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17November 2011

P R O D U C T S

Mobile shear for the small scrap processor

Shred-Tech innovation crosses the Atlantic

Sierra Europe’s fi rst Hawk inclined shear

More separator strength but same price tag

Vezzani has introduced a new
mobile shear based on the princi-
ples of its PC/AC pre-compression
shear. The new VS pre-compres-
sion shear occupies the 600- to
700-tonne range and uses the
same gravity feed system that
Vezzani patented for its PC/AC
stationary shears.
Adaptation of the PC/AC shear into the
mobile VS was achieved with relatively few
changes to the overall design concept. The
single compaction ram of the PC/AC was
replaced by two rams – one on each side
– to balance its weight in transit. Retract-
able legs were added so the machine can
self-load on and off a low-boy trailer.
According to Vezzani’s Business Develop-
ment Director Gabriele Merlo, the com-
pany’s goal in developing the VS Series
was to engineer a light, compact and
transportable unit that could be manu-
factured and supported to the same high
quality standard as its stationary
machines. Noting that the VS series incor-
porates features developed with smaller
operations in mind, Mr Merlo adds that
the product ‘can help small companies to
grow their business – it gives owner-

operators and small crews a fl exible piece
of machinery that can travel anywhere
and go right to work without installing a
foundation or pit or electrical lines’.
Field trials on customers’ job sites have
shown the VS transportable shear is
meeting the design goal of achieving
dense, high-grade material at a rate of
above 20 tonnes per hour.
Gabriele Merlo, Business Development
Manager.

Vezzani, S.p.A.,
Ovada, Italy,
Phone: +39 014 381 844,
Fax: +39 014 382 306,
E-mail: [email protected]
www.vezzani.biz

Shred-Tech, the secure
shredding technology
specialist, has intro-
duced the MDX-1
– described as the
industry’s fi rst fully-
automated, dual-
mode, ultra-high-
security Mobile
Shredding Truck.
Developed jointly with Austrian shredder
producer Untha, the patent-pending
MDX-1 can switch from regular to ultra-
high-security shred mode in just four
seconds. In the former, the shredder
achieves a throughput of up to 2.95
tonnes per hour while the latter mode
produces ultra-small shred particles
meeting DIN 3 specifi cations at a rate of
up to 1.1 tonnes per hour.
Unveiled in the USA earlier this year and
now launched on the European market,
the MDX-1 is available in both Ground Tip
and Side Lift formats, and with a 15- or
18-tonne chassis. Other features include
the proprietary Gripper Tipper patented
retractable bin tunnel loading system (in
the Ground Tip format only) and the Plus

1 micro-control system which allows for
remote system diagnostics and real-time
video of the shredding process for addi-
tional customer peace of mind.
The MDX-1 also includes Predictive Idle
which increases fuel savings and reduc-
es shredder/engine hours by sensing
loads and shutting down the system
once shredding is complete.

Global Recycling Solutions,
T/A Shred-Tech UK,
Newark, Nottinghamshire,
United Kingdom,
Phone: +44 0163 659 43 60,
Fax: +44 0163 659 43 64,
E-mail: [email protected]
www.shred-tech.com

Italy-based scrap shear-baler
manufacturer Sierra Europe will
deliver its fi rst inclined shear –
the Sierra Hawk 715 LS – in 2012.
Weighing in at more than 60 tonnes, the
shear has a 715-tonne shearing force
while its fl ipper boasts a 200-tonne push-
ing force to help in processing mixed and
light material. This versatile machine com-
bines an internal box measuring 7800 mm
in length with four hydraulic legs for ease
of transportation.
According to Sierra Europe, the Hawk
series retains the reliability of all shear-
balers in the Sierra range but adds the
advantage of processing scrap with
inclined shears. The Hawk
715 is capable of

producing at a rate of 15 to 25 tonnes
per hour.
The Hawk will be the fi rst of many new
models that Sierra Europe intends to
release next year.

Sierra Europe,
Ferrara, Italy,
Phone: +39 532 900 733,
Fax: +39 532 975 350
E-mail: [email protected]
www.sierraeurope.com

The Extractor in-line magnet
from S+S Separation and Sort-
ing Technology has been devel-
oped for plastics industry appli-
cations to protect extruders as
well as injection and blow
moulding machines.
In previous versions, the three neodymi-
um magnetic rods were of 6000 Gauss
strength at the effective surface, the
external side of the stainless steel casings,
where material contact takes place. S+S
now has upped this power to 8000 Gauss
with no increase in price while maintain-
ing the same compact dimensions.

Installed directly on the infeed, the
Extractor separates ferro-magnetic con-
taminants from the recycled granulate
immediately before processing, reducing
expensive repairs and machine down-
time. The compact system design in com-
bination with customer-specifi c connec-
tors and adaptor plates can be retrofi tted
and will withstand dynamic loads up to
500 kg (shear loads up to 50 kg).

S+S Separation and Sorting,
Schönberg, Germany,
Phone: +49 855 430 80,
Fax: +49 855 426 06,
E-mail: [email protected],
www.sesotec.com

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