Fearless shredding
For the processing of toxic, corrosive and sometimes flammable waste streams, it simply cannot be a standard off-the-shelf shredder. The Siam City Cement subsidiary Ecocycle in Hon Chong (Kien Giang Province, Vietnam) took up the challenge and found the right technology partner in WEIMA. Toxic hazardous waste now ends up in the calciner for cement production after shredding, instead of in the landfill.
Read more
30 percent lower energy costs thanks to Baumüller high-torque drive
In-house recyclers often approach WEIMA with extremely ambitious goals in terms of throughput, energy efficiency and robustness. For good reason: Together with its partners, the shredding specialist from Ilsfeld always develops individual solutions for customers – from the drive concept to the cutting geometry and hopper shape, all the way to automation and interconnection with other components within a processing line.
Read more
Paarhammer, Australia: Sustainable waste management in the woodworking industry
Paarhammer is an well-established Australian manufacturer for European style windows and doors and it could be assumed that one of their most essential items is directly involved in the manufacturing process. But in Paarhammer’s case, the essential component is a waste management system that produces briquettes from sawdust and off-cuts.
Read more
Barrel makers in high spirits throughout pandemic
In Exeter, UK, Devon Contract Waste recycles a wide variety of hard plastics. This includes not-so-everyday items such as fuel tanks, kayaks and road cones. The central component of the recycling plant is a WEIMA WLK 1500 single-shaft shredder.
Read more
Breaking news: Breaking ground!
While the rest of the world seemed to slow down in 2020, manufacturers worldwide were ramping up production. WEIMA saw an increase in demand for in-stock machinery and chose to expand the North American campus to meet that need.
Read more
Recycling is for the bin
This is where the cycle begins. At the Swedish company Veolia Recycling Plastics Sweden AB, waste bins, HDPE pipes and other contaminated hard plastic waste are turned into new raw material with the help of a WEIMA PowerLine 2500 shredder and downstream wash line.
Read more
