THE MEGA SHREDDER: HOW IT WORKS

Here’s a basic description of how the Mega Shredder recycles scrap metal to create reusable resources:

Scrap material is loaded on the infeed conveyor and then travels 150 feet up an 45 degree incline.

Scrap material drops into the infeed chute.

Scrap material is pulled into the mouth of the shredder by two large rolls that have teeth on them to help grab the scrap material.

The scrap material is shredded by 1200 pound hammers driven by an 8000 Hp motor and pushed through grates that have 6” x 6” openings.

The shredded material drops onto an oscillating table and is transported to the first conveyor.

Material from the first conveyor is split into two to help reduce the density of the material on the conveyor.

The material passes over two magnets, where the ferrous is separated from the non ferrous.

The non ferrous material will be transported to another location on the facility where the remaining metals will be separated from the non metallic material.

The ferrous material will again be thinned out by going from four conveyors to two conveyors.  This allows the operators to inspect and remove any material that may not meet end users’ requirements.

The final ferrous material is either loaded directly into rail cars for immediate shipment or onto the ground for shipment by truck.