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December 2006 - Holiday Scrap

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The Challenges

If you really look at what you want to shred, there is often more to it than you realize. In this case it's not just paper. This shredding challenge included a wooden tree stand with nails holding it together and a tree with long limbs.

The challege is to find a shredder that can process all these materials without creating much noise or dust, without wrapping the limbs around the shaft and also without being damaged by metal.

The Solution

The SSI Dual-Shear™ shredder was the solution. The large 52" opening can handle bulky materials like the tree, and the 1.5" wide steel cutters can tear through all types of materials including light metals. Between each cutter is a cleaning finger which is designed to keep material from wrapping around the shaft. The system even includes a patented shock protecton system to protect the shredder from damage should the occassional heavy piece of steel enter the shredder.

The final sizing was processed on an SSI Quad shredder™ with a screen, so we could get the sizing small enough to send out in our Christmas cards!

Shredder model:
  Dual-Shear™ M70 (also reprocessed in a
Quad
™ Q55 for final sizing)
Cutters:
  1.5" wide
Drive Type:
  Electric
Screen:
  Not applicable (the Q55 had 3/4" screen)
RAM:
  Yes (however, we turned the RAM off for this test as it wasn't needed)
Output:
  2" - 3" wide chunks (3/4" from the Q55)

 

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Nov 2008 - Refrigerator Recycling

Oct 2008 - Vacuum Cleaners

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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