Equipment Report

Vecoplan LLC, a leader in size reduction technology, has announced the expansion of its shred truck manufacturing facility in Archdale, N.C. The expansion will add approximately 15,000 square feet of space to the existing facility.

"The sales of our VST-32 shred truck had simply outpaced our ability to meet the demand in a timely manner," Len Beusse, COO of Vecoplan LLC, says. "This, combined with new technologies that we will soon be introducing to our mobile document destruction systems line, made the decision to expand the manufacturing facilities a simple and necessary one."

Vecoplan has also added new employees to its mobile manufacturing workforce and plans to increase staffing further in 2008.

The company is a leading manufacturer of industrial grinding, shredding and size reduction equipment for several industries, including secure destruction, woodworking, plastics processing and recycling, printing and converting, and general waste processing and recovery.

More information about the expansion and the Vecoplan product line is available online at the company’s Web site www.VecoplanLLC.com.

R&R Salvage, a 35-year-old ferrous and nonferrous recycling company, has purchased a new Terex RHL 330 material handler for the company’s Conroe, Texas, yard.

The 88,000-pound tracked material handler has a reach of 49 feet and is capable of lifting 29,000 pounds of material.

R&R Salvage co-owner Howard Perkins says, "We are now able to move three times the amount of scrap than we had been able to move with the older machine."

Perkins says the staff of R&R Salvage also appreciates the RHL 330’s climate-controlled cab, which provides relief in the heat of the Texas summer.

Mitchell Crane Inc., with locations in Houston and Bryan, Texas, sold the material handler to the company.

Genesis Attachments, Superior, Wis., has extended its Logix Processor Line with the introduction of two additional models of the multi-jaw attachment.

Genesis’ new LXP 200 and LXP 400 Logix Processors are designed to bring third-member versatility to excavators in the 50,000- to 100,000-pound range, respectively, according to Steve Letko, the company’s R&D manager.

"The decision to add new models was driven by a couple of factors," Letko says. "First, was the success of the first two Logix Processors, the LXP 300 and the LXP 500, which prompted a demand for additional size attachments.

"Second, was the ongoing push within the demolition industry for use of ultra-high-reach machines," he adds. "Demolition contractors knew about the inherent power characteristics and multi-jaw functions of the Logix Processor and wanted to team up that power and versatility in a high-reach machine," Letko says.

The Logix Processor expands user versatility by allowing quick and safe changeovers between shear, pulverizer and concrete cracker jaw sets and does so while also affording a dramatic boost in power over other multi-jaw attachments, according to Genesis.

The shear jaws feature the same piercing tip and blades as Genesis’ popular GXP mobile shear, making it ideal for heavy structural steel, including I-beams. Bolt-on wear parts—tooth beds for the pulverizer jaw and teeth for the cracker jaw—are also designed into the new models.

"Our ultimate goal in everything we design is productivity and reduced downtime; this approach to wear parts gives our customers both," Letko says.

Customers who want to see the Logix Processor in action can view video clips online at www.genesisattachments.com.

The River Metals Recycling LLC subsidiary of David J. Joseph Cos. has installed an E-Crane Model 7317 electrical equilibrium crane at its Louisville, Ky., location.

According to a news release from E-Crane International USA, Galion, Ohio, the rail-mounted Series 1000 crane installed in Louisville offers 104 feet of reach and 15 tons of lifting capacity.

The equilibrium crane is feeding a 3,000-horsepower Henschel stationary shear at the Louisville River Metals Recycling location and "replaces several conventional cranes" at the task, according to E-Crane International USA.

The company markets the cranes as quiet, fuel-efficient material handlers for large-volume scrap recycling applications.

The company has also announced that a rail-mounted E-Crane model has been ordered for the Sever-Corr electric arc furnace steel mill and scrap mill service location in Columbus, Miss.

More information on E-Crane in the North American market is available at www.Ecrane-usa.com.

SGM Magnetics Corp. has opened a new office in Anaheim, Calif.

The location will have a complete inventory of spare parts, technical service and sales support and can be contacted at (714) 666-8687.

SGM also announced that it has promoted Ryan Njavro to a sales position at the new West Coast office. He has worked as a technician for SGM for the past five years.

The company also has added Mick Erdos to its sales staff, representing the East Coast. He will be located at SGM’s regional office in Medina, Ohio.

Bri-Mar Manufacturing, Chambersburg, Pa., now offers two new low-cost, low-profile dump trailers.

The new Rascal LP Series includes the DTRascal-LP-7, with a 6-foot-wide-by-10-foot-long bed and gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 7,000 pounds, and the DTRascal-LP-10, which is the same size with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds.

Construction of these trailers features a 6-inch channel mainframe, 3-inch cross members and a 12-inch gauge floor. A new rust and heat scale removing process and tough power-coated paint, available in either black or red, is standard.

A custom built, center-mounted hydraulic cylinder controls the dumping process, quickly and safely handling the load. A monarch Power Unit with remote control is standard. Also standard are six, full-height stake pockets, which permit raising the sides of the trailer for increased capacity.

Tandem Dexter EZ Lube axles with electric brakes, a Bulldog Jack, a 2-5/16-inch ball coupler and a seven-way RV plug are among the Rascal LP’s many standard features.

Options include an Interstate marine battery, on-board battery charger, tarp kit and a 24-inch side/tailgate extension kit.

More information is available by visiting www.bri-mar.com.

Precision AirConvey (PAC), Newark, Del., has unveiled a new testing laboratory at its corporate headquarters featuring full-size, fully operational edge trim removal systems and auxiliary equipment to enable customers to personally operate the equipment and test their materials in conditions that closely simulate actual operating conditions before purchasing.

Open for tours by appointment, the testing laboratory features an inline cutter/fan edge trim removal system and a venture-based system that can be tested with static controls and either a cyclone or the company’s slant-screen separator on the back end.

The facility also includes the company’s WastePAC Densifier and repelletizing system and its dust collection system, engineered for high performance in trim handling.

PAC offers to run rigorous tests on virtually every system and component before authorizing shipment to the customer. The tests are also available on DVD.

More information is available at www.precisionairconvey.com.