U.S. Shredder and Castings Begins Shredder Install in Florida

The U.S. Shredder and Castings Group, Trussville, Ala., has begun installation of its heavy duty shredder, complete with a 98115 downstream system, at a scrap yard in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The shredder project is a joint operation of U Pull It, Davie, Fla., Garden Street Iron and Metal, Ft. Myers, Fla., and Cimco Recycling of Sterling, Ill. The shredder will be the third shredder installed within the group’s operations.

According to a release, U.S. Shredder’s Engineering Services Division will provide the turnkey engineering for all aspects of the installation, including the motor house’s design, hydraulic and electrical systems and civil and foundation requirements. According to a U.S. Shredder release, the entire system will be operated under roof.

“The decision to install a U.S. Shredder system was made after our group completed an extensive review of all shredder systems available,” says Larry Danielle, owner of U Pull It. “We concluded the shredder is the industry’s heaviest, and U.S. Shredder’s support and installation services were the best in the industry.”

The shredder will consist of a heavy duty disc rotor. Castings and wear parts will be provided by the company’s wear parts division. The system will be driven by a 4,000 hp DC drive system supplied by AmeriMex, Houston. All system conveyors and structures will be supplied by U.S. Shredder’s sister company US Conveyor, Mackinaw, Ill. All drum magnets, eddy current separators and sensors will be supplied by SGM Magnetics, Sarasota, Fla.

Completion of the installation and commissioning is expected to be completed by September 2011.

For more information, contact Bill Tigner at 205-999-7670.