Success Stories

Proud WEIMA customers

WEIMA gets requests for size reduction solutions from all over the world. Check out some of our installations in action and learn a bit more about the people and production lines behind these WEIMA machines.

Three researchers in white coats standing in front of an orange shredder with various exhibits in their hands.

Recycling natural fiber-reinforced plastics: Closing the loop with fungi and WEIMA

The NFK-Recycling project brings research and industry together: In collaboration with Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences and TU Dresden, WEIMA helps develop a sustainable recycling process for natural fiber-reinforced plastics. Innovative shredding technology paves the way for a biological recycling approach and a truly circular economy.

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In the background, an orange shredder from WEIMA; in the foreground, barrique barrels.

From wine barrels to designer furniture: sustainable furniture production with smart waste recycling

In Alsenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, extraordinary pieces of furniture are created from a special raw material: used barrique barrels. In a complex process, the curved oak parts are steamed, pressed, dried, and then processed into high-quality furniture. To make efficient use of these residual materials, the company relies on shredding and briquetting technology from WEIMA.

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Colorful records lie in the cutting chamber of a shredder in front of the rotor with cutting blades

Black gold on repeat – vinyl recycling at Record Industry

With the help of a WEIMA WLK 4 single-shaft shredder and dozens of Wanner granulators, the record producer shreds and recycles its PVC plastic waste on site for zero waste production.

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Shredding of firewood production waste with a WEIMA WLK 2000 at Brennholzwerktrier

Energy-Independent production: Brennholzwerk Trier lives the sustainable dream

The Trier firewood factory in Trierweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, pursues a pioneering energy concept. With the WEIMA WLK 2000 single-shaft shredder, its own heat generation, and renewable energy sources, the company produces its own electricity and heat—making it almost completely independent of external energy sources. A successful example of energy self-sufficiency in action.

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WEIMA PowerLine shredder in production hall with subsequent conveyor belt

Safely Managing Hazardous Waste: Dekasan Utilizes WEIMA Shredder for RDF Production

In Bursa, Turkey, Dekasan Waste Management relies on a WEIMA PowerLine 2000 single-shaft shredder to process industrial waste, including materials containing hazardous and toxic substances.

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Briquettes with a diameter of 80 mm

7 Million Briquettes from Beverage Cartons

300 per hour, 7,200 per day – that’s how many briquettes are regularly pressed from excess cartons and paper dust using a WEIMA TH 714 briquette press at Elopak in Lystrup, Denmark. These briquettes are then used to generate energy in a local heating plant.

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