CM Shredders opens R&D facility

Sarasota, Florida-based CM Shredders says its new test lab and facility will feature an array of both single-shaft and dual-shaft shredding systems from the company’s product line.

“The new test lab and R&D facility is an exciting new milestone in our long company history of fueling technology and innovation and the latest step in the process of expanding our business activities beyond our traditional tire shredding and tire recycling equipment,” CM Shredders General Manager Charles Astafan says.

The facility will develop and provide new products and processes, as well as help CM customers with a “proactive approach” when facing challenges of production environments.

“We will work closely and proactively with key suppliers and other industry experts to find solutions that help our customers to improve and optimize their current operations,” Astafan says.

A key focus of the new facility will be application support in areas where “tough or exotic” materials traditionally create challenges for equipment and operators in size reduction applications.

“Dedicated application engineers will work with our customers from all industries to solve their very specific issues,” explains Bengal Machine CEO Martin Berardi. “It will also give our clients the opportunity to attend hands-on demonstrations to help better understand processes, capabilities and see the quality delivered by CM Shredders systems firsthand.”

CM Shredders was acquired by Bengal Machine and its sister company, New York-based manufacturer Schutte Hammermill, that has developed an extensive line of hammer mills, lump breakers, crushers and shredders that provide a consistent and exact finished particle size.

“Our company has moved into an ideal position to become the size reduction equipment supplier for nearly every market need,” Schutte Hammermill President and General Manager Christopher Berardi says.

With a combined heritage of more than 125 years in business, CM Shredders and Schutte Hammermill are excited to join forces under the Bengal Machine banner to offer complete, turnkey solutions across all segments of the size-reduction market.