Vecoplan AG, a shredder manufacturer with U.S. headquarters in High Point, N.C., introduced its V-EBS reshredder at the 2009 Entsorga-Enteco trade fair, which took place in late October in Cologne, Germany. The company says that the V-EBS will meet the demands for the most diverse applications. According to the company, features include:
• High throughput
• Homogeneous granulate with few fines and almost no excess lengths
• Two HiTorc synchronous electric motors with a total of 406 kW drive capacity
• 12.5-tonne heavy solid steel rotor with high mass moment of inertia (High unit weight of approx. 29,000 kg
• Low rotor speed (infinitely selectable between approx. 150 and 250 rpm)
• Continuous, complete feeding via a load-dependent controlled chain floor
• A rotor with the option of toothed or block blades in 4 or 6 rows
• Two counter knives
• A large screen surface
“Vecoplan has been active and a market leader in shredding technology worldwide for 40 years,” says Irene Scheidweiler, sales director at Vecoplan “With the new high-performance shredder we are not just showing once more what is possible with the latest technological advances. More than that, we are offering the recycling industry a shredder which is perfectly tailored to the needs of our customers. Energy-efficient, cost-efficient and high performance.”
