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PLASTIC SHREDDING EQUIPMENT – PET BOTTLE RECYCLING Plastic is a well

known component that is used by almost everyone, but most consumers
don’t know the much about its origin or the full impact it has on our
environment. Many consumers are happy to have plastics because they are
convenient for many uses such as food wrapping, liquid storage, packaging,
toys, and consumer electronics. But when the use of the plastic item is over,
it’s often just thrown into the pile of garbage to be disposed or processed.
The processing of the original components into consumer plastics and the
recycling processes of plastics is not understood by most consumers.
However, there are responsible and innovative industrial companies recycle
discarded plastic into a reusable form such as plastic granules, pellets,
plastic flakes, or powder. INDUSTRIAL SHREDDERS Most consumers are
aware that plastics are not biodegradable, and that there are great economic
and environmental incentives to recycle consumer plastics. This can only be
achieved in a profitable manner with high volumes of consumer plastics and
a properly designed plastic shredder system. For initial processing of large
plastic items, industrial plastic shredders with low speed, high torque shear
blades are used. Finer processing, or processing of lighter plastic materials
are accomplished with high speed grinders. The shredder knives in each
machine manufactured from high alloy steel that has been overlaid with hard
face weld material, or heat treated to achieve higher hardness and wear
characteristics. Industrial plastic shredders have different number of hooks
and blade thickness for the different types of plastic to be shredded. There
are various cutting chambers with different powered motors with counter
rotating shafts turning at different speeds to perform effective cutting
actions. Besides shredding plastics, other types of materials can also be
shredded such as tire, vinyl, PVC, glass, wood, steel, aluminum, carpet and
textiles. A plastic shredder feeds initial scrap transformed into uniform strips
before passing them on to high speed grinders via conveyor belts to be
reduced to crumbs, pellets, chips, powdered particles and beads.
COMPLEMENTARY PLASTIC SHREDDING SOLUTIONS The right plastic
shredder is essential in shredding the different types of plastic which could
come in different thickness and forms. Besides using plastic shredders to
recycle plastic components, there is a need to use a grinder or a granulator
that can reduce the particle size to a more desirable size. The recommend
shredder for these types of systems are the twin-shaft plastic shredders
series from Jordan Reduction Solutions. Every system that is utilized with
plastic shredders has a specific role and function. Each system has been
designed to be effective in its task through a programmable PLC. Hence, the
product flow is well managed with a good system monitoring executed.
There are many plastic shredder models which will work efficiently in
conjunction to the other complementary shredding solutions depending on
several factors such as plastic thickness and quantity. Shredders and
Recycled Products It is now possible to recycle plastic of all kinds, size and
shapes to another useful form with the plastic shredders that come with
progressive technology. Plastic components today can be recycled easily
using the progressive plastic shredders for consumers as well as for further
manufacturing processes. Plastic is found in many components that contain
HDPE, PVC, LDPE and PET compounds. The world is being infiltrated with
more forms of plastic today than the last decade. Plastic is available in all
sorts of forms, shapes, sizes in bottles, containers, scraps, trays and
purgings. The only solution to plastic is to recycle it as it is a non-
biodegradable product. This is where plastic shredders come onto the scene.
Plastic shredders are capable of crushing and recycling small PET bottles,
vinyl, PVC, long strips and many other types of components besides plastic
containers. When these components are reduced to manageable sizes, these
materials can be reused in other manufacturing processes. This becomes
part of the progressive reclamation process with recycling. Today, almost all
plastic scraps, products or components can be turned into another form of
valuable commodity using plastic shredders. SHREDDER SYSTEM DESIGN
Plastic shredders are gaining momentum in the manufacturing industry as
their advantages produce the desired results at an economical cost. Plastic
shredders are found to be versatile as they can come with dual hex shafts,
easy reconfigured knife designs and easily installed bed screens for the
desired output. Quality industrial plastic shredders keep improving in their
designs and functions to satisfy the growing needs and demands of
recyclers, extruders and plastic processors; hence, better results are
produced with regards to plastics and other components that can

Shredding hard plastics brings new business and helps reduce non-disposable plastic pollution
In a world filled with plastic packaging, which accumulates in the environment and oceans, it is
vitally important to move towards a greater level of recycling and reducing plastic waste. One
step towards this goal was achieved by our customer in Belgium, which uses the TANA Shark
waste shredder to shred hard plastics. The versatility of the TANA Shark is helping them adapt to
the changing needs for particle size, an important factor in further processing of the recycled
plastic. (TANA Shark is equipped with the TANA Control System (TCS) for controlling the
operation and optimizing production with the right settings. TANA ProTrack® is a real-time
internet access to the machine, which is a great asset in trouble shooting. TANA Service Center
surveys machines around the world. Integrated scale weighs the shredded material on the
conveyor in real-time. ) When TANA’s customer in Belgium started to test ways to shred and
recycle hard plastics, it got in contact with Philippe Potier from Smart Equipment, TANA’s
exclusive distributor in Belgium. The customer had tried various machines and methods to shred
hard plastics but wasn’t satisfied with the results. Mr. Potier suggested that the client rented a
TANA Shark waste shredder from Smet Rental to see how well it worked. After two weeks of
testing, the customer was ready to purchase a TANA Shark for itself. Furthermore, after three
months of successful use, it is now planning to purchase another one Shredding hard plastic
with high-speed waste shredders produce particles with an unsuitable size for recyclingadd to
the non-disposable plastic poplastics ( With a slow-speed waste shredder such as TANA Shark,
hard plastics are shredded without creating fine particles. Thus, the yield from the recycled
material is higher, resulting in less non-disposable plastic waste and higher profits. The
customer has been very pleased with the even particle size it gets from its TANA Shark and that
the particle size can be changed according to the needs of the business.
Calculation and formula of horse power of shredder The calculation for torque is from the shear
stress required to cut a specific material. The shredder uses a mode of shear to cut material
which is a perpendicular force applied to a material. In this case 2 perpendicular forces that are
equal and opposite in direction. the 2 perpendicular forces are parallel to each other but
opposite in direction. Shear is calculated from a rule of thumb percentage of the yield stress(its
something like 80% of yield stress) of the material you are trying to cut. (google yield stress of
your material). stress is the Force applied divided by the Area that the force is applied over =F/A.
The Area is found by the cross section area of the material of cut that the shredder blade
contacts. Then to determine the power of the motor required is from the torque the motor puts
out at a given rpm. Torque is Force times Distance F*D. So to solve for force at the cutting area
you will divide the torque by the RADIAL(Radius of cutter) distance to the cutting TIP (worst
case). This solves to (F*D)/D = F. Now Equation to find horsepower is RPM (rotation per minute)
* Torque all divided by 5252 Example So lets say the contact cross section area(A) is calculated
from a Triangle sweep of shape of cut of (2.5″ x .4)/2″ (the worse case from design of my
shredder) so .5″^2. Radial distance to tip is 3.5″ Diameter/2 (my design of shredder) D = 1.75″. I
googled Yield Strength of HDPE and came up with 4350 PSI (F/A aka pressure). So i am going to
take 80% of that for rule of thumb i get 3500 PSI. So 3500 PSI = F/A. my area is .5″^2. I solve for
Force so Force = 3500 * .5″^2. That equals 1,750 Lbs of force. Now solve for how much torque i
need from my motor. Torque = Force * Distance my radial distance is 1.75″ so Torque = 1750 *
1.75 = 3063 inch-pounds of torque. lets say i have a motor that rotates at 5 rpm. For
horsepower ours solves for 3063 is torque so (3063 * 5) /5252 = 2.916 hp. Then we have
something called S.F. (safety factor) which is basically the needed power multiplied by the Safety
Factor which is basically a allowance for unaccounted variables or harder materials that are
trying to be shredded etc. in this case lets say S.F. of 2 so 2.916 * 2 = 5.8 HP. The reason why this
is so high is because we are cutting the max cross section of HDPE that my shredder can handle.
So what if it is human powered. how long of a bar “moment arm” would you need to shred. so
we need 3063 inch-lb of torque. i weigh 160 lbs. so take 3063 and divide by 160 lbs to get a
19.14 inch long bar with is almost 2 feet which is very manageable. Meaning that the machine
will be way cheaper and easier to power if it was just a large bar and you hang on it. So when
you do your calculations plug in the design of your shredder and use the yield stress of the
HARDEST material you are trying to cut. Then find your HP Minimum then multiply it by at least
2 to allow for some other variables to get the motor you need. Next post is about gearboxes
and calculations for that and sizing motor with gearboxes.
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CALCULATION

https://davehakkens.nl/community/forums/topic/calculations-required-for-shredder/

https://davehakkens.nl/community/forums/topic/app-for-calculating-everything-needed-for-shredder/

https://davehakkens.nl/community/forums/topic/shredder-efficiency/

https://davehakkens.nl/community/forums/topic/bicycle-shredder-costs-work-in-progress/

DATA IN LDPE

http://www.substech.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=thermoplastic_low_density_polyethylene_ldpe

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Machine Components
The polythene/nylon waste recycling machine consists of the
following main components/units: the inlet-hopper/drum through
which the wastes are fed into the machine, the recycling unit which
consists of fixed blades and rotary blades performs the grinding and
cutting operations. Three pieces of well sharpen fixed blades are
firmly attached to the drum internally at a distance of less than 20
mm from the bottom of the drum. These blades are attached by
sturds and bolts for easy removal and maintenance of the machine.
Two pieces of rotary blades are welded to the spindle, which is
attached to the shaft. The third unit is the driving unit, which consists
of belts, bearing and pulleys transmit electric motor power to the
drum and driving shaft. Figure 1 shows the assembly drawing
(isometric view) of the recycling machine.
The inlet-hopper/drum, which determines the quantity of wastes to
be loaded, is made of galvanized sheet based on its ability to
withstand working stress, thermal conductivity and good wear
resistance. Both the fixed and rotary blades are made of spring steel
for good wear and corrosion resistance. A 3 KW electric motor is the
power source and mover of the machine by shaft and belt drive. Hea

(PDF) DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A POLYTHENE/NYLON WASTES RECYCLING

MACHINE. Available from:
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https://www.ijser.org/researchpaper/Design-and-Fabrication-of-Paper-Shredder-Machine.pdf yan
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(https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/development-of-plastic-bottle-shredding-

machine-2252-5211-1000336.pdf) ref yan ng parts ng shredder

Stucorner IT solutions Pvt Ltd., IT Manager (2010-present)

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Michael Durcan, CAD Engineer

https://www.quora.com/What-is-solidwork

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