Tyre shredding with TANA Shark reduces transport costs

Apr 23, 2024

Sam Hamdan thought he knew shredders. In this instance, he’s happy to be proven wrong.

The Manager at Tempe Tyres in Sydney, Sam has been running the factory floor for the past 25 years and thought he had a handle on the biggest and the best machines for the job.

He admits to being apprehensive when the company brought in a TANA Shark for its tyre recycling service. But after 500 hours devouring heavy-duty tyres, the Shark has Sam’s allegiance.

“I was shocked,” he says, “but this is the right choice.”

“It’s a tough machine and the quality of the final product is better than we were previously getting. TANA is the best machine for this job.”

Tempe Tyres offers a tyre disposal and recycling service as an adjunct to its retail business. It processes passenger, light vehicle and 4WD tyres into 150mm shred for export. Sam says it’s a high-volume operation, churning out 10-15 containers a week. The TANA Shark is doing it with ease, while maintaining the quality of the shred.

“I was worried, but I was wrong,” he says. “In this instance, I’m happy to be wrong.”

One person not surprised by the biting power of the TANA Shark is Adam Krajewski, Marketing Manager for GCM Enviro, an Australian distributor of waste management equipment.

The Shark, Adam says, is the most versatile waste shredder on the market and can cut through the most challenging materials from tyres to commercial and industrial waste through to ragger wire.

Adam says the TANA Shark enables full control over the particle size, from 50 to 500mm, which means time and cost savings because it’s possible to perform shredding in just one pass. It only takes 10 minutes to add or remove screen sizes.

TCS (TANA Control System) monitors and controls the machine functions. There are 12 pre-programmed operating programs for different types of materials and purposes of shredding.

Adam says extra customer-specified programs can also be added.

“The programs adjust the machine functions to optimal level for achieving the wanted output,” he says. “If a non-crushable object blocks the rotor, TCS makes the machine reverse and try a few times until the object either goes through or the machine stops. When the machine stops the non-crushable object can easily be removed through an opening side wall.”

TANA Shark operates on a hydrostatic power transmission identical to the one used in TANA landfill compactors, including a patented swing-frame system, which protects the gears.

While Sam’s won over by the TANA Shark’s capabilities, he says the economic benefits and GCM Enviro’s service and professionalism is another reason Tempe Tyres made the switch.

Transporting tyres intact is very expensive, most of the airspace is lost due to the form of the tyre, which is far from ideal and reduces profits. With the price of freight increasing, the Shark allows four times the amount of material to be loaded for one trip which reduces transportation costs by 75 per cent.

“And GCM Enviro is local,” Sam says. “Whatever you want, the parts are available in Australia. That’s very important when you’re running a business like this.

“You don’t want equipment to be idle for days while you’re waiting for parts.”

Adam says customer service is a big part of GCM Enviro’s ethos.

For almost three decades it’s been helping customers turn waste to wealth with equipment built for the job including landfill compactors, compost windrow tuners and sorting and screening equipment.

The company has stayed ahead of the game through constant dialogue between manufacturers and clients to ensure machines meet changing industry requirements.

As a case in point, Adam points out that the TANA Shark is heavier in weight than competitors because of its steel structure.

The material of the wearing parts is tailor-made for TANA, as a result of years of testing, analysis and customer trials.

For more information, visit: www.gcmenviro.com

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