Design Bonus
All designs at The Shredder Company were created by Shredder
operators with actual experience;
for this reason when you buy a TSC machine you can tell that we have
worked on Shredders before. Every
bolt is accessible, every part designed for ease of access and
time-efficient maintenance. Though every part of our Shredders has been
tooled for its specific purpose, here is a select list of mini-features
you
might not see on another manufacturer's machine:
- The system is designed so that the scrap travels from the infeed conveyor to the shredder in a path that is wider as the scrap approaches the shredder. The infeed chute is wider than the infeed conveyor and the shredder is wider than the infeed chute.
- The infeed chute is lined with A/R plates that are welded into place.
- The use of the smaller diameter lower roller allows for the SDFR to be placed close to the mouth of the shredder, which significantly improves the containment of shredded pieces of scrap from leaving the inside of the shredder.
- The SDFR is powered by two 150 HP Hydraulic Pressure Systems (HPU) and is able to run at a variable speed of zero to 20 RPM for the lower roller. This is more HP than typical shredder designs, which is important because the single most variable in shredding efficiency is the amount of scrap that is fed into the shredder. Running with more material in the Shredder at any given time increases efficiency because the scrap collides with other pieces inside the Shredder box, effectively creating a number of scrap-on-scrap impacts. This is called “full box shredding".
- All HPU’s are provided with a separate cooling and filtering system to ensure that the oil is clean and operated at proper temperatures. This ensures long operating life and reduced maintenance.
- The shredder housing itself is fabricated from 4 inch (100 mm) steel plate and is designed so that the sides interlock with the anvil section and through the front wall. The robust Shredder housing is suitably reinforced with gussets and is especially strong in the anvil section, which is constructed from 6 inch (150 mm) plate. The bearing mounting plates are especially strong and have been machined in place after the housing has been assembled to ensure that the bearings will be operated in plane with the bearing housings well supported.
- The shredder housing is designed to open hydraulically for maximum convenience during maintenance and during replacement of wear parts.
Though this is by no means a complete list it is representative of what you can expect from a TSC design. We always have lead this industry in design innovation and firmly believe we will continue to uphold this tradition well into the future.