance cost and quality, and make regular improvements to our materials.

The modular design of our equipment allows many developments over time as incoming waste changes.

Therefore, the following operations are possible:

• Modification of the length of a conveyor, simply by adding or removing an intermediary module,
• Addition of a sorting box,
• Addition of separation equipment…

These aspects are essential in order to face changes in the types of waste collected,
in the recycling and valorization industry, and in sorting technology.

All our equipment are CE certified and meet the EU standards and guidelines.
All of the following procedures are included:

• Protection of reflex angles,
• Protective casings for mobile or rotating parts,
• Emergency stop device for each machine, which will stop the whole line,
• Standard safety rails,
• No rough / sharp parts,
• On the lower parts of the equipment, protection against falling waste / parts.

• Furthermore, our designs include the guidelines issued by the CRAM and the INRS. Since 2008, our filters are ATEX certified under the reference Ex II 3D T80°C – LCIE 08 ATEX 6088 X.

Each product is labelled with CE markings which state :

• Year of production,
• Serial number,
• Type of equipment.

Any equipment which is delivered in several parts to be assembled on site receives a serial number followed by a part number.

Subsets and components purchased externally all have an identification plate (a CE plate or the manufacturer’s own identification plate).

The serial number and project number allow all the components of a machine to be traced, using the following archived documents:

• Drawings,
• Detailed records (workshop),
• Orders,
• Invoices,
• Delivery note.

During manufacture, inspections are carried out by the assembly technicians or the workshop supervisor:

• Geometry inspection,
• Visual inspection,
• Welding inspection,
• Tightening bolts (torque wrench) for sensitive mechanical elements,
• Paint inspection.

During manufacture, the Assembly supervisor is tasked with carrying out a daily inspection to verify that the correct assembly procedures, the implantation drawing and the schedule are followed.

Non-compliant products

If a product is found to be non-compliant it will be rejected, or an exemption will be requested, if the extent of the non-compliance allows it.

Health and safety is paramount in our company, and rests on a common mindset instilled by company management in all employees, including temporary and fixed-term contract workers.

Safety during operation and maintenance is integrated in all our equipment at the design stage.

Our workshop tools are renewed in order to include the most effective protection. A Risk analysis committee composed of employees is responsible for identifying risks and suggesting improvements.

At employee level, each new recruit receives Health and Safety training, aiming to share our mindset: do not take risks at work and report any potentially risky situation.

On our worksites, the team manager is responsible for ensuring that safety procedures are adhered to. All our assembly technicians have received specific training (Social Security safety awareness course, First Aid training, Elevated Work Platform training, reading and application of Site Specific Safety Plans, etc….) carried out by external organizations in order to ensure risk awareness and risk prevention methods above and beyond the regulations in force.
un très faible taux brut réel d’accident du travail soit 0,6396 % à comparer à la moyenne de notre profession :
2,60 % (données 2016).

Ceres Groupe designs and manufactures its products in France.

The equipment that you order from us will be designed by our Design Office at Anglure.

The equipment will be produced in our workshops by our personnel employed on permanent contracts. More than 75% of the components that we purchase for your equipment will be ordered from French companies.

By ordering from us, you will be participating in the collective effort to develop French industry.