You can get the exact shredder for your application

Only BloApCo offers 8 basic shredder sizes with literally hundreds of variations to give you the exact shredder/compactor/baler system you need. the end result of each BloApCo engineered system is that they run completely unattended without need to manually break down boxes.

High volume waste handling relies on BloApCo shredders

A major Southern retailer recently installed a dual shredder waste handling system in their 500,000 sq. ft. distribution center. With the system running one shift they are shredding 28,000 cartons and boxes per day per shredder, or just slightly less than 60 boxes per minute per shredder. The boxes range from a minimum of 12" x 12" x 12" to 24" x 24" x 36". The conveyors feeding the 5-shaft shredders are 5' wide and run at a speed of 100' per minute. The daily amount of shredded corrugated fills four 42 cu. yd. compacted containers. Without shredding they would fill a minimum of 16 42 cu. yd. compacted containers -- four times as many.

Both shredders are installed outside the building and discharge directly into the compactors. The installation is unusual in that each shredder is equipped with a dust collector which discharges the dust into the compactors. Dust collectors are rarely used in these installations due to the fact that BloApCo's low-speed shredders generate very little dust.

Common Specifications For
All Systems

Drive: Speed reducer mounted on ripper shaft, driven by V-belt from electric motor. Heavy-duty roller chain drives riper shafts. Standard drives range from 15 to 30 HP. Greater horsepower, is required, available.

Electrical: Primary 460 volt, 3 phase, 60 Hz control voltage...115 volt, 60 Hz fused disconnect. Other voltages are available at extra cost.

Controls: Oil-tight industrial pushbuttons and pilot lights convenient to operator's position located in NEMA 12 enclosure with reversing starter and fused disconnect.

Bearings: Shafts are journaled in piloted, self-aligning heavy-duty ball (standard) or extra heavy-duty spherical roller bearings (optional) mounted in machined hubs.

Material size: Handles cartons up to 12" high. With pre-crusher, handles cartons up to 38" high. Up to 1/2" of solid paper sheets.

Shred size: Standard ripper wheels on corrugated material priduce shreds averageing 40 square inches.

Material weight: shredderd corrugated averages 1 1/2 lbs. per cubic foot before baling.

Capacity: 300 pounds per hour, per HP, of corrugated. With closed baler, up to (3) 800 lb. bales per hour... higher with open end and auto tie presses.

Conveyor: Center-guided belt serves as loading table, keeping personnel away from ripper teeth. Conveyor driven by main shredder drive through clutch. A saftey drop plate designed to prodect personnel

Conveyor speed: 40 FPM (nominal)

Installation: Shredder shipped pre-wired and knocked down, ready for erection. Normally two men and lift truck can completely assemble the unit, including attachment to baler, in less than eight hours.

General: Drive parts, electrical components and bearings are standard units, readily available. Tramp metal seldom causes damage, but can sometimes break a ripper tooth. A few broken teeth will not materially affect machine efficiency. Ripper wheels can easily be replaced when convenient. Because of slow operating speeds, there are no balancing or vibration problems.

Pierce-and-Tear shredding action: BloApCo shredders incorporate slow-turning, high torque, ripping teeth mounted on shafts. Each shaft rotates at a different speed (from 20 to 70 RPM). This produces a highly efficient pierce-and-tear shreding action which reduces material into small, irregulare pieces for easy compaction into neat, tight bales.

Unique Gear Drive: To eliminate the use of long lengths of roller chain and idler shafts to drive the main shaft in an opposing direction, BloApCo engineers developed a unique chain gear drive. This was accomplished by fastening sections of roller chain directly to a wheel to form a roller-tooth gear. The result is a high-efficiency gear that can transmit the high-torque requirements without the wide face area and critical alignment problems of spur gears with equal capacity.