Heavy Duty Scrap Steel Shredder
The SCL600 is a high-capacity hammer mill shredder engineered for heavy-duty scrap steel processing.
- Motor Power
- 1600 kW
- Feed Opening
- 1600 mm
- Rotor Diameter
- 600 mm
- Output Size
- 40–200 mm (interchangeable screens)
How it works
Driven by a 1600kW electric motor, it delivers exceptional impact force to reduce large ferrous scrap — including auto bodies, steel structures, and thick-walled pipes — into uniform, furnace-ready pieces.
A shredder reduces size by tearing rather than cutting. Rotating shafts carry hardened blades or hammers that grab the feed, drag it against a fixed counter-blade and pull it apart along its weakest plane. Because the material is torn instead of sheared in one clean pass, shredders tolerate mixed, bulky and contaminated scrap that would stall a crusher.
Shaft count sets the character of the machine. A single shaft runs fast against a static counter-knife and relies on a screen to hold material until it is small enough to pass, which gives tight output control. Twin shafts turn slowly and counter-rotate, pulling difficult material in without a screen. Four shafts split the work between a tearing pair and a refining pair, which is how a fine output is reached at low speed and low noise.
Key features
- Massive 1600mm feed opening accommodates oversized scrap without pre-cutting
- High-chromium cast iron hammers (420 Brinell hardness) offer 3x longer service life
- Interchangeable bottom screens (40–200mm) for flexible output size control
- Heavy-duty welded steel rotor with dynamic balancing for vibration-free operation
- Integrated magnetic drum separator removes ferrous metal at discharge
- PLC automatic control with overload protection and auto-reversal
How to choose shredders
- Start from the largest single piece you will feed and the throughput you need per hour — those two numbers fix the feed opening and the drive power.
- Decide whether the downstream process needs a controlled particle size. If it does, a screened single-shaft machine is the right family; if the goal is volume reduction before further sorting, a twin-shaft machine is more tolerant.
- Check what the material does under load. Ductile aluminium and thin sheet wrap around shafts; mixed light waste bridges in the hopper. Both are solved by machine geometry and a pusher ram, not by adding power.
- Plan the wear parts before you buy: blade or hammer replacement interval, whether blades can be changed individually, and whether the cutting chamber is reachable from the top.
Technical data
| Motor Power | 1600 kW |
|---|---|
| Feed Opening | 1600 mm |
| Rotor Diameter | 600 mm |
| Output Size | 40–200 mm (interchangeable screens) |
| Throughput | 30–60 t/h (varies by material) |
| Applicable Materials | Scrap steel, iron scrap, auto bodies, steel structure scrap |
Typical applications
Large scrap yards, EAF steel mills, auto recycling plants, and industrial waste processors requiring high-volume ferrous scrap processing.
Specifications are indicative for the model family and are confirmed against your material in the quotation. Wear parts, power supply and control options are listed per project.
Frequently asked questions
What capacity does the Heavy Duty Scrap Steel Shredder handle?
30–60 t/h (varies by material). Throughput depends on the material, its bulk density and how evenly the machine is fed, so the figure is confirmed against your material in the quotation.
What power supply does the Heavy Duty Scrap Steel Shredder need?
1600 kW. Confirm the supply available on site — voltage, phases and available capacity — before the machine is configured, because the drive is built to the destination supply.
How do I get a price for the Heavy Duty Scrap Steel Shredder?
There is no list price — every unit is configured to the material first, because the drive, chamber or coil changes with it. Send the material you process, the throughput you need per hour and the destination port, and the quotation is built on those three.
How do I choose between a single shaft and a dual shaft shredder?
Choose single shaft when the next process needs a controlled particle size — a screen holds the material until it is small enough, so output is predictable. Choose dual shaft when the feed is bulky, mixed or contaminated and the aim is volume reduction; it pulls material in without a screen and tolerates pieces that would stall a fast rotor.
Does a shredder need a conveyor or can it be fed directly?
Both are possible. Direct feeding with a grab or forklift suits low throughput and mixed batches; a conveyor or hopper with a pusher ram gives a steadier feed and is what most plants choose once throughput is continuous. The infeed height and opening on the machine determine which is practical on your site.
Often specified together
Single Shaft Shredder
The SS48150 single shaft shredder offers a different shredding approach from the dual-shaft design: it runs at higher rotational speed with a cutting rotor and a hydraulic pusher ram.
Dual Shaft Shredder
The DS46150 is a purpose-engineered high-power shredder for the secondary aluminum industry.
Four Shaft Shredder
The FS130120 four-shaft shredder represents the highest level of size consistency in slow-speed industrial shredding.