Equipment Report

Vecoplan Introduces New Mobile Shredding System

Vecoplan LLC, Archdale, N.C., is introducing its new I Series VST-32 mobile document and product destruction system. According to Vecoplan, the I Series is based on the field proven reliability of its original VST-32 shred truck and delivers increased surge capacity, throughput and payload.

Each VST-32 I features Vecoplan’s RG32XL single-shaft rotary shredder, which cross-shreds in one pass and can handle everything from documents to bowling balls in one "dump-and-run" operation. With its high-torque, low-speed, auto-reversing Torsion Point cutting rotor and its feed ProcessRam, "the RG32XL provides the highest shredding efficiency, shock-load and impact protection available in a compact, mobile configuration," according to Vecoplan.

Designed specifically for shredding batches (two 96-gallon containers at a time) of confidential documents, electronic data storage devices and products to a consistent particle size, the RG32XL also allows users to vary the shred size according to particular applications or specifications by changing the output screen.

Vecoplan worked with Navistar International to design the I series shred truck chassis and to develop a standardized program that keeps costs down, lead times acceptable and facilitates truck maintenance with the availability of national serviceability.

Vecoplan uses a Transonite body by Martin Marietta, which it says allows for the highest payload capacity of any 33,000 GVWR shredding vehicle. Its low-friction interior prevents payload discharge jams.

The VST-32 I provides curb-level bin loading through a combination of the EasyAccess hinged composite door and the exclusive lock ‘n load automatic lift and dump system developed by Vecoplan in conjunction with Toter Inc. Vecoplan’s proprietary SureTrac "live" gliding floor discharge system facilitates unloading of the shredded payload.

Additional information on Vecoplan’s I Series Mobile Shredding Systems is available at www.vecoplanllc.com.

Joe Szany

Marathon Equipment Co. of Vernon, Ala., has announced the promotion of Joe Szany to director of international sales and the appointment of Chip Hall as sales manager for the Northeast region.

Szany remains director of NexGen Baling & Conveyor Systems domestic sales, in which he develops the company’s next generation of baling equipment.

He has more than 30 years experience in the recycling industry. According to a press release from Marathon Equipment, he has been directly responsible for many products and innovations that are now considered the industry standard.

Hall represents NexGen products in the recycling, document destruction, scrap, material recovery and printing and converting industries. His territory includes the Northeastern United States spanning from Virginia to Maine.

Hall brings more than 16 years of experience in the waste and recycling industry. He also has experience in the manufacturing, mining and banking industries.

Chip Hall

Marathon manufactures a wide range of recycling products through its NexGen Baling Systems brand, such as the Galaxy2R two-ram balers; TIEger series open-end, auto-tie balers; closed-end, manual-tie balers and other balers for specific applications and budgets.

Marathon Equipment Co., a Dover company, is a maker of waste handling and recycling equipment and conveyor systems. It operates additional manufacturing plants in Clearfield, Pa.; Yerington, Nev.; and Fayette, Ala.

Urban Impact Adds Bollegraaf Shredder

Urban Impact has purchased a Bollegraaf AS-75/850 Confidential Shredder for its Richmond, British Columbia, plant.

The Bollegraaf AS Confidential Shredder is ideal for shredding complete files of confidential documents, according to Van Dyk Baler Corp., the North American distributor of Bollegraaf equipment.

The shredder is equipped with two screens that hydraulically pivot in and out. When both screens are in operation, the shredder guarantees a maximum degree of document destruction, according to a release from Van Dyk. The material leaves the machine only when the required fraction size has been achieved. Adjusting the screens will increase shredder capacity.

More information on Bollegraaf equipment is available online at www.vandykbaler.com.