Helmut Wiedemann Joins MeWa Board

 MeWa Recycling Maschinen und Anlagenbau GmbH, Gechingen, Germany, has appointed Helmut Wiedmann to the company’s board of directors, effective at the beginning of 2009. He will manage the company alongside Heimo Wabnig, Helmut Oberguggenberger and Ulrich Hink.

Wiedemann has been active in the company for several years as the head of design engineering and operations. He also will assume responsibilities as the company’s technical director.

As of 1 Jan., 2009, Oberguggenberger holds sole power of representation for MeWa. He now is able to represent the company to third parties on his own.

To ensure it continues to be active in the promising recycling sector, MeWa says it will regularly launch new products to the market, concentrating increasingly on up-and-coming niches. For the pre-treatment of domestic and industrial waste, MeWa introduced a redesigned shredder at the beginning of the year. The system is intended for large throughput quantities and provides an output that with further processing it suitable for alternative fuels. The engineers at MeWa also have developed the patented cross-flow shredder. When used to process biomass, the gas yield can be increased by 30 per cent to 40 per cent compared to conventional procedures, according to the company.

The focal areas of MeWa Recycling Maschinen und Anlagenbau GmbH are the preparation of electrical and electronic scrap, domestic and industrial waste, cooling equipment, old tyres, oil filters, cables, metal composites and also organic waste for biogas plants. The company holds patents in various recycling procedures and is recognised at national and international level for its technologies. At its sites in Gechingen and Freiberg/Saxony, Germany, MeWa now employs more than 150 staff. Exports account for around 80 per cent of the company’s sales.