Vecoplan Introduces Non-CDL Shred Truck
Vecoplan, based in Archdale, N.C., revealed its latest R&D project, code named VST-32 “Shorty,” at the 2011 National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) Conference in Orlando. Vecoplan says it developed the 26,000-gross-vehicle-weight (GVW), non-CDL (commercial driver’s license) mobile shredding system in conjunction with owners and operators of secure destruction companies.
According to Len Beusse, COO of Vecoplan LLC, “We chose the NAID conference to unveil the (formerly top-secret) VST-32 ‘Shorty’ project because its success depends on feedback from the people who actually use shred trucks.”
Vecoplan says its research resulted in a broad range of features and benefits that were not yet available on a non-CDL truck.
With these requests in hand, Vecoplan’s engineering team, headed by Vice President of Engineering Gary Kolbet, went to work.
Vecoplan says a new shredder design was required to achieve the team’s objectives for the VST-32 “Shorty.” Building and expanding on the company’s existing technologies, the engineers developed the VNZ-80 shredder.
According to Vecoplan, tests of the VNZ-80 convinced the company it had a design that passed, and in some cases surpassed, the performance requirements set for the shredder. Also, the VNZ-80 allowed Vecoplan to achieve other goals on its customers’ wish lists.
Unlike the single-shaft rotary shredders for which Vecoplan is known, the VNZ-80 is a dual-shaft shredder, employing two of Vecoplan’s Torsion Point™ cutting rotors in its shredding chamber.
The electrically driven VNZ-80 incorporates other features typical to Vecoplan shredders, including variable and controllable shred size via screened output and an infeed hopper with a 96-gallon capacity, according to the company.
The VST-32 “Shorty” truck also features a curbside bin lifter and a Suretrac™ gliding floor unloading system.
More information on Vecoplan is available at www.vecoplanllc.com.