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Case Study: Japan

The paper shredding industry in Japan, like Europe and North America, is experiencing continued growth. The related paper volume increases meant that many mobile shredding companies found their current machinery incapable of meeting growing demand. One such company was Kaneshiro Mobile Shredding “ By changing to the AXO WM 408 model we have increased our shredding performance to 1000kgs per hour ...

Jul. 9, 2008

By Alpine Shredders Limited

AXO Shredders Case Studies - Japan

The paper shredding industry in Japan, like Europe and North America, is experiencing continued growth. The related paper volume increases meant that many mobile shredding companies found their current machinery incapable of meeting growing demand. One such company was Kaneshiro Mobile Shredding “ By changing to the AXO WM 408 model we have increased our shredding performance to 1000kgs per hour ...

Jun. 8, 2007

By AXO Shredders Ltd

AXO Shredders Case Studies - New Zealand

Lou Truyens saw a profitable niche in the mobile shredding industry and due to the long term revenues that it promised and the ease with which the business could be set up he started the company- Mobile On- site Shredding inWellington New Zealand . The choice of machinery was easy for Lou as AXO provided the full package of truck and mobile shredding module eliminating some of the stress from ...

Jun. 8, 2007

By AXO Shredders Ltd

Understanding the dangers of combustible dust

Paper shredding is growing into a big business. Recycling and the green movement certainly planted the seeds, but regulators have added the fertilizer. Industry-changing laws have been passed to govern document security in accounting, healthcare and banking, and shredders of many varieties are becoming the tools of those trades.Five or six years ago Warde Comeaux knew only a few people who ...

Feb. 1, 2010

By Security Shredding & Storage News

Shotgun Capital Advisors Survey Takes Aim at Document Destruction Industry

Despite the economic downturn, the document destruction industry predicts strong revenue growth this year according to an annual industry survey. Despite the economic downturn, the document destruction industry predicts strong revenue growth — in some cases of more than 20 percent — this year, according to an annual industry survey. “Revenue growth expectations for ...

Aug. 3, 2010

By Security Shredding & Storage News

Case Study: Singapore

Established waste paper merchant Semb Enviro Tay Paper has been involved with document shredding for many years in Singapore. When they saw that mobile shredding was becoming popular, they wanted a solution that would suit the particular requirements of Singapore. The truck would have to be of a size that would be efficient in congested city streets, but would also have to have a quick enough ...

Jul. 9, 2008

By Alpine Shredders Limited

Engineering Properties of Tire Chips and Soil Mixtures

The primary objective of the research described herein is to assess the pertinent engineering properties for reusing shredded scrap tires as a construction material for light-weight fill material in highway construction, for drainage material in highway and landfill construction, and for other similar applications. Reuse of scrap tires would not only provide a means of disposing of them but would ...

Dec. 1, 1994

By ASTM International

AXO Shredders Case Studies - Singapore

Established waste paper merchant Semb Enviro Tay Paper has been involved with document shredding for many years in Singapore. When they saw that mobile shredding was becoming popular, they wanted a solution that would suit the particular requirements of Singapore. The truck would have to be of a size that would be efficient in congested city streets, but would also have to have a quick enough ...

Jun. 8, 2007

By AXO Shredders Ltd

Paper waste as far as the eye can reach - Case Study

On the outskirts of Nashville, there’s a plant that’s making the most out of printing waste. Combined Resources is a paper recycler that encourages companies to “save money while reducing their carbon footprint.” For this reason, it makes a lot of sense that they own a WEIMA shredder. When you enter the plant, you’ll immediately see an enormous, red WEIMA WLK 18 ...

Sep. 18, 2015

By WEIMA

Identity Theft, new law about to send shredding on a tear

Do you shred? If not, get ready to. You've heard about shredding. You understand that it's probably a good idea to shred any receipts that have your credit card numbers or other personal information on them to stop identity theft. You may have seen shredders at the office or noticed bulging trash bags of thin paper strips in the dumpster when you're walking the dog past a local ...

Oct. 6, 2005

By Shred-Tech Corp.

High volume paper destruction, ST-75E, New Jersey - Case Study

ST-75E shredding rolls and various other forms of paper. Infeed conveyor is designed for rotating fork lift feeding with the discharge conveyor discharging into a ...

Mar. 11, 2019

By Shred-Tech Corp.

Moving Floor Systems Take a Load Off

Scott Krause knows the time-consuming and labor-intensive hassle of having to manually unload a truck filled with paper documents destined for destruction and shredding. That situation has occurred occasionally at CDI Vaults in Eugene, Ore., when a driver has forgotten to reverse the non-continuous conveyor belt in one of the company’s three trucks. “Where we run into problems is when the driver ...

Oct. 1, 2009

By Security Shredding & Storage News

Beyond Throughput

If you are in the market for new or used Mobile Document Shredding (MDS) equipment, you need to understand your options. In the last decade, the MDS industry has gone through some major advancements. This alone makes it very important to consider all the features and capabilities of today’s MDS equipment. REACHING CAPACITY. The most common mistake made by consumers when selecting MDS ...

Oct. 11, 2005

By Shred-Tech Corp.

New shredder boosts BPR’s destruction of confidential waste

Waste management experts BPR Group has invested in a leading-edge shredder to improve the scope and security of its confidential paper destruction service. The company has installed the renowned UNTHA RS100 shredder at its Rainham facility in Greater London, enabling BPR to bring its shredding operation in-house rather than contract it out to a third party. BPR is now generating revenues of ...

Apr. 3, 2013

By UNTHA UK LTD

High volume paper destruction, ST-100E, Ontario, Canada - Case Study

ST-100E shredding rolls and other various forms of paper. The system included a pit feed conveyor and a discharge conveyor into a ...

Mar. 11, 2019

By Shred-Tech Corp.

Engineering Properties of Tire/Soil Mixtures as a Lightweight Fill Material

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) estimates that over 279 million discarded tires are being added annually to the already existing stockpile of two billion tires. Current disposal and stacking methods of waste tires are not acceptable due to the possibility of fire and health hazards. Several states and the federal government have issued legislation that encourages or ...

Sep. 1, 1996

By ASTM International

Mixed cardboard & paper, ST-150E, Ohio - Case Study

ST-150E for high volume shredding of conveyor fed mixed loose cardboard & paper. The hopper has provision for fork lift feeding broken bales. This is the beginning of a process for manufacture of construction ...

Mar. 11, 2019

By Shred-Tech Corp.

FACTA law effects & paper shredders

FACTA stands for 'Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act', a law that became effective in June 2005. The FACTA law requires companies that have one or more employees to provide them with proper document disposal equipment. In other words, according to the FACTA Law, important personal or business related documents have to be discarded in a safe way that thoroughly eliminates chances of ...

Oct. 28, 2009

By Ameri-Shred Corp.

Document shredding as an economic mainstay for workshops for the disabled - Case Study

Secure document shredding Document shredding is an important economic mainstay for the workshops for disabled persons at Lammetal Werkstätten GmbH. Now the company can continue to expand this service area with a “social commitment” thanks to two high performance shredders from HSM in Frickingen at Lake Constance / Germany. The Lammetal workshops could be regarded as a ...

Aug. 23, 2016

By HSM GmbH + Co. KG

Case Study: Australia

Brisbane based Security Shred Australia had been involved with mobile document shredding for several years, and was operating a low throughput mobile shredding truck. “Our first truck shreds a maximum of 600kg's of paper per hour”, says owner Nev Profke. 'While this throughput seemed good while we were building up the business, we soon got to its capacity, which meant we couldn't add new ...

Jul. 9, 2008

By Alpine Shredders Limited