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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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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, biomass, and more.

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.

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machines sold

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employees

The circle starts with us.

WEIMA Maschinenbau, GmbH is 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.

The North American headquarters, based in South Carolina, serves the U.S. and Canadian markets. This campus is home to the administrative offices as well as the Technical Service department, a fully stocked Parts warehouse, Marketing, Purchasing, and more. With traveling technicians and sales representatives spread across the continent, the WEIMA America, Inc. team is able to reach you quickly!

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 more than 1,200 machines delivered worldwide each year, 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.

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April 7, 2025

A Century of Expertise: WEIMA America, Inc.’s Sales Team Offers a Competitive Edge

WEIMA America’s sales team has over 100 years of experience working under the WEIMA umbrella. With low turnover rates and the desire to promote from within, WEIMA keeps that industry expertise in-house. This means customers can always benefit from WEIMA’s many years of knowledge and experience!

April 7, 2025

Away from the landfill: Greenpartners recycles 1,300 tons of waste per month into alternative fuel

Greenpartners Co, Ltd from Hwaseong, South Korea, specializes in the recycling of industrial waste. Instead of disposing of waste in landfill sites, it is converted into fuel – and thus into valuable energy resources. The company relies on a WEIMA PowerLine 2500 shredder with hydraulic drive.

March 25, 2025

WEIMA at LIGNA 2025: A Reliable Partner for Wood Waste Shredding and Briquetting

At LIGNA 2025, which will take place from May 26 to 30, 2025 in Hanover, WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH will not only present its wide-ranging machine portfolio, but also demonstrate how clever residual wood management and sustainable energy concepts can optimize the day-to-day production of industrial and craft businesses.