Single Shaft Shredder

How it works

The SS48150 runs a high-speed cutting rotor and a hydraulic pusher ram that feeds material directly into the cutting zone. That makes it effective wherever a controlled, screen-size output matters — uPVC window frames, light gauge aluminum, and mixed solid waste streams.

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

• High-speed rotor (60–120 RPM) with fixed counter knives produces cleaner, more uniform output than slow-speed dual-shaft
• Screen basket below rotor controls output size precisely — swap screens to change output in 30 minutes
• Hydraulic pusher ram (30–100 kN) maintains steady material feed, preventing bridging in the hopper
• Bidirectional rotor motor: automatic reverse on jam detection clears blockages without manual intervention
• Large 1650 × 1500mm infeed opening handles bulky plastic-steel frames up to 2.5m length
• Quick-release screen for fast cleaning when switching material types

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

Typical applications

Plastic-steel composite processors, mixed light industrial waste facilities, and demolition contractors with sorted waste streams.

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