Shredder preshreds contaminated postconsumer scrap

Micromat WS, Lindner's newest Micromat shredder, is specially designed for preshredding contaminated postconsumer plastic scrap, such as lightweight packaging, bottles or films. In the preshredding process, the wet shredder uses a jet of water directed onto the rotor to detach dirt particles.

Dec. 1, 2017

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This story appeared in the Winter 2017 edition of Plastics Recycling magazine.

Micromat shredder: Micromat WS, Lindner's newest Micromat shredder, is specially designed for preshredding contaminated postconsumer plastic scrap, such as lightweight packaging, bottles or films. In the preshredding process, the wet shredder uses a jet of water directed onto the rotor to detach dirt particles. A frequency converter controls the amount of water; six to eight integrated nozzles can spray between about 528 gallons and 7,925 gallons an hour directly onto the rotor. The water ensures uniform and controlled material discharge. Machines in the series have throughputs ranging from about 3,300 pounds an hour to more than 7,700 pounds an hour. They can be linked by conveyors to washers, dryers and other auxiliary equipment and used inline as part of a recycling operation producing either pellets or film.

What's new? The shredders, which debuted at the K show.

Benefits: The production of uniform, shredded materials, which minimizes problems for downstream washing operations, at a low operating cost. To minimize possible damage due to foreign matter, they have been equipped with an adjustable slip clutch.

Lindner Resource America LP, Tucker, Georgia, 770-349-6319, www.lindner-resource.us