UNTHA XR3000C
Austrian-headquartered metal separation, processing and recycling specialist Schaufler has invested in a new machine from fellow native brand UNTHA shredding technology, as the business looks to boost the efficiency of its scrap handling operation in 2020 and beyond.
The Ybbs an der Donau-based company is no stranger to ferrous and non-ferrous materials, having operated in the metals market since 1948. The 120-strong team handles copper, aluminium, zinc and stainless steel from scrap dealers, industry, municipal associations and private households, before collecting, sorting, shredding and selling the valuable recyclates to smelting works across Europe.
UNTHA RS40
Eastbourne-based Smith & Ouzman has been providing bespoke security printing services since 1845. The independently-owned family business helps to produce an array of sensitive documentation including financial paperwork, ballot papers, examination certificates and local currency.
With such extensive experience in this specialist field, the organisation is no stranger to the stringent data protection laws that govern the sector – the robust destruction of confidential documents is as important as the compliant printing, storage and handling of these materials.
Automotive specialist Sanoh invested in an UNTHA RS40 shredder to tackle the surplus metal it generates during the production of brake and fuel pipes for the automotive industry. These component parts must be formed into specific shapes to suit the ergonomics of different vehicles, which naturally creates extremely obscure ‘offcuts’.
With the metal collected in skips for off-site recycling – at a cost of £120 per week – this practice already ensured a robust environmental approach for Sanoh. But the diverse profile of the ‘waste’ meant that a large proportion of the skips were simply filled with fresh air.
By shredding the material to a <40mm particle size, Sanoh can now load each skip with approximately 5 times more material, which will reap rapid cost savings.
UNTHA LR1400
Established in 1919, BBMC – the social enterprise of charity Royal British Legion Industries – has long strived to support the lives of ex-service personnel. However, as the years have passed, the Aylesford-based company has gone on to also provide employment opportunities to non-veterans including people with disabilities and those out of work. More than 100 such individuals staff a £5m turnover factory, one of five divisions within the registered RBLI charity
UNTHA XR3000C mobil-e
Rabbit Waste Management is no stranger to waste shredding. The skip hire firm diverts 75,000 tonnes of locally-collected C&I, C&D and wood waste from landfill each year, in favour of manufacturing an alternative fuel used to run its own 5MW Waste to Energy Enviropower plant.
The team previously used a diesel-driven mobile shredder to process infeed materials, but when this high-speed technology failed, the hunt for a safer, more environmentally-sound and profitable replacement began.
UNTHA RS100
With a history spanning coal distribution and skip hire, M&M is a 46-year-old business that has more recently expanded into end-to-end waste collection, management and treatment, at the firm’s Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) and Waste Transfer Station in Cassington. Now handling 150,000 tonnes of materials each year, this is a significant milestone for the organisation.
Fortress’ Dry Mixed Recyclables plant – designed and supplied by Blue Southern – hit the headlines when it was first unveiled. It was clear that significant investment and some clever thinking had brought this site to life.
Constructed in a building measuring just 730sqm and 6.5m high at the eaves, the facility had some challenging objectives to meet from the outset, if it was to effectively tackle the paper, cardboard, glass, plastics and aluminium cans passing through.
UNTHA XR mobil-e
Converting over 300,000 tonnes of waste into saleable products per annum, Eco Sustainable Solutions is no stranger to the energy market.
However, having recently installed a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant to harness the value of the fuels from its Parley facility, the goal was to improve the net environmental gain of the closed loop operation.
Eco has therefore invested in the highest specification mobile UNTHA XR3000C unit, with 2 x 132kW drives.
Having started out as a quarrying firm more than 60 years ago, Crapper & Sons owns a landfill site in Wiltshire, but 30 acres is actually dedicated to salvaging as much ‘waste’ as possible.
The family-run business was previously processing wood at its Wootton Bassett headquarters, using one high speed shredder fed by one slow speed shredder. But limited resistance to foreign objects within the waste stream, was resulting in unmanageable machine breakdowns and operational downtime.
The search for an alternative shredding system therefore began and research brought the team to UNTHA.
Biogen is the UK’s largest operator of food waste anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. The organisation takes organic materials from food manufacturers, retailers, pubs, restaurants, hotels, offices and homes (via local authorities) and processes them to create:
– Biogas, which is fed into a Combined Heat and Power unit to produce renewable electricity for the national grid.
– A pasteurised PAS110-certified digestate, which is returned to the agricultural industry as a biofertiliser to grow crops.
Altech Trading Company is a WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) recycling specialist with more than 30 years’ industry experience. Predominantly handling redundant telecoms infrastructure and IT devices ranging from servers to circuit boards, Altech’s secure facility in Southend-on-Sea provides a turnkey WEEE recycling service, from collection to disposal.
The company’s focus is to ensure legislative and environmental compliance for utmost peace of mind for clients. Typically processing 2,500 tonnes of WEEE per year, Altech also works hard to maximise recycling rates for optimum sustainability and revenue yield.
Acknowledging the value of the composite materials found within waste electronic equipment, Altech had sought to mechanically break down some its WEEE streams, to liberate the high-worth recyclates inside. In conjunction with the manual stripping of high-grade units, this approach would also enable the sorting and segregation of varied material types, to aid onward recycling.
Altech’s first machine investment was a second-hand hammer mill. However, when up and running, it soon showed its limitations. Further marketplace research therefore brought the team to UNTHA.
Renowned for engineering robust shredding technology that can handle complex applications with ease, Altech was particularly interested in the high torque, slow speed design of UNTHA’s four shaft machines. It seemed that the precision cutters and screen would achieve a more refined shred than if the WEEE was simply shattered with the hammer
UNTHA S25
Engineering company Advetec is no stranger to the scientific bio-degradation of waste. But a partnership with UNTHA UK means the team has been able to roll out a sophisticated aerobic digestion solution for a selection of mixed waste streams.
Municipal waste shredding trials first led Advetec to invest in two UNTHA RS30s, which were shipped to the Caribbean and USA to process materials down to a defined <50mm specification.
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