LDPE film recycling with WEIMA shredder at RKW in Belgium
RKW produces a wide range of polyethylene films (LDPE films). At the Hoogstraten site in Belgium, the company has recently started using a WEIMA W5.18 single-shaft shredder and primarily shreds LDPE film waste from production as well as externally purchased film.
Read morePlastic Recycling, Inc. Transforms Plastic Purge with WEIMA Shredder
Plastic Recycling, Inc. has been a vital player in the recycling industry for a decade. With the WEIMA shredder at the beginning of the recycling line, PRI is seeing incredible throughput and increased efficiency.
Read moreWEIMA wood shredder at the center of a successful collaboration
In the course of growth and expansion to four different locations, Bropack Bronner Packmittel GmbH decided to build a new headquarters. Together with WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH, Steiner GmbH, Nolting Holzfeuerungstechnik GmbH and Mühlböck Holztrocknungsanlagen, an innovative system was designed for an in-house drying and heating system.
Read moreShredder quartet for Aufderhaar Kunststof Recycling in the Netherlands
For the processing of post-consumer waste (PE) and flower pots (PP), four large WEIMA shredders are used for secondary shredding at the Veolia Nederland subsidiary Aufderhaar Kunststof Recycling in Vroomshoop. The regranulate produced in this way is then reused for the production of packaging materials.
Read moreHögland Såg & Hyvleri: Wood chips from residual wood as fuel for energy power plants
Högland Såg & Hyvleri is a leading manufacturer of high-quality sawn timber and planed products in Örnsköldsvik, in the northeast of Sweden. During the production, large quantities of residual wood are produced every day, which are reduced to chips by a WEIMA WLK 15 SJ single-shaft shredder. These are then resold as fuel for power plants.
Read morePLASTICS Sustainability & Recycling Committee visits WEIMA America, Inc. Headquarters
WEIMA America, Inc. and the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) have joined forces to drive sustainability initiatives in the plastics industry. This partnership, showcased during a recent retreat at the WEIMA America, Inc. headquarters, underscores WEIMA’s commitment to equipping manufacturers and recyclers with advanced shredding machinery to reduce waste and promote recycling.
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