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WEIMA PreCut single-shaft shredder for agricultural film, fed by a wheel loader

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The safe choice.

Recycling starts with WEIMA shredders.

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WEIMA drainage press compresses PET bottles

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Simply. Robust.

Hydraulic presses for draining and compressing

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WEIMA service technician with yellow jacket greeting a customer in front of a shredding machine

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We care.

The WEIMA service promise.

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Come see us.

Size reduction machinery for the packaging industry!

WEIMA at PACK EXPO 2024

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A huge milestone:

WEIMA celebrates 25 years in the North American market!

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WEIMA is a leading manufacturer of machines for shredding, briquetting and dewatering of waste and residual materials from plastics, wood, paper, metal and biomass.

Our shredders are at the beginning of many recycling cycles. WEIMA shredding technology contributes to turning unused waste back into valuable materials. We are a partner of the industry as well as the trade, a driver of the recycling economy and a proud solution provider for a sustainable future.

45+

years of experience

40k+

machines sold

320

employees

The circle starts with us.

We are a mid-sized family-owned company based in the heart of Baden-Württemberg. Our core competencies are the shredding and compacting of all kinds of waste.

WEIMA machines turn big into small again. Together with our customers, we lay the foundation for a world without (unused) waste.

The circle starts with us.

The Destroy Responsibly™ program makes trade shows and other events more sustainable. A fully functional shredding line recycles waste where it is generated: right on the event site.

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WEIMA is a proud technology partner of the Precious Plastic Community. Together we develop solutions and compact machines for micro recycling projects.

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With annually more than 1,200 machines delivered worldwide, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle. For this reason, we have put together a selection of the most exciting current projects for you.

WEIMA WLK 15 single-shaft shredder for waste wood at Grayson Lumber

An orange WEIMA W5.18 single-shaft shredder shreds LDPE film at RKW in Hoogstraten, Belgium

Aerial view of an orange shredder shredding municipal waste at a recycling company in South Korea

orange shredder shredding municipal waste at a recycling company in South Korea

an orange WEIMA shredder W5.18 at a plastics recycler in the Netherlands

Der Shredder zerkleinert Kartonage, die über ein Zufuhrband transportiert wird.

orange WEIMA S7.20 single-shaft shredder with conveyor belt at Stiphout Plastics in the Netherlands

weima wood shredder with air extraction system in front of a truck

orange red weima shredder with conveyor belts in belgium

four persons in front of a weima shredder in mexico

wlk 10 shredder from weima with conveyor belts in romania

two yellow weima waste shredder in egypt

Blue weima metal briquette press next to loose steel turnings

a WEIMA granulator is connected to an air system that discharges into a plastic drum

Field technician stands before a large, orange, single-shaft, industrial WEIMA shredder

WEIMA WLK 4 shredder inside production hall at Zaplas

Field technician stands in front of a large orange WEIMA Finecut shredder

WEIMA employees aside PUEHLER E.200 drainage press for aluminum cans

Industrial waste shredding in South Korea with WEIMA shredder

Technician stands in front of WLK 30 Super Jumbo

A yellow bucket labeled with Satisloh's name collects briquetted optical swarf.

Agricultural film shredder on Crete, Greece

Corrugated cardboard shredding with WEIMA WKS 1800 shredder

WEIMA WKS 1800 shredder recycling mixed post-consumer plastic waste

Hydraulic drive powered WKS 2200 shredder recycles circuit boards in South Korea

Shredding of mixed wood scrap in Vietnam with WEIMA wood grinders

PowerLine 3000 single-shaft shredder from WEIMA for rdf production

Plywood shredding in France with WEIMA WLK 18 Jumbo shredder

Plastic film shredding and extrusion with WEIMA and EREMA

Over the decades, many of our shredders, briquette and drainage presses have become true classics for waste processing. WEIMA engineering from Germany has proven itself thousands of times and is appreciated worldwide. The following machines are particularly popular at the moment.

Shredding Briquetting Compacting and draining

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January 15, 2025

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. A sustainable success story that underscores the Scandinavian company’s commitment to environmental protection and circular economy.

a orange WEIMA WL20 shredder in a small hall, with an dust extractor behind

December 11, 2024

From Production Waste to Biomass Fuel

With plans to implement a waste handling facility, a luxury yacht manufacturer installed a biomass system to generate energy from their production waste. Consisting of mixed wood-based materials, including large sheets of skeletal waste from various CNC machining centres, they were looking to easily and effectively convert their waste into a uniform product, which could be easily transported and used within their biomass system.

A WEIMA Shredder W5.18 in a hall on the Dansk Emballage company premises

November 20, 2024

Large Containers, Small Footprint: IBC Container Recycling at Dansk Emballage in Denmark

The Danish company Dansk Emballage, Vamdrup, specializes in the collection and reprocessing of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC). The containers are sorted, washed, and recycled on-site. A significant role in this process is played by a W5.18 single-shaft shredder.

November 5, 2024

WEIMA America Celebrates 25 Years in the North American Market

WEIMA America celebrated 25 successful years in North America with a two-day event in Fort Mill, SC. Highlights included live machinery demos, a cocktail reception, and a formal dinner to celebrate WEIMA’s legacy and commitment to future growth.

An excavator fills the WEIMA Shredder PowerLine 2500

October 28, 2024

Double WEIMA power at Remondis in Sweden

At the Remondis site in Röstanga, Sweden, HDPE pipes and other plastic waste from production are transformed into new raw materials using a WEIMA PowerLine 2500 shredder and a subsequent washing plant. Just 50 km away, a WEIMA S7.20 single-shaft shredder reduces large and heavy PE chunks in a Remondis recycling plant in Staffanstorp.

September 27, 2024