Lindner debuts Evo tracked shredder line

Spittal an der Drau, Austria-based Lindner Recyclingtech now is offering the Urraco Evo line of mobile twin-shaft shredders.

The equipment maker says its new shredders can handle size reduction tasks for scrap wood, plastics, aluminum and other metal scrap and mixed waste streams.

Lindner has been producing mobile shredders since 2012, but the new Urraco Evo series sets “groundbreaking” standards.

“We have responded to the changing market requirements, away from a primary segment of light materials and toward more robust and difficult applications,” says Gerhard Gamper, Lindner’s segment director for mobile shredding. “The new product line meets customer requirements in every respect, combining our proven robust construction with new functions and features in one Urraco series."

Lindner says its newest shredder line offers increased attention to automation and robotics while ensuring efficient processes and maintaining the high quality of the core components.

“When designing the Evo series we asked ourselves two questions: Which features have proven most valuable over the decades? And which features could we use to better support our customers?” says Andreas Klapf, head of engineering at Lindner.

“We have also further automated the manufacture of our cutting unit and shafts. Through the targeted use of this technology we are able to increase our competitive edge in terms of robustness, stability and reliability, and even successfully use the Urraco Evo for applications such as mixed scrap metal and aluminum.”

Urraco Evo also can expect ease of maintenance and servicing, according to Lindner Product Manager Thomas Huber.

“The new fast-exchange system (FX) combined with Lindner’s Skyflap means that customers can change the entire cutting system in less than two hours," he says.

The new models achieves increased flexibility regarding input materials thanks to their hydrostatic drive system and extensive shaft configurations, according to Lindner.

“Whether the task is preshredding or reducing volume, the models in the Urraco Evo series can be used universally,” Huber says. “Our performance tests with customers have confirmed the material diversity these models can handle and has shown that even difficult materials such as mixed waste can be shredded without any issue. The feedback from our customers is very positive.”

Lindner put the new shredder line on display at its Mobile Days event in early September, and says some of its international sales and distribution partners were enthusiastic about the new product line.

“For me, the biggest advantage is the ease of maintenance, especially when it comes to replacing the shafts,” says Masashi Inane, of Ryohshin, Lindner’s sales partner in Japan.

“The Urraco Evo 95 is so powerful that it can even tear up wind turbine blades," adds Tosh Brinkerhoff of Minnesota-based Rotochopper, a Lindner sales partner in the United States. "In the U.S., there is a specific need for this kind of machine, because there is no other way to shred this material.”

Lindner is a family business that has been offering shredding equipment for more than 75 years, producing shredders and components that are exported to almost 100 countries.

“The main focus of my North American customers is scrap metal recycling, an application that involves high wear and tear on the machine,” says Jake Dennis of Statesville, North Carolina-based Lindner Recyclingtech America. “For these customers in particular, the innovative fast exchange system, together with the Skyflap, offers huge advantages."