Pre-shredding

Cost-effective recycling starts with powerful, reliable pre-shredding. UNTHA pre-shredders are built to handle high volumes and mixed, challenging waste streams, breaking material down efficiently and preparing it for downstream processing. The result? Maximum uptime, smoother system performance, and lower operating costs.

Input Materials

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Metal

Metal shredding is a necessary step in the recycling process, independent of whether your scrap metal comes from the metal-processing industry, the automotive industry, the electrical industry or the waste industry. Whatever your needs, we have the right shredding system for your recyclable materials!

Metal

Common Processing Challenges

Mixed and inconsistent material streams

High levels of contamination

Wide variation in material size

Excessive wear on cutting components and downstream equipment

Suitable Shredding Solutions

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Single-shaft shredder

When equipped with the RC cutting system, the XR delivers high-throughput pre-shredding to consistent particle sizes between 4 and 12 inches (100–300 mm), making it ideal for efficient downstream processing.

The LR1000 and LR1400 are well-suited for processing moderate volumes of waste wood, providing reliable performance for recyclers and wood waste operators who need consistent sizing and dependable uptime.

XR mobil-e

Perforated screen Ø

25 – 300 mm

Cutting chamber width

XR2000/3000

Perforated screen Ø

25 – 300 mm

Cutting chamber width

ZR2400 mobil-e

Fraction size

90 % < 300 mm

Cutting chamber width

ZR2400

Fraction size

90 % < 300 mm

Cutting chamber width

Solutions for waste processing

Solutions for recyclable material recovery

Industries We Serve

Private and public waste management operators
Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) and recycling processor
Municipal transfer stations and community collection cente

References

Efficient pre-shredding with XR3000 and RC cutting system

The RC cutting system reliably shreds construction waste and bulky waste. Its homogeneous output material is ideal for use as alternative fuel.

ZR2400 & XR2000 – ideal material separation in recycling

Groupe Demain uses the ZR and XR for the pre-shredding of hard plastics and electrical/electronic scrap, so that the materials can then be recycled.

LR1400 processes pallets into biomass

Biohort uses the UNTHA LR1400 to recycle waste wood into wood chips for the company's own biomass plant.

Secure Recycling scales up electronic waste shredding operations with duo of UNTHA shredders

Secure Recycling bolstered efficiency and sustainability with a fleet of high-performance UNTHA shredders, achieving record-low downtime and increased throughput.

FCC Austria has been putting its trust in UNTHA shredders for 20 years

Since 1988 FCC Austria has been processing and disposing of waste from commercial and industrial companies as well as from municipalities and private individuals.

XR3000RC mobil-e: suitable for many applications

The RC cutting system is highly efficient when it comes to shredding waste wood: The homogeneous output material is suitable for thermal and material recovery.

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