Waukesha Iron & Metal, a scrap recycler based in that southeastern Wisconsin city, has agreed to purchase a 60x85 automobile and scrap shredding system from American Pulverizer Co. and Hustler Conveyor Co.
According to a news release issued by St. Louis-based American Pulverizer Co., Waukesha I&M, founded in 1956, processes 240,000 tons of ferrous scrap and 27 million pounds of nonferrous scrap annually.
American Pulverizer and Hustler Conveyor, O’Fallon, Mo., have “worked closely with Waukesha Iron & Metal to design the most efficient system for recovery of ferrous and nonferrous materials,” according to the American Pulverizer news release.
The system to be installed includes the following features and components:
- American Pulverizer model 60x85 heavy-duty hammermill;
- Hustler infeed and downstream system;
- Ferrous and nonferrous separation equipment;
- A 4,000-horsepower, 24-pulse DC motor from Quad Plus, Joliet, Ill.; and
- American Pulverizer/Pinnacle E-Shred control package for system control and data reporting.
The system is scheduled to be installed in the first quarter of 2011.
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