Lindner Urraco: effortlessly shredding railway sleepers
In the waste wood processing industry, railway sleepers are among the most difficult materials to shred. They are made of very hard wood and often still contain iron screws and plates. When Gojer, Kärntner Entsorgungsdienst GmbH was faced with the challenge of shredding these sleepers, they opted for the Urraco 95 DK mobile twin-shaft shredder from Lindner-Recyclingtech at the end of August 2017. How does the 770 HP mobile machine perform in terms of throughput, energy consumption and efficiency? Gojer looks back on a very positive first year.
Over 10,000 metric tonnes of railway sleepers shredded
The tracked Lindner mobile twin shaft shredder has already processed more than 24,000 metric tonnes of waste wood, including more than 10,000 metric tonnes of decommissioned railway sleepers. Gojer’s input material is acquired from Austria as well as neighbouring European countries. After shredding, the material is transported to an incineration plant in Austria. The Urraco 95 DK is designed for high throughput rates and is capable of generating a higher output, i.e. more of the facility’s capacity could be utilised should more waste become available on the market, notes Oskar Preinig, Managing Director of Gojer, Kärntner Entsorgungsdienst GmbH. He also added that ‘depending on the requirements and the material, the machine can shred 140 metric tonnes of waste wood per hour.’
900 operating hours clocked before first shaft replacement
Oskar Preinig knows of no other shredder as powerful as the 770 HP Urraco 95 DK, especially for processing railway sleepers. ‘Railway sleepers are made of very hard wood’, says Preinig when asked about the challenges facing the shredder. ‘This wood does not break as easily as other types and is therefore much more difficult to shred than conventional waste wood. The Urraco 95 DK accomplishes the task with flying colours and is extremely resistant to unshreddables.’ Railway sleepers often contain iron plates, screws and nails. In the facility in Carinthia, these elements are separated from the material flow post-shredding by downstream overbelt magnets. ‘The metal parts in the input material represent an additional challenge for any shredder’, admits Oskar Preinig. ‘But they don’t faze the Urraco 95 DK. It is always impressive to see how the shredder processes these iron parts without suffering any damage.’
Gojer was particularly impressed by the fact that during its first year of operation, the Urraco 95 DK only required its first shaft change after 900 operating hours. ‘That’s a long time considering the amounts we process’, says Preinig. ‘The machine is also very cost-effective if you weigh up performance and fuel consumption.’ To achieve maximum engine output, the machine’s powerful hydraulic system is equipped with a Lindner two-tower planetary gearbox. That is why the compact and robust Urraco 95 DK is able to effortlessly achieve the required output size of 150 millimetres.
