American Pulverizer Adds Shredder Line
American Pulverizer Co., St. Louis, has introduced a new series of slow-speed, high-torque shear-type shredders.
The EG (external gearbox) Series of shredders features dual-drive hydraulic or electric systems designed to generate the "highest industry standard torque levels of any machines on the market today," according to Skip Anthony of American Pulverizer.
The shear-shredders can take on a variety of materials, according to Anthony. Scrap recyclers can process white goods, wire and cable, turnings, 55-gallon drums and light-gauge scrap metals.
Tire recyclers and recyclers of construction and demolition materials can also process material through the machines cost-effectively with high production rates, says Anthony. Mac Tire Recyclers of Saltillo, Miss., has purchased an EG Series machine to process automotive, truck and off-road vehicle tires down into two-inch chips.
The EG Series units are sold with a two-year warranty on the gearbox and main drive and can be configured as either a stationary machine or as a portable unit.
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Baler Maker Wins Family Business Award |
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Philadelphia Tramrail Co., Philadelphia, has been named Pennsylvania 2002 Family Business of the Year in the medium-sized business category. More than 1,100 companies vied for Family Business of the Year awards, which are judged by University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of business faculty members. The judges look for “dynamic family firms that combine innovative business concepts, vision, growth and professionalism with strong family leadership.” Philadelphia Tramrail Co., based in Philadelphia, is a fourth-generation family business that makes and services vertical balers and compactors. The company was founded in 1907 as a maker of monorail systems used in manufacturing plants. By the 1920s, employee Robert Riethmiller had assumed oversight responsibilities in the shop, and in 1929 he purchased the company from its founder. By 1932, Riethmiller’s son Robert J. was working for the company, which by then was also making overhead crane systems. The company has further diversified and expanded in the ensuing decades, with Robert Riethmiller Jr. and Eric Riethmiller having joined the company. |
L&P Adds Cross Wrap Line
L&P Wire-Tie Systems, Carthage, Mo., has been named as the sole U.S. distributor for Cross Wrap stretch wrapping equipment.
L&P, a division of Leggett & Platt Co., designs and makes wire-tie systems for the baling of all types of recyclable products and for specialty packaging applications. The company is often an OEM supplier of wire-tie systems for baler manufacturers.
Cross Wrap, based in Finland, makes a line of machines suited for wrapping square bales and other industrial materials. Different Cross Wrap systems can wrap material at rates from five to 90 tons per hour. Fully automated lines secure airtight bales that can be easily handled and stored. The cube-shaped bales can be stacked safely.
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Burbank Adds Hustler Conveyor |
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A 20 tons per hour single stream system has been installed at Burbank (Calif.) Recycle Center, operated by BLT Enterprises. Hustler Conveyor Co., St. Louis, in conjunction with its local distributor, Western Baler & Conveyor, managed the installation project, providing system design, engineering, installation, field wiring and start-up. Equipment used in the new system includes 12 conveyors, a NewSorter and fines screen, five hydraulic moving floor-style bunker conveyors with automatic doors, a cross belt electro magnet, four storage bins, and an air system and touch screen electrical controls. Hustler Conveyor Co. makes heavy-duty equipment and systems for the recycling, fiber processing and municipal solid waste industries. Along with design teamwork from BLT Enterprises, Hustler was able to provide a custom-built efficient and flexible system. |
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