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create a new accessory tool: a rotating
platform that allows the operator to
dismantle one vehicle after another,
minimising downtime due to moving
and re-positioning cars, while increas-
ing the safety of our workers within
the production area.
YOUR LAST TREATMENT STEP
CONSISTS OF GRINDING
THE BODYWORK. WHY DID
YOU CHOOSE PANIZZOLO
TECHNOLOGY?
Matteo: Almost all of the scrap pro-
cessed by Pollini srl comes from what
cannot be recovered at our other
branch. Among this, the material par
excellence, is the bodywork of end-of-
life vehicles, on which we perform the
final treatment stages. Until a few
years ago, after a volumetric reduc-
tion of the vehicle, we operated this
process with a single-shaft shredder
which could not meet our recovery
quality requirements. The company
has always been at the forefront of
technological investments to keep us
competitive so we decided to discard
the old machinery, preferring a ham-
mermill for the quality of ferrous and
metallic products we are looking for.
We’d already known Panizzolo, having
been suppliers of scrap metal for its
treatment plant for several years. After
constructive discussions with Fabrizio
Scussolin, its recycling systems’ sales
manager for Italy, we turned to the
Mega 1100 hammermill model for sev-
eral reasons: the excellent price/per-
formance ratio, hourly productivity,
energy consumption and, above all,
the ease and simplicity of maintenance.
We also really liked the possibility of a
flexible machine, with its patented
interchangeable cradle, allowing us to
expand the range of scrap to be pro-
cessed.
The Panizzolo Mega 1100 hammermill
was supplemented with separation
systems that we already had in-house
in our previous system. We are finalis-
ing the settings but we are already
getting good results.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS AND
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM
THE MARKET?
Matteo: Pollini srl ‘s main objective is
to refine its treatment cycles, with a
view to optimising metal recovery and
reclamation. In recent years, this vision
has led to several certifications such
as UNI EN ISO 9001, UNI EN ISO
14001 and UNI EN ISO 45001. We are
always looking to implement and
refine our capabilities and technolo-
gies to be in step with changes in the
market and its quality requirements.
The new Panizzolo Mega 1100 ham-
mermill is the plus that will also allow
us to achieve these goals and to close
the circular economy within the Pollini
Group.
Giacomo: The scrap sector has always
been very volatile and that’s unlikely
to change in the near future. What will
change, however, are the processing
methods and new technologies in our
industry and the impact of electric
vehicles. Even though we only handle
about ten EVs a month, mostly proto-
types, we need to organise ourselves
quickly to handle this new type of
scrap. Electric vehicle recovery will be
the challenge of the next decade and
Pollini Lorenzo & Sons is already
moving in this direction with the same
professionalism and seriousness that
has distinguished it for more than
40 years.
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Giacomo (left) and Matteo Pollini: ‘We’ve always been at the forefront of technological investments.’
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