A real blockbuster

Dietmar Bamberger of W&P Zement describes his impressions: "We process more than 100,000 t of RDF each year. From my experience with these types of systems, I would say that UNTHA''s XR3000 ripper is a real ground breaker. I think the combination of shredding performance, drive control and accessibility for maintenance work is truly unique. Furthermore, the layout of the ripper teeth almost entirely solves the problem with foreign materials."

Klaas Hofstra, Adverio Engineering/NL raves about the machine''s great operating condition after having been in operation already since June 2013. His statement after the demonstration: "Thanks to the cameras, we were able to get a close up view of the shredder''s interior during the shredding process. The various materials were shredded in just one single pass! The way the machine effortlessly shredded a steel pipe, a car steel wheel and a traffic sign particularly impressed me!"

After the live demonstration, guests were given the opportunity to inspect the shredder''s interior. The machine was opened and the technology was explained in detail by Christian Lanner, UNTHA''s Head of Production Management. Engineer Johann Handler, site manager at .A.S.A. Wiener Neustadt, naturally knows a lot about the machine''s practical specifics*). Together with UNTHA''s engineers, he was happy to answer the guests'' questions.

*)"The rotor length of 3,000 mm has proven to be optimal especially when bulky waste material such as mattresses is being fed into the system. The variability with regard to output particle size is definitely a fantastic selling point for the new XR3000R. The shredder is energy efficient (less than 4.0 kWh per metric ton) and requires little maintenance (short knife change times and hydraulic maintenance is no longer required).

As a technical highlight, Johann Handler emphasises the quiet, energy efficient and low maintenance "Eco Drive" drive system and the user friendly ergonomic position when changing knives.