Tri-State-Disposal, Riverdale, Ill., is the new home of a primary shredder delivered by Hammel NA Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind.
According to Tri-State owner Tom Germany, the machine’s high-volume size reduction capabilities have been impressive. “I was actually planning on loading the machine with an excavator, but was having a hard time keeping up with it with my pay-loader,” he remarks.
Tri-State pre-sorts for marketable metals before turning most other material over to the Hammel machine to create a landfill cover product. “I am processing C&D and wood, pick out the bigger metal pieces upfront and save big time in transportation costs and tipping fees, due to the volume reduction and the ‘new product’ the machine creates,” says Germany.
Hammel NA sales manager Gert Semler credits the German-made machine’s patented design as a reason for its productivity. “The secret is in the patented design and configuration of the shafts and the knives and hooks,” he comments. “From wood and root stems, C&D debris including shingles, brick, block, concrete and steel, to telephone poles and railroad ties, mattresses and bulky furniture to special applications like shredding white goods and chain link fences, you name it and you can shred it with a Hammel shredder,” he adds.
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