search.noResults

search.searching

dataCollection.invalidEmail
note.createNoteMessage

search.noResults

search.searching

orderForm.title

orderForm.productCode
orderForm.description
orderForm.quantity
orderForm.itemPrice
orderForm.price
orderForm.totalPrice
orderForm.deliveryDetails.billingAddress
orderForm.deliveryDetails.deliveryAddress
orderForm.noItems
Size reduction | shredders


to complement its established WLK series. The new WKS single-shaft shredder series has 1,400, 1,800, and 2,200 mm working width. They were specially designed for waste plastic applications, and can handle bulky objects, tear-resist- ant fibres and film. The distinctive feature of the


WKS shredder is a newly designed material feeding system. Instead of a horizontal ram, the new WKS series has a so-called “swing- ram,” which is guided on rolls. As well as making the shredder compact and easy to maintain, it also allows a more aggressive material infeed. There is an optional attachment that can be added to the swing arm to optimise feeding. The low feeding point with a height of 2.2 metres enables operators to fill the hopper via conveyor belt, forklift or by hand. Weima has made the WKS shredder maintenance-


friendly by including a large flap through which the operator can remove foreign objects or rotate and change cutting knives without climbing inside the hopper. Also, changing screens has become more convenient due to a liftable screen basket. WKS shredders come with a V rotor for lumps,


hollow and voluminous parts, or an F rotor designed for fibres and film. Customers are able to choose from two drive concepts, hydraulic drive or an electromechanical power belt drive. Cutting knives are available in 40, 60, and 80 mm. The most recent addition to Weima’s WLK range of


shredders is the WLK 1000. Its hydraulic drive has output of 45 kW. The WLK 1000 is designed for high throughput quantities, and will shred production waste, film, big bags, fibres, filaments, pipes, automotive parts, PET bottles, PE/PP bottles, containers and buckets. Some technology firms have developed products that


target a crossover of technology between the recycling sector and the in-house reprocessing of scrap by plastics manufacturers. Rapid Granulator is well known for its granulators that sit beside injection moulding machines, but at K 2016 it demonstrated a different approach with the design of its new Raptor Series. Bengt Rimark, Global Sales and Marketing Director, says: “The Raptor Series is a shredder and granulator hybrid with the shredder’s heavy-duty cutting technol- ogy combined with granulator features such as Rapid’s ‘open hearted’ design that makes it super-easy to


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com June 2017 | PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD 39


operate, service and clean.” The open hearted design of the


Raptor enables quick and direct access to the shredder rotor and cutter chamber, for efficient cleaning and servicing. The front door is hinged on the side and provides access to the rotor and to the screen, which is mounted in the door. Once the front door is open, the shredder hopper mounted on a rear hinge can be tilted back. According to Rapid, the machine can be in a completely open position in less than one minute after it has stopped


running. Once the machine is open, all fasteners are accessible from the outside using air driven tools. The company highlights other operator-friendly


features: “The tilting hopper opens with an electrically operated jack, while the screen and granule bin can be handled by a single operator. The unique screen cradle design does not require the removal of bolts in order to remove the screen, and the granule bin slides out easily. The same tool is used to unlock the front door and to rotate the rotor. As an option, a light can be fitted to provide extra illumination.” The Raptor Series has a modular design and has 36


base configurations which can handle various customer applications. The modular systems feature two rotor diameters and two widths of 800 mm and 1,350 mm. There are also two system designs for pushing


material into the rotor, FlexiPush and PowerPush. The FlexiPush is a pneumatically driven pusher and is intended for handling basic applications, including lumpy materials and large products such as IBCs. The hydraulically powered PowerPush maximizes output for shredding sheet and film.


Below: Rapid’s new Raptor Series is a


shredder and granulator hybrid with an ‘open hearted’ design


Left: Weima developed the WKS single- shaft shredder series for easier mainte- nance


s


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54