The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) was having a difficulty with their sewage grinders. They were running four grinders supplied by a well known manufacturer at two of their pump stations, with each station processing approximately 10 mgd. Unfortunately, their first set of grinders turned out to be problematic. They created a lot of down time and generated excessive maintenance costs. ECUA needed a new solution to solve their problems and get their pump stations functioning properly.
“From day one, they did not work,” said Gerry Piscopo, Deputy Executive Director of Maintenance & Construction. “We have a 48 inch gravity line feed. The machines ragged up, broke, and just plain didn’t work. The rotating baskets would fill with wipes and stop the flow. We sometimes got things such as wet plywood in the grinders. We would have to pull out the entire machine and use a blow torch on the plywood.”
“We knew this couldn’t go on,” Piscopo said. After weighing their options, they decided to go with Franklin Miller Grinders as they began to replace their current machines. “We installed the first TASKMASTER® TITAN® four years ago. “
Since then, the ECUA has installed a total of four grinders, the TASKMASTER TITAN Duplex, in these two major pump stations. “We have not had one day of maintenance since,” Piscopo said.
“We couldn’t believe it,” Piscopo said. “No maintenance. None. With our last machines, we never had even a single month without major service needed.” He also discussed that with the previous supplier, they had to send the entire machine back to the company to be serviced. Piscopo continued, “Now, we have no maintenance issues. We never have to take the machine out of the channel.”
Because the ECUA is a coastal operation, uptime really has a trickle effect. Less down time means less damage to pumps. The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) operates three wastewater treatment plants in Escambia County, Florida. There are currently 895.5 miles of gravity main pipes, 300.6 miles of force main, 17,041 manholes, 483 air release valves and 960 valves in operation in the system.
The ECUA is beyond happy with their Franklin Miller units. “I’m really happy the Franklin Miller machines have worked as well as they have. The Franklin Miller Titan grinders have sure as heck held up,” Piscopo said.
He also discussed Franklin Miller’s true submersible motor. He says this was a huge benefit for him as the previous company’s machines were supplied with immersible motors as opposed to true submersible. The TASKMASTER TITAN DUPLEX is a unique, high-flow 4-shaft channel grinder with a full-cut™ design that offers optimal protection for pumps, filter presses and other downstream equipment. Its innovative design features CUTTER CARTRIDGE® Technology. These cutters intermesh with a second cutter stack with a much larger diameter. The result is a truly heavy-duty, high flow channel grinder.
“Overall,” Piscopo said. “Working with FMI has been really great. We haven’t needed parts or to do any maintenance at all. I am definitely a satisfied customer.”
The City of Plymouth processes 150,000 gallons of raw sewage a day. Before 2009, the plant had no headworks installed at all. The raw sewage was being dumped into a pond. Because of this, the plant suffered major ongoing sludge and BOD problems. A city engineer recommended a new system be installed to combat these problems. After doing research, the engineer found a Franklin Miller system that proved a perfect solution.
In 2009, the city installed a system consisting of a SPIRALIFT® S and SPIRALIFT® SC. The system screens the raw sewage, removes solids that do not break down and finally washes and conditions them. Greg Wood, Chief Wastewater Operator, reports the plant is very happy with the SPIRALIFT System. Says Wood, “It works well and really does its job! It never goes down or offline.”
The SPIRALIFT screens both use augers to process the solids. The SPIRALIFT S channel screen has a shaftless auger design. Solids captured on its semicircular screen are swept from the screen by brushes affixed to the perimeter of the auger, washed and transported up to a discharge. The screenings then fall into the SC Screenings Conditioner.
The SPIRALIFT SC employs two technologies for optimal washing. First, a TASKMASTER® grinder reduces the solids to uniform particles exposing multiple surfaces to the washing action. Next, the SPIRALIFT SC intensively washes organics and flushes them back into the system. The unit’s auger then conveys the solids into the unit’s press zone. The output is deposited into a bin, bag or conveyor — washed, ground and reduced in weight. The grinder and press technology, along with highly rugged construction, makes the SC uniquely effective.
Wood performs very basic maintenance, oiling and cleaning the machines once a year. “In addition, the city has had to replace the brushes only once in all these years,” he said.
Before installing the Franklin Miller system, the sludge and BOD problems caused a lot of headaches at the plant on a very regular basis. The SPIRALIFT system has eliminated them all. “Now, we have no problems,” Wood said.
Fairfield Wastewater Treatment Plant in Butler County, Ohio was having a lot of trouble with their grinders. The plant serves over 42,500 domestic customers, a number of commercial and industrial institutions as well as Mercy Hospital of Fairfield. They treat about five million gallons of wastewater collected in over 175 miles of sewer pipe each day.
The brand of grinders they were using was extremely costly to maintain. They had two – one in each of their wet wells. Each year, one of the units would come out for a full rebuild due to the cutters’ complete deterioration. This was costing them about $25,000 a year in rebuild costs.
“It was ridiculously expensive,” Brad Abner, Chief Operator at Fairfield WWTP, said. “There was no way we could keep using something with such high maintenance costs.”
After some market research, the plant decided to install a Franklin Miller DIMMINUTOR® Wastewater Grinder to replace their current machine. Almost immediately, they found the DIMMINUTOR to be more reliable and easier to maintain than their old grinders ever was.
“They are running wonderfully,” Abner said. “Even if we had to maintain the DIMMINUTOR on the same schedule as our old machines, it would still be half the price.”
The DIMMINUTOR is an open-channel comminutor that provides automatic screening and grinding of liquid-borne solids with a straight through design. This unit reduces plastics, wood, vegetable matter, disposables, and other oversized items to a fine particulate. The DIMMINUTOR’S unique features, heavy precision construction, dependable operation and simplified maintenance have earned it a solid reputation amongst operators and specifying engineers worldwide. The DIMMINUTOR is designed for reliable operation and easy maintenance. For example, with its cantilevered design, the DIMMINUTOR needs no seals or bearings near the gritty channel floor. The unit’s screen is stationary so it never wears against bottom grit. Each cutter is interchangeable and cutters can be removed or adjusted independently. The unit’s seals and bearings are immersed in an oil bath for long life and low maintenance.
The wastewater treatment plant in picturesque Cobleskill, New York, was unable to process the wastewater generated by the town’s 4,678 year- round residents. The buildup of plastics, rags, trash wrappings and other debris was regularly clogging the system, necessitating frequent cleanings.
Cobleskill, New York, settled in 1752, draws tens of thousands of visitors to the Schoharie County Sunshine Fair, held yearly since 1876. Visitors also enjoy fishing and boating on the nearby creeks and reservoirs. But with the influx of all these visitors, more waste is generated.
The town’s wastewater plant, an activated sludge system with extended aeration, was originally designed to treat an average flow of 1.85mgd. Septage and incoming wastewater flow through a bar screen and the oversized solids are sent to two channel grinders where they are reduced to a fine particulate. The solids are allowed to settle in the secondary clarifier, pass to an aerated digester, and are dewatered and sent to a land fill. Treated effluent is discharged into Cobleskill creek. But the plant was overwhelmed and couldn’t handle the buildup that was constantly clogging the system and halting operation.
“After reviewing our options, we decided to replace one of the grinders with a more powerful one “said Plant Operator, Don Borthwick. “Our distributor recommended the Franklin Miller TASKM
ASTER® TITAN® (TM 14000). They liked the design because the unit has a full cut grinder.”
“Our original units did not have this feature and a lot of material got by them. We purchased the TITAN which was easily installed at the head of the plant at the sewer main,” he continued. “As we had hoped, the grinder prevented material from passing downstream to the pumps.”
”Since the installation a few months ago, the pumps have been clog- free and the frequent maintenance problems have stopped. The Titan runs very well and as an added bonus runs quietly,” he concluded.
The TASKMASTER TITAN (TM 14000) is a major innovation in twin shaft channel grinding technology. This unit’s design employs two counter-rotating shafts, but unlike previous twin shaft grinders, one cutter stack intermeshes with a second one, which has a much larger diameter. The result is superior performance in both grinding and liquid handling.
The TASKMASTER TITAN combines powerful channel grinding capability with high flow capacity and low headloss and without the need for rotating diverter screens which have been known to be noisy, inefficient and maintenance prone. With its massive array of cutting edges, cutter life and unit strength are enhanced. The unit’s unique design provides superior feeding of large, bulky or round objects and a finely ground output for excellent protection of pumps, filter presses and other downstream equipment. The TITAN employs a 3hp or 5hp motor and cycloidal gear drive, cutter cartridge technology and a 14”x 12” up to 14”x 60” inlet cutting chamber size for handling flow rates up to 8 mgd.
Given that destroying paper is rather generic, you’d think all paper shredders are the same, right?
On the contrary, there are different types of commercial paper shredders, with so many models that it can be difficult to choose which one will best suit your needs.
There are several reasons you may need a paper shredder, and these motives will help you determine which one you should purchase.
In this guide, you’ll learn everything you need to about paper shredders, and why you may need to get one for your business sooner rather than later.
The Importance of Paper Shredders
Data security is a major concern for most businesses.
If sensitive information gets into the wrong hands, it could destroy your company.
Data breach cases are growing by the day, and one of the best ways to prevent them from happening is by destroying any documents you need to dispose of.
Instead of looking for places to securely store this information, a paper shredder will help you maintain security effortlessly.
Let’s look at some benefits of paper shredders.
For Protection Against Identity Theft
When sensitive documents are shredded, they pose no threat at all.
If they’re unreadable, then your business is safe from unscrupulous parties.
Shredding your documents means that confidential information will not be exposed to identity theft.
The Law Requires It
Some businesses, such as law firms, healthcare, and financial services, are required by law to shred their documents.
If you fall under this category, you have a legal obligation to protect your clients’ sensitive information, and you would be complying with the GLB, SOX, HIPAA, and FACTA laws.
Customer Confidence and Clutter Reduction
Depending on your type of business, your customers highly depend on you to protect their medical, financial, and personal information.
With a document shredding policy in place, your customers will have confidence that they are safe as they know their information will be well disposed of.
Beyond that, paper documents pile up over time, and if you’re not careful, your office could be filled with clutter.
This could dampen productivity and impact employee morale, so shred those documents to minimize clutter.
All you have to do is digitize all the information you need then shred the documents, DVDs, and credit cards you have.
Cost-Effectiveness and Eco-Friendliness
Shredded papers can be recycled, which will reduce waste, and as long as you get the right paper shredder, you won’t have to worry about energy efficiency.
This is an affordable way to get rid of excess papers, reduce clutter, and avoid data theft.
What to Consider When Choosing a Paper Shredder
Regardless of whether you want to protect your customers and employees from identity fraud or to comply with the law, there are several factors you must consider before choosing a paper shredder.
Ask yourself what level of security you want, where you’ll be using the shredder, and what features you need to make things easy.
Types of Paper Shredder Cuts
There are many types of shredders, from home shredders to industrial shredders. All these give a different paper cut, so consider which one suits your needs.
Strip-cut shredders are the most basic cut and most suited for non-confidential documents. The papers are shred vertically in long but narrow strips that are often still readable.
Cross-cut shredders shred confidential documents, and they offer a medium level of security where the papers are barely legible.
Micro-cut shredders are the advanced option, and they shred highly confidential documents, and they result in confetti-like papers.
Crypto-cut shredders are used to destroy incredibly sensitive data, and they shred documents to dust.
Additional Considerations
There are several more considerations you need to make while choosing a paper shredder.
Bin Size
This will depend on how much shredding you plan to do, and the more the shredding, the bigger the bin you need.
Maximum Page Load
This refers to the number of documents you can feed to the shredder at the same time.
If you’re just a small business, a maximum of 10 pages will do, but if you have a large business, then you may want to consider a larger capacity.
Slot Size
Shredders come in all sizes, so consider the size of the documents you need to shred.
Beyond that, you also want to consider the format of the data you want to destroy.
Some shredders will only shred paper documents, while others will go as far as shredding floppy disks, CDs, paper clips, DVDs, and credit cards.
Mobility
Consider how many people will need to use the shredder in the office to see whether you need a mobile one that can easily move from one place to the other.
Run Time
The run time and cool-down time of the shredding machine matters.
Most people don’t consider this when choosing a paper shredder, but the run time, also known as the duty-cycle, means that you can only use it for a given period of time then wait for it to cool down.
Manual vs. Automatic Feeding
Manual feed shredders are exactly what they sound like.
You need to feed them manually, and it’s okay if you don’t need to shred too many documents at once.
However, an auto feeder would be ideal if you need to shred plenty of papers.
Auto feeders have a tray where you place all your documents, then press a button and leave the machine to do the rest.
The Noise Level
This is also another overlooked feature, and most people only realize that noise is a factor when they use the shredder.
On average, most shredders have a noise level of 65 decibels, so consider what will be a disturbance in the office.
Look for one that shreds silently, especially if you do lots of shredding throughout the day.
How to Maintain Your Paper Shredder
Maintaining a paper shredder is relatively easy.
It’s recommended that you oil the blades each time the capacity is full or after doing intensive shredding.
You may also refer to manufacturer instructions when you choose the right shredder for your business.
You also need to keep it clean using a vacuum cleaner to get rid of the paper dust that sticks on the blades.
Start Shredding
Your business may encounter legal penalties if it fails to dispose of sensitive documents and materials properly.
Investing in a paper shredder might be one of the most important things you can do for your business.
There are many options on the market, and now that you know what to look for, you can make an informed decision.If you’re looking for the best shredder for your business, contact us or check out our website to see some of your options.
The Willits, California Wastewater Treatment Plant services over 10,000 residents and receives 750 loads of septage each year, but found they had a serious problem. Heavy septage from “honey trucks” was dumped by haulers into its wet well which clogged the plant’s pumps and caused flow channels to overrun. The plant also lacked oversight as to who was pumping and what was being pumped into its system. It could not control the pH level of the wastewater. As they searched for a solution, Franklin Miller’s SPIRALIFT® SR Septage Receiving Station stood out. After a thorough review, the plant determined that the unique SPIRALIFT had the exact capabilities they needed. They decided to purchase this system.
The SPIRALIFT SR effectively separates, washes and grinds septage with its TASKMASTER grinder and high-strength fully enclosed shaftless screw screen. The grinder reduces the waste, allowing it to freely flow through the system while heavy metal and rock solids are captured in the unit’s tramp trap. A flow meter accurately records the gallons being pumped. The SPIRALIFT SR will automatically turn off if the pH level is out of range.
Operator Daniel Curtis noted, “Waste overflows are no longer a problem because the SPIRALIFT prevents the haulers from dumping directly into the plant’s wet well.”
Curtis is also no longer concerned about inaccurate loads. He knew that the financial benefit of accurate recording would offset the cost of the SPIRALIFT SR, but is impressed that the SPIRALIFT has “darn near paid for itself in the first year by keeping all the pumper trucks and operators honest.”
Plant Operator Nici Caldwell also has nothing but praise for the SPIRALIFT. “The plant is operating better and more efficiently since the installation, she said. “The SPIRALIFT is working great. It is really easy for the septic haulers to just come in, hook up and dump. It’s an in and out; no more trash in our equipment. Our influent pumps seem safe. Controlling the pH level is also no longer a concern. With the pH meter, if it is out of the norm, the machine shuts off. It is really, overall, working great for us.”
With a full array of options, including unique Hauler Logic software, the SPIRALIFT can be customized to meet almost any septage receiving need. Contact Franklin Miller to learn how the SPIRALIFT can meet your plant’s requirement. Call 973-535-9200 or email info@franklinmiller.com to speak to an application engineer.
Proper waste disposal is a regulatory requirement of growers and processors in the booming medical and recreational marijuana industry. Cannabis cultivators and dispensaries like The House of Dankness in Colorado are not allowed to simply throw away the unusable plant scraps. Instead, they must shred and then mix the leaves, stalks and stems with other material, such as cardboard and rock wool, to render the resulting mix unusable and undesirable.
But the House of Dankness had a problem. They burned through three different shredders that just didn’t hold up to their cannabis waste. It wasn’t until they found Franklin Miller’s TASKMASTER® TM8500 industrial duty shredder that they found a unit with the functionality and reliability they needed.
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How to maintain TASKMASTER® Cannabis Shredders?
In a recent episode of Cannacribs, Kelsey Rodgers, the Flower Quandrant Lead for the House of Dankness, spoke highly of the TASKMASTER. Rodgers stated the TASKMASTER® Cannabis Shredders reliably handles their waste and praised the shredder for its low maintenance. “We maintain it about once a week … clean the teeth, maybe put some oil through it. And other than that, maybe once a month, we’ll fully take it apart and give it a nice, good cleaning.”
Features
The TASKMASTER® TM8500 is a precision manufactured shredder that employs two intermeshing cutter stacks that rotate at low speed but with very high torque to provide the reliable shredding the facility needed. In just eight to twelve seconds, the TASKMASTER® can cut, shear, tear, slice, and rip apart solids – like leaves, stems and full stalks, generating a chip-like output. Additionally, the TASKMASTER shredder is quiet in operation and suitable for indoor use. That’s because it’s electrically driven so it doesn’t generate the fumes of gas powered chippers.
Shredding maintenance problems are now a thing of the past at Rare Dankness. The TASKMASTER® TM8500 has helped them successfully process the cannabis waste in a manner that saves time, money and ensures regulatory compliance.
Franklin Miller’s TASKMASTER® line of shredders offers a full array of features – including customizable chamber and tooth sizes as well as configurations that can be engineered to meet a variety of requirements.
Franklin Miller President Bill Galanty proudly accepted a proclamation at WEFTEC celebrating Franklin Miller’s 100th anniversary.
Pictured from left to right: Sales Manager Ryan Westman, Service Manager Jonathan Taylor, President Bill Galanty, Sales Manager Joe Macula and National Sales Manager Korkmaz Oz.
At CRBM Marine Biology Research Center in Quebec, Canada, researchers were in search of a grinder for a project involving marine biomass. A big part of this research project was focused on finding and extracting marine molecules that could fight against major diseases such as cancer (breast, lung, prostatic and intestinal). For the research, marine materials such as hard shells, lobster pieces, stretchable fish skin and even large and resistant seaweed needed to be ground to a homogeneous size so the research elements could be effectively extracted from the material. Getting the output size right was imperative to having a workable material for the very delicate extractions and research.
During the research process, lipids, proteins and other valuable residues such as carbonite calcium, enzymes and other molecules, all extracted from the marine biomass, are used. These molecules are also used for researching and producing cosmetics, natural health products as well as food and vitamin supplements.
When they first began their research, CRBM was using a basic meat grinder. The results were uneven and unreliable and the material frequently got stuck in the grinder and ruined. It was also a slow and tedious process that could not keep up with the demand of the research.
“To obtain the proper molecules for this research, the grinding output has to be perfect in order for the extraction step to work,” said Simon Cartier, CRBM Project Manager and Process Development Research Officer. “There are so many factors that can affect output, so we had to find a machine that could provide the exact size and quality that we needed. The grinding and homogenizing is always the first step in many of our processes, such as hydrolysis, so it is crucial to achieve appropriate grinding in order to obtain the best extraction yield after grinding.”
“We looked for a long time to find a grinder that would allow us to crush various marine biomasses and learned about many different options before finding the TASKMASTER®.” When they installed the TASKMASTER in 2015, they expected to have to run the material through 2 or 3 times to obtain the desired output size. Instead, they were happy to find the TASKMASTER gave them the fine homogenous output with a perfect surface size and contact with their material only going through once. “We were shocked and incredibly happy,” said Cartier. “This has taken our research to higher levels much faster. It is a fantastic product for any marine biomass application.”
The TASKMASTER TM8500 is a twin-shaft industrial grinder (a fine shredder) that features an 8.5” wide cutting chamber up to 60” long and a direct drive. It features a fully-sealed housing, mechanical shaft seals and CUTTER CARTRIDGE® technology with unique cutting profiles.
“The addition of the TASKMASTER in our facility was essential. Using the TASKMASTER prior to extraction allows us to easily facilitate the marine proteins and peptides, marine lipids and other types of interesting molecules for our research.”
“We looked for so long and wow, did we find it! What a good choice this was for us. It worked very, very well. We are very happy with it.”
According to Simon Cartier, the company loves their TASKMASTER so much they are spreading the news. They even let another division borrow the TASKMASTER for their own research grinding algae. “Every pilot plant should have a TASKMASTER grinder!”
The City of Scotts Valley sewage treatment plant was having a very tough and frequent problem with their scum pump. This screw pump would rag up monthly, forcing the operators to take it apart and use large wrenches to manually turn the pump to remove the clogged rags and wipes. This was not a sustainable operating model and it was costing the city a lot of time, manpower and money, not to mention causing
a lot of frustration.
“We had rakes on the clairifier for scum, rags and other problematic debris,” said Troy Adams, Wastewater Division Manager in the City of Scotts Valley. “But we still had such a massive problem with pump clogging. Rags kept getting into the screw pump.”
When the pumps ragged up and couldn’t turn, taking them apart was a constant issue. “It was an operator nightmare,” Adams said. “It was at least once a week, and at least a four-hour ordeal. It was happening so often, we just left all the tools and everything needed sitting right next to the pump.”
Scotts Valley knew they had to find a solution to this once and for all. “We spoke to many Franklin Miller users and were very impressed with everything
we heard about the Franklin Miller SUPER SHREDDER®. They installed the Super Shredder in 2016 on the line from the clarifiers to the scum pit for the FOG, rags and flushable wipes that collect off the top of the clarifiers. The SUPER SHREDDER in-line macerator reduces tough wastewater solids to fine bits with a unique spherical rotor design. The unit is specifically designed for high capacity and minimal headloss. Because of its high percentage of open area, the SUPER SHREDDER remains practically invisible to flow. It is also simple to install straight-through pipe systems.
“From the day we put the SUPER SHREDDER online, we have not even one time had to stop operation or de-rag the pump. Not a single problem! The SUPER SHREDDER is truly a dream come true for operators. It has saved us so much time. Our maintenance costs alone were so high, that this has saved us a ton of money.”
“I am so appreciative of the great working relationship with everyone at Franklin Miller,” Adams continued, “from the salesman to the representative. They were a big help; they worked very closely with me to be sure I was getting the right equipment for my project and that it was being installed and operated correctly for the task I was trying to accomplish. I am very appreciative of all their help and I will continue to use the expertise and experience in the future with my other projects at the plant.”
The Super Shredder truly did save the day for the City of Scotts Valley.
When establishing a processing and freeze-drying system for an exotic mushroom customer, Van Drunen Farms in Momence, Illinois found themselves in search of a solution for a unique set of challenges.
Van Drunen Farms specializes in processing high-quality ingredients through a multitude of processing methods and services, including freeze-dried, drum-dried, frozen and infused, as well as dietary supplements.
The company needed help processing specialty exotic mushrooms. The mushroom spores are grown in wet rice holes. Once grown, the mushrooms are frozen in bulk and sent in forty-pound blocks to Van Drunen for processing. This is where the problem came in.
Van Drunen needed a high-quality, reliable crusher that could break the blocks while keeping them frozen. Output size was also a driving factor. Because the pieces would be freeze-dried after processing, the output size couldn’t be too fine. The pieces would have to have an output size between 3/8 and 1/2 inch. The company began exploring options, but had trouble finding a solution that would be able to deliver the right size output, keep the product frozen, and be reliable and well-built.
“We needed to find a machine that could keep the material frozen during processing,” said Rick Owenga, Plant Manager at Van Drunen Farms. “We pride ourselves on the high quality of our end product, so this was an imperative part of process we had to maintain.”
That’s when they turned to Franklin Miller to see if they had a solution. “We had heard of Franklin Miller quite a bit in the food processing industry,” Owenga said. “We were hopeful they would have a solution for our exotic mushroom processing needs.”
Franklin Miller had a machine that exactly matched what the company needed. Van Drunen Farms purchased and installed a stainless steel DELUMPER® Model 1075L on a custom support and feed system in 2015.
DELUMPER® “L” Series Lump Breakers reduce product to desired output size with a positive, once-through chopping action. Cutting teeth mounted to a smooth drum rotate through sizing combs to process agglomerates and chunks and reduce oversized particles to their basic grain size without over-grind, heat rise or fines.
The DELUMPER Lump Breaker has been running in their plant ever since and has made Van Drunen’s mushroom processing headaches disappear. “The DELUMPER does a great job,” Owenga said. “It does exactly what we need and doesn’t give us any problems. Our customer is very happy and so are we.”
Looks like Van Drunen Farms got the cool solution they were looking for.
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Disposing of pallets is a substantial expense for companies across the country often involving multiple solid waste containers per week. Old pallets accumulating on property are also a problem. Pallets can be dangerous, unsightly, accumulate mold and attract animals.
Franklin Miller Inc. is proud to introduce the new TASKMASTER® XL industrial pallet shredder which addresses this problem. This powerful industrial shredder can substantially reduce the expense of disposing of pallets by reducing them in size and reducing their bulk volume. This means this machine can quickly pay for itself.
In designing the TASKMASTER XL, Franklin Miller engineers employed the engineering knowhow gained in nearly 100 years of size reduction equipment manufacturing. This single shaft unit employs a quiet operating 25HP gear drive and 3 phase motor direct coupled to the unit.
The XL features easy maintenance, quiet operation and a low shaft speed, high torque shredding action. Once connected, it quickly goes to work reducing up to 100 pallets per hour. The cutters shred the pallets with nails and all. Its heavy construction, oversize shaft and high strength bearings assure long life and reliable service.
The unit is supplied complete with an S250 automatic reversing controller. This controller senses jam conditions and automatically reverses the direction of operation to clear the obstruction for a preset amount of times. The unit’s design allows fast and easy interior access for maintenance or to remove an unshreddable object.
The XL features a single pallet hopper which directs the pallet into the cutting chamber. Optional equipment includes auxiliary discharge conveyors which convey the output into a waste container as well as an optional infeed conveyor.
