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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The SOMAT® system prepares solid waste materials for disposal by transforming the materials, with water,
into a pulp. This transformation takes place in a unit called a Pulper which is designed to pulp all forms of
paper, plastic, foil, and food waste. The waste material is fed manually or automatically to the Pulper. The
continual down flow of water and the rotation of the Pulper impeller create a strong vortex action which pulls
the waste down against the cutting blades of the impeller. The resultant slurry is then forced through a
perforated stainless steel Sizing Ring surrounding the impeller.
Items such as tin cans, silverware, nails, bolts and other non-palpable objects which may be inadvertently fed
into the Pulper are separated out of centrifugal force and gravity and are caught in the junk box within the
Pulper. This junk box should be emptied manually during cleanup.