- Client:
- McKeno Blocks and Pavers
- Location:
- Broome WA
At full production we can shred and granulate up to 60 car tyres per hour to produce 8mm rubber crumb.
Challenge
McKeno Blocks and Pavers, based in Broome, WA, has a patented system that includes rubber crumb in their blocks and pavers. They needed a tyre recycling system to fit their output requirements and budget.
Owen from Waste Initiatives investigated and trialled the product through a four-shaft shredder leading into a granulator with a heavy-duty ladder rotor to produce the minus 8mm particles required by Mckeno Blocks and Pavers. He reasoned that if the granulator had the rotating cutters set at least 3mm from the static cutters, the rubber would tend to strip away from the metal rather than cut through, reducing cutter wear. In addition, the over belt magnet would be suitable for removing the ferrous metal, which is liberated by the shredding and granulating action.
Solution
After finalising the design of the recycling system, McKeno Blocks and Pavers was ready to order, and installation commenced several months later by the Waste Initiatives team.
Joe from McKeno Blocks and Pavers confirmed that the system met their expectation by processing up to 60 car tyres per hour at full production. They now realise that the system’s productivity will produce much more crumbed rubber than they can utilise and will pursue alternative markets.
With the lack of other shredding facilities in their remote location, they can utilise the versatility of the two primary machines to perform other tasks such as shredding paper, plastics, timber, etc.
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- Client:
- OzTyre Recyclers
- Location:
- Victoria
If you want a machine, just ring up Jason. Waste Initiatives will be with you for the long term. The partnership between Waste Initiatives and OzTyre Recyclers has been fantastic. We told Jason what we wanted and how many tyres we needed to produce in an hour. He came up with many different options until we have the shredder we have now.
Challenge
OzTyre Recyclers approached Waste Initiatives with an ambitious target to be one of the first in the sector in Australia to recycle 100 per cent of used tyres and have an Australian market for the end-product.
Before the export ban, tyres were baled and exported. They had to shift their strategy to processing rubber to chip suitable for export and reuse as Tyre-Derived Fuel (TDF) and for further processing.
Tyre Stewardship Australia in conjunction with Waste Initiatives helped and advised them on local and overseas requirements. As a result, a further interest arose in taking rubber all the way down to rubber crumb & powder.
Solution
The first step was to put the wheels in motion by installing a newly designed shredder system developed over the last two years. The old baling equipment was processing 400 tyres an hour, and they wanted an equivalent workflow with the new equipment.
The result is a tyre shredder with an integrated rotary screen. The turnkey system includes infeed and outfeed conveyors, controlled by a main PLC control station. It’s been designed and engineered to take whole tyres down to 50mm chip and can process up to 550 tyres per hour.
The second phase is currently underway for installing a tyre crumb & powder plant to provide rubber for a range of applications including some exciting new markets.
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1800 441 100info@wasteinitiatives.com