Recycling Case Study

Caiman 150 Shredding Mattresses

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Machine Details: Caiman 150 Compact Shredder

 

Description of Feed Materials:

Mattresses - Mix of soiled single and double mattresses. 1850 x 1400 x 25mm

 

Details of Machine Specification & Settings:

Shaft Type:

  • 6/63 shafts with extra cutting tool added
  • Mode was changed from wood to User Defined Program

Combs: Out

Machine Output:

  • 12 mattresses in total – 5 single, 7 double
  • 1 mattress every 2 minutes
  • 30 per hour

Description of End Product Sizes & Uses: 

  • Steel removed by magnet
  • Estimated 85% of steel removed by magnet
  • Material/Fabric is reused

Fuel Consumption: 16.39 L/H

 

Customer/End User Comments:

The customer liked the versatility of the machine and was impressed with the steel removed from the mattresses. They liked that with the waste shafts fitted, the machine could go from processing wood to processing mattresses.

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Mattress Being Fed Into Shredder Metal Remove From Mattress Metal After Mattress Has Been Shredded Caiman 150 Shredding Mattresses