Briquetting brings warmth to the local community

Devonshire flooring specialist JF Joinery, with Fercell Engineering / WEIMA UK assistance, has turned a factory waste stream into a revenue earner and something useful.

JF Joinery managing director, John Fanthorpe, has been running this family owned woodworking business for more than 35 years. Built on recommendations and repeat orders they are renowned for traditional, beautifully crafted, English and European oak windows and doors, manufactured in their Holdridge Cross Workshops. North Devon. However, more recently they will be probably more widely known for their engineered oak flooring products. John commented, "Our engineered wood flooring products are now being specified into commercial properties and selected by private individuals”.

When visiting the Fercell Engineering / WEIMA UK stand at the RWM Show the solution to my growing factory waste problem was solved turn wood shaving, dust and end wood waste into additional a new business income stream, at the same time improving the company’s green credentials.

Testament to Johns strong environmental ethic, he commented, “I noted some time ago the “green credentials movement”. We only use wood from sustainable sources and now with WEIMA’s help convert wood shaving, dust and end wood into something useful and profitable.

The initial purchase included a WEIMA C170 briquetter and an accompanying 10 station bagging carousal unit. Factory wood shavings and dust are feed directly to the briquetting press where formed briquettes are then automatically bagged ready for sale. The briquetted product has become such a runaway success with the local community it has encouraged John to expand the operation to include a WEIMA WL4A shredder. Previously end wood was heaped in the yard for the local people to help themselves; this quickly became a logistical nightmare, presenting some serious health and safety issues. The WEIMA WL 4A 18.5kW shredder is fitted with a 10 – 12mm screen processing all end wood quickly, reliably and efficiently, providing further raw material for the briquetter press.

John mentioned an at the time not so funny story. Soon after the installation of the WL4A shredder, an apprentice upended the shop sweepings container into the shredder hopper. Unfortunately on this occasion the containers included a large workshop spanner. After a very loud BANG from the shredder the machine it stopped dead, John, fearing the worst, found the spanner and the only damage being a fractured knife. Pressure torque protection is just one of the many designed - in safety features to WEIMA machines. And, on reflection an invaluable insurance against more expensive gearbox damage. The spanner feared the worst requiring replacement!

Fercell Engineering / WEIMA UK specialises in the design, manufacture, and installation of dust and fume extraction systems, shredders, briquetters, industrial biomass burners/heater systems to include spray booths and drying ovens. In essence, a one stop shop supplying most time ex stack a single unit to a complete turnkey solution.

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Shredder on Wheels

A specialist plastics recycler, keen to improve efficiencies and increase profits in the collection and transportation of waste plastic pipe from numerous sites, elected to make best use of size reduction technology at the waste stream source.


Weima UK, part of Fercell Engineering of Aylesford, KENT are accustomed to such challenges. We pride ourselves of the highest possible standards in the design, manufacture, installation, and after sales customer support services. Our size reduction technology has now benefited some 20,000 clients globally and a more than 900 in the UK.

Collecting and transporting varying diameters and lengths of waste plastic pipe can become financially uneconomic when compared to the alternative Weima UK solution of a shredder on wheels, transporting the 40mm fraction to base for further processing.

Visiting our dedicated test facility with some of the most advanced shredding briquetting and granulation machines available in the UK and conducting a successful materials trial this was followed by detailed discussions with our designers and engineers. It was agreed a two wheeled trailer system was the sensible solution; one for the shredder and the other housing the generator and ancillaries.

Shredder: WEIMA 4 shaft Model ZMK40 (2 x 18.5Kw drives).
Throughput capacity: 800 -1500 kg/hr (screen size 40mm)
Shredder weight: 2500kg (approx)

Project duration – three weeks. Supply shredder, mechanical fabrication and installation of electrics to customer’s satisfaction. System design met with appropriate legislation and certification of electrical system. Delivered on time, to budget, right every time.

As a strong recommendation with more than 35 years industry experience with the plastics recycling industry and shredding or granulating recyclates. Whether a single machine or an end to end turnkey solutions talk to our professional team at today or visit our comprehensive website.

WEIMA at LIGNA make a stand

30^th May to 3^rd June exhibitors and trade visitors from around the world will converge on Hannover to take advantage of LIGNA2011, an exhibition to include unmatched coverage of sectors and technologies to the wood industry.

As part of their 25^th birthday celebrations WEIMA, reputedly world leaders in shredding and briquetting technology and experts in size reduction technology will launch at Ligna 2011 as the ideal platform to showcase a very much improved mid-range series of wood shredders, “The Classic Series”. 25 years of successfully designing, manufacturing and supplying robust, reliable, low maintenance shredding and briquetting technology worldwide.

This single shaft shredder series is showcased with a bigger rotor shaft for added stability, including the patented “V” rotor and stronger “K” bearings, all as standard. The now well known space hopper with log spacer, a more robust pusher, special ram combs and new impulse control resulting in a greater pusher speed are also included in the improved package. Stored Programme Control (SPS) is available as a factory option providing fully automatic operation. These are just a few of the improvements to these ruggedly constructed, high performance shredders renowned for their long service life, even in outdoor operations.

A double up of knives (WL 6 42 instead of previously 21), and the 22 Kw drive option can be ordered for both the WL 6 and WL 8 to include hydrodynamic starter clutch – a noticeable improvement in running costs.

WEIMA “The Classic Series” already an industry proven benchmark mid-range shredder comprises WL4, WL6 and WL 8. Collectively the numerous improvements and refinements bring improved material feed, greater stability, proven reliability, economical operation and an unsurpassed performance to price ratio.

“The Classic Series” will attract more than a passing glance at LIGNA 2011.