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August 2006 - Steel Drums

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The Challenges

With the continuing growth in scrap metal values, more companies than ever are working hard to maximize recovery of ferrous and nonferrous metals from mixed/commingled materials. At the same time, high fuel costs and the light density of scrap metal, can make transportation and handling expensive and inefficient. SSI's low-speed, high-torque shredders facilitate scrap metal recovery and reduce transportation and handling costs at the same time.

The challenge with recycling scrap metal is that many times, the metal is comingled or mixed with other materials that have completely different properties. This is a challenge most shredding technologies cannot handle. Solid wastes, demolition debris, appliances, computers, and steel drums w/contents are good examples of materials that can pose a challenge for efficient scrap metal recovery.

The Solution

The versatility of SSI's low-speed, high-torque shredding technology solves the problem. By shredding bulky, commingled materials, metal is reduced in size and liberated from other contaminants, allowing a magnet or eddy current to effectively separate and recover it. This makes the recovered metals cleaner, less expensive to transport, and easier for a processor to convert into reusable material.

In this video, a steel drum filled with concrete is sheared by the shredder's 'close tolerance' rotary knives. The concrete is crushed by the impact of the hook on the large diameter, high torque cutter. As you can see, the metal and concrete are sized and separated from one another, making recovery of both materials much easier. The metal is denser, which will greatly improve handling and reduce transportation costs.

Shredder model:
  Dual-Shear
Cutters:
  2” wide
Drive Type:
  Electric
Screen:
  n/a
RAM:
  Yes. Recommended for full or plastic drums.
Output:
  2" - 3" wide strips with varying lengths.

 

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Sep 2008 - "The Crusher"

Aug 2008 - Drums

July 2008 - Man vs. Machine

June 2008 - Lawn Mower

May 2008 - Bicycles

Apr 2008 - Shopping Carts

Mar 2008 - A Shredder

Feb 2008 - Bowling Balls

Jan 2008 - E-scrap

Dec 2007 - Piano

Nov 2007 - "The Monster"

Oct 2007 - Pumpkins

Sep 2007 - Soccer Balls

Aug 2007 - Skis/Snowboard

July 2007 - The "Hippie" Bug

June 2007 - Tires (in a trommel)

May 2007 - AFOS

Apr 2007 - Torpedo

Mar 2007 - Copy Machine

Feb 2007 - Carpet

Jan 2007 - Industrial Paper Rolls

Dec 2006 - Holiday Scrap

Nov 2006 - Pumpkins

Oct 2006 - Refrigerators

Sep 2006 - Burlap

Aug 2006 - Steel Drums

July 2006 - Printers

June 2006 - Mixed C&D

May 2006 - Aluminum

Apr 2006 - Golf Shoes

Mar 2006 - Bulky Waste

Feb 2006 - Appliances

Jan 2006 - Mattresses/ Box Springs

Dec 2005 - Boxed Paper

Nov 2005 - Hurricane Debris Cleanup

Oct 2005 - ASR

Sep 2005 - Computers

Aug 2005 - Tires

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