McCloskey launches shredder line

McCloskey International, Keene, Ontario, has added shredders to its range of mobile products with its Recycling Division’s debut of the VTS95.

The company says the tracked primary shredder is designed for maximum performance and high productivity. It can effectively shred virtually any type of material from solid waste, industrial and commercial waste to bulk waste and is designed for plants in which the incoming materials vary greatly in terms of size, composition and difficulty to shred.

The interaction between the rotating knives on the dual shafts runs asynchronously in both directions, ensuring the input material is constantly moving to prevent bridging and maximizing shredding efficiency, according to the company.

Among the VTS95’s other features are:

• an aggressive eight-knife Samurai heavy-duty cutting table;
• multiple shredding programs;
• the ability to shred in both directions with full torque;
• a Caterpillar C15 403-kilowatt (540-horsepower) Stage V/Tier 4F engine;  
• fuel-efficient hydraulics system;
• an anti-jam system;
• a double hydrostatic drive transmission; and
• an access ladder mounted at the front of the cutting table.

An additional feature includes bidirectional shredding with maximum shredding yield, the company says.

McCloskey adds that the shredder has been designed with the operator in mind, with benefits including set up time, ease of operation and minimal maintenance.

Fergal Mallon, McCloskey Recycling product line manager, says, “We have a busy year of new product development ahead of us to compile a range of equipment in order to meet our customers’ needs. This first addition follows a stringent and strenuous development cycle, which has seen the shredder tested and prove itself in diverse product applications across the globe. We have teamed up with Metso Waste in Denmark, who are experts in static shredding applications, and have a range of tried and tested cutting table solutions, and we intend on using these cutting tables in our new equipment. They are experts in static recycling equipment, and we are experts in mobile equipment, and so we see this as an exciting partnership for both companies. It further enhances the McCloskey product portfolio and will help us to grow in existing markets and enter new ones.”