Metso EC shear sold - Equipment Report - Metso Lindemann - Brief Article

Recycling Today, Nov, 2002

Metso Lindemann, with American headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has introduced its latest innovation in scrap shears designed to process scrap more flexibly and profitably.

The company, formerly known as Svedala Lindemann, designs and makes scrap shears, balers and shredders as part of the Finnish-owned company Metso Minerals.

Metso has sold and installed its first new-generation "EC" scrap shear in the U.S. at the yard of a major scrap processing firm in the Great Lakes region.

The new "EC" generation of scrap shears offers advanced features, including an optimized drive and control system that reduces cycle times by more than 15 percent. "Our previous success with the sale of shears and balers in the U.S. made us confident the new design would be well accepted," says Bill Tigner, vice president and general manager of the Metso Minerals Metal Recycling division. "However, we never anticipated receiving a new order so quickly after its presentation to the market," he adds.

According to Metso, effective compression forces in the EC shears are increased with no increase in driving capacity. The installed operating programs are also designed to process the widest range of scrap efficiently while automatically identifying the most effective mode for a specific material.