Recycling Overview
Construction and infrastructure activity increase the demand to recycle wood waste, demolition debris, telephone poles, asphalt shingles, and even railroad ties. Recycling professionals encounter material that’s difficult to process and often contaminated in today’s industry. Unimax machines are “overbuilt” by design to thrive in modern recycling applications.
Solid steel rotors, metal detection, shear pin defense, and the reinforced hog box design give Unimax operators an advantage when processing high volumes of these challenging materials.
The changing nature of recycling markets demands equipment that can adapt. Unimax grinders give owners the greatest level of customization freedom in the industry. Tips, screens, and unrestricted controls can be tailored to an exact balance of maximum production and precise final product sizes.
Recycling Application Case Studies
Construction Waste Recycling Equipment
Unimax’s extremely rugged and durable machines make them ideal for construction waste recycling. Construction and Demolition Recycling debris generation is expected to double world-wide by 2025. To meet the growing demand for recycling due to increased construction activity. Unimax can provide complete custom systems and mobile C&D recycling grinders based on contractor needs. Unimax’s heavy-duty grinders are uniquely built to overcome the challenges of contamination in this industry.
Railroad Tie Recycling
Railroad ties, by design, are made from the hardest wood and are often the most contaminated with steel–which is why Unimax designs powerful grinders and systems that are ideal for railroad tie grinding.
The Unimax UMD1600 is a heavy-duty grinder engineered for resiliency when grinding contaminated demolition debris, whole trees, storm debris, slash, and stumps. Simply put, the UMD1600 can do what other grinders in its class can’t. Four interchangeable rotors give this grinder the versatility needed for today’s changing markets.
