Equipment Spotlight | JULY 2020 Shears

by MARY M. THORNTON

Waste rubber recycling has always been challenging as rubber isn’t biodegradable and the resulting negative impact it can have on the environment is a global issue. Equipment used to process the material efficiently is helpful in cost effective options for recycling.

BCA Industries manufactures a full line of tire and rubber processing equipment, including unique shredders, conveyors, raspers, screens, cracker mills – as well as wire and fiber separation. “We are known for our portable and mobile machines but we design and build entire rubber processing plants for output of everything from primary shred to crumb rubber. We can provide the fastest sidewall cutting machines on the market, all the way to a 72” wide and 800 hp shredder for all large format tires,” explained John Neuens, director, sales and marketing.

He added that wire free rubber can be produced on a small business scale with BCA’s tire to mulch system using their patented Triplus machine. It produces clean cut 3/8 to 3/4” wire free mulch from sidewalls as well as full shred, rasper and magnetic removal systems for large production of wire free materials. “The patented Triplus machine is innovative because it can effectively process uncured rubber. Handling this difficult material has always been a challenge for rubber processors. The markets we serve are quite diverse and they each can have their unique challenges. I often enjoy assisting clients with their business models or locating and assisting in export processes, especially if they are near a coast. This is really where you can learn which equipment types are best suited for a customer’s business area. You simply cannot ship these commodities very far, profitably. Lending our help and expertise to all of our customers commonly proves very beneficial to them. Other vendors who may offer equipment similar to ours simply do not spend the time or do not have the expertise to do the same,” commented Neuens.
Eagle International has been a global leader of equipment manufacturing in the tire recycling industry since 1991. The company offers a wide range of products to assist scrap tire processors with equipment capable of downsizing tires as small as those for an ATV and up to giant mining tires exceeding 12’ in diameter. Eagle provides equipment used to derim, debead, bale, shear and slice tires. All equipment is rigorously tested before shipment and ready to operate upon delivery.

Rubber processing can be challenging because tires tend to flex and stretch when being cut. Eagle incorporates a guide roller on the end of the shear they manufacture, which keeps the blade secure throughout the cutting process. This results in a smooth cut and no additional clean-up of rubber pieces.

John Tejkl, global sales representative, said, “Blades used on our shears have four cutting edges – quadrupling the lifespan of the blade. All products can provide users with increased profitability for any stage of the recycling process – whether tire haulers, feedstock processors or recyclers creating a final product. Eagle constantly develops improvements and new equipment to meet customer requirements and establish new tire downsizing technology. Our downsizing products reduce tires in a more economical way, saving the processor money. Shearing tires into more manageable sizes not only reduces the necessity for more expensive shredding equipment, it also enables haulers to decrease dead space within shipments. Cut tires can be stacked together, resulting in less storage required and more efficient per-load transportation fees. Similarly, the common goal in our industry is to create a sustainable, circular economy for the benefit of our global environment. Exciting advancements and acceptance of pyrolysis/thermolysis, rubber modified asphalt, micronized rubber powder, and molded/extruded products are moving us towards bringing that goal to fruition.”

Eagle customers range from small, mom and pop tire shops needing to downsize tires for more efficient disposal to the largest tire recyclers in the world. Their equipment is built in the U.S. and they have products in 27 countries and distributors in 14 countries.

Eldan Recycling offers standard and special tire recycling systems depending on customer requirements regarding tire input, production capacity and output size and quality. System capacities range from 1.5 – 8.0 ton/production hour. Each complete system is turnkey from start to finish, from engineering and design through to installation, start-up and training. The Eldan sales division in New York is available for spares and replacement parts.

The firm’s A-Line system turns whole truck and passenger tires into tire shreds (50 – 300mm). The C-Line turns whole truck and passenger tires into tire chips at the same time liberating up to 98 percent of the steel content. The D-Line turns tire shreds into a high quality rubber granulate and the E-Line does the same to whole truck and passenger tires.

Granulate from Eldan tire recycling plants can be converted to ASTM D 5603-96 compliant sizes, ranging from 10 to 50 mesh, as processed by the Eldan powder plant. Powder product output from the system can be used in the asphalt industry for rubber paved asphalt. Steel liberated from rubber can be further cleaned into steel fraction which is 99 percent free from foreign material, with a heavy weight density of >700 kg/m3. “The largest European steel works regularly use recycled and further cleaned steel produced from Eldan tire recycling plants. The steel fraction can be further processed using our steel cleaning systems,” said Ken Moulin, regional sales manager.
RES (Recycling Equipment Solutions) Corp, manufacturer and distributor, offers a complete line of high quality hydraulic alligator shears and a variety of power options including electric, gas and DUAL powered gas/electric motor upgrades. With a minimum of 110 tons of cutting force, RES shears easily process rubber and scrap metal and all new RES machines include a one year warranty.

Replacement parts are stocked in house for the shortest possible down time with most items available for immediate shipping and receipt within 24 to 48 hours. All RES Corp equipment is proudly made in the U.S.A from the ground up, at their facility in Ohio.

“We offer a wide range of services, including custom made shears, skid steer shears and bobcat shears, which handle a myriad of requirements in the rubber, demolition and scrap metal recycling industries. All of our shears are multi-purpose and so can process a variety of materials. We also repair and recondition shears made by any manufacturer and we even stock replacement parts for some imported machines and shear manufacturers that are no longer in business. With over 35 years of doing business in the scrap equipment industry, our customers continue to be our best salespeople. Providing high quality machines and 100 percent satisfaction in customer service will always be our #1 goal at RES,” stated Mary Gaither, sales director.

Published in the July 2020 Edition