Consumables

Metso launches a new mobile waste crusher

Friday 09. May 2008 - Metso Minerals has launched a new track-mounted, mobile device for on-site waste crushing. The prototype was launched at the IFAT 2008 waste management exhibition - the worlds largest environmental fair in Munich, 5 - 9 May.

Metso Minerals’ new solution for primary waste crushing combines features of its Lokotrack track-mounted crushing plants and the Lindemann series of waste crushing equipment. The result is a highly flexible crusher that can operate independently of electricity and road networks for up to three days of operation with no need for refuelling. It can serve a number of locations, can be integrated flexibly in a machine assembly or can also be leased out at short notice.

The new waste crusher has been designed both for difficult areas and extreme inclines, as well as for difficult materials such as mattresses, carpets, railway sleepers, tree trunks and even thick rolls of paper. Average throughput is between 30 and 50 t/h, depending on the type of household, commercial and industrial waste as well as wood waste and the crusher type.

Efficient crushing of bulky waste is crucial for the availability of the entire waste processing plant, as well as for the performance of the downstream sorting and separation technology. The machine will also serve well in waste collecting and demolition sites as well as in forests or for agricultural purpose to reduce bulky waste and other bulky residue. Future demand for rebuilding of landfills – so called “urban mining” – will be also a perfect playground for this crusher.

With the mobile waste crushing solution, Metso is responding to the European demand for efficient and flexible waste management solutions. Metso Minerals plans to start serial production of the crusher in 2009.