CM Shredders offers shredding systems that work well in tire-derived fuel shredding applications.
CM Shredders, Sarasota, Florida, has announced the delivery of two fully integrated and turnkey tire-derived fuel (TDF) shredding systems in the U.S. and U.K.
Aquamatrix Inc., a privately owned surface mining and recycling company in Texas, added a turnkey high-capacity CM Shredders TDF system in January. The tire shredding system is able to process whole tires at more than 20 tons per hour (tph). According to a news release from CM Shredders, the system is integrated to deliver clean-cut TDF chips via a high angle conveyor directly into a cement burning kiln.
Tire Renewals Ltd., a provider of tire services based in Castle Carey, U.K., partnered with CM Shredders to commission a new turnkey CM Dual Speed Chipping shredder system in its new recycling line. According to CM Shredders, the U.K.-based company had been in the process of expanding its facility and needed to invest in new recycling equipment.
CM Shredders says its CM Dual Speed Chipping shredder system processes 8 to 12 tph of whole tires to a clean-cut 55-millimeter chip in a single step while producing consistently sized and clean-cut tire ships for tire-derived aggregates (TDA), TDF or for preprocessing for crumb rubber applications.
According to CM Shredders, the company offers a turnkey package that includes infeed conveyor, discharge conveyor, subframe, stands and platforms as well as a panel with PLC controls. All systems are prewired and tested at the factory, and most systems are operational within two to three days after arrival on-site.
Vinyl Recycling Summit is Thursday, June 18.
The Washington-based Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) is hosting a virtual Vinyl Recycling Summit on Thursday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
According to the council, the webcast “will feature leading industry experts who will share their knowledge and experiences with vinyl recycling technology, logistics and marketing.” This group is billing it as “an opportunity for the industry to come together to discuss the opportunities, needs and challenges in vinyl recovery and waste management.”
“Landfill diversion through recycling and waste management is a top priority for our industry,” says Jay Thomas, executive director of the VSC. “Each year, the vinyl industry recycles more than 1 billion pounds of material, but we know there are opportunities to increase this. This event will bring industry leaders together to discuss how we can drive recycling forward.”
The Summit will focus on three primary topics, according to the VSC:
“We want to start a movement in vinyl recycling, but the movement can’t begin with the work of just one individual or one company,” says Thomas. Working together, members of the vinyl value chain can make a meaningful impact on global recycling goals.”
Presenters will look at market-specific recycling initiatives and case studies in recycling. In addition, several vinyl product manufacturers, including one from a roofing firm and another from a fence and decking maker, will share their own recycling stories.
The VSC, which says some 550,000 tons of vinyl was recycled in North America in 2019, says the event is “tailored for suppliers, formulators, product manufacturers and recyclers and others who are interested in learning about the opportunities, needs and challenges in vinyl recovery and recycling.”
VSC members, V-Cycle Task Force members and current students and faculty members can register at no cost, while others can register for $150. Those seeking to register can visit this web page.
Carpeting manufacturer, which uses recycled plastic content, commissions work by New York artist.
Calhoun, Georgia-based flooring maker Mohawk Industries has commissioned a Brooklyn, New York-based artist to create an interactive art installation designed to “visualize the impact of plastic in the world’s waterways.”
The company says the installation, by Basia Goszczynska, is called “Overflow,” and has been designed to tie into World Ocean Day on June 8. The work has been created using materials sourced from Mohawk’s internal recycling facility. That plant converts polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles into fibers used in Mohawk’s flooring products.
Goszczynska used materials found at different stages of Mohawk’s PET bottle conversion process. As an artist, she explores environmental and waste issues through a variety of mediums, including sculpture, installation, performance, social practice and new media.
Mohawk Industries describes itself as the largest recycler of plastic bottles in North America. In 2019, the company recycled a 7 billion plastic bottles and turned them into 936 million square feet of residential and commercial carpeting. The company says it may have used some 20 percent of PET bottles discarded in the United States last year.
The flooring maker estimates it has recycled 40 billion plastic bottles--equivalent to 1 million tons of plastic scrap.
Ohio-based crusher manufacturer says website redesigned for user-friendly access.
Valley View, Ohio-based IROCK Crushers has announced the launch of a new website and a new logo design. The company says its current leadership has recently embarked on rebranding IROCK Crushers.
The company is now close to 30 years old, and in the last five years its product line has expanded to serve the crushing and screening industry, according to the firm.
“The IROCK leadership team is totally committed to telling the IROCK story through the new website and new branding,” says Ken Taylor, president of IROCK Crushers. “The industry is undergoing significant change and IROCK is positioned to deliver a new way of doing business. We are committed to our dealers and customers and providing them the most efficient way to access equipment details, as well as continuing to meet their needs for service and parts.”
IROCK says its new website features user-friendly access on any device, ease of navigation and a quick way to view details on any IROCK product that can be downloaded and shared. Visitors can find information on model specifications, equipment features, onsite equipment photos and 3D renderings, customer story video testimonials and contact information for parts and service.
“We are very excited about our new website and are confident that current and new customers will be able to navigate easily to find the perfect mix of solutions and services from IROCK Crushers,” says Chris Larson, the company’s general manager. “The new design is a symbol of our strength and growth, and the conical piles [depicted in the logo] more accurately represent what IROCK equipment can produce for its customers.”
IROCK Crushers provides mobile and portable crushing plants, screening plants, conveying equipment and related products for the demolition, recycling and aggregate industries.
Iowa-based truck-mounted equipment firm was founded in 1990.
Garner, Iowa-based Stellar Industries Inc. celebrated its 30th anniversary in May, saying it “took a moment to recognize three decades of work truck innovation designed to power customer productivity.”
Stellar was founded in 1990 in Garner, Iowa, by Francis Zrostlik, Jim Vlaanderen and Gary Bomstad. The company says it was the first corporation in the United States to design and manufacture a domestic hydraulic hooklift hoist. Stellar has subsequently expanded its product line into other equipment for the construction, demolition, solid waste, scrap recycling and other industry sectors.
Other Stellar products now include cable hoists, container carriers, telescopic cranes, articulating cranes, mechanics’ trucks, mobile drawer systems, commercial tire service trucks, lube systems and fuel trailers.
“Stellar Industries is proud to have been founded as an entrepreneurial start-up using the know-how of dedicated North Iowans to build the strong company that exists today,” says Dave Zrostlik, president of the firm. “Our transition to a majority ESOP [employee stock ownership plan] company over these 30 years is further proof of the commitment we have to remain an independent company that quickly responds to the needs of our customers, our employees, and our communities.”
Adds Zrostlik, “I have great confidence and pride in the team members that have grown with us to create the successful company that Stellar Industries has become. Thanks go out to all those past and present Stellar employees and the communities who have supported us over the past 30 years. I am looking forward to successful growth and prosperity for the employee-owners of Stellar Industries for the next 30 years.”