Metal separation

Achieving maximum clean metal recovery

As a raw material, metal can be repeatedly returned to the resource cycle with very little loss, but the success – and value – of the process greatly depends on the cleanliness of the materials recovered. With the commodity rate of metals constantly fluctuating, the quality yield from a recycling line therefore needs to be as high as possible.

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  • Why shred to boost the metal separation process?

    Shredders can achieve a far more sophisticated metal processing method, when compared to traditional shears. This helps liberate the high value materials that would otherwise be difficult to extract, especially when ‘locked’ in complex composite products such as WEEE or uPVC windows.

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  • Why shred to boost the metal separation process?

    Shredding helps relieve metals of other contaminants such as plastic film that would otherwise render the recyclate virtually worthless.

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  • Why shred to boost the metal separation process?

    Once ‘freed’, downstream segregation and separation equipment is better equipped to do its job, which results in more tonnage from the line and, of course, greater revenue.

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  • Why UNTHA?

    Metal shredding is an intensive process that puts the technology through its paces. Machinery therefore needs to have a sturdy frame, with hard-wearing parts and foreign object protection, to ensure equipment that is built to last. This describes our shredders perfectly.

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  • Why UNTHA?

    Particle homogeneity – a precise shred – boosts the recycling and remanufacture potential of the metals, so we’ve thought carefully about configurable cutting systems and screens that regulate fraction sizing.

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  • Why UNTHA?

    We’ve developed a unique metal clean up system that has attracted the attention of operators worldwide, due to the 80% improvement in high quality recyclate recovery rates it can achieve. This can equate to thousands of pounds of additional revenue per month.

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  • Why UNTHA?

    UNTHA can supply standalone shredding technology or end-to-end turnkey metal separation solutions complete with shredder, conveyors, magnets, separators and more.

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  • Why UNTHA?

    We know seeing is believing, so we offer free trials at our North Yorkshire HQ, enabling you to test our metal shredders using your own materials.

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View our range of metal separation shredders

  • The UNTHA RS60

    A reliable mid-range four shaft shredder for cables, swarf, UBCs and more

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  • The UNTHA RS100

    A configurable, high capacity machine ideal for extreme metal shredding requirements

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  • The UNTHA RS150

    The most powerful four shaft shredder in UNTHA’s fleet, designed specifically for high volume and/or complex metal streams – no matter how tough!

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  • The UNTHA XR

    A powerful, globally-renowned waste shredder with effective metal separation capabilities for maximum recyclate recovery levels.

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Crapper & Sons

“We’re getting about 18 tonnes of clean metal a week from 1000 tonnes of wood waste, which we can now sell.”

Lee McGlone, operations manager