Industrial shredders

A shredder machine cuts, tears or shears material into smaller pieces. An industrial shredder is a heavy-duty commercial shredder built to process high volumes of tyres, plastic, cardboard, timber, metal and e-waste. Rotating shafts fitted with cutters do the work, and on many models a perforated screen controls the final output size.

1. Material is loaded into the hopper. You can automate this with a force-feed system such as a conveyor belt, force-feed ram or hydraulic pusher.
2. The rotating shafts and cutters shred the material as it falls through the cutting chamber.
3. A sizing screen only lets through pieces that are small enough. Anything larger goes back to the cutters for another pass.
4. The shredded material leaves the machine, ready to use or process further.

It depends on what you’re shredding, the output size you need and your throughput.

• Single-shaft shredder: high volumes of cardboard (OCC), plastic film, PP bags, PVC pipe, paper, MSW/RDF, aluminium cans, wood and plastic drums. The screen sets the output size.
• Dual-shaft shredder: slow-speed primary shredding of tough, bulky material such as tyres, e-waste, car bumpers and product destruction.
• Four-shaft shredder: precise size reduction in a single pass for secure documents, circuit boards, medical waste, hard plastics, timber, and bottles and cans. If you need a metal shredder, the FS10080 is a four-shaft model built for metal.
• Barclay tyre shredders: dedicated tyre recycling lines, from whole tyres to chips for TDF or granulating.
  For more personalised assistance, contact us and we’ll recommend a shredding solution to suit your needs.

Our high and low-speed commercial shredders feature a perforated screen. This specialised screen governs the final shredded product size by not allowing the excess product to pass through until it has been cut small enough by its rotating cutters against the static cutter.

Industrial shredders are priced in six digits and get progressively more expensive with the number of shafts, site install requirements and additional upgrades required to integrate the shredder into your existing operation.

At Waste Initiatives, we offer flexible finance and rental options to make these machines more affordable and easy to access for you. Process recycling plastic, raw materials and solid waste as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.

T&C’s apply

Rental isn’t a standard offer, but short-term rental, trials and long-term leases can sometimes be arranged, depending on which machines are in stock when you enquire. If you’d rather own the machine, finance is available through commercial hire purchase on two to five year terms. Speak to one of our solutions specialists to find out what’s available for your project.

Learn more about our industrial shredder hire.

T&C’s apply

Keep the machine and the area around it clean, then:

• Install a metal detector on your infeed conveyor to catch metal before it blocks or damages the machine.
• Oil moving parts regularly, using a good-quality oil.
• Keep spare parts on hand for replacements.
• Book a preventative maintenance or service plan with technicians, so wear is caught before it turns into damage.
• Train your operators to run the machine safely and efficiently.

Every shredder we supply is configured and supported by our experienced technicians.