K&S Tire Recycling purchases second CM hybrid shredder

Columbus McKinnon Corp., Sarasota, Florida, has announced the sale of a second hybrid shredder to K&S Tire Recycling, Chicago Heights, Illinois, in less than a year after installing its first hybrid shredder.

Since the initial installation in 2016, K&S Tire Recycling has increased capacity and expanded their current collection network to include truck tire collection, the company says.

Kevin Khalil, K&S president, states the shredder has been operating “trouble free” for more than a year. The decision to purchase the second machine was “an easy one.”

According to a recent CM press release, the CM design allows the knives to be reused up to six times each in both machines. CM has designed the second shredder to accept the knives from the first shredder, which drastically reduces knife costs, CM says.

In addition, CM has announced the development of a new line of hybrid shear shredders for the “reduction and recycling of tires as well as other wastes.”

The line consists of shredders from 10 to 250 horsepower. The machinery can be used to process numerous types of waste for alternative fuels or other recycling opportunities, CM says.

This hybrid line of shredders can be offered with the traditional one-piece shear knives or CM’s replaceable knife inserts. The knife system has been used in CM’s tire shredding machines for 35 years.

According to CM, the steel found in tires requires that knives be made of high grade of harden tool steel to effectively cut the steel wires cleanly. The technology can be used for other "high wear" applications in the general waste and recycling industries.

The knives come in numerous sizes and configurations depending on the application. They can be rotated and sharpened numerous times for multiple uses. CM can also retrofit existing machines with the knife technology.