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Madegan, a renowned Spanish waste management company founded about 40 years ago, is about to commission a new shredding machine for their Madrid site. The expansion will allow the family-owned business to boost its processing capacity to 20 thousand tons of waste annually.
Three years of thorough research for capacity increase ended up by Madegan reaching out to the worldwide shredding specialist UNTHA, headquartered in Austria. The outstanding performance of their XR mobil-e shredder in processing varied waste types coupled with low power consumption of the machine were the turning points in opting for this particular shredding technology.
Luis Silva from IBERICA explained that the local team of the shredding specialist focused closely on understanding Madegan's needs for the project. The principal requirement was being able to handle higher throughputs of different material streams. Thus, UNTHA engineers assisted Madegan in selecting a novel solution for shredding any waste types from commercial, municipal and industrial to wood and construction/demolition waste. Representatives of the Spanish waste management company visited the head office of UNTHA for XR mobil-e trials, to a great success.
The Austrian technology proved to be the ideal one for the particular needs of Madegan, enabling the production of quality solid recovered fuel (SRF) from the processed waste. Moreover, it brought the most benefits from the economical viewpoint, as admitted Alberto Magan, CEO of Madegan. The new shredding line being an important investment, the company took into account every aspect from cost, service life, maintenance requirements and schedule to power efficiency, capacity of processing various waste types, and flexibility in being tailored to specific waste management cases. Overall, the XR machine won with ease.
With the newly installed shredding machine, Madegan will be able to attain a uniform processed waste particle size of 30 to 40 mm. The track-mounted XR mobil-e fit with a conveyor boasts high mobility within waste management site.
